What a couple of weeks for Yulong Stud. Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) claimed the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) and Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) – giving her four at the top tier for the campaign. Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) sired his first top-level winner when Treasurethe Moment won last Thursday’s VRC Oaks (Gr 1,... Read More

Renowned breeder John Camilleri had plenty of reasons to be beaming when Sunshine In Paris (Invader) earned him a top tier dividend on his sizeable investment when she pulled a breathtaking win out of the bag in Saturday’s Champions Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington. Ridden by who else but James McDonald, the Annabel Neasham... Read More

Chris Waller declared Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) a ‘very, very special horse’ after she defied any late-carnival curse with another dominant victory in Saturday’s Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Flemington. After the Yulong mare’s astonishing Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) triumph – slashing almost two seconds off Winx’s (Street Cry) record time and matching... Read More

There were a trio of juvenile heats conducted at the Warwick Farm trials on Friday, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Hayek (Capitalist) turning plenty of heads with a demolition job in his heat.  The colt took his trial record to two wins from as many outings when he defeated Buckeye (Zousain), a brother to Thursday’s Red... Read More

Chris Waller enjoyed a first success in Thursday’s Red Roses Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Flemington, when the in-form filly Amelita (Zousain) carried very familiar silks to victory in the 1100-metre Group 3. Running in the colours of Peter Tighe’s Magic Bloodstock, ones made infamous by star mare Winx (Street Cry), the unexposed Amelita arrived... Read More