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Tulloch Lodge hoping Shangri La Boy can shine in Spring Champion
Gai Waterhouse is confident she can repeat a sibling trick 23 years on when she and Adrian Bott send favourite Shangri La Boy (Pierro) into Saturday’s Spring Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick. In 2002, Waterhouse won the three-year-old feature with the younger sibling of a shorter-course star, when Redoute’s Choice’s (Danehill) little brother... Read More
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Torranzino books Melbourne Cup slot with Geelong victory
The Paul Preusker-trained Torranzino (Tarzino) booked his spot in next month’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with a stirring victory in Thursday’s Geelong Cup (Gr 3, 2400m). The son of Tarzino (Tavistock) was up on the pace early, settling one off the fence in fourth position under regular rider Celine Gaudray. When asked the question... Read More
Legacy continues for Te Akau as Avantaggia scores breakthrough win
Te Akau Racing enjoyed a special victory at Te Aroha on Wednesday when blue-blooded filly Avantaggia (Wootton Bassett) broke through in the Donaghys Moxipor (1150m), delivering a fitting full-circle result for New Zealand’s powerhouse stable. By Coolmore’s star-crossed stallion Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), Avantaggia is the first foal out of Te Akau’s former champion mare Avantage... Read More
‘Smoothy’ dialled in for Geelong Cup defence
Having knocked off the Queen’s horse when he won the Ebor Handicap (1m 6f), trainer Brian Ellison is planning to commit a similar act of treason when Onesmoothoperator (Dialed In) attempts to defend his title in the Geelong Cup (Gr 3, 2400m). The proud Englishman joked that he might not be allowed back into the... Read More
‘He was an incredibly kind and intelligent horse’ – Coolmore announces the death of star racehorse and sire So You Think
So You Think (High Chaparral), a ten-time Group 1 winner turned successful Coolmore sire, has died after succumbing to a short illness while receiving world-class care from the team at Scone Equine Hospital. He was 19. Coolmore Australia, where he had been standing since 2012, announced the news on their social channels on Monday morning.... Read More
Bigger and better expected from Ole Kirk after ballistic start to stud life
Vinery Stud ecstatically cheered home a winner on Saturday when their star stallion Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) landed his first elite success with Ole Dancer’s triumph in the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m). With exquisite symmetry, Ole Kirk’s breakthrough top-tier victory as a stallion came at the the scene of his greatest triumph – the... Read More