Heinous up for Brutal interstate Sires’ road trip
Setback sees Warren change plans with promising two-year-old filly The South Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) wasn’t initially on Victorian trainer Jason Warren’s radar with his promising filly Heinous (Brutal), but a mishap in Queensland forced a change of plans. One of three two-year-olds by Newgate Farm’s first–season sire Brutal (O’Reilly) nominated for... Read More
Lane punches in first stakes win
Anthony and Sam Freedman expressed their confidence that Punch Lane (So You Think) would have no issues with the eight-day back up in Sunday’s rescheduled Glasshouse Handicap (Listed, 1400m) and he didn’t let them down, impressively dispatching his classy rivals to land the Listed contest at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. The Victorian-based partnership decided... Read More
Xidaki shines in Guineas triumph at the Coast
Son of Zoustar leads home quinella for Widden Stud-based stallion As they enter the final days of their partnership, father and son Peter and Paul Snowden celebrated their 203rd stakes win when the progressive Xidaki (Zoustar) produced a gutsy display to win the rescheduled Winx Guineas (Gr 3, 1600m) at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. ... Read More
‘Bigger things’ lie in wait for Wanaruah
Spring stakes assignments could now lie in wait for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Wanaruah (Snitzel) after he extended his unbeaten record to two in a 1400-metre handicap at Randwick. Having made an eye-catching winning debut at Canterbury over 1250 metres last month, the Snitzel colt was sent off a $3 joint-favourite on Saturday,... Read More
Brown predicts bright future for debut winner Manolo Bling
Ethan Brown feels Manolo Bling (Grunt) has earned herself a shot at a stakes race after making a stylish winning debut at Caulfield on Saturday. The well-related daughter of Yulong second-season stallion Grunt (O’Reilly) lined up against 11 rivals and, despite it being her racetrack debut, was sent off the $5.50 favourite in the competitive... Read More
Recommendation gets five-star rating in Sir John Monash Stakes romp
Ciaron Maher-trained gelding destined for bigger targets following seven-length demolition of rivals Ciaron Maher admitted he didn’t expect Recommendation (Shalaa) to ‘win that easy’ after witnessing the gelding scoot home by an impressive seven lengths to win Saturday’s Sir John Monash Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). The four-year-old put himself firmly into spring contention with his... Read More