Griffiths places faith in unbeaten Legacy Bound in ‘hot’ edition of the Poseidon
Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) has made a strong start in 2025-26 as he looks to kick on from his first season sires’ title, and his top ranked offspring will try to boost the stallion’s stocks further when he resumes for the spring on Saturday. Legacy Bound, the homebred for Ole Kirk’s farm Vinery Stud who’s... Read More
Four internationals remain in Caulfield Cup field
The Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) at The Valley will have no overseas runners in 2025, but there could be as many as four international contenders in the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m). Following the release of first declarations for both races on Tuesday, the number of Caulfield Cup hopefuls fell from the original 142... Read More
Tempted bidding to extend Godolphin’s excellent record in Run To The Rose
Mega trainer Ciaron Maher has a quartet of nominations for Saturday’s Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m), as four more quality runners embark on spring campaigns amid an extremely classy crop of three-year-olds. It’s unlikely all four will start in the Rosehill set weights and penalties feature, but two who look likely to clash... Read More
Treasurethe Moment suffers ‘very mild’ case of colic
Yulong’s four-time Group 1-winning mare Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) will miss this weekend’s Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) after suffering what her trainer Matt Laurie has described as a ‘very mild case of colic’. The four-year-old daughter of Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) – who landed the VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m), Vinery Stud Stakes... Read More
Group 1 racing kicks off in New Zealand
Kiwi Chronicles observed some quite interesting results this week, a number of which almost prompted a name change to The Observer. On the local front however, the spectacular finishes to the Proisir Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and the Gold Trail Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) were most certainly the standout performances. As commentator George Simon rightly... Read More
‘We owe him so much’ – Coolmore Australia’s ‘much-loved’ stallion Fastnet Rock dies
Fastnet Rock (Danehill), one of Australia’s most influential stallions, has died at the age of 24, Coolmore Australia announced on Monday morning. “Sadly, earlier today our much-loved champion sire Fastnet Rock was humanely euthanized at Coolmore, his place of birth and home for the past 20 years. In that time, Fastnet Rock forged a legacy... Read More