Ocean Park back in the frame as miracle filly Ohope Wins completes Oaks double
Waikato Stud believe their ultra consistent stallion Ocean Park (Thorn Park) has again emphatically proved himself a sire under the radar after the trans-Tasman Oaks double of a filly who’s incredibly lucky to merely be alive, Ohope Wins. Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner Ocean Park is a rising 18-year-old whose books of mares have... Read More
Percy Sykes plan for Team Archibald’s Bomshell works out
Cherry Bomshell (Lucky Vega) became her sire’s second Australian black type winner with an upset victory in Saturday’s Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) for two-year-old fillies at Randwick. Well ridden by visiting Brisbane-based regular partner Ben Thompson, Cherry Bomshell settled second-last of the nine while Thompson let a small squadron battle for the lead.... Read More
Smith’s Flyer nothing like Idle as she lands huge Group 1 in Queen Of The Turf
Underrated filly Idle Flyer (Dundeel) gave more proof her sire’s gender tide was turning by upsetting a supposed three-horse race to score her elite breakthrough in Saturday’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). The $1 million Randwick feature was promoted as a clash of three star mares. Chris Waller’s Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) started... Read More
Sir Delius lands biggest career success in QEII as Autumn Glow’s run comes to an end
Sir Delius (Frankel) – the headline horse of the spring for reasons good and bad – proved his rare quality beyond doubt in taking the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) as Autumn Glow’s (The Autumn Sun) winning streak came to a decisive end at Randwick on Saturday. Imported to Australia after a Group 3... Read More
Kiwi superstar Ohope Wins adds her name to history books with famous Oaks success
Star New Zealander Ohope Wins (Ocean Park) joined a select band of fillies to win the major Oaks double on both sides of the Tasman in storming to victory in the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick. Having won the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) two starts earlier at Ellerslie before a transfer... Read More
Broodmare Sale to also offer drafts from Hesket Thoroughbreds and Bell View Park
Next month’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale will feature new opportunities for buyers, with the latest news of two unreserved reduction sales confirmed in the catalogue. Victorian-based Hesket Thoroughbreds will offer a line up of 22 lots through the Newington Farm Premium Consignment, while New South Wales’ Bell View Park Stud have ten lots set... Read More