Chassis
Hunter Valley-based breeder Jo O’Gorman went to the Magic Millions broodmare sale last month and things didn’t go to plan. But so far, she’s certainly not complaining. O’Gorman, of the boutique Parsons Creek Farm in the lower Hunter best known for breeding Doomben 10,000 winner Mazu (Maurice), ventured to the Gold Coast hoping to sell... Read More
Mostahdaf shines as he shoots down the big guns in Prince of Wales’s romp
Having failed to fire on each of his previous three starts at the highest level, Mostahdaf (Frankel) had his day in the sun yesterday when he claimed a number of notable scalps in putting up an astonishing winning performance in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f). Lining up as one of the... Read More
Royal briefing – day one
29 for Frankel Triple Time (4 c ex Reem Three by Mark Of Esteem) became the 29th individual elite-level winner for Frankel (Galileo) when running out a shock winner of yesterday’s Queen Anne Stakes (Gr 1, 1m). Sent off a 33-1 chance for his first start at the highest level, the Kevin Ryan-trained colt defeated... Read More
O’Brien makes history as Paddington storms to St James’s Palace success
The all-conquering Aidan O’Brien moved one ahead of Sir Michael Stoute as the winning-most trainer at Royal Ascot when the rapidly improving Paddington (Siyouni) produced a dominant effort to land yesterday’s St James’s Palace Stakes (Gr 1, 1m). With victory, the colt remains unbeaten in four starts this season, a triumphant run which includes the... Read More
Australians flounder in King’s Stand as Bradsell earns back-to-back Royal Ascot wins
The occasion gets the better of ‘fizzy’ Coolangatta as Cannonball fades to finish last in Group 1 sprint Another royal Australian procession in the King’s Stand Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) was not to be as both Coolangatta (Written Tycoon) and Cannonball (Capitalist) struck out in an eventful renewal of the five–furlong Group 1 sprint on... Read More
Waterhouse and McKeever buy two at Goffs London Sale
Australian Hall Of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse was back in London on Monday and made two signings in conjunction with agent Johnny McKeever, parting with £300,000 (approx. AU$560,435) to land Cuban Dawn (Teofilo), who was also signed for by Mt Hallowell Stud, and £260,000 (approx. AU$485,710) for New Endeavour (New Bay). The pair previously ran... Read More