Golden target for ‘outstanding’ Celestial Legend
Ageless trainer Les Bridge has an ominous warning for Sydney spring carnival aspirants, especially those targeting the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m): Celestial Legend (Dundeel) has come back bigger, stronger and better than even in his all-conquering autumn. All going well, he could also be targeted at the Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) in... Read More
Different track, different result
Grail Seeker (Iffraaj) threw the cat amongst the pigeons with a rousing performance in the Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, 1400m), the first top-flight contest of the New Zealand season, proving that a different track provided a result different from either Ruakaka or Te Rapa, sites of the two races which supplied the two favourites for... Read More
New Zealand Bloodstock unveil quality-packed Ready To Run catalogue
Expectations high after record-breaking 2023 edition of the successful Karaka juvenile sale A total of 404 ‘quality’ two-year-olds have been catalogued for the 2024 edition of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale which will begin its two-day run at Karaka on November 20. Last year’s edition of the sale saw records smashed across... Read More
Wootton Bassett’s southern hemisphere star set to rise
Big things expected as the Coolmore shuttler’s first crop of runners to hit the track Wootton Bassett is a stallion going places fast. In Europe he has charted a remarkable route from unheralded bargain option to bona fide blue-chip operator. This year will see the Coolmore resident break new ground when his highly anticipated debut... Read More
Ka Ying Rising sets HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup history
Defying history and testing track conditions, rising star Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) continued an irrepressible advance through Hong Kong’s sprint ranks with record-breaking success in the HK$3.72 million (approx. AU$714,380) Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Illuminating gloomy conditions in front of a crowd of 42,556, Ka Ying... Read More
Tassort’s talented Manaal gets back in the winning groove
Surging young sire Tassort (Brazen Beau) gained an even better result than two weeks ago when he sired the quinella in the Furious Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, when outstanding filly Manaal scored her fourth stakes win from eight starts. The first leg of Randwick’s three-year-old fillies’ Princess Series – the Silver... Read More