21 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) scored a double last week, taking his tally of northern hemisphere winners to 21. The double was kicked off by Shady Lady’s (2 f ex Akrivi by Tobougg) victory over 1400 metres at Compiegne on Monday. Having run fourth on debut, Shady Lady showed... Read More
Goodwood all set for a Glorious week of action
The five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting kicks off in West Sussex today, it’s a week famous for panama hats, linen suits and of course a host of top-class racing. With three Group 1s throughout the week, kicking off with the Goodwood Cup (Gr 1, 2m) today, the Sussex Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) tomorrow, while the Nassau... Read More
Back-to-back sire titles for I Am Invincible
Yarraman Park’s champion stallion betters first premiership with $24.4 million season Last year’s champion sires’ title was as much about the Mitchells and Yarraman Park as it was about their star stallion I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit). Twelve months on and in claiming back-to-back Australian general sires premierships, season 2022-2023 is I Am Invincible’s time... Read More
“Anamoe’s one of the most anticipated young sires to hit the stallion roster for a long time”
James Cummings will today complete his sixth full season as Godolphin Australia’s head trainer, a high-pressure but coveted role within thoroughbred racing on a global scale. Top-flight racing is what matters most to Cummings, Godolphin and the operation’s owner Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, which is why Australia has played an increasingly important role in the... Read More
Zac Lloyd, Angela Jones lead record-breaking apprentices
The statistics indicate that Australia’s apprentice riding ranks have rarely been as strong as they are right now. Zac Lloyd’s historic success in the very competitive race to become the champion Sydney apprentice for the 2022-23 racing season, puts him, statistically, alongside some of Australia’s most prominent riders. Only four apprentice jockeys since comprehensive records... Read More
Hukum rises above all in King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Owen Burrows’ stable flagbearer Hukum (6 h Sea The Stars – Aghareed by Kingmambo) answered all potential doubters in emphatic fashion yesterday as he bravely battled to deliver a historic success in the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 4f) at Ascot. Having registered a breakthrough victory at flat racing’s top table... Read More