North England advertises Slipper credentials
North England (Farnan) served up a reminder that he should not be left out of Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) discussions with a slick 900-metre trial win on Monday, beating a couple of leading contenders for the $5 million Group 1 at Rosehill. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt proved 3.5 lengths too good... Read More
Star Thoroughbreds hit a purple patch in Tasmania
Star Thoroughbreds’ purple and white star silks have been carried to victory in some of Australia’s biggest races, but as a born and bred Taswegian it gave the company’s founder Denise Martin a particular thrill to achieve a notable Magic Millions double at Launceston on Sunday. A four-length romp in the 3YO/4YO Tasmanian Classic (1400m)... Read More
Golden Slipper bid under consideration for Return To Conquer
Kiwi-trained youngster could attempt to make history as connections weigh up possible trans-Tasman raid The boom time surrounding Kia Ora Stud could be on the cusp of a special chapter, with the exciting colt they part–own with Te Akau Racing – Return To Conquer (Snitzel) – in the mix to attempt to create history by... Read More
Impressive Return To Conquer doubles unbeaten tally
Te Akau Racing’s million-dollar colt Return To Conquer (2 c Snitzel – Vaujany by Lonhro) delivered again in Saturday’s Colin Jillings 2YO Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) at Ellerslie, improving his unblemished record to four trials and two raceday appearances. The son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) was bought by David Ellis for AU$1.3 million at the... Read More
The Playwright composes the script in Widden Stakes
The Playwright (Written By) earned her young sire an especially apt fifth stakes winner by hanging on for a tenacious victory in the race named after his stud farm, the Widden Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Ridden by Regan Bayliss, The Playwright enacted the standard Waterhouse-Bott position of setting the pace from... Read More
Blitzburg lives up to his name in Canonbury Stakes
The evergreen Snitzel’s (Redoute’s Choice) golden season continued when two-year-old colt Blitzburg lived up to his name with a sizzling all-the-way win in the Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. There’s only one stallion in the Australian general sires’ top 30 more senior than Snitzel, that being the year-older – and retired... Read More