A champion racehorse whose 11 Group 1 successes included five at 2000 metres, Lonhro until the Oaks had just one glaring omission from his sire CV in that he had failed to leave either a Derby or Oaks winner but Aristia has now rectified that gap in her father’s otherwise outstanding stud record. Aristia captured... Read More

Such optimism primarily stems from one of the most exciting crops of juvenile colts in recent times, spearheaded by the unbeaten Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) winner Too Darn Hot (Dubawi), while the supporting cast includes National Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) scorer Quorto (Dubawi), Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) winner Ten Sovereigns (No Nay... Read More

Connections advised that the colt would be ridden more forward to overcome his outside barrier (16) and Seberate worked deep on the track before actually crossing to the front, his rider Cory Parish then elected to let the colt stride along. His tactics then suddenly turned the race into a stern test of stamina and... Read More

Mid-September Cranbourne trial winner Bella Rosa, thrust her nose in front near the line for a game win on debut in the Bumble Stakes (registered as Ottawa Stakes) (Gr 3, 1000m)  on Tuesday. Racing in heavy rain, Bella Rosa was always among the leading group, narrowly headed at the crossing and was not asked for... Read More

Coming from well back early in the race, Extra Brut sprinted to the lead about 200 metres from home and was then able to hold off the strong finish of Stars Of Carrum (Fiorente) to score by a length with Chapada (Bullet Train) two lengths away in third place. Big disappointment of the race was... Read More

As long as the grandkids’ school still sends out circulars such as that pictured (exhibit 1). “What I did on Cup day”. No further description required. Everybody knows what Cup day is. “I watched a horse dad said he’d never seen before win the Melbourne Cup.” But as to stopping the world with the plethora... Read More