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‘Everything we hoped would happen did happen’
Victoria’s Woodside Park had quadruple cause for celebration on Saturday as they look ahead to hopefully more success – and more patronage from breeders – with stallions Shalaa (Invincible Spirit) and Vancouver (Medaglia D’Oro). First, Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou’s Eagle Nest (Shalaa) won Rosehill’s Starlight Stakes (Listed, 1100m), becoming his sire’s third stakes winner... Read More
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‘I expect him to run extremely well’
Begg hoping for big effort from Maharba in Winterbottom as ‘extremely underrated’ Pride Of Dubai seeks another big-race winner rainer Grahame Begg believes Maharba (Pride Of Dubai) is ready to strike another blow for his “extremely underrated” sire and upstage more fancied rivals in Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ascot. Sat on the... Read More
Do Deuce racks up fifth Group 1 win in Japan Cup
The world’s best descended on Tokyo for Sunday’s Japan Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) but it was local legend Yutaka Take who prevailed, delivering a perfectly timed ride aboard Do Deuce (5 h Heart’s Cry – Dust And Diamonds by Vindication) to win the race for the fifth time. Do Deuce was last of the 14... Read More
Nadal proves to be an ace for Maher in The Meteorite
Ciaron Maher bagged another valuable slot race when Nadal (Xtravanant) smashed his rivals to take out Saturday’s inaugural running of the $1 million The Meteorite (1200m) at Cranbourne. With Ethan Bown in the saddle, the four-year-old gelding defied the pattern of the day when he came from the tail of the field with an explosive... Read More
Gong glory for Gringotts
Gringotts (Per Incanto) continued his coming-of-age campaign with a powerhouse front-running performance under 60 kilograms to reward connections with another valuable pay day in Saturday’s $1 million The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange. Lining up off the back of his win The Big Dance (1600m) earlier in the month, the Ciaron Maher-trained gelding beat Superazi... Read More
Storyville backs up WA Champion Fillies success in WA Guineas
Having registered a first stakes win in last weekend’s WA Champion Fillies Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m), the Grant and Alana Williams-trained Storyville (Overshare) continued her progression with a last-gasp victory in Saturday’s WA Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) at Ascot. Sent off a $4.40 chance to back-up her win the previous weekend, where she came from... Read More