Langbecker celebrate brilliant pinhook result
The year has certainly started with a bang for the Langbecker family. At the Gold Coast’s first attempt at staging their Magic Millions raceday last month, Letitia Langbecker – daughter of Queensland harness racing legend Kevin Thomas – celebrated breeding the winner of the second race when Slippin’ Jimmy (Pariah) scored. One race later Amosu... Read More
Overlooked
New Year began with a bang for Rich Hill Stud when four of their stallions sired five stakes winners within the first 11 days. A treble on New Year’s Day featured Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact) siring Too Sweet in the Eclipse Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Vadamos (Monsun) sired Real Class and Island Life to run... Read More
Riverstone celebrate ‘great’ first day at Classic
One year on from a stunning debut at Inglis Classic, Hunter Valley boutique stud Riverstone Lodge is showing that it was no one-off after a strong first day of this year’s edition, writes Trevor Marshallsea Established in 2023 by former Newgate nominations executive Nick Taylor and backers, Riverstone hit Riverside for their first splash at... Read More
The McEvoys go on a spending spree as the Inglis Classic sale gets underway
Tony and Calvin McEvoy were the hardest hitters on day one of an Inglis Classic Yearling Sale which resoundingly defied fears of a downturn when the father and son duo snapped up the day’s two highest lots in a $400,000 colt by boom sire Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) and a $360,000 filly by I Am Invincible... Read More
Luke Ferraris continues dream run with Lucky With You success
Luke Ferraris continued a blistering form surge with success aboard veteran sprinter Lucky With You (Artie Schiller) in the Class 1 TVB Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (9 February), leaving the young South African jockey with three feature victories in ten days. Buoyant after wins in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (Listed,... Read More
Another Wil races to emotional win in the Orr
Jamie Melham delivered an emotional win when she steered Another Wil to victory in Saturday’s C.F. Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield, a few days after what would have been the gelding’s late breeder and owner, Col McKenna’s birthday. Melham, who recently married fellow jockey Ben Melham, guided the five-year-old gelding to his first... Read More