‘Now I’ve got to front up and face the music and see how good she is’ – Stakes test awaits Cavanough’s unbeaten filly
Wily bush trainer and punting enthusiast Brett Cavanough, whose last winner was at Muttaburra, is bringing a “big gawky filly with a head like a wheelie bin” to Sydney for Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). But before bookies start sniffing a plunge and winding her in, Cavanough insists the mission for the unbeaten-from-two-starts... Read More
Mitchell full of optimism for Yarraman’s new season
Yarraman Park is building into the new season with high hopes Hellbent (I Am Invincible) will become a top-ten sire and his famous father can wrest back his champion sire’s crown from Zoustar (Northern Meteor). With Arthur and Harry Mitchell’s farm boasting only three stallions, it’s a happy position to be in. Hellbent has been... Read More
Baker and Clarke launch ambitious trans-hemisphere project
There was a distinctly international feel to the opening exchanges with interests from Japan and Australia both making six-figure signings. Japan’s JS Company went to €200,000 (approx. AU$359,920) for the Space Blues (Dubawi) filly out of the Listed-placed Africa (Dabirism) offered by Haras des Capucines, five lots before the New Bay (Dubawi) colt out of... Read More
Private Eye shows class in P B Lawrence
Evergreen nine-year-old Private Eye (8 g Al Maher – Confidential Queen by Shamardal) showcased another classy effort as he landed Saturday’s P B Lawrence Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield in great style. Ridden by Nash Rawiller for trainer Joe Pride, the gelded son of Al Maher (Danehill) proved a class above as he beat... Read More
Group 1 goals for Ferivia
On Friday, trainer Phillip Stokes told ANZ News he hoped homebred filly Ferivia (Astern) might measure up to a Guineas. Specifically, he conceded his sights were set fairly modestly on the Morphettville Guineas (Listed, 1600m) next March, rather than anything too highfalutin. But a day later, Stokes had major cause to revise those hopes upward... Read More
Skyhook makes big spring statement in the Rosebud
Skyhook (Written Tycoon) indicated he’ll be one of the classier three-year-olds of the Sydney spring by resuming with a tough victory in The Rosebud (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. A $575,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast purchase for trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, the chestnut colt was among the more prominent two-year-olds of the... Read More