Size and Purton prove the Premier combination
Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) runner-up Tuchel (Redwood) confirmed the promise of that performance and five wins from his previous 14 starts to capture the Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Trainer John Size and jockey Zac Purton combined to win the feature over nine furlongs and final Group race of... Read More
The puzzle linking Gooree Park to Northern Farm
The legacy of Eduardo Cojuangco continues to be felt after Palaisipan delivered Group 1 glory for Katsumi Yoshida at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Saturday’s victory by Palaisipan (So You Think) in the final Australian Group 1 of the season, the Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m), may have been a moment of triumph for one of... Read More
Half-brother to King Colorado breaks Perth Winter Sale record
A half-brother to this month’s Group 1-winning juvenile King Colorado (Kingman) broke the all-time record price for the Magic Millions Perth Winter Yearling Sale when he yesterday sold for $260,000 in the Swan Valley. Sydney-based trainer Bjorn Baker teamed up with a Hong Kong-based client to secure the colt, by Pride of Dubai (Street Cry),... Read More
Racing NSW raise the stakes with $20 million Everest and race named after The King
George Main Stakes rebranded the King Charles III Stakes and moved to Everest undercard with prize-money of $5 million A $20 million The Everest (1200m) and $5 million King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) are the headline boosts to a further lucrative Sydney Everest Carnival, with the changes announced by Racing NSW at a... Read More
Beauty Eternal completes back-to-back Group 3 wins with Premier Cup victory
Beauty Eternal (Starspangledbanner) crowned an incredible debut season with victory in the Premier Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday, pushing John Size and Zac Purton closer to respective trainer and jockey championships. The win also completed successive Group 3 victories for Beauty Eternal to enhance his outstanding overall record to seven wins... Read More
Royal briefing – day five
14 for Dark Angel Khaadem (7 g ex White Daffodil by Footstepsinthesand) became the 14th individual elite-level winner for Yeomanstown Stud stallion Dark Angel (Acclamation) when recording a shock success in yesterday’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Ascot. Ridden by Jamie Spencer for trainer Charlie Hills, the seven-year-old gelding came from... Read More