Lor mulls Hong Kong Cup tilt with Money Catcher, De Sousa posts four-timer
Frankie Lor will consider aiming Money Catcher (Ferlax) at the HK$34 million (approx. AU$7 million) Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin next month after the import ended a frustrating string of near-misses with Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday (November 6). Prevailing for the... Read More
Witnessing greatness
Flightline leaves Australian participants in awe with Breeders’ Cup Classic win A throng of Australian thoroughbred industry participants have described witnessing Flightline (Tapit), a horse being compared to America’s all-time great Secretariat (Bold Ruler), as a once-in-a-generation champion after seeing first-hand his devastating US Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr 1, 10f) victory in Kentucky yesterday. Having... Read More
Champions downed at Flemington as old favourites return to form
Zaaki, Alligator Blood and Roch ‘N’ Horse take the spoils as Nature Strip and Anamoe suffer defeat on inaugural Champions Day The narratives created from the newly formed Champions Stakes Day will shape its ongoing success, and the inaugural staging of the lucrative meeting will be remembered for the downing of champions as Nature Strip... Read More
Barber cuts down rivals to win Golden Gift
While Godolphin were thwarted in their attempts to celebrate an eighth Group 1 win for stable star Anamoe (Street Boss) in the Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Flemington, the royal blue silks were carried to victory by a potential star of the future in yesterday’s Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill. Exceed And Excel (Danehill)... Read More
Family affair as Pier claims Group 1 glory
Emotional scenes played out around the Riccarton birdcage yesterday afternoon following a desperate finish to the New Zealand 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) that saw Matamata visitor Pier (Proisir) justify his favourite’s tag by the barest of margins The gelding went into the race off the back of a stylish victory in the Hawke’s Bay... Read More
Kiwi pair have the big guns in their sights in red-hot Champions Sprint
Levante and Roch ’N’ Horse set to lay down a serious challenge to Nature Strip and Giga Kick The world’s top-rated sprinter and the fellow Australian speedster who dethroned him in The Everest (1200m) will face off again today in a rematch that has the VRC’s promoters salivating. But a pair of quiet-achieving New Zealanders... Read More