Back-to-back stakes triumphs for Acquitted
Australian Bloodstock’s import Acquitted (Night Of Thunder) took 26 starts to achieve a stakes success, and now he’s won two in a row, after claiming yesterday’s Bernborough Plate (Listed, 1600m) at Eagle Farm. The Kris Lees-trained seven-year-old backed up his length and a half win in Doomben’s Tails Stakes (Listed, 1600m) on December 2 with... Read More
Magic Millions Cup next for well-bred Zarastro
Million dollar yearling turned Inglis Digital bargain buy Zarastro (I Am Invincible) again showed the sunny climes of Queensland were to his liking in winning a second Brisbane stakes race in succession in yesterday’s Magic Millions Falvelon (Listed, 1200m) at Eagle Farm. The first live foal of Adrift (Zabeel), a Group 2-winning three-quarter sister to... Read More
Storm Boy and Straight Charge continue Tulloch Lodge’s juvenile dominance
Waterhouse and Bott further tightened their grip on upcoming two-year-old features as exciting duo post impressive dual-state double Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott flexed their Magic Millions muscle with a scintillating dual-state double yesterday that again showed off their rare draft of two-year-old talent this season. Storm Boy (Justify) and Straight Charge (Written By) were... Read More
Ross hopeful Mishani Aloha can cause McLachlan upset
Dual Doomben-winning daughter of Kobayashi attempting to become her Aquis stallion’s first stakes winner Colourful Queensland trainer Les Ross is confident one of his 50 Mishanis – the $4,000 yearling Mishani Aloha (Kobayashi) – is “a live chance” of upsetting some far more expensive two-year-olds in today’s BJ McLachlan Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Eagle... Read More
Move To Strike (AUS)
Move To Strike (AUS) 2 c I Am Invincible – No Evidence Needed by Shamardal O: Te Akau 2023 Stallion Breeding Syndicate (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis Mnzm) B: Baramul Stud T: Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson S: 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Baramul Stud P: David Ellis, $525,000 W: ICIB Brokerweb 2YO, 1100m,... Read More
The year in Rowe-view
Just when you think there’s a quiet time in racing and breeding and not a lot to talk or write about, lo and behold, something comes at you faster than Chautauqua in a TJ Smith and 2023 has been no exception, the past three months in particular. It sets next year up, starting at the... Read More