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Munce’s fast filly set to fly down Flemington’s famous straight
Vein Girl’s all-female ownership syndicate are already tickled pink with their filly by Blue Point (Shamardal), and the $60,000 bargain buy will now bid to deliver a first stakes success in Melbourne for her trainers Chris and Corey Munce in Saturday’s Cap d’Antibes Stakes (Listed, 1100m). Despite some colder mornings than she has been accustomed... Read More
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Written Tycoon eyes a red-letter day with magnificent seven
Despite his advancing years, Written Tycoon (Iglesia) has sprinted out of the blocks in the race to be crowned Australia’s leading three-year-old sire and Yulong’s general gets the chance to remind some young pretenders of his enduring talents with no fewer than seven of his three-year-old progeny contesting stakes races this Saturday. Written Tycoon was... Read More
‘You had to be buoyed by his last start’ – Raging Force set for another step up the ladder
Latecomer Raging Force (Cosmic Force) has had to play catch-up in striving to reach the top echelon of the nation’s young horses, but trainer Peter Snowden feels he can again show he belongs there in Saturday’s Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m). The Darby Racing runner did show up early in one way, winning... Read More
‘We owe him so much’ – Coolmore Australia’s ‘much-loved’ stallion Fastnet Rock dies
Fastnet Rock (Danehill), one of Australia’s most influential stallions, has died at the age of 24, Coolmore Australia announced on Monday morning. “Sadly, earlier today our much-loved champion sire Fastnet Rock was humanely euthanized at Coolmore, his place of birth and home for the past 20 years. In that time, Fastnet Rock forged a legacy... Read More
Freedman eyes golden spring with talented bunch of horses
Michael Freedman appears poised for a golden spring, with an extended weekend featuring three notable winners auguring well for the Randwick conditioner. When you’ve got a bloke called Lee Freedman as your stable foreman, things must be going alright. That was the case when that recently retired Gold Coast trainer put the saddle on Bunker... Read More
Apocalyptic announces arrival with Furious Stakes triumph
Michael Freedman’s patience was vindicated at Randwick on Saturday as exciting filly Apocalyptic (Extreme Choice) announced herself as a star in the making with a thrilling victory in the Furious Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). The least experienced runner in the field, Apocalyptic arrived at the second leg of the Princess Series as a maiden, her... Read More