‘He’s really come of age’ – Price and Kent Jnr seek big prizes at Pakenham and Randwick
Inveterate winner Taken (Ardrossan) has the chance to prove he’s the real deal when he faces his sternest test to date in Pakenham’s $1 million slot race, The Supernova (1400m), on Saturday. And while not underestimating the size of his task as he rises to open company under set weights conditions, trainers Mick Price and... Read More
Michelangelo (AUS)
3 g Trapeze Artist – Waltzing Wodka by Sebring O: Mrs G L Muollo, Miss N A Muollo, Miss S A Muollo, Dr T M B Roberts, A M Muollo & A N Muollo B: Vieira Group Pty Ltd T: Chris Waller S: 2024 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Widden Stud P: Tim Roberts... Read More
‘Every time he races there’s always a bit of a gathering at home’ – Ka Ying Rising’s breeder makes the journey of a lifetime with Hong Kong’s sprinting sensation
Fraser Auret has made a special journey this week in order to see Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) for the first time since he left his former home in rural New Zealand. The world’s best sprinter, his reputation now sky-high after claiming The Everest at Randwick (Gr 1, 1200m) in October, was bred by Auret and... Read More
Itchintogo
What’s gone around has come around for Queensland’s Lucas Bloodstock as they celebrate their first stakes winner – and a duck-breaker for stallion Sun City (Zoustar) – in Itchintogo, winner of Saturday’s Phelan Ready Stakes (Listed, 1110m) at Doomben. Ben Lucas not only bred the two-year-old gelding but his dam Itchintowin (Nothing To Lose), who... Read More
Baker out to pocket more Millions after Paradoxium’s Wyong win
Bjorn Baker has another strong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m) contender on his hands in the shape of Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) after the colt produced a dominant performance in Wednesday’s Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m). Baker won last year’s edition with O’Ole (Ole Kirk), who later claimed the Gold Coast feature, and... Read More
Waterhouse calls for unity ahead of crucial Asian Pattern Committee meeting
Racing legend Gai Waterhouse has made an impassioned call for Australia’s black type crisis to be resolved in what looms as a seminal week for the issue, as Asian racing officials prepare to discuss it at a critical meeting. With industry participants warning that Australia could be demoted from Part I of the international thoroughbred... Read More