Slim Pickings
A bumper Saturday of high class racing, especially in Sydney, did not produce the usual New Zealand results. Apart from the Chris Waller, Bjorn Baker and James McDonald influences, the Kiwis did not have a lot to write home about. Even home wasn’t too flash as three of the four stakes races run in the... Read More
‘It’s a big step up in class again, but I know our horse will race well’
Unbeaten bush two-year-old Spicy Lu (Tagaloa) will attempt to go from a Cowra maiden to top tier glory in the space of four runs when she contests the Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick on Saturday. And while that’s a dizzying progression, her Queanbeyan trainer Nick Olive is confident the burgeoning filly will put... Read More
Chung stars with Sha Tin treble
Angus Chung successfully forged new territory on Sunday, posting his first Sha Tin treble crowned by Divano’s (Brave Smash) dominant victory in the Class 1 Healthy Community Handicap (1400m). After scoring on Tony Cruz pair Parents’ Love (Deep Field) and Gustosisimo (Exceed And Excel), Chung produced a clinical ride on Divano in the afternoon’s feature... Read More
Group 1 winner Amelia’s Jewel ‘surprise’ addition to Inglis Chairman’s Sale
Group 1-winning mare Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) is a surprise late addition to an already star-studded cast for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale, which will take place at Riverside Stables on May 8. Bred and raced by prominent Western Australian businessman Peter Walsh, Amelia’s Jewel was retired on Saturday after her fifth-placed finish in Randwick’s Queen Of... Read More
Is Pride Of Dubai on the cusp of a surprise victory?
Trevor Marshallsea takes a closer look at the Coolmore stallion’s extraordinary season so far Since late last year, the Australian breeding world has been waiting for him to drop from his lofty perch and shuffle back to a more expected place on the nation’s general sires’ table. But with 15 Saturdays left in the season,... Read More
Cummings Tempted to test his filly after her Percy Sykes success
Tempted (Street Boss) made amends for a luckless run in the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) by securing her second stakes win in the Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) on day two of The Championships at Randwick. Trainer James Cummings cited some lofty spring ambitions for the valuable filly after she dashed away from... Read More