Wollombi repays new connections with Gai Waterhouse Classic victory
Wollombi (Extreme Choice) delivered her new owners an immediate return on their recent investment when she landed Saturday’s $160,000 Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) at Ipswich. The daughter of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) was bought from the Newgate Consignment by the Panthalassa Syndicate for $500,000 at last month’s Magic Millions Broodmare Sale and... Read More
Melbourne Cup bid put on ice for Isle Of Jura
George Scott reveals King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes will now be plan for Hardwicke Stakes hero Trainer George Scott revealed a crack at November’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) has been shelved for Isle Of Jura (New Approach) after the progressive four-year-old landed Saturday’s Hardwicke Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 4f) in impressive fashion. The... Read More
Eddy appointed chair of Racing Victoria
After months with an acting Chair, Tim Eddy was officially announced as the new Racing Victoria (RV) chair and has vowed to ‘unite’ and ‘actively engage’ racing stakeholders. Victorian racing minister Anthony Carbines confirmed on Friday the appointment of Tim Eddy as chair of the RV board with Sharon McCrohan elected as his deputy. Both... Read More
Soprano wins Sandringham Stakes, Australian-bound Kitty Rose fifth
Soprano hits the right notes in the Sandringham Stakes The George Boughey-trained and Billy Loughnane-ridden Soprano, a daughter of Coolmore’s reverse shuttler Starspangledbanner (Choisir), put a string of luckless runs behind her to produce a dominant display to win an ultra competitive renewal of the Sandringham Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot on Friday. The Highclere... Read More
Fairy Godmother produces magical performance in the Albany
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Fairy Godmother (2 f ex Night Of Thunder – Scintilating by Siyouni) produced one of the performances of the week so far, coming well off the pace to land the Albany Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) at Royal Ascot, under typically masterful ride by Ryan Moore. The daughter of Night Of Thunder (Dubawi)... Read More
‘He’s a machine’
Sprinter-turned-miler Inisherin blasts away rivals in Commonwealth Cup rout Inisherin (Shamardal) confirmed himself as the dominant three-year-old sprinter in Britain and Ireland when he produced a devastating performance to land Friday’s Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. Providing sire Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) with a 28th individual Group 1 scorer, Inisherin’s path to victory... Read More