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Nichols foresees bright future for Sunzou but Danehill unlikely to be his day

Zoustar colt set to be saved for crack at the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield Group 1-winning Victorian trainer Shane Nichols is confident last-start maiden winner Sunzou (Zoustar) is the best colt he’s had through his Mornington stable for quite some time, but he is likely to resist the urge to test the three-year-old in... Read More

Alligator bays for Blood by downing Cox Plate hopefuls in Underwood

Rivals lick their wounds after Waterhouse and Bott’s gelding claims third Group 1 Adrian Bott didn’t lose faith in Alligator Blood’s middle–distance abilities, despite being run down in the Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and the co-trainer’s belief in the gelding was vindicated when the son of All Too Hard (Casino Prince) won the... Read More

Jacquinot soars to Rose win to continue appeal of Swettenham’s Rubick

Son of Rubick provides stallion with a first Group 1 winner as Victorian raider snares win with late run Sam Matthews has urged breeders not to miss out on a second chance to ‘punt’ the now Group 1-winning sire Rubick (Encosta De Lago) this breeding season, after the stallion’s son Jacquinot captured the Golden Rose... Read More

Portelli positive over Fireburn and Sejardan’s Golden Rose chances

Trainer looking to repeat now-three-year-olds’ last season heroics in Rosehill Classic Trainer Gary Portelli is confident Fireburn (Rebel Dane) and Sejardan (Sebring) can show there’s no hangover from their stellar first seasons, in the $1 million Golden Rose (Gr 1, 1400m) on yet another damp track at Rosehill today. The canny Warwick Farm conditioner’s mastery... Read More

Trilogy acquires Blue Gum Farm as Campbells call time on illustrious career

Handover of rich Victorian stud to Stenning and Dingwall partnership to take place in December Blue Gum Farm, Victoria’s longest-running family–owned thoroughbred stud, has been sold to burgeoning racing and breeding venture Trilogy by Philip and Patti Campbell after more than four decades of successfully running the Euroa property, the nursery of a host of... Read More

Best Of Bordeaux on Home Affairs path after Golden Rose scratching

Snitzel colt to run in Heritage Stakes as possible Everest and Coolmore Stud Stakes rehearsal High-profile stallion prospect Best Of Bordeaux (Snitzel) could mirror the successful campaign used by Coolmore’s Group 1-winning sprinter Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) for the remainder of the spring by winning Saturday’s Heritage Stakes (Listed, 1100m), a result which could... Read More