Legarto too good as she stars in Herbie Dyke Stakes
Ken and Bev Kelso have long believed Legarto (Proisir) had the potential to excel over 2000 metres, and their stable star proved them right yesterday with a sparkling performance in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Te Rapa. Legarto was a Group 1 superstar on both sides of the Tasman as a three-year-old... Read More
Bonny Lass makes Group 1 breakthrough
One of the unluckiest horses in the top echelon of New Zealand racing in recent times, Bonny Lass (Super Easy) turned things around with a supreme front-running performance in yesterday’s BCD Group Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Te Rapa. The $400,000 weight-for-age feature was the first Group 1 victory for the Super Easy (Darci Brahma)... Read More
Swettenham’s Lofty ambition for new sire son of Snitzel
Highly talented sprinter Lofty Strike (Snitzel), who was narrowly denied in some of Melbourne’s signature Group 1s, will stand at Victoria’s Swettenham Stud in 2024. The Julius Sandhu-trained Group 2-winning two- and three-year-old – a son of Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m)-winning filly Overreach (Exceed And Excel) – will not race again after studmaster Adam... Read More
Hutch taking measured approach ahead of Classic sale
The boss of Inglis’ bloodstock division Sebastian Hutch is maintaining a measured market view heading into the opening session of the company’s reshaped 2024 Classic Yearling Sale. Rarely one to overstate the likely outcome of an Inglis sale, chief executive Hutch said the Australasian yearling market so far this year paints a more circumspect picture... Read More
Bentley notches Happy Valley double as Shum shines with a brace
Harry Bentley notched a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with Eighteen Palms (El Roca) and Watch Buddy (Rothesay) as the Englishman continued to build crucial impetus at the mid-season point of the Hong Kong racing season. Bentley struck with Eighteen Palms in the Class 3 Hong Kong Park Handicap (1650m) for Danny Shum... Read More
Flyer (AUS)
2 f Exceedance – Miss Toorak Flyer by Toorak Toff O: B D Charman & Rosemont Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: A P Mithen) B: Rosemont Stud and Brett Charman T: Jason Warren W: Fierce Impact – Quality Yearlings 2024 Maiden Plate, 1200m, February 7, Sandown-Lakeside The Jason Warren-trained Flyer (Exceedance) entered Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr... Read More