Vale St Jean
St Jean (Teofilo), the previously unheralded sire of this year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winner Half Yours, has died after a paddock accident at Brackley Park. The 15-year-old’s death on Tuesday morning comes less than a month after Half Yours ended a 52-year drought for Victorian breeding in the Cup. Brackley Park principal Grant... Read More
Ivy looks to continue Rosemont’s winning run in Merson Cooper
Rosemont Stud will look to unveil their next promising homebred juvenile on Saturday when the Jason Warren-trained Ivy (Hanseatic) steps out for the first time in the Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield, a race that has become a meaningful touchstone for the farm. The filly arrives with strong pre-race credentials, having won all... Read More
Little Luana Miss set to tackle the heavyweights
She may be the small filly taking on some seasoned sprinters, but local trainer Trevor Andrews insists Luana Miss (Bivouac) is well capable of punching above her light weight as he gets set to unleash his stable star on Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). The experienced Ascot horseman has celebrated eight Group 1 wins... Read More
Almost An Angel set to deliver another heavenly display
A pre-Christmas juvenile winner for So You Think (High Chaparral) is a rarity, so if his two-year-old filly Almost An Angel can make it two from two in the Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield this Saturday it would deliver another posthumous accolade and further enhance the legacy of Coolmore’s late globetrotting trailblazer. Almost... Read More
Ardrossan double strike
The weather lately has affected New Zealand spring racing in a negative sense, that is until last Saturday when it affected racing in a positive sense. At last, the weather Gods smiled and Pukekohe provided a splendid day of racing on a tip-tip surface. We were overdue. Spring is nearly over. Recent trials at Avondale... Read More
Miller confident come-from-behind Jokers Grin can have the last laugh
Knockabout Perth trainer Bernie Miller is confident Jokers Grin (Maschino) – the quirky gelding who hasn’t changed his life – is in the right shape to excel as “the hunted” runner in Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ascot. The 70-year-old Miller runs a team of around half a dozen horses at his property... Read More