Autumn Angel soars to Australian Oaks victory
Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained filly becomes first Group 1 winner for The Autumn Sun with brave success Randwick’s The Championships have proved a lucrative couple of weeks for Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman this year and the training partners enjoyed more Group 1 success on Saturday when Autumn Angel (The Autumn Sun) produced a... Read More
‘I’ve never seen anything like that’ – Pride Of Jenni stuns Maher
‘I’ve never seen anything like that, ever’ was Ciaron Maher’s assessment of Pride Of Jenni’s (Pride Of Dubai) victory in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m). In truth, it is doubtful many punters at Randwick had ever witnessed something quite like that success, and almost certainly never in a race of this calibre. A... Read More
Circle Of Fire provides emotional Cup win for Atzeni
British import Circle Of Fire (Almanzor) continued his rapid progression up the staying ladder, and handed Ciaron Maher the first leg of a quickfire Group 1 double, when dominating Saturday’s Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) at Randwick. Having just his fourth start since relocating from Newmarket-based trainer Sir Michael Stoute, the four-year-old entire opened his... Read More
Zougotcha gets Queen Of Turf call in photo-finish
Chris Waller’s disappointment after Via Sistina’s (Frankel) second-placed finish having been sent off odds-on favourite in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes was short lived, with the trainer saddling a quinella in the following contest, with Zougotcha (Zoustar) narrowly getting the verdict over last year’s heroine Atishu (Savabeel) in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1,... Read More
Maher counting on ‘fast-improving’ Semana to rise again at Randwick
Daughter of Winning Rupert bidding for Group 1 glory in Queen Of The Turf Stakes Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon) might have landed on the other edge of the country, but trainer Ciaron Maher believes his daughter Semana can put him firmly in the middle of the map by becoming his first elite-level winner in the... Read More
War Chant dies
War Chant (Danzig), a longstanding resident at Yarradale Stud, died on Thursday. He was 27. The son of Danzig (Danehill), who after succumbing to the infirmities of old age, called the Gidgegannup nursery home for over a decade having began stud duties at Robert Clay’s Three Chimney’s Farm in Kentucky in 2001 and his shuttling... Read More