Warwoven looks to cement last minute Slipper spot in Pago Pago Stakes
Suddenly transformed after a horror start to 2026, Bjorn Baker is not daunted by history as he sends one-time favourite Warwoven (Sword Of State) towards the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) via the last chance saloon. Having dominated the market – and sat high on the prize-money qualification list – for the $5 million juvenile... Read More
Stretan Angel added to Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale
Group 1 performed sprinter Stretan Angel (Harry Angel) has added more star power to May’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale with connections confirming she will be offered at the Gold Coast auction. Having landed a trio of stakes wins and three Group 1 placings, five-year-old Stretan Angel is also a half-sister to this season’s exciting... Read More
Premier-topping Toronado gains juvenile stakes boost
Fresh from once more topping the aggregates at his home state yearling sale Inglis Premier, Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (High Chaparral) is flying high again after his first Australian two-year-old stakes winner on Saturday. Grinzinger Heart (Toronado) clung on tenaciously to take the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) by 0.06 lengths at Flemington at... Read More
Andrea Atzeni stars with Sha Tin quartet
Andrea Atzeni’s surge up the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship gained further impetus at Sha Tin on Sunday when the Italian produced a career-best quartet in Hong Kong, while Fast Network (Wrote) claimed the day’s feature to underline Ka Ying Rising’s (Shamexpress) supreme quality. Atzeni triumphed on He Was Me (Needs Further) (119lb) for Tony Cruz... Read More
Australia calling Lara Antipova following Sistema triumph
Lara Antipova’s star continues to rise, with the exciting filly extending her unbeaten streak to four when taking out Saturday’s Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ellerslie. Visiting jockey Mick Dee gave her the perfect trip throughout in the one-one position, and while she was awkward rounding the final bend with Liguria (Snitzel) trying to... Read More
Tom Kitten lands second All-Star Mile
Godolphin’s ever-consistent five-year-old Tom Kitten (5 g Harry Angel ex Transfers, by Street Cry) made history at Flemington on Saturday when he became the first dual winner of the All-Star Mile (Gr 1, 1600m). Having narrowly defeated Mr Brightside (Bullbars) in the 2025 running of the $2 million contest, the gelded son of Harry Angel... Read More