Fireburn’s sire Rebel Dane to call Hunter Valley’s Widden Stud home
Remarkable stallion Rebel Dane (California Dane), the sire of brilliant Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) and Inglis Sires’ (Gr 1, 1400m)-winning filly Fireburn from limited opportunities, will relocate to Widden Stud in the Hunter Valley. Widden’s Antony Thompson won the race to stand the dual Group 1-winning sprinter, who from just 14 runners has produced... Read More
Back in business, Golden Sixty steams to victory in Chairman’s Trophy
He came, he saw and he silenced doubters with an unanswerable burst of speed. Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) flattened his rivals at Sha Tin yesterday with a familiar display of sheer dominance to recapture his winning groove in the Chairman’s Trophy (Gr 2, 1600m) for jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Francis Lui. “You can see... Read More
Wellington claims Sprint Cup to lay platform for Chairman’s Sprint Prize
Richard Gibson will attempt to crown Wellington’s (All Too Hard) season in familiar fashion by chasing victory in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) after the speedster snared the Sprint Cup (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday with another outstanding display of power. Conceding weight to seven of nine rivals, Wellington shouldered 128lb... Read More
Two heads better than one – Richard and Will Freedman open new chapter in family history
A new chapter in the Freedman family’s racing history will begin today with Richard and his 31-year-old son Will officially commencing their training partnership at Rosehill. The decision to join forces comes as no surprise and continues the trend of great racing families working closely to survive and thrive in the cutthroat and highly competitive... Read More
World champion Palace Pier, brilliant juvenile Pinatubo and Victor Ludorum to shuttle to Darley Australia
Group 1-winning sons of Kingman and Shamardal bolster Kelvinside stallion roster World champion miler Palace Pier (Kingman), champion two-year-old Pinatubo (Shamardal) and the unbeaten Group 1-winning juvenile Victor Ludorum (Shamardal) will all shuttle to Darley Australia as the powerhouse breeding operation expands its enviable international offering to Australasian breeders in 2022. The first season trio,... Read More
Maven Belle makes dramatic Group 1 breakthrough
Drama surrounded the finish to yesterday’s feature race at Awapuni when the final result was settled by the judicial committee after a protest was lodged by the connections of runner-up Wolverine (Tivaci) against Maven Belle (Burgundy), who had passed the post first. The Mark Walker-trained Maven Belle led from the barrier in the Manawatu Sires’... Read More