Red letter day at Caulfield as Tagaloa downs favourite Hanseatic
Shock win in Blue Diamond Stakes provides Busuttin and Young with a first Australian Group 1 An on-pace track bias at Caulfield may have corrupted some outcomes, and certainly thwarted the aspirations of many, but history will nonetheless record the winners as they stand and note yesterday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) meeting as... Read More
Ms Catherine provides Shooting To Win with milestone in Typhoon Tracy
Shooting To Win (Northern Meteor), to date upstaged at stud by his brother Deep Field, last night registered an important stakes winner after the progressive Henry Dwyer-trained filly Ms Catherine scored an all-the-way victory in the Typhoon Tracy Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Moonee Valley. Now unbeaten in three starts, Ms Catherine scored a dominant... Read More
Hanseatic could be the top colt to continue Street Cry sire line
Godolphin homebred leads way but Darley sires also have strong Blue Diamond hand Godolphin power brokers will have their eyes firmly cast on unbeaten colt Hanseatic (Street Boss) during the running of the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) but should the favourite strike trouble, their attention will quickly switch to his four Darley-sired rivals.... Read More
Ole Kirk (AUS)
O: Werrett Bloodstock (Mgr: N R J Werrett), Dr A L Attebo, C H Madden, Mrs J G Madden, Gilgai Farm (Mgr: R R Jamieson), Mrs J V Allan, Arlington Park Racing (Mgr: B P Bradley) & Mrs A. Jockey T: Team Hawkes B: Gilgai Farm S: Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale 2019 V: Gilgai... Read More
Outstanding sectional times confirm star quality of Alligator Blood and Catalyst
Outstanding sectional times provided a further illustration of the talents of brilliant three-year-olds Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) and Catalyst (Darci Brahma) following their stunning battle in Saturday’s C S Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m). The sight of their head-to-head duel down the Flemington straight will long be remembered with victory going to Alligator Blood,... Read More
McGrath: ‘We’re having an unbelievable run at the moment – long may it continue’
Chris Humpleby catches up with Aquis Farm managing director Shane McGrath ahead of a key weekend for the operation’s juveniles, who continue to go from strength to strength Large-scale investment, a robust infrastructure and a clear plan of action does not automatically preclude racecourse success, but Aquis Farm’s approach to the 2019 yearling sales –... Read More