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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
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Ascot on the table for Chain Of Lightning
Chain Of Lightning (Fighting Sun) could be headed for a trip to Royal Ascot this June, with co-trainer Peter Moody revealing they have accepted an invitation from Ascot to race. The last-start TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) heroine will be sold at next month’s Magic Millions Broodmare Sales, and is then potentially going to... Read More
Four juvenile trials at Randwick
There were four heats for juveniles at Randwick on Monday, with Warwick Farm-based trainer Bjorn Baker saddling a double. Baker’s first trial winner came via Blue Point (Shamardal) colt Point And Shoot, who scored impressively, being pushed out by Rachel King to defeat Swiftfalcon (Exceedance) by 4.5 lengths. A $240,000 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale purchase... Read More
No sale for Bumbasina
Big-ticket mare Bumbasina (Canford Cliffs), the dam of Western Australia’s pride and joy and The Quokka (1200m) favourite Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni), won’t be sold by her owner Peter Walsh any time soon. The WA breeder had initially flagged that he would sell the European stakes-placed mare – currently back in foal to France’s champion stallion... Read More
‘I’ve never seen anything like that’ – Pride Of Jenni stuns Maher
‘I’ve never seen anything like that, ever’ was Ciaron Maher’s assessment of Pride Of Jenni’s (Pride Of Dubai) victory in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m). In truth, it is doubtful many punters at Randwick had ever witnessed something quite like that success, and almost certainly never in a race of this calibre. A... Read More
Circle Of Fire provides emotional Cup win for Atzeni
British import Circle Of Fire (Almanzor) continued his rapid progression up the staying ladder, and handed Ciaron Maher the first leg of a quickfire Group 1 double, when dominating Saturday’s Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) at Randwick. Having just his fourth start since relocating from Newmarket-based trainer Sir Michael Stoute, the four-year-old entire opened his... Read More