Where’s that again?
Civic Stakes (Listed, 1400m) winner, Ucalledit (Zacinto), was the sole New Zealand-bred winner among Saturday’s seven Australian stakes races and was sold by the Corcoran family’s Grangewilliam Stud, Waitotara, west of Wanganui, but that is just half the story. Ucalledit was bred way down in the deep south, at Thomsons Crossing, near Winton, by Neil... Read More
Perth home builder Doak flying high
More Aspen could be icing on the cake after record-breaking Pride Of Dubai result for WA owner On Saturday afternoon, Kim Doak’s beloved West Coast Eagles were handed their biggest shallacking in the club’s 36-year history. Such is Western Australia’s investment in their respective football teams’ fortunes, particularly AFL club the Eagles, their performances can... Read More
Size and Purton prove the Premier combination
Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) runner-up Tuchel (Redwood) confirmed the promise of that performance and five wins from his previous 14 starts to capture the Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Trainer John Size and jockey Zac Purton combined to win the feature over nine furlongs and final Group race of... Read More
The puzzle linking Gooree Park to Northern Farm
The legacy of Eduardo Cojuangco continues to be felt after Palaisipan delivered Group 1 glory for Katsumi Yoshida at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Saturday’s victory by Palaisipan (So You Think) in the final Australian Group 1 of the season, the Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m), may have been a moment of triumph for one of... Read More
Half-brother to King Colorado breaks Perth Winter Sale record
A half-brother to this month’s Group 1-winning juvenile King Colorado (Kingman) broke the all-time record price for the Magic Millions Perth Winter Yearling Sale when he yesterday sold for $260,000 in the Swan Valley. Sydney-based trainer Bjorn Baker teamed up with a Hong Kong-based client to secure the colt, by Pride of Dubai (Street Cry),... Read More
Racing NSW raise the stakes with $20 million Everest and race named after The King
George Main Stakes rebranded the King Charles III Stakes and moved to Everest undercard with prize-money of $5 million A $20 million The Everest (1200m) and $5 million King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) are the headline boosts to a further lucrative Sydney Everest Carnival, with the changes announced by Racing NSW at a... Read More