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Salanitri hoping for big Showdown victory

John Salanitri has trained horses for Victorian owner-breeder Eddie Hirsch for more than two decades and he hopes to reward that loyalty with a big race victory in the $855,000 The Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield today. The pair is double-handed with sons of Darley’s Street Boss (Street Cry), Just A Tribute and Fender Bender, in... Read More

Fundamentalist joins Chairman’s Sale line-up

Catalogue for next month’s elite level auction adds a number of wildcards, including five-time Group 1 placegetter Five-time Group 1 placegetter Fundamentalist (Not A Single Doubt) has joined the growing list of fillies and mares on offer at next month’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, with the four-year-old – who is in foal to Zoustar (Northern Meteor)... Read More

Exceedance joins Vinery Stud’s 2020 roster

Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) will become the latest member of this season’s stellar three-year-old crop to join Australia’s stallion ranks in 2020, after his retirement was announced by Vinery Stud yesterday.  Winner of the Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) and the San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) and an... Read More

One final autumn fling against the fillies for flying Rubick three-year-old

All Aged Stakes ruled out for Prime Thoroughbreds’ in-form million dollar earner Rubisaki Joe O’Neill and trainer Patrick Payne have resisted the temptation to run in-form filly Rubisaki (Rubick) in the All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and instead the brilliant three-year-old will attempt to stretch her winning streak to six in the J H... Read More

Milan Park’s Rider hoping for a Super Saturday with son of Dundeel

Waikato Stud-bound colt given chance in All Aged Stakes for autumn finale New Zealand breeder Tony Rider hopes stud-bound colt Super Seth (Dundeel) can provide him with a Sydney Group 1 victory on Saturday just a week after narrowly being denied in the Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with another horse under his ownership. Rider,... Read More

Australian racing industry pays tribute to Might And Power

Connections remember two-time Horse of the Year, who died on Sunday morning at Werribee Equine Centre aged 26 Perhaps it is only fitting that Might And Power (Zabeel), the horse named by owner Nick Moraitis after hearing a church choir sing of the “might and power of Jesus Christ”, died as Easter Sunday dawned.  ... Read More