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The Next Episode to debut in Golden Gift
Regally bred colt The Next Episode (Snitzel) will get the chance to justify his lofty valuation when he debuts in the $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. By champion sire Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) out of multiple stakes-winning mare Humma Humma (Denman), The Next Episode was purchased for $2.8 million by Ciaron Maher... Read More
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Point Barrow delights connections with thrilling Red Roses win
Anthony and Sam Freedman were delighted with Point Barrow after she delivered a thrilling victory in the Red Roses Stakes at Flemington on Thursday. “She’s shown herself to have a nice change-up speed anyway, but she’s still doing a bit wrong,” Sam Freedman said. “She got a bit keen in the early stages, that’s part... Read More
O’Brien getting a Good Feeling ahead of So You Think filly’s bid for Oaks glory
Danny O’Brien’s will be hoping his proven golden touch with staying fillies will come to the fore again at Flemington on Thursday when rising star Getta Good Feeling (So You Think) aims to hand the trainer another victory in the Victoria Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m). The daughter of Coolmore’s late stallion So You Think (High... Read More
El Vencedor storms back to form
Trainer Stephen Marsh breathed a sigh of relief at Ellerslie on Tuesday as reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year El Vencedor (7 g Shocking – Strictly Maternal by O’Reilly) returned to form with a dominant win in the Balmerino Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m). The gelding was a standout last season, capturing three consecutive Group... Read More
Gringotts spearheads Maher trifecta in Big Dance
Ciaron Maher further underlined his dominance of Sydney’s richest mile when Gringotts (Per Incanto) led home a stable trifecta in Tuesday’s $3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick, 12 months after producing the quinella in the same race. In a near carbon copy of 2024, Gringotts ($3 favourite) again proved too strong for stablemate Vivy... Read More
‘If he wins, he’ll shout the bar’ – free beers all round should More Felons spring a Melbourne Cup surprise
Twenty-five years after Brew (Sir Tristram) delivered him Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) glory, owner Richard Pegum will be hoping history can repeat itself when $41 shot More Felons (Churchill) steps out for Chris Waller in Tuesday’s renewal of the race that stops the nation. Pegum, who was among Brew’s ownership group when the gelding... Read More