Imperatriz steals the show at The Valley with Manikato romp
Opie Bosson hailed Te Akau’s Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) as the ‘best he has ridden’ after guiding the mare to an ultra-facile victory in yesterday’s Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Moonee Valley, her third Group 1 at the Melbourne venue. Coming into the race off the back of wins in the McEwen Stakes (Gr... Read More
Tom Kitten dominates in Spring Champion
A start in next week’s Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) now looms large for Tom Kitten (Harry Angel) after he trounced his rivals in yesterday’s Spring Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick. Trained by James Cummings, the son of Harry Angel (Dark Angel) produced a demolition job on his rivals, pulling effortlessly clear to... Read More
Romantic Warrior hands Shum and Hong Kong first Cox Plate triumph
Five-year-old stages thrilling display to take out Moonee Valley’s time-honoured Group 1 Danny Shum etched his name into the record books yesterday as his stable superstar, Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) produced an impeccable display to prevail by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling edition of the time-honoured Group 1, becoming the first Hong Kong-based trainer... Read More
Cleveland enters Melbourne Cup reckoning
The Kris Lees-trained Cleveland (Camelot) landed his first race since arriving on Australian shores and also advertised his credentials for next month’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with a victory in last night’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Gr 2, 2500m). Ridden by James McDonald, the six-year-old raced in midfield for the early part of the... Read More
Kennewell keen on Extreme Choice filly Chosen Legend in Inglis Banner
Favourite Blue Stratum a doubtful starter as second emergency for Moonee Valley contest Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) filly Chosen Legend has the sass and the pricetag to stand out from the crowd, and her trainer Lloyd Kennewell is hoping she’ll also prove a cut above when she contests today’s Inglis Banner (RL, 1000m)... Read More
Domeland snap up Urban Outlook and Humanity
After a frenetic spending spree early on Wednesday at Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale, southern hemisphere buyers kept up the pace well into the evening at Park Paddocks. With the likes of Waterhouse, Bott, McEvoy and Australian Bloodstock dominating proceedings earlier in the afternoon, Australian operation Domeland made its presence felt by securing the... Read More