I Am Famous
She may have a boy’s name – and not a real boy at that – but in terms of being a wonderful broodmare, Pinocchio (Encosta De Lago) appears to have proven herself the genuine article once again. The grey mare might also have a quite particular taste in stallions, and had an ordinary track record... Read More
V’landys and McGauran to front Friday’s Rosehill hearing
Waller also among industry heavyweights to face Upper House Select Committee Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys will front Friday’s second day of hearings into the state government Upper House inquiry into the proposed sale and development of Rosehill racecourse. The ten-person Select Committee, which first sat on July 22 when trainers Gai Waterhouse and... Read More
‘We felt the most sensible thing to do was to not shuttle him this year’
Illness revealed to be behind shock decision to keep Too Darn Hot in the UK Champion international stallion Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) had to be taken out of service for almost a fortnight during the recent northern hemisphere breeding season, the untimely illness leading to the sire’s shock withdrawal from Australian shuttling duties this spring.... Read More
Starting with a great finish
Riccarton’s Winter Cup (Gr 3, 1600m) got the new season off to a heart-stopping start when Jay Bee Gee (Complacent) got the judge’s nod by the narrowest of margins, a judge that clearly had a much clearer image than we the public were provided. It sure looked like a dead-heat. Winning jockey Kelly Myers also... Read More
Schwarz’s time to aim up in Missile
Rosemont Alliance colt to step out in Group 2 as Group 1 precursor Twenty-four hours after parading Rosemont Alliance’s first colts syndicate stallion Doull (Snitzel) at Geelong races on Friday, studmaster Anthony Mithen will be transfixed to the Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) watching another stallion prospect in the making. The Randwick Group 2 will... Read More
Hadouken takes to the Top End in style with Darwin Cup victory
Dirt track revelation Hadouken (6 g Real Impact ex Any Other Day, by Redoute’s Choice) kept his perfect Northern Territory record intact by claiming the local industry’s biggest race, the Darwin Cup (2050m), on Monday. The well-travelled gelding, who started his career in Sydney with now retired Warwick Farm-based trainer Gabrielle Ellis before joining the... Read More