Coolmore awaiting a spring Storm in comeback Kensington trial
Fellow three-year-old Switzerland to have his first new season hit-out at Rosehill The first tentative steps in Coolmore’s hopes of having an Australian-bred Group 1-winning colt in its possession for the fourth time in five years will be taken at Sydney barrier trials this week. Three-time stakes winner and Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) placed... Read More
Detroit City on path to spring glory
Leading Victorian stallion Toronado (High Chaparral) may have an early spring Classics contender after Detroit City stepped up to city class to make it two wins in two starts on Saturday at Flemington. Following an impressive four-length victory on a Heavy 10 surface in a 1200-metre Wodonga two-year-old handicap, the gelding handled metro level with... Read More
I Am Famous continues progressive ways
Two million dollar yearling I Am Famous (I Am Invincible) made it a day for emerging grey mares in showing she was ready to serve justice to her price tag – and a renowned relative – by winning at Rosehill on Saturday. On the same day that Right To Party took Flemington’s Aurie’s Star Handicap... Read More
Right To Party has straight track Aura
Pinecliff’s Zoustar mare brings up hat-trick in Flemington Group 3 Winter revelation Right To Party (Zoustar) gave her surging sire the earliest honours of the new season by sealing a Flemington straight track hat-trick in Saturday’s Aurie’s Star Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m). Fresh from matching his key rival I Am Invincible’s (Invincible Spirit) Australian winners... Read More
‘One in a million’ Big Evs narrowly denies brave Asfoora in thrilling King George Stakes
Having finished third and first respectively in the King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at Royal Ascot in June, the Mick Appleby-trained Big Evs (Blue Point) and Henry Dwyer’s tenacious mare Asfoora (Flying Artie) once again did battle in Friday’s King George Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) at Goodwood. However, having come out on top... Read More
Heavyweight sires back in ring for first stakes race of the season
I Am Invincible’s Zarastro to square off against Zoustar runners in Aurie’s Star Handicap Trainer Tony Gollan is confident born-again sprinter Zarastro (I Am Invincible) can represent his sire powerfully when I Am Invincible’s (Invincible Spirit) tussle with Zoustar (Northern Meteor) resumes without delay in the first stakes race of the season, Saturday’s Aurie’s Star... Read More