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Stardom and Zumbo attempt to strengthen Zoustar’s grip on sires’ title
Widden Stud’s Zoustar (Northern Meteor) is poised for another successful Saturday on the track, with his progeny well-placed to further boost his claims for a maiden Champion Australian Sires crown this season. Having narrowly missed out on the top honours last year when finishing second to Yarraman Park’s I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), who clinched... Read More
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Gollan aims to keep the ball-rolling with four-pronged assault on Group 2
Tony Gollan’s dominance over Queensland’s training ranks shows no signs of slowing down and the Brisbane-based horseman kicks off his assault at the winter carnival with an arsenal of in-form runners on Saturday. Boasting a 20 per cent strike rate from his last 50 starters, Gollan leads both the Queensland trainer premiership (163 winners) and... Read More
Lanskey hoping for another shot at the big time with Litzdeel
It might be a touch premature to save space for a second Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) trophy on his mantelpiece just yet, but hobby breeder Paul Lanskey is daring to dream after the half-sister to his 2019 Cup hero Vow And Declare (Declaration Of War) made her black type breakthrough last weekend. Litzdeel (Dundeel),... Read More
Mgheera and Floozie give the Mitchell family lots to look forward to
Yarraman Park enjoyed weekend success when a pair of Zoustar (Northern Meteor) mares in their ownership, Floozie and Mgheera, added valuable black type to their pedigrees on opposite sides of the planet. Sporting the Mitchell family’s silks, Floozie continued on her upward trajectory, tasting valuable black-type for the first time in the Silk Stocking (Listed,... Read More
‘I couldn’t hear them coming’ – Beadman powers to hugely impressive Ken Russell Classic success
The most impressive winner in the country on Saturday was undoubtedly Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) colt Beadman, with the Peter Snowden-trained juvenile powering to an all-the-way victory in the Ken Russell Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) at the Gold Coast. Having trialled up promisingly with a win at Rosehill on April 4, Beadman made his debut... Read More
Steel Trap a landmark winner for Coolmore’s King’s Legacy
Coolmore’s first-season sire King’s Legacy (Redoute’s Choice) was provided with his first stakes winner on Saturday as the Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray-trained Steel Trap continued her progression with a win in Morphettville’s David Coles AM Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). The juvenile filly has come a long way in four starts since being beaten over... Read More