Xidaki shines in Guineas triumph at the Coast
Son of Zoustar leads home quinella for Widden Stud-based stallion As they enter the final days of their partnership, father and son Peter and Paul Snowden celebrated their 203rd stakes win when the progressive Xidaki (Zoustar) produced a gutsy display to win the rescheduled Winx Guineas (Gr 3, 1600m) at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. ... Read More
‘Bigger things’ lie in wait for Wanaruah
Spring stakes assignments could now lie in wait for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Wanaruah (Snitzel) after he extended his unbeaten record to two in a 1400-metre handicap at Randwick. Having made an eye-catching winning debut at Canterbury over 1250 metres last month, the Snitzel colt was sent off a $3 joint-favourite on Saturday,... Read More
Brown predicts bright future for debut winner Manolo Bling
Ethan Brown feels Manolo Bling (Grunt) has earned herself a shot at a stakes race after making a stylish winning debut at Caulfield on Saturday. The well-related daughter of Yulong second-season stallion Grunt (O’Reilly) lined up against 11 rivals and, despite it being her racetrack debut, was sent off the $5.50 favourite in the competitive... Read More
Recommendation gets five-star rating in Sir John Monash Stakes romp
Ciaron Maher-trained gelding destined for bigger targets following seven-length demolition of rivals Ciaron Maher admitted he didn’t expect Recommendation (Shalaa) to ‘win that easy’ after witnessing the gelding scoot home by an impressive seven lengths to win Saturday’s Sir John Monash Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). The four-year-old put himself firmly into spring contention with his... Read More
‘There is some real momentum in the New Zealand industry’
Shuttlers Paddington and Chalden well received ahead of their maiden seasons at stud Paddington (Siyouni) and Chaldean (Frankel), the latest star shuttlers added to the New Zealand stallion ranks, have been well received by breeders on both sides of the Tasman as the pair look to make their mark in Australasia when they begin covering... Read More
Price and Kent Jnr swoop at July Sale
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr got involved on the second day of the Tattersall’s July Sale on Wednesday when acquiring Bur Dubai (Night Of Thunder) for 250,000gns (approx. AU$500,000). The son of Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) was signed for under the Price Kent Racing and Myracehorse Australia banner, with Jason Singh taking bids over... Read More