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Portelli re-assessing spring plans for Kintyre and Encap
The Ming Dynasty looms as the next assignment for Saturday’s Up And Coming Stakes placegetters Trainer Gary Portelli has been forced into a re-think on spring plans for Fireburn’s half-brother Kintyre (Hallowed Crown) and “Australia’s best maiden” Encap (Capitalist) after they opened an array of possibilities with exceptional performances on Saturday. Kintyre and Encap caught... Read More
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Dragon scorches his rivals to claim victory in Foxbridge
Punters got it spot on in the feature event at Te Rapa yesterday, as favourite Dragon Leap (7 g Pierro – Pontiana by Redoute’s Choice) defeated second elect Skew Wiff (Savabeel) in a thrilling finish to the Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (Gr 2, 1200m). The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained seven-year-old had looked to be... Read More
Valley vision comes up trumps for Acromantula
Acromantula (Written Tycoon) went within a whisker of breaking the Moonee Valley 1000-metre track record as a positive ride from Craig Williams saw the Western Australian claim an all-the-way win in the Carlyon Stakes (Listed, 1000m). Trainers Daniel and Ben Pearce had targeted the Moonee Valley stakes contest as the ideal late winter/early spring feature... Read More
Unbeaten Libertad lights up San Domenico Stakes for Trilogy Racing
Annabel Neasham and Chad Schofield recreated their San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) success of 12 months ago, with Libertad (Russian Revolution) extending his unbeaten run to three and stamping his spring ambitions with victory at Rosehill yesterday. Schofield and Neasham have enjoyed a terrific association since Sweet Ride (Deep Field) won the San Domenico... Read More
Tom Kitten an Up And Coming star for Godolphin
Group 3 victory puts a suite of three-year-old features on the agenda for James Cummings’ rising star James Cummings admits he may have to widen his spring ambitions for three-year-old Tom Kitten (Harry Angel), who returned to the track a narrow but impressive winner of the Up And Coming Stakes (Gr 3, 1300m) at Rosehill... Read More
Competition hots up as talented three-year-olds clash at Rosehill
Heavyweight owners Coolmore and Godolphin well represented in Group 3s in Sydney Coolmore and Godolphin are poised for a heavyweight clash amidst a mouth-watering three-year-old card at Rosehill today, highlighted by $3 million colt Kandinsky Abstract (Zoustar), who makes his reappearance in the San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). As the covers come off a... Read More