Racing News

‘It’s like riding a Rolls Royce – I can’t fault him’

In a game that can already be cruel and twisted, this must be the longest, most excruciating wait to sweat on gaining a run in racing history. The ‘refresh’ button at the stables of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr might soon need replacing. From last Monday to last Saturday, the co-trainers were aching to... Read More

‘Harry Angel is going super – he’s obviously a very, very promising sire’

Another weekend, another stellar result, and it’s easy to see why Darley and Australian breeders are growing increasingly wild about Harry Angel (Dark Angel). A week earlier, Private Harry (Harry Angel) proved himself one out of the box with his fourth win in four starts in the inaugural $3 million slot race The Sunlight (1200m),... Read More

Gollan hoping La Bella can go Boom in Magic Millions 2YO Classic

Trainers Tony Gollan and co-trainer Lloyd Kennewell are each backing their polar opposite approaches to prevail as they send two of the favourites into another fillies-dominated Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) on Saturday. La Bella Boom (Spirit Of Boom) is Brisbane king Gollan’s shortest and ostensibly strongest chance for the $3 million Gold Coast... Read More

‘When you have a sale of this much depth and quality it provides a perfect storm for buyers’

Anticipation is high ahead of the Magic Millions yearling sale which gets underway on the Gold Coast on Tuesday and the auction houses’ managing director Barry Bowditch is confident the ‘deep’ catalogue will present buyers with a plethora of opportunity at every level of the market. A total of 1021 lots have been catalogued for... Read More

Private Harry proves he’s the real deal for Doyle

Harry Angel colt remains unbeaten with scintillating success in inaugural running of $3 million Sunlight Private Harry (Harry Angel) scorched the Sunshine Coast turf to maintain his unbeaten record in dominant style when he proved to be too good for his rivals in Saturday’s inaugural running of The Sunlight (1100m). It was a fourth straight... Read More

Grail Seeker soars to Telegraph triumph

Within the space of just two starts as a four-year-old , Grail Seeker (Iffraaj) has announced her arrival as one of the brightest stars in New Zealand racing. A first-up winner of the Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, 1400m) at Hastings back at the beginning of September, the mare lined up for her first race in... Read More