All roads lead to the Cup for dominant Turnbull winner Sir Delius
High-priced import Sir Delius (Frankel) gave another strong indication of why connections paid $2.7 million for him by storming to an imperious victory in Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Flemington. In his first clash with Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock), and as a $7 chance to her $2.60, the Waterhouse-Bott trained entire hugely outshone... Read More
Hayes brothers hoping for another Diamond in Eurocanto
Lindsay Park hope they have another two-year-old star by Per Incanto (Street Cry) after Eurocanto flew home to win a thrilling edition of Victoria’s first juvenile race of the season, the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes (Listed, 1000m). Bred and sold to the Hayes brothers by Tony Bott’s Evergreen Stud for $250,000 at Magic Millions Gold Coast,... Read More
Business as usual for Too Darn Hot as Shiki fends off rivals in the Gimcrack
Too Darn Hot’s (Dubawi) ballistic stud career looks set to continue unabated, with the Darley shuttler claiming yet another Australian black type success when Shiki took the season’s first two-year-old fillies’ race in Saturday’s Gimcrack Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at Randwick. A $420,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast purchase for Kurrinda Bloodstock and the Waterhouse-Bott team,... Read More
Slipper winner Stay Inside off the mark as Incognito impresses in Breeder’s Plate
Newgate Farm’s Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m)-winning stallion Stay Inside (Extreme Choice) exploded out of the gates as a sire when his first runner, million-dollar colt Incognito, completed a circle for trainer Michael Freedman in taking Saturday’s Breeders’ Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) at Randwick. Freedman and his brother Richard prepared Stay Inside for his 2021... Read More
‘We feel that this horse is a special horse and we feel that he’ll get the job done’
Boom colt Rosberg (Deep Field) will face the biggest test of his short career when he lines up for just his second start in Saturday’s Danehill Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) at Flemington. The Clinton McDonald-trained three-year-old set tongues wagging with his blistering Cranbourne jump out win in 45.61 seconds before delivering on the hype when... Read More
Shangri La Boy (AUS)
3 c Pierro – Pelican by Fastnet Rock O: Mr X Y Huang, Mrs M N Annetts, Mr A D Bowler, Mr F Dimitravis, H & M Racing, Mr R Thwaite, Mr L Caminiti, Summit Thoroughbreds, Mr J D Widdows, Znodz Racing B: Katom, NSW T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott S: 2024 Magic Millions... Read More