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Well-bred Justify colt breezes through Exford Plate test
Having cost his connections a cool $1.4 million at the sales, being the first foal out of champion racemare Sunlight (Zoustar), a lot has been expected from Dawn Service (Justify) on the track, and he delivered a sign of what could lie ahead with an all-the-way success in Saturday’s Exford Plate (Listed, 1400m) at Flemington.... Read More
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Traffic Warden signals high-class credentials
Over at Rosehill, Godolphin’s Traffic Warden (Street Boss) was another three-year-old who put his hand up for a crack at The Everest when he got up late in the day to land the Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m), continuing James Cummings and Godolphin’s recent dominance of the Group 2. Having landed the VRC... Read More
Empire expands Growing credentials with Poseidon victory
Everest chat surrounds Yulong’s Zoustar colt following emphatic success at Flemington Next month’s $20 million The Everest (1200m) is high on the list of potential targets for Growing Empire (Zoustar) after the colt enhanced his already burgeoning reputation with victory in Saturday’s Poseidon Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Flemington. Racing in the colours of Yulong Investments,... Read More
Split loyalties set to test the Huddy family
Given that they bred Quintessa (Shamus Award) and own her Let’s Elope Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) rival Comrade Rosa (Capitalist), the Huddy family will have divided loyalties when the pair of mares clash for a second time this Saturday at Flemington. It was Quintessa who prevailed when the duo met for the first time in... Read More
Grail Seeker springs Tarzino Trophy surprise
Matt Cartwright announced his arrival among the top echelon of New Zealand’s jockeys with a stunning treble on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday, culminating in a giant-killing win with Grail Seeker (Iffraaj) in the Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, 1400m). Formerly a leading apprentice in Victoria, Cartwright decided... Read More
‘She looks magnificent’
Peter Walsh hoping for big display from Amelia’s Jewel in Randwick’s Tramway Stakes Owner-breeder Peter Walsh is hopeful, rather than confident, that the real Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) will stand up on her resumption at Randwick on Saturday, as he prepares for the birth of her full–sister and the sale of her full–brother. The former West... Read More