Day Ten – Melbourne hopefuls ease into the weekend with quiet afternoon
While OTI Racing’s Fastnet Tempest (Fastnet Rock) did not leave the quarantine facility and was walked inside, the remaining horses headed out as usual onto Side Hill and the famous Warren Hill, where the majority enjoyed light trots and canters. Only Steel Of Madrid (Lope De Vega) did anything approaching what might be considered a... Read More
Day Nine – Quarantine Tests Come Back Clear
“Everything is fine, we got the results from the equine viral arteritis back today and they are all negative and clear, which is terrific,” Paltridge told ANZ Bloodstock News. “We just have a couple of test results to come back, one on Monday and one on Tuesday. Hopefully they will all be fine and we... Read More
You’ve got to hand it to Sydney when it comes to establishing new races, writes Steve
It was the brainchild of the now defunct Sydney Turf Club (STC) which, of course, also introduced the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) in 1957. The club was always innovative as Max Presnell wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2013: “The STC led the way with forward thinking, dating to 1945-46 when it... Read More
Day Eight – Newmarket Quarantine Inmates Take It Easy
After a stronger piece of work with fellow Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) entrant Tiberian (Tiberius Caesar) yesterday, the Hughie Morrison-trained Marmelo (Duke Of Marmalade) was given a gentle canter around Side Hill yesterday and looked in good condition. The Willie Mullins-trained pair Wicklow Brave (Beat Hollow) and Riven Light (Raven’s Pass), were also given... Read More
Naantali (NZ)
O: Greenwich Stud T: Ciaron Maher B: C A & C C Chamberlain, H M & M J Moran S: New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale 2016: V: Windsor Park Stud $180,000 P: Ciaron Maher Racing W: Laming Racing Maiden Plate, 1200m, Cranbourne, 20 September Naantali broke well from her wide barrier 12 and was... Read More
The $10,000,000 The Everest Is Looming – So Too Is Chautauqua
Having his first start since his brilliant last-to-first victory in the T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Randwick on 1 April, Chautauqua was again settled at the tail of the field on Saturday. In fact he was still last at the 200 metres mark, before Brenton Avdulla switched the grey deeper and in... Read More