Voyage Bubble displays championship qualities with fighting Hong Kong Gold Cup win
James McDonald attributed a dramatic Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) victory to Voyage Bubble’s (Deep Field) class and courage after the pair overcame several obstacles at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having arrived at Sha Tin from Riyadh, where he partnered Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) into second place in a pulsating Saudi Cup (Gr 1,... Read More
High-flying Yulong poised to unleash more autumn firepower
ulong dominated the most prestigious meeting of the year so far on Saturday with three stakes wins, but Zhang Yuesheng’s empire is about to grow far stronger with the arrival of a fresh battalion of reinforcements set to tackle the autumn. The green and white army were particularly satisfied with their Caulfield haul, coming as... Read More
Beiwacht enters Golden Slipper picture
Godolphin colt Beiwacht (Bivouac) became his Darley sire’s first Australian black type winner with an impressive longshot’s victory in a Silver Slipper Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) that blurred calculations surrounding next month’s Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m). In a race notable for the dethroning third placing – after a particularly tough run in transit –... Read More
It’s all too easy for the big EV
El Vencedor (Shocking) continued his career-best form with another superb victory in Saturday’s WFA Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) at Ellerslie. The gelding sat three back off the pace set by Belclare (Per Incanto) and looked to be travelling like the winner throughout under Wiremu Pinn. Given his head rounding the home bend, the Stephen Marsh-trained... Read More
Per Incanto’s Jimmysstar grabs his first Group 1
New Zealand-based stallion Per Incanto (Street Cry) brought up his eighth elite winner when Jimmysstar stormed home to take out Saturday’s Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) at Caulfield. Ridden by Ethan Brown, the Ciaron Maher-trained five-year-old gelding settled at the rear from barrier 14 of 16, and as the leaders tired near the end of... Read More
Treasurethe Moment makes impressive comeback
VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) heroine Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) stamped herself one of the most exciting horses in the country – and another budding superstar for Yulong – with an imperious first-up win in Saturday’s Angus Armanasco Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m). The Matt Laurie-trained Yulong homebred was having her first run since her Flemington... Read More