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‘We never doubted her ability’ – Espiona embarks on path to Group 1
Extreme Choice mare spearheads Star Thoroughbreds-owned trio chasing big-race success at Rosehill tomorrow Connections behind Espiona (Extreme Choice) never lost faith in the ability of their filly, who burst onto the scene with a rating-busting performance in a Listed contest at Flemington in November last year. But there was an overwhelming sense of relief, after... Read More
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Ellis celebrates another sterling result with Entriviere
Group 1 winner fetches $900,000 on Gavelhouse Plus as Yulong continues relentless pursuit of high-class mares David Ellis and Te Akau celebrated another stellar result at auction with the sale of one of their leading mares when Group 1 winner Entriviere (Tavistock) realised $900,000 on Gavelhouse Plus yesterday. Almost a year has passed since Avantage... Read More
Xtravagant Star saved for Caulfield resumption, McEvoys to rely on English Riviera
Ten-length maiden-winning Deep Field filly to tackle red-hot Cap D’Antibes at Flemington Xtravagant Star (Xtravagant) won’t be seen in Saturday’s Cap D’Antibes Stakes (Listed, 1100m) but trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy won’t be without representation in the hotly contested Flemington race, the father-and-son duo lining up early pre-post favourite English Riviera (Deep Field). The trainers... Read More
$100,000 Capitalist filly Count Your Pennies could put trainers up in lights
Croston and Gilmour excited about the potential of two-year-old barrier trial winner Monica Croston and Gerrard Gilmour may not have the profile of many of their Victorian training counterparts such as Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Peter Moody and Mick Price and Mick Kent Jnr, but you’d be mistaken for thinking they can’t mix it... Read More
North Star Lass fights hard for Furious Stakes win
Widden Stud’s Zoustar (Northern Meteor) has continued his dominance of the Darley Princess Series early in the new season with North Star Lass showing her class and tenacity to land yesterday’s Furious Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on testing ground at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old appeared to have relented to the challenge... Read More
Business time for breeders following weeks of stallion parades
First season sires put to the test as new breeding season gets underway Just days after breeders were toasting themselves with champagne and canapes at the Hunter Valley stallion parades, it was officially down to business yesterday, with trucks roaring into stud farms across Australia’s thoroughbred heartland for the start of the southern hemisphere breeding... Read More