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Deja vu for Overpass and Amelia’s Jewel in The Quokka
Saturday’s The Quokka (1200m) had a very similar feel to last year’s renewal, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass (Vancouver) again overcoming local star Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) to record back-to-back victories in the valuable sprint. Running for $5 million in prize-money this time around, up $1 million from 2023, the five-year-old son of Vancouver (Medaglia D’Oro)... Read More
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High drama as Kintyre handed Frank Packer Plate win
He had to do it the very hard way, but Kintyre (Hallowed Crown) finally joined his half-sister and fellow Gary Portelli-trained galloper Fireburn (Rebel Dane) as a stakes-winner with a protest victory in Saturday’s Frank Packer Plate (Gr 3, 2000m) at Randwick. The second foal of Newcastle maiden winner Mull Over (So You Think), a... Read More
Konasana continues Dundeel’s fine autumn
Debbie Kepitis’s busy autumn continued when her homebred Konasana (Dundeel) became the latest stakes-winner for her powerhouse sire, Dundeel (High Chaparral), with an upset victory in Saturday’s James Carr Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Randwick. On day one of Randwick’s carnival two weeks ago, Kepitis celebrated as almost $1.3 million came into the coffers of... Read More
Second Group 1 for Magic Time in All Aged Stakes
Seasoned breeder John Muir’s sentimental side – and his good eye for a horse – paid more handsome dividends when his outstanding mare Magic Time (Hellbent) won her second top-flight win in Saturday’s All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick. Last November, the Grahame Begg-trained mare raised Yarraman sire Hellbent’s (I Am Invincible) first... Read More
TOO DARN GOOD!
Celebrations flow as Broadsiding becomes first southern hemisphere-bred Group 1 winner for Darley’s exciting shuttle stallion Too Darn Hot Booming Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) racked up his second Group 1 winner from his first global crop when Godolphin’s Broadsiding ploughed through the Randwick mud to win Saturday’s Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). Ridden... Read More
Brisbane on the agenda for Imperial Force
Chris Waller is now eyeing a Brisbane raid with Imperial Force (Snitzel) after the colt showed his class when breaking his maiden on his second attempt in a 1250-metre maiden at Canterbury on Wednesday, leading home a trifecta for Arrowfield Stud’s headline sire, Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice). Having finished second on his first start at Randwick-Kensington... Read More