French gelding should be on Moonee Valley’s Cox Plate horizon
While Paddington, Emily Upjohn, Westover and Zagrey staked claims of varying credit for October’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, it was the gelded and less heralded Horizon Dore who was arguably the most impressive performer over last weekend’s English and French racing. Horizon Dore cruised to a commanding win in the Group 2 Prix Eugene... Read More
Paddock accident leaves Per Incanto in doubt for breeding season
Little Avondale’s Williams to nurse elite stallion back to full health as no risks are taken Leading New Zealand stallion Per Incanto (Street Cry) is recovering from a hind leg injury suffered in a paddock accident, a setback which could rule him out of the 2023 breeding season. If the Little Avondale-based stallion’s leg injury... Read More
‘There’s something very different happening’ – Paddington’s express rise shows no sign of stopping
Aidan O’Brien’s rapid improver provided yet another big-race success for Coolmore and the Ballydoyle maestro looks to hold all the aces as he chases a seventh cross-channel trainers’ title. Another big-race winner for the all-conquering trio of Aidan O’Brien, Ryan Moore and Coolmore. It seems a recurring theme of these Eye On Europe columns, but... Read More
Five for Ardrossan
New winners Ardrossan (pictured above) – Ardee Boy (2 g ex Dee I Why by Zabeel) had looked a handy prospect when winning a Foxton trial last month and the youngster lived up to his reputation with an eye-catching debut victory over 1100 metres at Awapuni, becoming the fifth individual winner for Ardrossan (Redoute’s Choice)... Read More
Doubling down
Southland-bred and nurtured then South Taranaki-trained, Ucalledit (Zacinto) went back-to-back in Saturday’s Winter Stakes (Listed, 1400m) as he wrapped up a winter stakes double. After his Civic Stakes (Listed, 1400m) victory two weeks ago, Kiwi Chronicles detailed Ucalledit’s early race career which began in far-away Reefton, inland on the West Coast of the South Island.... Read More
‘It was getting hard a couple of months ago, so I am glad to see the change’
South Australian racing receives much-needed $7.4 million prize-money boost Racing in South Australia yesterday received a long-awaited and immediate boost to prize-money levels, an injection participants hope is one of many steps in the right direction for the thoroughbred industry. The prize-money pool will go up by $7.4 million, from $48 million to $55.4 million... Read More