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O’Brien sounds warning about Melbourne Cup team
Aidan O’Brien is eager to relaunch his bid for a first Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with a team featuring English St Leger (Gr 1, 6.5f) winner Jan Brueghel (Galileo), but the master trainer is far from sure any of his leading contenders will be permitted to run, writes the Racing Post’s David Jennings. Any... Read More
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Without A Fight out to create history after Caulfield and Melbourne Cup weights revealed
Last year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) hero and reigning Victorian Racehorse of the Year Without A Fight (Teofilo) has been handed a top weight of 58.5 kilograms for both races after weights were released on Tuesday. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained eight-year-old’s weight sees him cop a three-kilogram rise on his Caulfield... Read More
Galileo’s Jan Brueghel secures Classic glory in the St Leger
Jan Brueghel (3 c ex Devoted To You by Danehill Dancer) maintained his unbeaten record when he wore down his stablemate Illinois (Galileo) to provide Aidan O’Brien with the one-two and an eighth win in the English St Leger (Gr 1, 1m 6.5f) at Doncaster on Saturday. Ridden by Sean Levey, Jan Brueghel went into... Read More
Sunshine In Paris passes Everest audition
The newly formed training partnership of Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald look set to shoot for glory in The Everest (1200m) with quality mare Sunshine In Paris (5 m Invader – Zenaida by Zabeel) after she successfully defended her crown in Saturday’s Sheraco Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Rosehill. Claiming the scalp of the Chris... Read More
Hermitage and Waller unearth another classy filly
Hermitage Thoroughbreds and Chris Waller have already unearthed a supremely talented filly this campaign in the unbeaten Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) and they look to have another in their grasp in the shape of Lady Shenandoah, who shed maiden status with a victory against the boys in Saturday’s Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality at... Read More
Mr Brightside pushes prize-money over $14 million barrier
The evergreen Mr Brightside (Bullbars) enhanced his already glittering CV on Saturday when securing back-to-back wins in Flemington’s Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m), which saw his career earnings rise to an incredible $14,067,890. Trained by brothers Ben, Will, and JD Hayes, the now seven-year-old gelding made sure he has never gone more than four... Read More