Street Cry success continues to flow in Cox Plate
The 2023 Cox Plate was yet another vindication of the influence of Street Cry in Australia’s greatest weight-for age race. After four victories as a sire and one as a grandsire, the title of Cox Plate-winning broodmare sire can now be bestowed on the remarkable Street Cry (Machiavellian) thanks to Romantic Warrior (Acclamation). The Irish-bred... Read More
Zac Purton rides four-timer, Seasons Wit extends winning streak at Happy Valley
Seasons Wit (Capitalist) went a long way to confirming some of his early promise yesterday when he romped to a fourth straight win in the Class 2 Kwangtung Handicap Cup (1000m) at Happy Valley. Expertly handled by Zac Purton, who collected a four-timer at the fixture, Seasons Wit – trained by Jamie Richards – extended... Read More
Imperatriz steals the show at The Valley with Manikato romp
Opie Bosson hailed Te Akau’s Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) as the ‘best he has ridden’ after guiding the mare to an ultra-facile victory in yesterday’s Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Moonee Valley, her third Group 1 at the Melbourne venue. Coming into the race off the back of wins in the McEwen Stakes (Gr... Read More
Tom Kitten dominates in Spring Champion
A start in next week’s Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) now looms large for Tom Kitten (Harry Angel) after he trounced his rivals in yesterday’s Spring Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick. Trained by James Cummings, the son of Harry Angel (Dark Angel) produced a demolition job on his rivals, pulling effortlessly clear to... Read More
Romantic Warrior hands Shum and Hong Kong first Cox Plate triumph
Five-year-old stages thrilling display to take out Moonee Valley’s time-honoured Group 1 Danny Shum etched his name into the record books yesterday as his stable superstar, Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) produced an impeccable display to prevail by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling edition of the time-honoured Group 1, becoming the first Hong Kong-based trainer... Read More
Cleveland enters Melbourne Cup reckoning
The Kris Lees-trained Cleveland (Camelot) landed his first race since arriving on Australian shores and also advertised his credentials for next month’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with a victory in last night’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Gr 2, 2500m). Ridden by James McDonald, the six-year-old raced in midfield for the early part of the... Read More