Manfred Man caps magnificent campaign with season-ending Sha Tin feature victory
Delivering an unexpected triumph for Manfred Man, Irish import Encountered (Churchill) delivered a book-ending triumph to crown the veteran trainer’s finest season in style with victory in the Class 1 Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Man, 65, slotted a career-best 44th winner of the season when Encountered speared... Read More
The stallion makers
Building talented colts into stallions can be a lucrative business model for any stable. By The Numbers looks at the trainers with the most graduates on Australasian stallion rosters. John Hawkes built his reputation as a maker of future stallions in his tenure in charge of Bob and Jack Ingham’s Crown Lodge operation. In the... Read More
Unidentified illness blamed for death of ten horses in Victoria
Hendra virus, anthrax so far ruled out by state authorities as investigations continue Racing industry participants located in and around Victoria’s largest training centre are on high alert after a mystery illness has swept through the Mornington and Cranbourne areas, killing at least ten horses. Agriculture Victoria last night confirmed ten horses had died since... Read More
Ihts Closing Inn much the best in Belmont Classic success on red-letter day for Oakland Park Stud
Making her 14th start since reappearing from a four-month break on January 5, the ultra-progressive Ihts Closing Inn (Sessions) finished off her season in brilliant fashion as she ran out an easy winner of yesterday’s Belmont Classic (Listed, 2200m). In what was her fifth success on the bounce – her most recent being her maiden... Read More
Coco remains red hot to down rivals in Oaklands Plate
The Autumn Sun gains second stakes winner as Coco Sun proves too good for rivals in Morphettville feature In an eventful race that saw four different horses take the lead from just a six-strong field, yesterday’s Oaklands Plate (Listed, 1400m) eventually went the way of the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Coco Sun (The Autumn Sun),... Read More
I Am Famous
TRAINER: Chris Waller RACE: Inglis Race Series Closing Handicap (1400m) A capacity field of 14 will line up in the two-year-old handicap at Randwick today as juveniles bid to make a last dash to add to their race records before turning three next month. Among those horses aiming to get off the mark in their... Read More