Kia Ora’s Farnan Gifted first winner
Kia Ora Stud’s first-season sire Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) brought up his first winner when speedy colt North England took out Saturday’s Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill. Ridden by Tim Clark, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained two-year-old surged to the front from gate three of nine, to beat off filly O’ Ole (Ole... Read More
Within The Law scores Yulong’s Lucky Vega his first stakes winner
What a couple of weeks for Yulong Stud. Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) claimed the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) and Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) – giving her four at the top tier for the campaign. Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) sired his first top-level winner when Treasurethe Moment won last Thursday’s VRC Oaks (Gr 1,... Read More
Sunshine In Paris sizzles in Champions Sprint
Renowned breeder John Camilleri had plenty of reasons to be beaming when Sunshine In Paris (Invader) earned him a top tier dividend on his sizeable investment when she pulled a breathtaking win out of the bag in Saturday’s Champions Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington. Ridden by who else but James McDonald, the Annabel Neasham... Read More
‘SPECIAL’ SISTINA
Chris Waller declared Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) a ‘very, very special horse’ after she defied any late-carnival curse with another dominant victory in Saturday’s Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Flemington. After the Yulong mare’s astonishing Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) triumph – slashing almost two seconds off Winx’s (Street Cry) record time and matching... Read More
Capitalist colt turns heads at Warwick Farm trials
There were a trio of juvenile heats conducted at the Warwick Farm trials on Friday, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Hayek (Capitalist) turning plenty of heads with a demolition job in his heat. The colt took his trial record to two wins from as many outings when he defeated Buckeye (Zousain), a brother to Thursday’s Red... Read More
Connections hoping patience is a virtue with Baraqiel
Trainer Troy Corstens and syndicator Nathan Bennett are confident their patience with injury-plagued six-year-old Baraqiel (Snitzel) can pay off with him becoming the second top-tier winner for his dam in Saturday’s mouth-watering Champions Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington. The half-brother to ATC Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Autumn Angel (The Autumn Sun), bred by... Read More