Three to follow on the weekend
Storm Boy (Eagle Farm R6 #1) TRAINER: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott RACE: BJ McLachlan Stakes (Group 3, 1200m) A dominant two and a half length winner on debut at Rosehill, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Storm Boy (Justify) takes the next logical step in his career this Saturday, rising to Group 3 level... Read More
Highness
The promising Michael Freedman-trained colt Highness (Snitzel) served notice of a regal future in jumping out of the ground late on to claim Wyong’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m) last week. And in so doing he revived memories of a close relative, his ‘uncle’ Dissident (Sebring), a stallion whose reputation may have dimmed somewhat... Read More
Picture perfect start for Photographics
Per Incanto filly provides important pedigree update ahead of the sales season Two-year-old Photographics’ win at Warwick Farm yesterday provided a timely reminder of the potency and versatility of her New Zealand-based sire Per Incanto (Street Cry). The debut performance of the John Sargent-trained filly, who led throughout in a two-year-old handicap over 1000 metres,... Read More
Astapor bidding to deliver Hay his biggest day
Unbeaten juvenile son of Tassort aiming to secure first stakes win in Eagle Farm’s BJ McLachlan Telemon Thoroughbreds’ belief in exciting young stallion Tassort (Brazen Beau) could yield them an early black–type reward when unbeaten country colt Astapor tackles Saturday’s BJ McLachlan Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Eagle Farm. And if he succeeds, it would... Read More
A little out of the ordinary
Sire statistics can look very different during the early days of their career compared with those once a sire is established. Time has a way of levelling out things. Nevertheless, in the case of Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact), we are seeing something a little out of the ordinary. Satono Aladdin is by Japan’s greatest ever... Read More
Owners and trainers set to reap rewards with VOBIS Platinum Bonanza
Racing Victoria (RV) is giving owners, breeders and trainers even more opportunities to reinvest in Victoria’s vibrant breeding industry with a $330,000 VOBIS Platinum Bonanza scheduled in the lead-up to the 2024 yearling sales. Now in its second year, a grand total of $2.37 million in VOBIS Platinum vouchers have been awarded so far and,... Read More