Royal day for Godolphin as they sweep four stakes wins
The famous royal blue silks of Godolphin were highly prominent at both Randwick and Flemington on Saturday as His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s near 60-year operation scooped an across-the-cards feature-race four-timer. In what proved to be a red-letter day for Godolphin, the quartet of winners began with Tempted’s (Street Boss) success in... Read More
Joliestar shines brightly in Newmarket romp
Plenty of Kiwi eyes would have been on the action at Ellerslie’s Champions Day on Saturday, but all eyes at Cambridge Stud were fixed firmly on their mare Joliestar (Zoustar) in Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) and they were not disappointed as the crack sprinter delivered a dominant performance in Flemington’s time-honoured handicap. The Chris... Read More
Estriella and Royal Merchant among latest Inglis Chairman’s Sale entries
Group 1-winning mare Royal Merchant (Merchant Navy) and Group 2 scorer Estriella (I Am Invincible) have been announced as the latest entries for May’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale. Estriella is a three-time stakes winner of the Caulfield Sprint (Gr 2, 1000m), Peter Le Grand Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) and Sunlight Classic (Listed, 1100m) and, having been... Read More
Double for Ole Kirk
Vinery Stud’s first-season sire Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) had a winning across-the-cards double on Friday, taking his individual winner’s tally to four. Prestige Ole (2 c ex Major Wager by Exceed And Excel) provided the Golden Rose (Gr 1, 1400m)-winning stallion with his third winner when scoring in the opening contest at Ballarat. Ridden by... Read More
‘I think it’s essential if you want to win a Slipper, and I have won eight of them’
Gai Waterhouse is confident North England (Farnan) will prove himself the latest advertisement for a training plan that has netted her a record eight Golden Slippers (Gr 1, 1200m) when he resumes in Saturday’s Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. He may only be as long in the market as a $5.50 second favourite... Read More
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