Vintage result for Vinery with Exceedance colt Dublin Down
Vinery Stud was celebrating yesterday the Maribyrnong Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) performance of Dublin Down, an important milestone win for the two-year-old colt’s young sire Exceedance (Exceed And Excel). The fact the victory of Dublin Down – the first winner and maiden stakes winner for Vinery’s first crop stallion – occurred at Flemington up the... Read More
Without A Fight shows his staying prowess with Melbourne Cup redemption
Son of Teofilo adds to record books for Freedmans and Zahra in dominant display Without A Fight entered modern Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) history yesterday when he produced an emphatic performance to land Australia’s biggest race at Flemington and in doing so added further weight to his sire, Teofilo’s (Galileo), growing reputation as a... Read More
Becker hoping Soul-searching mission can pay off
Agent also has respect for Mullins’ favourite Vauban in 163rd Melbourne Cup A 24–hour window more than two years ago could prove the difference between winning and losing this year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) and agent Mathew Becker hopes the near miss on Vauban (Galilway) doesn’t come to bear. Becker’s clients have Soulcombe (Frankel)... Read More
No substitute for luck
A slow getaway did the damage for Legarto (Proisir) and her connections’ bold mission in Saturday’s rich Golden Eagle (1500m). That is her pattern but at Rosehill you don’t want to be four and five back on the fence before the straight. Legarto’s bad luck was the winner’s good luck. Japan’s Obamburumai (Discreet Cat) was... Read More
Eight for American Pharoah
New Group / Grade 1 winners American Pharoah (pictured above) – US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) added an eighth individual Group 1 – and first in Australia – to his record when Riff Rocket (3 g ex Missile Coda by Smart Missile) produced a brave display to win the VRC Derby... Read More
Encountered lands G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse for Manfred Man, Derek Leung
Manfred Man will consider adding Encountered (Churchill) to his Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) arsenal after the under-rated stayer triumphed in the Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Posting his seventh win from 19 starts in Hong Kong, Encountered (128lb) prevailed by a length-and-a-quarter over Champion Dragon (Starspangledbanner) (115lb)... Read More