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Witnessing greatness
Flightline leaves Australian participants in awe with Breeders’ Cup Classic win A throng of Australian thoroughbred industry participants have described witnessing Flightline (Tapit), a horse being compared to America’s all-time great Secretariat (Bold Ruler), as a once-in-a-generation champion after seeing first-hand his devastating US Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr 1, 10f) victory in Kentucky yesterday. Having... Read More
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Extreme staying performance from Cummings’ star filly
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Waikato Win big with Golden Eagle triumph
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
Almanzor continues rise with first Group 1 winner in Derby
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
In Secret proves Invincible in Coolmore rout
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
Eleven Eleven to add more success to Smith’s nurtured ‘Alice’ family
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