Spring options abound for Tiz Invincible after Rosebud victory
Maher and McDonald mull best path after I Am Invincible filly breaks maiden in competitive stakes contest Superbly bred filly Tiz Invincible (I Am Invincible) laid down a marker for a very promising spring ahead, with her first racetrack victory coming in black-type company in The Rosebud (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill yesterday. The filly, trained... Read More
Mantua
TRAINER: Ciaron Maher and David Eustace RACE: Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Mantua (Fastnet Rock) will look to get off the mark when he lines up over 1000 metres at Moonee Valley this afternoon. Having his first start as three-year-old, the son of Fastnet Rock (Danehill) ran three times as... Read More
Spring is in the air as The Instructor returns in The Rosebud
Talented Waterhouse and Bott-trained colt joined in Listed event by stablemate Introducing Spring takes a tantalising leap at Rosehill today as some potential stars of the nation’s three-year-old crop take their next steps, with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable holding some modestly-bought trump cards on the early path towards highlights such as the... Read More
Les Vampires (AUS)
3 c Pierro – Musidora by Rock Of Gibraltar O: T Gorgovski, Mrs S A Hardie, JWF Adams, T R Martin, T Heffernan, D J Counsel, Mrs J A Vacey, Miss S Latner & G J McNamara B: Katom T: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott S: 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Coolmore Stud... Read More
‘I am now scouting for a recruit so that I can be part of it all next year’
Finally, Racing NSW last week released its much anticipated Equimillion plans. Equimillion is an event for off the track horses set to be staged at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC), kicking off on September 30 and finishing on October 2. It is being officially touted as “an equestrian event with a minimum $1 million... Read More
Early foals with lofty goals
With the first foals of the Australasian-breeding season hitting the ground, we take a look at the performance of early foals in Australia’s best races over the past decade. When Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) won the 2022 Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), she was the earliest Australian-born foal to graduate to Group 1 success of the... Read More