Runner-up was stablemate Alyaasaat (Dawn Approach), both owned and bred in NSW by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd and trained by Mike de Kock. While Soqrat, his trainer’s 117th Group 1 winner, is the first for Epaulette, the sire has Group 3 winners Khulaasa and Meryl in Australia plus stakes... Read More

They are Advertise, a son of former shuttler Showcasing, whose claims are well established via his Coventry Stakes second to Calyx and subsequent Group 2 July Stakes win. The other is Confiding, a son of Haunui Farm shuttler Iffraaj, who today showed his wares to finish a brave third in Goodwood’s Group 2 Vintage Stakes... Read More

Resuming in the Rosebud Prelude (1000m), Plague Stone began awkwardly and was back in eighth place early on before Hugh Bowman settled the colt in fourth spot nearing the 600 metres, tracking a quick tempo. He set out after the leader at the 200 metres and finished too well to score, seemingly with something in... Read More

After showing promise with a second on debut at this track on July 4, the Lindsay Park-trained Thine Is The Power built on that impressively on Wednesday with a comfortable maiden victory under jockey Cory Parish. The daughter of Street Boss (Street Cry) broke well from her inside barrier (1) before displaying good early pace... Read More

Named, of course, after the 17th century Dutch painter and not the 2017 Melbourne Cup runner-up. Also found Van Diemen’s name adoring a suburban straat which seems modest recognition for the man best remembered for his efforts to foster exploration of the Great South Land, dubbed New Holland by Abel Tasman whom Van Diemen had... Read More

Aidan O’Brien was shooting for his 40th Irish classic win in the Oaks, represented by multiple runners, but Newmarket mentor William Haggas denied him of the honour when his filly Sea Of Class overpowered O’Brien’s second string, Forever Together (Galileo), earlier winner of the Oaks (Gr 1, 1m4f) at Epsom, close to home after coming... Read More