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Snowden’s hoping ‘under the radar’ Fearless can come of age at Randwick
Son of Yulong’s Pierata attempts to land first stakes win in this weekend’s Inglis Sires’ Forecasts of an autumn carnival-style Biblical deluge and a feeling that Fearless (Pierata) has slipped under the radar has co-trainer Peter Snowden increasingly hopeful the colt can spring an upset in Saturday’s Inglis Sires’ (Gr 1, 1400m). At first glance,... Read More
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Al Quoz triumph for Hong Kong’s California Spangle
Tony Cruz’s prolific sprinter-miler California Spangle (6 g Starspangledbanner – Pearlitas Passion by High Chaparral) produced a stunning performance to record an all-the-way win in the Al Quoz Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) on Saturday’s Dubai World Cup night at Meydan. Breaking the track record in the process with a time clocking 1:07.50, the high-class six-year-old... Read More
Belclare goes back-to-back in Breeders’ Stakes
Perennially under-rated mare Belclare (6 m Per Incanto – Miss Rhythmic by O’Reilly) had a richly deserved day in the Ellerslie sun on Saturday, bringing her high-class New Zealand racing career to a close with a successful defence of her title in the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). The Lisa Latta-trained mare... Read More
O’Brien well represented as Dubai World Cup meeting entries revealed
The John and Thady Gosden-trained Lord North (Dubawi) will face stablemate Nashwa (Frankel), and the Aidan O’Brien-trained pair Luxembourg (Camelot), who was runner-up in the Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m), and Irish 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) runner-up Cairo (Quality Road) when he bids for a record-extending fourth success in the US$5 million (approx.... Read More
Worldwide interest in Oaks winner Pulchritudinous
Last Saturday’s New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) heroine Pulchritudinous (Wrote) could head to Sydney for the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick next month, it just may not be with current trainer Chad Ormsby. Waikato-based Ormsby has fielded plenty of enquiries about the filly over the last week from prospective buyers throughout the... Read More
‘It’s the best Slipper we’ve seen in quite a while’
The wait is over as Australia’s leading youngsters clash in Rosehill’s two-year-old feature ustralia’s racing and breeding world is on the edge of its seat. The most eagerly anticipated, engrossing, quality-packed, hold-your-breath Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) in years is upon us. Since September 30, a rare collection of two-year-olds, a body of work testament... Read More