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‘He’s really come of age’ – Price and Kent Jnr seek big prizes at Pakenham and Randwick
Inveterate winner Taken (Ardrossan) has the chance to prove he’s the real deal when he faces his sternest test to date in Pakenham’s $1 million slot race, The Supernova (1400m), on Saturday. And while not underestimating the size of his task as he rises to open company under set weights conditions, trainers Mick Price and... Read More
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‘Every time he races there’s always a bit of a gathering at home’ – Ka Ying Rising’s breeder makes the journey of a lifetime with Hong Kong’s sprinting sensation
Fraser Auret has made a special journey this week in order to see Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) for the first time since he left his former home in rural New Zealand. The world’s best sprinter, his reputation now sky-high after claiming The Everest at Randwick (Gr 1, 1200m) in October, was bred by Auret and... Read More
Waterhouse calls for unity ahead of crucial Asian Pattern Committee meeting
Racing legend Gai Waterhouse has made an impassioned call for Australia’s black type crisis to be resolved in what looms as a seminal week for the issue, as Asian racing officials prepare to discuss it at a critical meeting. With industry participants warning that Australia could be demoted from Part I of the international thoroughbred... Read More
Collett chasing further Millions at Wyong
Jason Collett will look to recreate last year’s Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m) success when he teams with Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) in Wednesday’s $200,000 feature. Collett won the race 12 months ago aboard O’ Ole (Ole Kirk), who later claimed the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m) on the Gold Coast, albeit with... Read More
Big-money buy Vatican ready to take his chance in the Inglis Nursery
Chris Waller is preparing to pull the covers off a seven-figure colt this Saturday as Coolmore’s new fleet of two-year-olds get ready to hit the tracks – and he’ll perhaps say a prayer for a strong result. Vatican (Wootton Bassett) will step out in the Inglis Nursery (RL, 1000m) at Randwick, where a field including... Read More
Al Riffa set for battle in Hong Kong as Australian Bloodstock’s globetrotter tackles Vase
Dual Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)-winning trainer Joseph O’Brien believes Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett) can provide him with a first winner at Hong Kong’s prestigious International meeting when the entire takes his chance in Sunday’s Hong Kong Vase (Gr 1, 2400m) at Sha Tin. Al Riffa, who is a five-year-old by Coolmore’s late sire sensation... Read More