Eight for American Pharoah
New Group / Grade 1 winners American Pharoah (pictured above) – US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) added an eighth individual Group 1 – and first in Australia – to his record when Riff Rocket (3 g ex Missile Coda by Smart Missile) produced a brave display to win the VRC Derby... Read More
Encountered lands G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse for Manfred Man, Derek Leung
Manfred Man will consider adding Encountered (Churchill) to his Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) arsenal after the under-rated stayer triumphed in the Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Posting his seventh win from 19 starts in Hong Kong, Encountered (128lb) prevailed by a length-and-a-quarter over Champion Dragon (Starspangledbanner) (115lb)... Read More
O’Brien in seventh heaven after Auguste Rodin bags Breeders’ Cup Turf
The peerless Aidan O’Brien wrote another page in horseracing history when Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact) provided the Irish trainer with an unparalleled seventh win in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr 1, 12f) at Santa Anita. Already the winner of both the Epsom and Irish Derbies (Gr 1, 1m 4f), plus the Irish Champion Stakes (Gr... Read More
‘Ozzmosis is one of the most important stallion prospects of the past five years’
Zoustar colt’s lineage makes him a valuable member of the Australian Stud Book Henry Field was on his way to America for the country’s premier breeding stock sales yesterday, leaving him little time to toast the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) success of Ozzmosis (Zoustar), a colt he considers to be one of the... Read More
Bella Nipotina downs Think About It at Rosehill
Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) produced a scintillating display to land the $3 million Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill yesterday, toppling the Joe Pride-trained duo, defending titleholder Private Eye (Al Maher) and The Everest (1200m) winner Think About It (So You Think), in the process. Despite putting together some smart performances in stakes company, the... Read More
Victory for Japan in the Golden Eagle
Asian challengers once again came and plundered Australian riches when the Keiji Yoshimura-trained Obamburumai (Discreet Cat) lifted late to land yesterday’s $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill for Japan. Just a week after Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) narrowly prevailed in the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), Obamburumai was sent off a $7 chance... Read More