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‘I’m sure he’ll run well, but it’s a big step up’
Tracey Bartley is heading to town with a red hot smokey from the bush for the last chance to qualify for the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m), but is tipping Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou’s Skyhook (Written Tycoon) to win the prize. And neither horse might press on to the Slipper if they win Saturday’s... Read More
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Classy West Of Swindon bidding for Pago Pago glory
Prominent owner Rupert Legh will have a strong hand on Saturday at Rosehill and his contingent is headlined by his progressive colt West Of Swindon (Wootton Bassett) who takes his chance in the Pago Pago Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), while his talented mare Coeur Volante (Proisir) shoots for Group 1 glory in the Coolmore Classic... Read More
Upwardly mobile Baker stable hoping to add another string to Golden Slipper bow
Bjorn Baker is confident Strada Varenna (Street Boss) can prove herself worthy of the upper echelons of his surging stable when she seeks to qualify as his second runner in the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Warwick Farm trainer has struck a phenomenal vein of form this season, and this... Read More
Team Browne eyes Showdown bonanza with bargain buy
Training and life partners David and Emma-Lee Browne are hoping to turn a $14,000 purchase into a $550,000 payday when their juvenile McGaw (I Am Immortal) tackles the VOBIS Sires Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Their bargain buy, who was sent for a freshen-up after bursting onto the scene with a dynamic debut win... Read More
Laurie eyes Harbour City success with precocious pair
Matt Laurie has his sights set firmly on Sydney after celebrating a Group 2 double courtesy of Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) and Vinrock (I Am Invincible) on a super Saturday for the stable at Flemington. The precocious pair will board a truck bound for Randwick either later this week or the start of next as... Read More
‘It was very rewarding to see that success and long may it continue’
Questioned by some as a sleeping giant over the summer months, Godolphin roared into carnival action on Saturday with four stakes winners, and their evergreen stallion Street Boss (Street Cry) led their assault. Street Boss completed a rare achievement in landing the double of both of the major lead-ups to the Golden Slipper (Gr 1,... Read More