Forty three years after Dermot Weld landed the Epsom Oaks with Blue Wind (Lord Gayle), the trainer was provided with his second success in the Classic when Ezeliya stormed clear in the final furlong to win the Group 1 under Chris Hayes. Having broken her maiden on her second start as a juvenile, the filly... Read More

There were six two-year-old trials conducted at Randwick on Friday and juveniles from the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable dominated proceedings. Tulloch Lodge’s first two-year-old winner of the morning was provided by Wanaruah, an unraced son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), who was having his second trial after running fourth in his first at the... Read More

Newgate Farm’s Brutal holds strong hand in Eagle Farm Group 2 as stallion seeks stakes breakthrough  Young sire Brutal (O’Reilly) has a strong chance to convert a promising start at stud into black type success with a possibly three-pronged assault on Saturday’s Queensland Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Eagle Farm. Newgate’s eight-year-old stallion... Read More

The formlines of the English 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) came to fore in two separate countries on Sunday, with the Karl Burke-trained Fallen Angel (3 f Too Darn Hot  – Agnes Stewart by Lawman), who was last seen finishing a disappointing eighth when sent of favourite in the Newmarket Classic, bouncing back to triumph... Read More

The Richard Hannon-trained Rosallion (3 c Blue Point – Rosaline by New Approach) earned redemption for his last-start second-placed finish in the English 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) when he produced a fine effort to land the Irish equivalent at the Curragh on Saturday.  The son of Darley shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) always looked to... Read More