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
Blueblood colt enriches his pedigree
Michael Freedman believes Enriched (I Am Invincible) has the potential to become the next stallion to emerge from the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m) after the colt extended his trainer’s purple patch of form in Randwick’s Group 2. After Chris Waller’s star filly Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) was scratched on Saturday morning after... Read More
Treasurethe Moment digs deep in Australian Oaks
The Matt Laurie-trained Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) reinforced her reputation as the best filly in Australia on Saturday when she landed her second Classic in the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick. In winning the Group 1, the three-year-old became the first filly in 19 years to seal the ATC Oaks / VRC Oaks... Read More
Fangirl produces the goods in the Queen Of The Turf
In the next race on the card, Chris Waller was in the winner’s circle again following the exploits of yet another of his talented mares, with Fangirl (Sebring) duly claiming her fourth victory at the highest level when she took out the Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). After Via Sistina equalled the... Read More