Waikato Stud’s Chittick family have been breeding, rearing and developing elite racehorses at its Matamata property since the 1990s with a cavalcade of outstanding stallions going back to champion sire Centaine (Century). Multiple champion NZ sires O’Reilly (Last Tycoon) and Pins (Snippets) followed and Waikato Stud’s current roster loses nothing on that score with ten-time... Read More

Joliestar stole the Zoustar (Northern Meteor) headlines when winning the T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) on Saturday but racegoers left Randwick with another ringing Zoustar endorsement courtesy of his unbeaten filly Plaintiff. Plaintiff signed off Day 1 of The Championships with a last-to-first victory in the P J Bell Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m),... Read More

On an afternoon headlined by his T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) heroine Joliestar, Widden Stud’s reigning Champion Sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) landed a remarkable interstate stakes treble on Saturday. Two of those were new stakes winners for the son of Northern Meteor (Encosta De Lago), the first being unbeaten filly Plaintiff (3 f... Read More

Trainer Bjorn Baker was thrilled to emulate his father Murray in winning the Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick on Saturday as Godolphin colt Green Spaces (Street Boss) continued his sire’s hot run of success with a dominant victory. Well supported at $4.40 and ridden superbly by Rachel King, Green Spaces settled midfield while... Read More

The TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) was the next on the card and Chris Waller’s Joliestar (Zoustar) delivered the champion trainer his second Group 1 of the day and her fifth overall, before a Royal Ascot mission was confirmed for the flying five-year-old.  Randwick’s weight-for-age autumn sprint highlight was an intriguing betting race, with... Read More