Same show, different venue
Two weeks ago at Karaka, Proisir (Choisir) and Hallmark Stud stole the show with the $1.6 million sale-topper. Two weeks later at Te Rapa the same combination struck again with Proisir’s Legarto in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) followed 80 minutes later by Hallmark Stud’s Super Easy (Darci Brahma), whose Bonny Lass led... Read More
Street smart Yiu the Classic Boss
Bhima Thoroughbreds’ $375,000 colt leads the way at Inglis Riverside Champion Hong Kong trainer Ricky Yiu is not afraid to dive into the yearling market to replenish the stocks of his Sha Tin stable and that’s exactly what he did at the Inglis Classic sale yesterday. Yiu bought a $375,000 Street Boss (Street Cry) colt,... Read More
Five-star Mr Brightside shines again
Mr Brightside (Bullbars) showed he could be on the way to earning champion status with a spine-tingling fifth elite-level success in yesterday’s CF Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield. Resuming after a strong but bittersweet spring – in which two Group 1 triumphs and a Group 2 win were followed by three top-tier seconds... Read More
FULL FORCE
Waterhouse and Bott send out another big juvenile winner as Hellbent colt impresses in Inglis Millennium RedFox Racing’s bargain buy Fully Lit (Hellbent) made light of a horror draw to score another major success for his sire and extend Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s dizzying two-year-old run with an imperious victory in yesterday’s Inglis Millennium... Read More
Legarto too good as she stars in Herbie Dyke Stakes
Ken and Bev Kelso have long believed Legarto (Proisir) had the potential to excel over 2000 metres, and their stable star proved them right yesterday with a sparkling performance in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Te Rapa. Legarto was a Group 1 superstar on both sides of the Tasman as a three-year-old... Read More
Bonny Lass makes Group 1 breakthrough
One of the unluckiest horses in the top echelon of New Zealand racing in recent times, Bonny Lass (Super Easy) turned things around with a supreme front-running performance in yesterday’s BCD Group Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Te Rapa. The $400,000 weight-for-age feature was the first Group 1 victory for the Super Easy (Darci Brahma)... Read More