One Kiss (NZ) 3 f Tivaci – Discreet Evening by Discreet Cat O: JML Bloodstock Ltd (Mgr: Mr L Petagna) B: JML Bloodstock T: Mark Walker W: Canterbury Belle Stakes (Listed, 1200m), September 17, Riccarton One Kiss earned a shot at the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) when showing marked improvement to win... Read More

Handover of rich Victorian stud to Stenning and Dingwall partnership to take place in December Blue Gum Farm, Victoria’s longest-running family–owned thoroughbred stud, has been sold to burgeoning racing and breeding venture Trilogy by Philip and Patti Campbell after more than four decades of successfully running the Euroa property, the nursery of a host of... Read More

Buoyed by a Happy Valley double last night, Tony Cruz is eagerly anticipating the return of stable star California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) for a campaign-defining run in the Celebration Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Cruz was elated at Circuit Elite’s (Mastercraftsman) effort to land the Class 5 Tai Hang Handicap (1800m)... Read More

Freshman Hong Kong trainer Pierre Ng and new apprentice Angus Chung have both made a successful start to their tenures in the jurisdiction, recording winners within the first week of the new racing season in the city. Ng, a Hong Kong blueblood as the son of one of the city’s longest-serving trainers Peter Ng, had... Read More

Old hands and new have combined to bring us So Dazzling, the latest piece of equine excitement amidst the seemingly unstoppable rise of So You Think (High Chaparral), and an early favourite for the VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m). In terms of the former camp, she’s the emerging potential star from New Zealand expat John... Read More

Snitzel colt to run in Heritage Stakes as possible Everest and Coolmore Stud Stakes rehearsal High-profile stallion prospect Best Of Bordeaux (Snitzel) could mirror the successful campaign used by Coolmore’s Group 1-winning sprinter Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) for the remainder of the spring by winning Saturday’s Heritage Stakes (Listed, 1100m), a result which could... Read More