Cause For Concern
Bill Andrews and Ian Lidstone are old mates. And that’s a good thing. Because a few years ago, Brisbane lawyer and breeder Andrews had had enough of this Fastnet Rock mare of his and put her in an online sale. Lidstone, a Gippsland-based importer and hobby breeder, noticed her. He didn’t know her origins, but... Read More
Basilinna to put staying credentials to the test in Oaks
Brownes banking on homebred Staphanos three-year-old for breakthrough Group 1 Advice from retiring champion jockey Damien Oliver has expatriate Kiwi David Browne confident that his homebred filly Basilinna (Staphanos) is primed for today’s VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m). The three-year-old, still in her maiden racing preparation, was a closing last-start third in the Ethereal Stakes... Read More
Flemington triumph for War Decree’s Warmonger
Talented three-year-old Warmonger (War Decree) scored a game victory in the TAB Trophy (Listed, 1800m) at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. The New Zealand import sports the colours of OTI Racing who purchased the youngster after a dominant 800-metre barrier trial victory at Ashburton in April for... Read More
Roll On High enters Thousand Guineas reckoning
Roll On High (Shamus Award) propelled herself into the picture for the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield on November 18 when she landed yesterday’s Desirable Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Flemington. Having only the fourth start of her career, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained filly ran on strongly down the centre of the... Read More
Rupert Clarke on the horizon for Skew Wiff
New Zealand Group 1 winner Skew Wiff (Savabeel) put her barrier troubles firmly behind her as she bounced back to winning form in yesterday’s Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Flemington, her first win in Australia. Winner of September’s Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, 1400m), the Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained four-year-old was... Read More
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