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Cheers for Ole as Kirk claims freshman crown
Having wrapped up the Australian first season sires’ premiership and with the ‘fully booked’ signs erected outside his box at Vinery Stud some time ago, Ole Kirk is already starting to shape the nation’s breeding landscape but according to those who know him best, the son of Written Tycoon (Iglesia) bears all the hallmarks of... Read More
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Cicala keeps unbeaten streak alive in Lightning Stakes
Just twelve minutes after Bridal Waltz’s Bletchingly Stakes triumph in Melbourne, Cicala (Tamasa) added further depth to the form over in Adelaide when extending her unbeaten record to three in the Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville. The Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea-trained filly, a daughter of the little-known stallion Tamasa (So You Think), burst... Read More
Bridal Waltz caps breakout prep with Bletchingly win
Progressive filly Bridal Waltz (Snitzel) enhanced her growing reputation at Caulfield on Saturday, capping a breakout winter campaign with a gutsy victory in the $200,000 Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). The well-bred daughter of the late Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) was sent out a $4.60 equal favourite after her last-start Creswick Stakes (Listed, 1200m) heroics at... Read More
From zero bids to black-type: Cicala out to make history for obscure sire in Lightning Stakes
She’s the only one of her sire’s progeny to win a race, and she could now become his first Stakes winner. Unbeaten filly Cicala, by the little-known stallion Tamasa (So You Think), will put her flawless record on the line in Saturday’s Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m), where she shapes as the best of the local... Read More
Nichols hoping filly can do Enuff in Lightning Stakes
Mornington trainer Shane Nichols is hopeful his in-form filly Always Enuff (Capitalist) can make her presence felt when she lines up in the Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The daughter of Capitalist (Written Tycoon) is shooting for a third consecutive win this preparation, having scored an impressive 1.5-length victory first-up at her... Read More
‘I think two-year-old racing is on a decline that cannot be stopped’
Driven, as ever, by economics, Australian two-year-old racing appears to be losing importance – but while that concerns some industry figures, others say it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Ironies, chicken-and-egg scenarios and Catch 22 situations colour the argument and populate the reasons, but it’s clear Australia’s once fierce obsession with first season racing appears... Read More