Spring in the air, and in our step
Out of the gloom of winter, Hastings’ Daffodil day on Saturday provided a preview of the potential for the new season. It was a breath of fresh spring air. The same applied to the Foxbridge Plate (Gr 2, 1200m), run two weeks ago, the three stakes races drew quality as well as interesting fields. Race... Read More
32 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) posted his 32nd first crop winner when Miss Information (2 f ex Newsletter by Sir Percy) won a Class 3 Novice Stakes contest over six furlongs at Ascot. A 90,000gns yearling buy for Norman Court Stud at Tattersalls, Miss Information is the fourth foal out... Read More
Too Darn Hot sires first Group 1 winner
Darley’s first-season shuttle stallion Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) enjoyed a red-letter day when he registered his first Group 1 winner courtesy of Fallen Angel’s (2 f ex Agnes Stewart by Lawman) victory in the Moyglare Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) at the Curragh yesterday. The Karl Burke-trained filly gave the stallion his first winner when... Read More
Victor The Winner upstages Lucky Sweynesse on Sha Tin return
Danny Shum will plot a path towards the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) on December 10 with Victor The Winner (Toronado) after the lightly raced gelding toppled Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse), the world’s highest-rated sprinter, in the Class 1 the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Notching his sixth win... Read More
Rushton Park hits the market as Johnsons take a breather
Successful breeders and vendors set for mid-career travel break after listing their 309-acre Victorian farm Victorian thoroughbred nursery Rushton Park is up for sale, with proprietors David and Kayley Johnson set to take a sabbatical after 15 years creating their perfect thoroughbred property. When the Johnsons relocated from Western Australia in 2008 and purchased the... Read More
Surprise package Encap delivers for Portelli
A running position closer to the speed allowed the Gary Portelli-trained Encap (Capitalist) to overturn his last-start defeat to Tom Kitten (Harry Angel) and land a dominant victory in yesterday’s Ming Dynasty Quality (Gr 3, 1400m) at Rosehill. The three-year-old son of Capitalist (Written Tycoon) showed signs of greenness when running out of turf in... Read More