Waikato Stud cashed in on a memorable day in both Sydney and Melbourne, as their silks were delivered to victory in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill, while perennial Group 1 placegetter Icebath (Sacred Falls) broke through at the elite-level in the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington.  Victory for I... Read More

Cambridge Stud’s ambitious decision to invest in the highly credentialed Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) paid further dividends yesterday, as the stallion notched another milestone with his first Group 1 winner in yesterday’s VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m). The Chris Waller-trained Manzoice (3 c Almanzor – Choice by Mastercraftsman), unfancied at $21, came home best to deny... Read More

I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) stamped his authority as a dominant supplier of elite-level sprinters with the stallion providing back-to-back winners of the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), as In Secret (3 f I Am Invincible – Eloping by Choisir) led home a quinella for the fillies, who upstaged their male counterparts. Godolphin’s three-year-old... Read More

Friday’s Manikato Stakes beckons before Champions Sprint and Magic Millions mission for Hickman-trained sprinter Greg Hickman is firmly focused on making it four Magic Millions wins in succession with his improving sprinter Eleven Eleven on the Gold Coast in January, but first the Sydney trainer has two Group 1 races in Melbourne in his sights... Read More

Juveniles by Lonhro and Telperion stop the clock in 10.11 seconds with a further session to go The decision to delay the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale breeze-up sessions by a fortnight has been vindicated with a fair Te Rapa track surface turned out on day one as more than 140 juveniles were... Read More