Star Thoroughbreds’ purple and white star silks have been carried to victory in some of Australia’s biggest races, but as a born and bred Taswegian it gave the company’s founder Denise Martin a particular thrill to achieve a notable Magic Millions double at Launceston on Sunday. A four-length romp in the 3YO/4YO Tasmanian Classic (1400m)... Read More

Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) continues to surge as a sire and will have two darn hot chances when the build-up to the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) gathers pace in Saturday’s Chairman’s Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at Sandown. Hot Sea (Too Darn Hot) will debut for the also up-and-coming Gavin Bedggood stable, after two... Read More

The closing stages of the Jebel Hatta (Gr 1, 1800m) should have been a celebration of the global phenomenon that is Romantic Warrior (Acclamation), but the feeling of elation was replaced with sorrow after last year’s winner Measured Time (Frankel) suffered a fatal injury. Billed as a clash of the titans, the Group 1 contest... Read More

Last season’s champion male three-year-old Crocetti (Zacinto) returned to his brilliant best at Ellerslie on Saturday, defeating a star-studded sprint field in the Sistema Railway (Gr 1, 1200m). The Zacinto (Dansili) gelding was one of the standout performers on the Karaka Millions card 12 months ago, extending his unbeaten career record to seven-from-seven with a... Read More

Shining Smile (Spirit Of Boom) provided a northern flavour to a major success in the south by storming to victory in Saturday’s males’ Blue Diamond Preview (Listed, 1000m) at Sandown. The strapping colt made it two wins, back-to-back, from four starts in scoring by 1.75 lengths as a raging $1.65 favourite in a six-horse field.... Read More