Fireball explodes in Inglis Millennium
Champion trainer Chris Waller further bolstered his Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) hand after unbeaten colt Fireball (Snitzel) delivered a classy first-up victory in Saturday’s $2 million Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) at Randwick. Resuming from a spell after an impressive debut win at Rosehill in November, the James Harron-owned Fireball powered home down the outside... Read More
Closer To Free forces his way into Blue Diamond calculations
Danny O’Brien’s rapidly emerging colt Closer To Free (Street Boss) surged into Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) contention following his commanding all-the-way debut victory in Saturday’s Prelude (Gr 3, 1100m) (C&G) at Caulfield. The son of Street Boss (Street Cry) justified a recent Blue Diamond market move, leading throughout under Michael Dee to score... Read More
McDonald back In Blue Diamond frame as Streisand strikes at Caulfield
Cranbourne-based trainer Clinton McDonald moved a step closer to a second Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) victory in three years after Streisand (Magnus) broke her maiden with a timely win in Saturday’s Fillies’ Prelude (Gr 2, 1100m) at Caulfield. Ridden positively by Jamie Melham, the $3 favourite took bad luck out of the equation... Read More
Ultra-progressive First Five slots another Group 1
Te Rapa-based trainer David Greene is riding the crest of a wave after he doubled his Group 1 tally when First Five (Almanzor) took out the BCD Group Sprint (Gr 1, 1400m) at his home track on Saturday. Greene recorded his first elite-level success when the Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) five-year-old won last month’s Telegraph (Gr... Read More
Legarto lands second Herbie Dyke as Bosson gets his Group 1 century
It was apt for Opie Bosson to bring up his 100th Group 1 win on Legends Day at Te Rapa. The 45-year-old became just the second Kiwi jockey, and first New Zealand-based hoop, to bring up the milestone when piloting the Ken and Bev Kelso-trained Legarto (Proisir) to victory in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr... Read More
Riversdale to present quality Classic offering
Scone-based operation Riversdale Farm will offer a draft of 27 yearlings at the Inglis Classic Sale, with owner Nick Hodges encouraged by strong early engagement during inspections at Riverside. “It’s been really busy, it’s fantastic,” Hodges told ANZ News. “The foot traffic has been really positive and the horses are parading well, so really pleased... Read More