Autumn is Peltzer’s time to step out from the shadows
So You Think colt set to resume in the Eskimo Prince Stakes on his favoured Randwick track The hype around three-year-olds whose stud careers have already been sewn up may have Eskimo Prince Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) contender Peltzer (So You Think) flying under the radar, but Gerald Ryan wants to wait and see what... Read More
Poon and Lui combine with Glorious Dragon to snare Centenary Vase Handicap
Glorious Dragon (Teofilo) avenged defeat in last year’s running of Sha Tin’s Centenary Vase Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) by denying Exultant (Teofilo) a third win in yesterday’s staying feature while at the same time delivering Matthew Poon one of the most important triumphs of his career. Beaten by Tony Cruz’s Exultant in the same race... Read More
Newgate buys into Capitalist colt Profiteer
Odds-on Inglis Millennium (RL, 1200m) favourite Profiteer will have a new majority owner when the Capitalist (Written Tycoon) colt runs in Saturday’s $2 million juvenile race after Newgate Farm negotiated a deal to buy into the son of its promising Golden Slipper-winning sire. Newgate Farm managing director Henry Field announced late yesterday that the Hunter... Read More
Speedster Pippie first big-name recruit heading to Chairman’s Sale
Dual Group 1 winner confirmed for Inglis breeding stock auction, but no decision on Melody Belle Inglis has landed the first blow in the competitive auction house rivalry to acquire high-end breeding stock with confirmation that dual Group 1-winning sprinter Pippie (Written Tycoon), a valuable outcross mare, will be offered at this year’s Chairman’s Sale.... Read More
Hungrier and more polished Iskandar, a parting gift from Freedman
Iskandar Rosman’s “big boss” won’t be around for him very soon, but Lee Freedman’s legacy on the young Malaysian has certainly put him in good stead for his riding future. A brilliant race-to-race double courtesy of Freedman’s and King Power Stable’s My Big Boss (Smart Missile) and Augustano (Hard Spun) bore testament to the extra... Read More
Melody Belle equals the mighty Sunline with Trentham victory
Dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle (6 m Commands – Meleka Belle by Iffraaj) has equalled the record of the mighty mare Sunline (Desert Sun) after completing her 13th career Group 1 win when taking out the Thorndon Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Trentham yesterday. The Jamie Richards-trained mare was having her... Read More