Gillard’s Rose blooms with rare broodmare feat
Half-siblings Shades Of Rose and Scallopini strike stakes wins on same day at Flemington and Rosehill Steve Gillard has achieved much in both the racing and breeding spheres. On the track, among other successes, Gillard was part of the James Harron Bloodstock ownership group of dual Group 1 winner King’s Legacy (Redoute’s Choice), while in... Read More
Manfred Man, Lucky Sweynesse and Silvestre de Sousa snare season-opening honours
Extending a startling career trajectory with HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (Class 1, 1200m) triumph at Sha Tin yesterday, Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse) crowned Silvestre de Sousa’s return to Hong Kong and left trainer Manfred Man to ponder a host of options. Hong Kong Champion Griffin in 2021/2022 with five wins from seven starts, the New... Read More
Darley strike gold with yearling buy In Secret
Daughter of I Am Invincible becomes first filly to win Run To The Rose as Godolphin build strong spring team It is not often Darley venture into the yearling market to bolster their stocks, but when they do it’s meticulous, ‘specific’ – and often successful. In Secret (I Am Invincible), who at Rosehill yesterday became... Read More
OTI hoping to boost reputations of ‘underrated’ New Zealand sires
OTI Racing hopes to affirm its VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) stocks and provide a boost to more than one underrated New Zealand sire at Flemington today via horses at two ends of its spectrum: their highest earner and a three-year-old second-starter. While the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained I’m Thunderstruck (Shocking), very much... Read More
A towering influence boasting an intuition that comes with time and experience
It was as a 16-year-old while visiting her father’s Classic winners Big Game (Bahram) and Sun Chariot (Hyperion) at Fred Darling’s Beckhampton yard that Queen Elizabeth II became enthralled with the thoroughbred. Allowed to stroke the King’s Epsom Derby (1m 4f) colt Big Game, it has become part of history how the young princess was... Read More
Racing mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96
Industry remembers the longest-serving monarch and passionate thoroughbred supporter Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch and the world’s most recognised, respected and revered supporter of horseracing, died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Her Majesty will be mourned across all parts of the globe, not least by those who have shared her love of... Read More