‘Vendors are realistic and that provides an opportunity for the market to bid with confidence’
A National finish for east coast yearling sale series For many vendors, this week’s Magic Millions National Yearling Sale is a last-chance-saloon to sell their 2022-born stock, many which would have been sold earlier in the year had it not been for a stroke of misfortune. There are 399 yearlings catalogued across two books for... Read More
Galaxy Patch roars to last-gasp Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy victory
Galaxy Patch (Wandjina) scored a win full of merit in Sunday’s Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (Gr 3, 1600m) at Sha Tin for Vincent Ho and Pierre Ng. Knuckling down late for a courageous and deserving victory, Galaxy Patch – under a daring Ho drive – skimmed the rail to deny Francis Lui’s Chancheng Glory (Mor... Read More
Ka Ying Rising emerges as new Hong Kong sprinting star
Hong Kong has discovered a new sprinting star following Ka Ying Rising’s (Shamexpress) victory in Sunday’s Sha Tin Vase Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m). The David Hayes-trained gelding faced his biggest test and most daunting opposition after winning his past three starts, all at Sha Tin, but again showed his class in the eight-runner field. Now... Read More
‘He’ll be catching the eye of a few Aussies who haven’t known much about him’
Inglewood anticipating a surge in interest in War Decree following Warmonger’s Queensland Derby romp New Zealand’s Inglewood Stud anticipates a strong surge in demand for its young stallion War Decree (War Front) – in a fillip for South Island breeding – following the astonishing win of his son Warmonger in Saturday’s Queensland Derby (Gr 1,... Read More
Extraordinary Romantic Warrior wins Yasuda Kinen
Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) completed an extraordinary season by winning the Yasuda Kinen (Gr 1, 1600m) at Tokyo on Sunday afternoon in a stunning performance which left his jockey James McDonald almost speechless after the Danny Shum-trained globetrotter snared a fifth successive Group 1 feature. Underlining his status as one of the world’s premier racehorses, Romantic... Read More
Derby redemption for City Of Troy
By City Of Troy (3 c Justify – Together Forever by Galileo) recaptured the sparkling form he showed as a two-year-old when coming from deep in the pack to run out a clear winner of Saturday’s Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) and banish memories of his English 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) disappointment.... Read More