Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) laid to rest doubts stemming from an unimpressive barrier trial in claiming her ninth elite-level win in yesterday’s Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington. But it was no typical stroll for Ta Akau’s five-year-old mare, as Proven Thoroughbreds’ redoubtable gelding Private Eye (Al Maher) almost pulled off another... Read More

Kimochi (Brave Smash) finally ended her run as a black–type bridesmaid and put the icing on a superb week for Yarraman Park with a fighting triumph in yesterday’s Light Fingers Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. After a brave but agonising spring campaign of six starts for six stakes placings – including top tier seconds... Read More

Away from all the deserved noise about Tulloch Lodge’s two-year-olds, James Harron isn’t having too bad a season himself. The colts syndicates giant has one of the most exciting horses in the land in unbeaten Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) equal favourite Bodyguard (I Am Invincible). And Harron’s famed dark green with gold epaulettes... Read More

Rosehill hosted five juvenile trials yesterday, with the unbeaten Stormy Boy (Justify) proving easily the most impressive on the day, cruising to a six and a half length success in his 900-metre heat.  The son of Coolmore’s US Triple Crown-winning shuttler Justify (Scat Daddy), who is currently a $3 favourite for next month’s Golden Slipper... Read More

Mr Brightside (Bullbars) showed he could be on the way to earning champion status with a spine-tingling fifth elite-level success in yesterday’s CF Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield. Resuming after a strong but bittersweet spring – in which two Group 1 triumphs and a Group 2 win were followed by three top-tier seconds... Read More