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Fireball explodes in Inglis Millennium
Champion trainer Chris Waller further bolstered his Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) hand after unbeaten colt Fireball (Snitzel) delivered a classy first-up victory in Saturday’s $2 million Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) at Randwick. Resuming from a spell after an impressive debut win at Rosehill in November, the James Harron-owned Fireball powered home down the outside... Read More
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Closer To Free forces his way into Blue Diamond calculations
Danny O’Brien’s rapidly emerging colt Closer To Free (Street Boss) surged into Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) contention following his commanding all-the-way debut victory in Saturday’s Prelude (Gr 3, 1100m) (C&G) at Caulfield. The son of Street Boss (Street Cry) justified a recent Blue Diamond market move, leading throughout under Michael Dee to score... Read More
McDonald back In Blue Diamond frame as Streisand strikes at Caulfield
Cranbourne-based trainer Clinton McDonald moved a step closer to a second Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) victory in three years after Streisand (Magnus) broke her maiden with a timely win in Saturday’s Fillies’ Prelude (Gr 2, 1100m) at Caulfield. Ridden positively by Jamie Melham, the $3 favourite took bad luck out of the equation... Read More
Ultra-progressive First Five slots another Group 1
Te Rapa-based trainer David Greene is riding the crest of a wave after he doubled his Group 1 tally when First Five (Almanzor) took out the BCD Group Sprint (Gr 1, 1400m) at his home track on Saturday. Greene recorded his first elite-level success when the Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) five-year-old won last month’s Telegraph (Gr... Read More
Legarto lands second Herbie Dyke as Bosson gets his Group 1 century
It was apt for Opie Bosson to bring up his 100th Group 1 win on Legends Day at Te Rapa. The 45-year-old became just the second Kiwi jockey, and first New Zealand-based hoop, to bring up the milestone when piloting the Ken and Bev Kelso-trained Legarto (Proisir) to victory in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr... Read More
Hayes brothers double parked in Chairman’s Stakes with pair of exciting fillies
Powerhouse stable Lindsay Park will saddle up two exciting fillies in Saturday’s Chairman’s Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at Caulfield, with blue-blood La Gitana (Home Affairs) and Godolphin homebred Mirador (Brazen Beau) set to attempt to make their mark ahead of bigger autumn carnival ambitions. The Chairman’s Stakes boasts an honour roll of elite juveniles, including... Read More