Racing News

Lady Laguna grabs first Group 1 in Canterbury Stakes

Lady Laguna (Overshare) produced a brave performance to win yesterday’s Canterbury Stakes and she could now chase further elite-level spoils with Annabel Neasham revealing her ‘iron woman’ could now head to the Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) at Rosehill next Saturday.  Sent off at $11 under Tyler Schiller, the four-year-old mare was allowed to bide... Read More

Traffic Warden kicks off golden day for Godolphin

Street Boss (Street Cry) brought up a “happy 21st” Australian stakes-winner courtesy of Godolphin’s colt Traffic Warden dominant triumph in yesterday’s VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Flemington. Sent out a $5 third-favourite after a fair two-and-a-half length eighth from near-last when drawn wide in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), Traffic... Read More

Switzerland foot perfect in key Slipper lead up

Coolmore and Chris Waller’s $1.5 million colt Switzerland (Snitzel) issued a loud warning that the Golden Slipper picture was not all Tulloch Lodge-coloured when he stormed to victory in an engrossing Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick yesterday. In a classic edition of the key lead up to Australian breeding’s most important race, Switzerland... Read More

Dundeel’s Celestial Legend lands Randwick Guineas

Octogenarian trainer Les Bridge declared Celestial Legend (Dundeel) the best horse he’d had in his long career after the flashy colt led in a Dundeel (High Chaparral) quinella with a brave win in yesterday’s Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick. One start after handing Bridge his first Hobartville Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) in 40... Read More

Godolphin’s Cylinder lands emotionally charged Newmarket

The three-year-old colt emulated his now retired sire Exceed And Excel by winning the time-honoured Flemington feature    Cylinder brought a perfect farewell for his retiring sire, Exceed And Excel (Danehill), with a slashing triumph in yesterday’s Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m), giving the stallion a 19th top-tier winner, a neat 20 years since his... Read More

Velocious shines for Marsh in Sistema Stakes

Superstar filly Velocious (Written Tycoon) cemented herself atop the country’s two-year-old ranks with a tenacious victory in yesterday’s Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ellerslie. Velocious burst onto the juvenile scene on debut at Te Rapa in November, the daughter of Written Tycoon (Iglesia) swiftly collecting black-type honours in the Counties Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1100m)... Read More