Group 1 winner Unforgotten headlines early entries for Inglis’ The Chairman’s Sale
Inglis’ concerted push to ramp up the appeal of its Chairman’s Sale for elite breeding stock and race fillies has been rewarded with vendors already committing a number of high-class broodmares to the 2020 Sydney auction. Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) and her Chris Waller-trained stablemate Noire (Foxwedge) as well as... Read More
Butterfield enters Hong Kong Derby reckoning
Butterfield (Setembro Chove) took a stride forward on the road to the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) with a smart success in the Class 2 Azalea Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon. The race had been billed as something of a Derby trial, with six eligible runners in the field of 13, headed by... Read More
Siam Warrior comes up trumps
A slightly interrupted prep did little to dent Siam Warrior’s (Exceed And Excel) winning momentum on Saturday. The five-year-old suffered a minor hiccup after his last-start win in a Class 4 race over 1200 metres on January 1 when he got cast in his box, meaning James Peters had to back him off to allow... Read More
Maher and Eustace continue juvenile domination in Sydney
A week after Cellsabeel’s (Hinchinbrook) six-length romp at Rosehill, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have strengthened their Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) hand as Away Game (Snitzel) and Prague (Redoute’s Choice) landed a Group 3 double at Randwick yesterday. Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) winner Away Game took out the first leg of... Read More
Ryan colt aiming to Standout in Expressway
Listed-winning son of Exceed And Excel out to bolster fine record of three-year-old sprinters this season Corumbene Stud home-bred Standout (Exceed And Excel) will try to become the fourth three-year-old to defy the older horses in a major all-comers sprint this season when he lines-up in today’s Expressway Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. Gerald... Read More
Amazing Star dazzles for Purton and Ting at the Valley
Amazing Star (Darci Brahma) put in a dazzling performance to take the Class 2 Stubbs Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday and continue the fine form of trainer Jimmy Ting. The improving five-year-old destroyed his rivals. A fast break to lead followed by a strong middle section had them working hard to keep tabs,... Read More