Kiwis at home, and abroad
A round of applause for the Whangarei Racing Club. They put on a top program and gave us a glimpse of what New Zealand racing might be like when the Entain cash infusion (less than we’d hoped for) kicks in next season. This was a regular meeting. There were no stakes races to boost the... Read More
18 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point (pictured above) – Darley’s Blue Point (Shamardal) was handed his 17th and 18th individual winners last week, beginning when Specific Times (2 f ex Daily Times by Gleneagles) scored in a six-furlong nursery at York. Specific Times is the first foal out of the winning Gleneagles (Galileo) mare Daily Times, herself... Read More
Manfred Man caps magnificent campaign with season-ending Sha Tin feature victory
Delivering an unexpected triumph for Manfred Man, Irish import Encountered (Churchill) delivered a book-ending triumph to crown the veteran trainer’s finest season in style with victory in the Class 1 Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Man, 65, slotted a career-best 44th winner of the season when Encountered speared... Read More
The stallion makers
Building talented colts into stallions can be a lucrative business model for any stable. By The Numbers looks at the trainers with the most graduates on Australasian stallion rosters. John Hawkes built his reputation as a maker of future stallions in his tenure in charge of Bob and Jack Ingham’s Crown Lodge operation. In the... Read More
Unidentified illness blamed for death of ten horses in Victoria
Hendra virus, anthrax so far ruled out by state authorities as investigations continue Racing industry participants located in and around Victoria’s largest training centre are on high alert after a mystery illness has swept through the Mornington and Cranbourne areas, killing at least ten horses. Agriculture Victoria last night confirmed ten horses had died since... Read More
Ihts Closing Inn much the best in Belmont Classic success on red-letter day for Oakland Park Stud
Making her 14th start since reappearing from a four-month break on January 5, the ultra-progressive Ihts Closing Inn (Sessions) finished off her season in brilliant fashion as she ran out an easy winner of yesterday’s Belmont Classic (Listed, 2200m). In what was her fifth success on the bounce – her most recent being her maiden... Read More