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North Star Lass fights hard for Furious Stakes win
Widden Stud’s Zoustar (Northern Meteor) has continued his dominance of the Darley Princess Series early in the new season with North Star Lass showing her class and tenacity to land yesterday’s Furious Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on testing ground at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old appeared to have relented to the challenge... Read More
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Dale’s belief in Meg pays off in Mona Lisa
Matt Dale was yesterday vindicated in his belief that there was upside in lightly raced Meg (Sebring) despite an up-and-down summer preparation when the mare scored a valuable stakes win in the $161,000 Mona Lisa Stakes (Listed, 1350m) at Wyong, her first at black-type level. The Canberra-based Dale had been training Meg for Gary Harding... Read More
She’s Extreme returns with connections eyeing further big-race glory
Cummings confident autumn form can carry Champagne Stakes winner to more wins this spring Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) winner She’s Extreme (Extreme Choice) is set to embark on a campaign targeting more Group 1 laurels today at Randwick with her trainer Anthony Cummings believing the fillies’ form which prevailed in the autumn will carry... Read More
Leading Melbourne Cup hope Cleveland to miss Spring Carnival and stay at home
Joseph O’Brien’s challenge for a third win in the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) has been weakened after it was revealed that leading hope Cleveland (Camelot) will not travel to Australia to take part in the Spring Carnival. The highly regarded Chester Cup (2m 2.5f) winner had figured on the second line of the betting... Read More
Business time for breeders following weeks of stallion parades
First season sires put to the test as new breeding season gets underway Just days after breeders were toasting themselves with champagne and canapes at the Hunter Valley stallion parades, it was officially down to business yesterday, with trucks roaring into stud farms across Australia’s thoroughbred heartland for the start of the southern hemisphere breeding... Read More
Juvenile form stands strong as challengers fall short
Form deriving from last season’s premier juvenile races came to the fore in the feature three-year-old Group contests yesterday. However, it was two new stakes winners who stamped their mark this spring in the San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill and HDF McNeil Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield. Sweet Ride (Deep Field),... Read More