SCT Syndications praying for breakthrough stakes win
Ten Commandments chasing fifth straight victory when he takes on the Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington Unbeaten two-year-old Steparty (Artie Schiller) is the headliner for Paul Preusker but the country Victoria trainer also has another promising horse in his stable who is aiming for five-straight wins. The Horsham-based Preusker, whose juvenile colt Steparty is favourite... Read More
World’s best Equinox likely to stay in Japan
For all of the highlights of the five days of Royal Ascot week, they were always likely to be upstaged in a couple of minutes on Sunday when Equinox cemented his rating as the world’s best horse with victory in the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin. The four-year-old, by Kitasan Black, was appearing for the first... Read More
The Australian Group 1 season in review
With all 74 Group 1 races for the Australian racing season completed, we take a look at the most successful horses, trainers, jockeys, breeders, vendors, owners, buyers, sires and broodmare sires. When Palaisipan (So You Think) strode to victory in last Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle Farm, she became the 61st, and... Read More
Ten for Brave Smash
New winners Brave Smash – Yarraman Park’s Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom) extended his lead by winners on the Australian first season sires’ title to three with six weeks of the racing year to run. Brave Smash’s tenth individual winner from 25 runners, the Kris Lees-trained Power Of The Brave (2 g ex More For Me,by... Read More
Where’s that again?
Civic Stakes (Listed, 1400m) winner, Ucalledit (Zacinto), was the sole New Zealand-bred winner among Saturday’s seven Australian stakes races and was sold by the Corcoran family’s Grangewilliam Stud, Waitotara, west of Wanganui, but that is just half the story. Ucalledit was bred way down in the deep south, at Thomsons Crossing, near Winton, by Neil... Read More
Perth home builder Doak flying high
More Aspen could be icing on the cake after record-breaking Pride Of Dubai result for WA owner On Saturday afternoon, Kim Doak’s beloved West Coast Eagles were handed their biggest shallacking in the club’s 36-year history. Such is Western Australia’s investment in their respective football teams’ fortunes, particularly AFL club the Eagles, their performances can... Read More