I Wish I Win flies home in the Kingsford Smith
I Wish I Win (Savabeel) silenced his doubters when he broke through for his second Group 1 success on Saturday in Eagle Farm’s Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m), gritting his teeth in an epic finish to turn the tables on his Doomben 10,000 (Gr 1, 1200m) conqueror Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai). The son of Waikato Stud’s... Read More
Ezeliya romps home to win the Epsom Oaks
Forty three years after Dermot Weld landed the Epsom Oaks with Blue Wind (Lord Gayle), the trainer was provided with his second success in the Classic when Ezeliya stormed clear in the final furlong to win the Group 1 under Chris Hayes. Having broken her maiden on her second start as a juvenile, the filly... Read More
Molly Bloom awarded NZB Filly of the Year
The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Molly Bloom (Ace High) was crowned the New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Filly Of The Year Series winner. Having won the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), Eight Carat Classic (Gr 2, 1600m) and David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (Gr 2, 2000m), Molly Bloom finished with 28 points. ... Read More
Waterhouse and Bott dominate juvenile trials
There were six two-year-old trials conducted at Randwick on Friday and juveniles from the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable dominated proceedings. Tulloch Lodge’s first two-year-old winner of the morning was provided by Wanaruah, an unraced son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), who was having his second trial after running fourth in his first at the... Read More
‘It’s good to see his stock coming to fruition late in the two-year-old season’
Newgate Farm’s Brutal holds strong hand in Eagle Farm Group 2 as stallion seeks stakes breakthrough Young sire Brutal (O’Reilly) has a strong chance to convert a promising start at stud into black type success with a possibly three-pronged assault on Saturday’s Queensland Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Eagle Farm. Newgate’s eight-year-old stallion... Read More
Felix The Scat (Eagle Farm, Race 8 #7)
Felix The Scat (Eagle Farm, Race 8 #7) TRAINER: Tony Gollan RACE: Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) There is a real sense of timing about this three-year-old gelding out of Coolmore Stud’s one-season shuttler Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy). His past three runs have all seen improvement at each trip to the track and it culminates here... Read More