Switzerland foot perfect in key Slipper lead up
Coolmore and Chris Waller’s $1.5 million colt Switzerland (Snitzel) issued a loud warning that the Golden Slipper picture was not all Tulloch Lodge-coloured when he stormed to victory in an engrossing Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick yesterday. In a classic edition of the key lead up to Australian breeding’s most important race, Switzerland... Read More
Dundeel’s Celestial Legend lands Randwick Guineas
Octogenarian trainer Les Bridge declared Celestial Legend (Dundeel) the best horse he’d had in his long career after the flashy colt led in a Dundeel (High Chaparral) quinella with a brave win in yesterday’s Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick. One start after handing Bridge his first Hobartville Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) in 40... Read More
Godolphin’s Cylinder lands emotionally charged Newmarket
The three-year-old colt emulated his now retired sire Exceed And Excel by winning the time-honoured Flemington feature Cylinder brought a perfect farewell for his retiring sire, Exceed And Excel (Danehill), with a slashing triumph in yesterday’s Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m), giving the stallion a 19th top-tier winner, a neat 20 years since his... Read More
Velocious shines for Marsh in Sistema Stakes
Superstar filly Velocious (Written Tycoon) cemented herself atop the country’s two-year-old ranks with a tenacious victory in yesterday’s Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ellerslie. Velocious burst onto the juvenile scene on debut at Te Rapa in November, the daughter of Written Tycoon (Iglesia) swiftly collecting black-type honours in the Counties Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1100m)... Read More
Juvenile heavyweights face off in tasty Todman clash
Coolmore’s Switzerland heads the challengers attempting to derail the Tulloch Lodge two-year-old juggernaut Gai Waterhouse has warned rivals to expect a far improved Shangri La Express (Alabama Express) when he takes his next step towards the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) amid several two-year-old heavyweights in a cracking edition of the Todman Stakes (Gr 2,... Read More
‘You’ve always got to be grateful to owners for putting money into the game’
Even the uber wealthy racehorse owners of Hong Kong are feeling the pinch when it comes to the cost of paying for their prized racecourse stars. It’s well-documented that the horse population in Hong Kong is below the numbers desired by the Jockey Club as the difficulty of sourcing suitable horses at a reasonable price,... Read More