Jason Warren’s mare becomes the second Group 1 winner for Yarraman Park’s rising star Hellbent Benedetta (Hellbent) brought up a treble of doubles as she atoned for a run of top-tier frustration by becoming the first mare in 11 years to win Adelaide’s marquee sprint, The Goodwood (Gr 1, 1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The... Read More

Pricey Yulong colt Growing Empire (Zoustar) gave another loud hint of his immense future, while serving justice to his family’s impressive past, with a scorching first Group victory in Morphettville’s Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) on Saturday. Bred by a group including Vinery Stud part-owner Neil Werrett, and sold from that farm’s draft to Yulong... Read More

Young jockey Lachie Neindorf was last after the jump, then took the inside line eschewed by all others at Morphettville on Saturday as the already long odds steadily built higher against him in pursuit of his first Group 1 victory. But when the leaders hit the line in the $1 million Robert Sangster Stakes (Gr... Read More

Saturday’s The Quokka (1200m) had a very similar feel to last year’s renewal, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass (Vancouver) again overcoming local star Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) to record back-to-back victories in the valuable sprint. Running for $5 million in prize-money this time around, up $1 million from 2023, the five-year-old son of Vancouver (Medaglia D’Oro)... Read More

He had to do it the very hard way, but Kintyre (Hallowed Crown) finally joined his half-sister and fellow Gary Portelli-trained galloper Fireburn (Rebel Dane) as a stakes-winner with a protest victory in Saturday’s Frank Packer Plate (Gr 3, 2000m) at Randwick. The second foal of Newcastle maiden winner Mull Over (So You Think), a... Read More