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Wolfe the Man out to spoil Oliver’s farewell party

Red Can Man aiming for a piece of Perth’s $1.5 million Gold Rush Steve Wolfe will be hoping to spoil the Gold Rush retirement party for Damien Oliver, a jockey the veteran Western Australian-based trainer described as a wonderful ambassador for the racing industry over a long period of time. While Wolfe is full of... Read More

Snitzel colt Highness sits atop Wyong podium with Magic Millions next target

Freedman set to follow Classic blueprint set by Harron’s Slipper winner Capitalist Highness (Snitzel) will follow the successful Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) blueprint used by Capitalist (Written Tycoon) eight years ago after the valuable colt entered Gold Coast reckoning with a barnstorming victory at Wyong yesterday. The Michael Freedman-trained Highness, carrying the same... Read More

Highness to tackle Magic Millions qualifier in tribute to Doyle

Harron syndicate-owned colt shakes ‘puppy fat’ as two-year-old prepares for Gold Coast campaign James Harron’s racing partnership will head to Wyong today with promising colt Highness (Snitzel) in the hope of unearthing a Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) contender, but sadly a long-term member of the powerful syndicate won’t be there. Popular Sydney-based owner... Read More

Straight-shooting Casey team score breakthrough Group 1 win

Daly homebred takes out time-honoured Northerly Stakes Winning owner-breeder Waly Daly’s immediate thought after Dom To Shoot (Shooting To Win) came out on top in a thrilling three-way finish to yesterday’s Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) at Ascot was of his late brother, trainer George. In an emotion-charged finish to the final Group 1 for... Read More

NURSERY OF STARS

A host of exciting first-season sires are represented in the Inglis-backed Randwick race Tony McEvoy is confident promising colt Blue Stratum (Blue Point) can open his highly-rated sire’s Australian account while checking the golden starts of two other first-season stallions – Tassort (Brazen Beau) and Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) – in today’s Inglis Nursery (RL,... Read More

New racecourse in Sydney no concrete plan as trainers slam Rosehill scheme

Gai Waterhouse and Richard Freedman voice their concerns after Wednesday night’s  revelation of the proposal to shut 138-year-old Parramatta track The proposal to build a new racecourse in Sydney is “an ambition” rather than a “non-negotiable” part of the plan to sell Rosehill for a residential development, Australian Turf Club chairman Peter McGauran said today.... Read More