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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
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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
Slipper fancies draw favourably
Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) favourite Storm Boy (Justify) has landed barrier two for Saturday’s two-year-old feature. The son of Justify’s (Scat Daddy) co-trainer Gai Waterhouse will be bidding to grab her eighth win in the race, and her second with fellow co-trainer Adrian Bott, when they field a six-strong team. The stable, who are... Read More
Oaks heroine gives Ormsby a different kind of Group 1
Almost two decades after riding Creil (Frenchpark) to victory in the Avondale Cup (Gr 1, 2200m) as an apprentice, the multi-talented Chad Ormsby climbed the same mountain in a different way when Pulchritudinous (Wrote) won the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Trentham on Saturday. Ormsby now trains a small team at Cambridge, saddling... Read More
Moore the $60 million man for Storm Boy
Coolmore makes call to Englishman to ride Golden Slipper favourite yan Moore will ride raging Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) favourite Storm Boy (Justify) in Saturday week’s $5 million race and the star jockey will be aiming to make it back-to-back wins in the crucial stallion-making contest, but for Coolmore this selection is just one... Read More