Group 1 aim for rejuvenated Oak Hill
Reformed gelding Oak Hill (Per Incanto) served notice of some black type success to come in springtime sprints with a sparkling return in winning a small but strong short course feature at The Valley on Saturday. Sent out a narrow $2.70 favourite in a five-horse field in the 1000-metre Benchmark 100 event, the Ballymore Stables-owned... Read More
Esha stamps her class at The Valley
High–priced filly Esha (Extreme Choice) looked a stakes winner in waiting by leading throughout to power to victory over a smart field of new three-year-olds at The Valley on Saturday. Resuming from a debut 3.4-length romp at Morphettville in May, the Shane Nichols-trained daughter of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) bounded to the front... Read More
Queman seals remarkable return with Behemoth victory
Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) winner Queman (Mint Lane) sealed a superb training effort in resuming from more than a year off to add another black type title to his CV in Saturday’s Behemoth Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Morphettville. Having his first race in 69 weeks following a sesamoid injury, the tough son of... Read More
Lingani a live chance for Team Blanch in the Behemoth Stakes
Having delivered a first stakes success for Belinda Blanch, Lingani (America) will always hold a special place in the affections of her co-trainer, who is confident the stable’s star performer is primed for a repeat performance in Saturday’s Behemoth Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). Courtesy of her victory in last year’s Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m), Lingani... Read More
Censori (AUS)
3 f Russian Camelot – Berkshire Lady by Star Witness O: Mr D T O’Brien, Mrs J O’Brien B: Balmerino Racing Partnership Trust T: Danny O’Brien S: 2024 Inglis March (Early) Online Sale V: Owners P: Lenny Cole, $3,500 W: Sportsbet Race Previews Maiden Plate, 1200m, Sandown-Lakeside, August 6 Danny O’Brien unearthed an exciting... Read More
‘He’s a horse on the improve and it is hard to know where his ceiling might be at’ – Haggas’ Sam Hawkens set for St Leger Stakes date at Randwick
Progressive European four-year-old Sam Hawkens (Galileo) will be aimed at Randwick’s St Leger Stakes (2600m) on October 18 after the gelding secured his third win on the bounce in a handicap at Glorious Goodwood last weekend. Trained by William Haggas, who Australian readers will be well acquainted with, the son of Coolmore’s late super sire... Read More