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Tricolours hope things go to script for The Playwright
Given Gai Waterhouse’s theatrical background, it would be entirely fitting if The Playwright (Written By) were to deliver a maiden Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) success for the first lady of Australian racing. Back in the 1970s Waterhouse appeared in a number of shows on the small screen, before embarking on an extraordinarily successful... Read More
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Guineas contender Sepals is a Singaporean success story
A heavy Singaporean influence could help Cliff Brown snare his first Group 1 since returning from the Lion City after Sepals (Calyx) shot to equal favouritism for the Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) courtesy of his runaway success in Saturday’s CS Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m). The CS Hayes Stakes has produced some very notable... Read More
Offers flood in for Slipper-bound fairytale horse Shaggy
Phones have been running hot since Saturday afternoon’s Pierro Plate (1100m) at Allan Kehoe’s stable and Angus Lamont’s Kooringal Stud, but the same answer has emanated from both. Shaggy (Sandbar) is not for sale. Extremely lucrative offers from Hong Kong, and from Australian interests wanting a slice of a likely Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More
Fairytale continues as Shaggy enters Golden Slipper picture
Bush battler Shaggy (Sandbar) continued his stratospheric rise up the juvenile ranks when he put his Pierro Plate (1100m) rivals to the sword at Randwick. The bubble burst for some well-credentialled colts with lofty aspirations when the unbeaten Shaggy – who got his quirky name from a frisky nature which was curbed by a gelding... Read More
Skybird takes flight to strike an upset Lightning win
Mitchell Freedman paid tribute to a “damn good racehorse” after Skybird (Exosphere) led home a mares trifecta in a boilover in Saturday’s Black Caviar Lightning (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington. All the talk in the lead-up to the first elite-level sprint of the year had focused on the clash between a trio of high-class colts... Read More
Famous names share the spoils in Talindert Stakes
A dramatic renewal of the Talindert Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Flemington saw the spoils shared between juvenile colts Tentyris (Street Boss) and Shining Smile (Spirit Of Boom), whose connections lodged an ultimately unsuccessful protest alleging interference in the last 50 metres. There has been many a racetrack battle down the years between the Hayes and... Read More