Joliestar all set for Royal Ascot raid after fifth Group 1 success
The TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) was the next on the card and Chris Waller’s Joliestar (Zoustar) delivered the champion trainer his second Group 1 of the day and her fifth overall, before a Royal Ascot mission was confirmed for the flying five-year-old. Randwick’s weight-for-age autumn sprint highlight was an intriguing betting race, with... Read More
Campione D’Italia cements stud future with Sires’ Produce success
Newgate-China Horse Club colt Campione D’Italia (Snitzel) might not yet have the champion status hinted by his name, but proved himself a special colt in the making with a commanding victory in Saturday’s ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick. After a poor tenth on debut was followed by a barnstorming win in... Read More
‘That was breathtaking’ – star filly Sheza Alibi dismantles Doncaster field By Trevor Marshallsea
Peter Moody was left pinching himself after Sheza Alibi (Saxon Warrior) confirmed herself as the latest superstar filly in his care with an unforgettable victory in Saturday’s Doncaster Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick. Sheza Alibi, the $10,000 weanling purchase for her sole owner, central Queensland grazier Fred Noffke, pushed her earnings to $3.7 million... Read More
Seraphox (AUS)
Seraphox (AUS) 2 c Harry Angel – Foxy Touch by Foxwedge O: Starblue Racing Foxy, Ciaron Maher Racing, Ms P J Wilson, P Mittner, N M Anacleto, A H H Lau, Thura Souhernbreds, Binc Racing, V F Rovetto, S Vasile, D Martin, T R Alderman, Nature Stripe Racing, R F Diaz & T Y H... Read More
Diego Velazquez a Group 1 addition to Swettenham Stud
Swettenham Stud has announced Frankel’s (Galileo) Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois (1600m) winner Diego Velazquez will stand for an introductory service fee of $27,500 (inc GST) this year. Owner Adam Sangster will stand him at the Nagambie nursery alongside champion Irish-bred Victorian sire Toronado (High Chaparral), Lofty Strike (Snitzel), Wooded (Wootten Basset) and I... Read More
Yulong double-handed in ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes
It’s all systems go for Yulong Investments with new acquisitions Streisand (Magnus) and Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) leading the charge on Day 1 of The Championships at Randwick on Easter Saturday. Streisand is a firming $3.30 favourite for the Inglis Sires’ (Gr 1, 1400m) and Paradoxium is on the third-line of markets at $9.50 following contrasting... Read More