Studmaster Lamont to also take on Group 3-winning Frankel entire Last Kingdom for 2021 season Kooringal Stud will stand Sandbar (Snitzel), the stakes-winning older three-quarter brother to Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Farnan (Not A Single Doubt), at its southern NSW property this year where he will be joined by fellow newcomer, European... Read More

The Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) has garnered plenty of Australian interest down the years since Paul Perry’s Choisir (Danehill Dancer) bowled over the Europeans on their own turf back in 2003, most notably the victory of the great Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) in 2012, and while Covid-19 has ensured there is no southern... Read More

Campanelle (Kodiac) and Dragon Symbol (Cable Bay) served up a duel to savour through a gripping final two furlongs of the Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot yesterday, and the drama continued for a further 20 minutes after the pair had flashed, hooves splashing, past the famous winning post. Dragon Symbol held a... Read More

Cheveley Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) winner Alcohol Free (No Nay Never) bounced back from a fifth place finish in the English 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) to give trainer Andrew Balding a double on the day in the Coronation Stakes (Gr 1, 1m), after taking the Albany Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) earlier on the... Read More

First for Bobby’s Kitten Bobby’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) sired his first stakes winner when the Lanwades Stud homebed Sandrine (2 f ex Seychelloise by Pivotal) landed the Albany Stakes (Gr 2, 6f), the opening race on the penultimate day of Royal Ascot. Jockey David Probert steered the Andrew Balding-trained filly down the middle of the... Read More

There is an absence of colonial sprinters in Berkshire to cause a stir and take the British stirling back Down Under, but Australia has still emerged as the talk of the track over the last two days, as the conversation erupted over the prospects of its most prestigious race, the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m).... Read More