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
La Danseuse Rouge waltzes to victory in Lightning Stakes
Cliff Brown’s three-year-old opens her stakes account with Exploring scratched at the barrier on veterinary advice In the literal French translation that reads ‘The Red Dancer’, La Danseuse Rouge (Manhattan Rain) showed plenty of moves to etch her name on the illustrious roll of honour in yesterday’s Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville. The final... Read More
Champion sire Proisir completes Rich Hill Stud’s unfinished business
After a series of near-misses for foundation stallion Pentire (Be My Guest), Rich Hill Stud has finally broken through and taken top honours with New Zealand’s new champion sire Proisir (Choisir). The 2022-23 season saw Savabeel’s (Zabeel) eight-year reign as champion Kiwi sire broken in spectacular style. Proisir sired 47 winners from 89 runners on... Read More
I Am Invincible out to cap off wonderful season at Randwick
Yarraman Park’s stalwart stallion well-represented in last juvenile race in Sydney Australia’s sires’ tables have been settled for some time now but the last Saturday of the season arrives today with a handful of noteworthy events, quirks and points of interest. In Adelaide, the country’s final stakes race of 2022-23 – the Lightning Stakes (Listed,... Read More
Shaken
TRAINER: James Cummings RACE: ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1100m) Godolphin homebred Shaken (I Am Invincible) will take the step up to metropolitan grade today when she tackles the ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1100m) at Randwick. Having finished a hugely disappointing last of nine runners on her debut at Randwick-Kensington on February 3, the... Read More