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South Australia’s Goldrush Guru shines in Derby
South Australian raider Goldrush Guru (American Pharoah) etched his name into the history books when he proved too good for his rivals in Saturday’s Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m). Having made continuous progress since running third on debut in a 1050-metre maiden at Balaklava in April, including back-to-back wins at Morphettville, headed by a last-start... Read More
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Classy Switzerland blows his Coolmore rivals away
‘Awesome and arrogant’ Snitzel colt caps off brilliant cross-hemisphere success for Coolmore with potentially more in the pipeline Switzerland (Snitzel) lived up to his hefty price-tag and topline breeding when he conjured up a dominant display to join the list of future stallion prospects to land the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), the headline... Read More
‘I’d love to be able to say I’m a Derby-winning trainer’
Kingofwallstreet heads Cumani’s challenge as expat aims to emulate exploits of his father A Classic version of the VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) in every sense of the word lies in prospect at Flemington on Saturday, with two dynastic trainers looking to continue family traditions in more ways than one, while holding different views on... Read More
Alsephina ready to bloom in the Empire Rose
Grant and Alana Williams are no strangers to success on the eastern seaboard, but victory for Alsephina (Star Turn) in Saturday’s Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) would mark their first Victorian Group 1 since their association with long-time stable supporter Bob Peters came to an end. Peters’ distinctive cerise and white colours have been... Read More
Eustace’s Sea King reigns supreme in the Bendigo Cup
he Harry Eustace-trained Sea King (6 g ex Pamona by Duke Of Marmalade) set himself on a Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) path after he strolled to an easy victory on his Australian debut in Wednesday’s Bendigo Cup (Gr 3, 2400m). The gelding was having his first start for Eustace after being transferred from Sir... Read More
Laurie confident Coleman can cut the mustard in the Coolmore
Pierata colt bidding to breakthrough at the top level after a few near misses Matt Laurie has warned Coleman (Pierata) – the colt who barged his way into his stable against the trainer’s initial plans – has now slipped under a lot of people’s guards as he hunts overdue top-level glory in Saturday’s stallion-making contest,... Read More