Pat Glennon joins our Incomparable Inductees
– The man who rode the arguably incomparable Sea Bird II – Thomas Patrick (Pat) Glennon – (23 August 1927 – 14 February 2004) – had limited international success, measured by numbers alone, compared to his fellow “Incomparables” (the Australian jockeys who had sustained and remarkable success in England, Ireland and France from the 1900s... Read More
Chittick foresight rewarded with top mare Probabeel
A combination of one man’s determination and one stallion’s brilliant but all-too-short career, is firmly behind the success of last week’s Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) victress Probabeel (Savabeel). The man is Garry Chittick, founder of Thornton Park Stud which later morphed into Waikato Stud when that fabulous facility became available to purchase. The stallion... Read More
The thoughts of Terry Henderson
A week can be a long time in racing! But at the end of the last one we were greeted with the arrival of our international horses, who touched down on Friday evening and made their way across to Werribee’s quarantine facility. All five of them have arrived in great condition, the reports have all... Read More
Eight for Belardo
New first season sire winners Belardo Belloccio (2 c ex Three Cards by Mastercraftsman) won on debut at Salisbury on Thursday to provide Belardo (Lope De Vega) with his eighth individual winner. The David Menuisier-trained colt landed the opening novice stakes by a neck from Aleas (Archipenko), with the well-fancied 5-4 favourite Mohaafeth (Frankel) back... Read More
Taipa treble for Cheong
A treble on Saturday afternoon’s all-weather program at Taipa has given former Champion trainer Sio Cheong a great kick start for the new season, giving him five winners from the first three race days. Cheong got off the mark quickly with the Australian import Blackjack Mok (All Too Hard) in the first of the day,... Read More
Nature Strip named Australian Racehorse of the Year
Top sprinter joins greats of the turf as Waller dominates virtual ceremony, presented from Brisbane Winners Champion 2YO – Farnan Champion 3YO Colt/Gelding – Yes Yes Yes Champion 3YO Filly – Loving Gaby Champion Sprinter – Nature Strip Champion Middle Distance Horse – Regal Power/Fierce Impact Champion Stayer – Vow And Declare Champion Sire –... Read More