Rourke appointed RV deputy chair
Tim Rourke has been unanimously appointed as the board of Racing Victoria’s deputy chair. Rourke, who was appointed to the RV board in June last year and is the chair of the RV Audit & Risk sub-committee and a member of the Racing sub-committee, replaces Sharon McCrohan at the conclusion of her term on the... Read More
Team McEvoy prepare to unleash exciting trio of juveniles at Flemington
Tony and Calvin McEvoy are set to make a splash when Victorian two-year-old racing begins at Flemington on Saturday, with a three-pronged assault on the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes (Listed, 1000m) heavily flavoured by the race’s sponsor, Darley. The father-son team are poised to start a colt and two fillies by Darley sires: Godolphin colt Knurl... Read More
Please hold
“Thank you for calling Rich Hill Stud. Due to Saturday’s wonderful results our lines are busy. Please hold.” Rich Hill Stud may well be experiencing a rush of calls about now after their Proisir (Choisir) sired the Howden Insurance Mile (Gr 1,1600) winner Waitak and Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact) supplied the Hawkes Bay Guineas (Gr... Read More
Emirates Park toast brilliant weekend on the racetrack with fine stakes treble
Emirates Park celebrated a weekend to remember, breeding three individual stakes winners within 24 hours. The success got off to an impressive start when the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Charm Stone (I Am Invincible), who Emirates Park bred and sold, won the Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at The Valley, which was then... Read More
Options aplenty for talented Charm Stone after impressive Manikato triumph
Charm Stone (I Am Invincible) delivered on her immense promise under the lights at Moonee Valley on Friday night, powering home in the $1 million Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), securing her second elite-level win in commanding fashion. Having won the Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) against her own sex in Adelaide last season, the... Read More
Snow Mercy takes big leap to win the Scarborough Stakes
Having shed her maiden status on her second start on her most recent appearance at Morphettville on September 13, the Phillip Stokes-trained Snow Mercy (Toronado) showed her talents when she added The Valley’s Scarborough Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) to her CV on Friday. Ridden by Lachlan Neindorf, the three-year-old filly showed bravery in spades to... Read More