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Half Yours hunts full ticket to the Caulfield Cup
Half Yours (St Jean) is primed to go in search of instant access to the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) through the Naturalism Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m) this Saturday, with co-trainer Tony McEvoy believing the stable’s progressive stayer would represent a live chance in next month’s $5 million showpiece. Having been assigned just 51 kilograms... Read More
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‘He’s going to be in for another big season’ – Revelare emerges as the next star for ‘underrated’ So You Think
Exciting stayer Revelare (So You Think) earned his ticket to the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with another win on Saturday that brought many answers but also one question: Is So You Think (High Chaparral) the most underrated stallion in Australia? Many learned judges think so, and the stallion’s numbers continue to back the assertion... Read More
Munce’s fast filly set to fly down Flemington’s famous straight
Vein Girl’s all-female ownership syndicate are already tickled pink with their filly by Blue Point (Shamardal), and the $60,000 bargain buy will now bid to deliver a first stakes success in Melbourne for her trainers Chris and Corey Munce in Saturday’s Cap d’Antibes Stakes (Listed, 1100m). Despite some colder mornings than she has been accustomed... Read More
Written Tycoon eyes a red-letter day with magnificent seven
Despite his advancing years, Written Tycoon (Iglesia) has sprinted out of the blocks in the race to be crowned Australia’s leading three-year-old sire and Yulong’s general gets the chance to remind some young pretenders of his enduring talents with no fewer than seven of his three-year-old progeny contesting stakes races this Saturday. Written Tycoon was... Read More
‘You had to be buoyed by his last start’ – Raging Force set for another step up the ladder
Latecomer Raging Force (Cosmic Force) has had to play catch-up in striving to reach the top echelon of the nation’s young horses, but trainer Peter Snowden feels he can again show he belongs there in Saturday’s Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m). The Darby Racing runner did show up early in one way, winning... Read More
‘We owe him so much’ – Coolmore Australia’s ‘much-loved’ stallion Fastnet Rock dies
Fastnet Rock (Danehill), one of Australia’s most influential stallions, has died at the age of 24, Coolmore Australia announced on Monday morning. “Sadly, earlier today our much-loved champion sire Fastnet Rock was humanely euthanized at Coolmore, his place of birth and home for the past 20 years. In that time, Fastnet Rock forged a legacy... Read More