Harry Angel colt ready to step out to a mile in Saturday’s Caulfield’s stallion-making Classic Clinton McDonald is confident his burgeoning star colt Angel Capital (Harry Angel) is good enough to win Saturday’s stallion-making Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), but is hoping a little history and nostalgia can help him along the way. To attain... Read More

Book 1 of world-renowned sale to start on Tuesday in Newmarket ll eyes will be on Newmarket this week as Tattersalls, the world’s oldest thoroughbred auction house, hosts the globally-renowned October Yearling Sale. The event may be taking place in Britain but there is plenty of interest from a southern hemisphere perspective, with Australians set... Read More

Juddmonte’s Bluestocking careers away to famous Arc victory Ralph Beckett cut an ecstatic figure at Longchamp on Sunday as he witnessed his four-year-old filly Bluestocking (4 f Camelot – Emulous by Dansili) land France’s most prestigious race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m). Having gone close in the previous two editions with... Read More

Heartache turned to joy for Arrowfield Stud, Hermitage Thoroughbreds and Chris Waller when Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) coasted away with Saturday’s Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick. Only a day earlier, the combination had been shattered by bleak news surrounding their unbeaten star Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun). Bred by Newhaven Park, trained by Waller,... Read More

Flemington’s Super Impose Stakes looms for Nick Ryan-trained colt Emerging colt Red Aces (Dundeel) will put his Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) credentials on the line when he contests the Super Impose Stakes (Listed, 1800m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Nick Ryan-trained three-year-old had rocketed into Derby favouritism after his gutsy win on his home... Read More