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Spring is in the air as star Yulong mares set to collide
Racing fans are in for a mouth-watering, green and white, three-round spring blockbuster as Yulong’s star mares Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) and Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) set out on triple-leg collision course. As the Australian racing scene caught its breath after Treasurethe Moment’s stunning Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) triumph on Saturday, the major question... Read More
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Australian Bloodstock purchase Group 1 winner Al Riffa
Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)-winning syndicators Australian Bloodstock have purchased dual Group 1 winner Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett). The talented son of Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), who dominantly scored a five-length romp in the Curragh Cup (Gr 2, 1m6f) last start, will remain in training in Ireland with Joseph O’Brien and be aimed at the Melbourne... Read More
“There were a few naysayers and doubters but a broken clock is right twice a day” – Asfoora rewards Dwyer’s faith with ‘electric’ Nunthorpe win
The Henry Dwyer-trained Asfoora (Flying Artie) bounced back to form in dramatic fashion when she produced an ‘electric’ performance to win Friday’s Nunthorpe Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at York, earning herself a second career top-level success. The seven-year-old mare was repeating the British tour win she delivered last year when she took out the King... Read More
Dual Oaks heroine Minnie Hauk seals Group 1 hat-trick
Minnie Hauk (3 f Frankel – Multilingual by Dansili) stormed to victory to land the Yorkshire Oaks (Gr 1, 1m 4f) and provide Aidan O’Brien with his fifth triumph in six previous years. Sent off as 8-15 favourite in the four-runner contest, the daughter of Frankel (Galileo) pulled clear of Estrange, while her stablemate Garden... Read More
Ombudsman proves a class above in International Stakes
The John and Thady Gosden-trained Ombudsman (4 c Night Of Thunder – Syndicate by Dansili) staked his claim as the best middle-distance horse around with an ultra-classy display in Wednesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2.5f) at York. Having landed his maiden Group 1 with a comfortable success in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes... Read More
Within The Law set to be unleashed as Sydney’s weather puts Saturday card in doubt
While Sydney’s wet weather continues to play havoc with racing, the Bjorn Baker stable is excited to be lifting the covers off the outstanding Within The Law (Lucky Vega) for her spring three-year-old campaign in the fillies’ Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Saturday’s Randwick fields are packed with quality, highlighted by Australia’s first top... Read More