Freedman extends his Extreme shopping spree
Michael Freedman continued his Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) spending spree on the final day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Yearling Sale when the trainer partnered with Darby Racing and Andrew Williams Bloodstock to purchase the Newgate sensation’s bay colt for $400,000. Fresh from his Group 2 success with Berzelius over the... Read More
Legend Zac Purton becomes first to ride 2,000 winners in Hong Kong
Zac Purton broke new ground at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 31 May) as the Australian became the first jockey to ride 2,000 winners in Hong Kong, reaching the milestone aboard Rising World (Nicconi) (121lb) in the Hong Kong Wu Hua General Association Cup Plate (1200m) for Griffins. Breaking swiftly from barrier 10 on Brett... Read More
Keeping the faith
Punters lost faith but not the connections of Electron (Turn Me Loose), winner of Saturday’s AGC Training Centre Stakes (Listed, 1600m) at Wanganui. The mare took seven starts to win her maiden then quickly added two more wins. She has tried stakes level on 11 occasions during her 31-start career and last autumn managed a... Read More
Lope De Vega colt tops the charts on opening day
The principle of supply and demand ultimately determines the value of any product, and so it was of no great surprise that the only lots by Lope De Vega (Shamardal), Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) and I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) on offer on the opening day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast National... Read More
Stradbroke to follow for Regal Award after Fred Best success
Highly rated punters’ headache Regal Award (Ole Kirk) became his young sire’s seventh stakes winner and capped a major day for trainer Phillip Stokes and jockey Lachie Neindorf in taking Saturday’s Fred Best Classic (Gr 3, 1400m) at Eagle Farm. A total of 35 minutes after claiming the Lord Mayor’s Cup (Gr 3, 1800m) with... Read More
Headley Grange hits the big time with Kingsford-Smith victory
Redoubtable gelding Headley Grange (Exosphere) took his role as an Inglis Digital poster boy to stunning new heights when he became an elite and weight-for-age winner in Saturday’s Kingsford-Smith Cup (Gr 1, 1300m) at Eagle Farm. Trained by a master of second-hand horses in Joe Pride and well ridden by quiet achiever Adam Hyeronimus, Headley... Read More