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‘You can’t do any more than what he’s done’
Yulong delighted with the flying start made by their in-demand first-season sire Lucky Vega heir mare Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) may have grabbed the headlines on Saturday, but Yulong Stud is ebullient over the start to racetrack representation made by another British import in their relatively unsung stallion Lucky Vega (Lope De Vega). Via Sistina... Read More
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Camilleri eyeing more days of Sunshine with talented mare
Daughter of Invader to be handed more chances to add to her already impressive record Sunshine In Paris (Invader) is set to race on for at least another 18 months, with a second shot at The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) in mind next spring ahead of a possible mating with Frankel (Galileo). Those are the... Read More
Kia Ora’s Farnan Gifted first winner
Kia Ora Stud’s first-season sire Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) brought up his first winner when speedy colt North England took out Saturday’s Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill. Ridden by Tim Clark, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained two-year-old surged to the front from gate three of nine, to beat off filly O’ Ole (Ole... Read More
Within The Law scores Yulong’s Lucky Vega his first stakes winner
What a couple of weeks for Yulong Stud. Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) claimed the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) and Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) – giving her four at the top tier for the campaign. Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) sired his first top-level winner when Treasurethe Moment won last Thursday’s VRC Oaks (Gr 1,... Read More
Sunshine In Paris sizzles in Champions Sprint
Renowned breeder John Camilleri had plenty of reasons to be beaming when Sunshine In Paris (Invader) earned him a top tier dividend on his sizeable investment when she pulled a breathtaking win out of the bag in Saturday’s Champions Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington. Ridden by who else but James McDonald, the Annabel Neasham... Read More
‘SPECIAL’ SISTINA
Chris Waller declared Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) a ‘very, very special horse’ after she defied any late-carnival curse with another dominant victory in Saturday’s Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Flemington. After the Yulong mare’s astonishing Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) triumph – slashing almost two seconds off Winx’s (Street Cry) record time and matching... Read More