Rivellino flies in Skyline Stakes
Also featuring at Randwick on Saturday were speedy juveniles out to prove their Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) credentials, and the first to do so was last-start Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) winner Rivellino (Too Darn Hot), who took his unbeaten record to three with a win in the Skyline Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Sent off... Read More
Shenandoah downs Camelot in Lady’s Surround Stakes
Star three-year-old fillies were on show in Saturday’s Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick, and it was the ladies who fought it out once again with Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) stamping her authority over Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon) in a thrilling finish. The same quinella from the Light Fingers Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on... Read More
Guineas redemption for Feroce and Sutton
Saturday’s Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) showcased some of the best of New Zealand breeding and provided a tale of swift redemption, with Dominic Sutton’s Feroce (Super Seth) giving the trainer his first Group 1 win in the Flemington feature. After falling agonisingly short in the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) in the spring, the... Read More
Exciting trio added to Chairman’s catalogue
Three-time Group 1-placed mare Semana (Winning Rupert), Group 2 winner Grinzinger Belle (Shamexpress) and multiple stakes scorer She Dances (Street Boss) feature among the latest wave of entries made for the upcoming Inglis Chairman’s Sale. As well as finishing second in last year’s Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m), beaten just 0.3 lengths by Zougotcha (Zoustar),... Read More
Emirates Park hoping for Sweet result with homebred filly Marhoona
Emirates Park will be bidding to make it back-to-back wins in the Sweet Embrace Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) with another homebred when Marhoona (Snitzel) tackles the $300,000 Group 2 for fillies at Randwick on Saturday. Having sent out fellow Emirates Park homebred Manaal (Tassort) to land the contest by 1.2 lengths under Tommy Berry last... Read More
Racing NSW and Racing RA hit major block as ARF reject all 17 upgrades
The Asian Racing Federation (ARF) has delivered a stinging rebuke to Racing NSW (RNSW) and Racing Australia (RA) by rejecting their controversial list of supposed black type upgrades for 17 races in New South Wales. But with most of those races already run once under their mooted new grading, the rejection means a mass of... Read More