In Secret proves Invincible in Coolmore rout

I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) stamped his authority as a dominant supplier of elite-level sprinters with the stallion providing back-to-back winners of the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), as In Secret (3 f I Am Invincible – Eloping by Choisir) led home a quinella for the fillies, who upstaged their male counterparts. Godolphin’s three-year-old... Read More

Kazou (AUS), Ulanova (AUS)

Kazou (AUS) 3 f Zoustar – Cat Moves by Tale Of The Cat O: Mr C J Waller, Gandharvi, Ms M J Waller, Mr A A Lockhart, Mr R Smith, Mr I Bruce, Lamphee Racing, Mr M Phillips, Mrs L Phillips, Mr K T Pobjie, Mrs S L Pobjie, Mr W J Peterson, Ms S... Read More

‘We went for it, and we’ve never looked back’

Fortunes in racing can change in an instant. And not least in the rollercoaster journey of racehorse ownership, a ride on which you’re only ever one horse away from the glitz and glamour of the big time. But, for two owners in Darby Racing’s Golden Eagle (1500m) contender Overpass (Vancouver), without some perseverance and a... Read More

Shorten period between two-year-old sales to help internationals

Champion Hong Kong trainer John Moore may have bailed on his Gold Coast stable experiment earlier this year, but his nephew James Moore believes the glitter strip is the place to secure his own long-term training future. James Moore chose not to follow his father Gary, the younger brother of John, to Macau where the... Read More

Neasham breaks Australian record with 675,000gns Fancy Man purchase

With this year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) just five days away, preparations for the 2023 renewal have begun already as Sydney-based trainer Annabel Neasham hit bidders for six when scooping the highest-priced lot at Wednesday’s third session of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale, going to 675,000gns (approx. AU$1.26 million) for  Fancy Man... Read More

Sandhu has Lofty ambitions for Strike

Julius Sandhu’s stable star Lofty Strike (Snitzel) was denied his chance in the Blue Diamond Stakes as a juvenile, but the three-year-old colt is on the verge of giving the popular Cranbourne trainer his biggest day in racing in tomorrow’s Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m).  The talented colt, who won his first two starts... Read More