A Life Less Ordinary
Life Less Ordinary (Thewayyouare) has lived a far from ordinary life. Born in Ireland and sold at the Tattersalls sales for 100,000gns, the big brown gelding made his way to Australia and the stables of champion trainer Chris Waller. Raced by a syndicate headed up by Richard Pegum, the now ten-year-old enjoyed what you could... Read More
Super Wealthy earns Sprint tilt after second National Day Cup triumph
David Hayes will plot a path towards the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) on December 11 after Super Wealthy (Epaulette) created history at Sha Tin yesterday by becoming the first horse to win the National Day Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1000m) twice. Carrying 130lb, Super Wealthy provided Zac Purton with his first victory in... Read More
Zulfiqar takes benefit from dry Flemington
Godolphin got their two-year-old season underway with a win in yesterday’s Maribyrnong Trial Stakes (Listed, 1000m), with the move to place Zulfiqar (Exceed And Excel) at Flemington paying dividends for James Cummings’ team. The colt was scratched from the Breeders’ Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) in Sydney and redirected to the Good 4 surface in Melbourne,... Read More
Empire conquerors Breeders’ Plate in breathtaking fashion
Peter and Paul Snowden, another renowned partnership for producing high class two-year-olds, captured their third win in the Breeders’ Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) when the Newgate Farm and China Horse Club-owned colt Empire Of Japan (2 c Snitzel – Ichihara by General Nediym) struck for an impressive success in the season-opening juvenile contest. In an... Read More
Slade lauds early success with new ‘Valerie’ partnership
Cutting an emotional figure in the aftermath of the Gimcrack Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) was Kestrel Thoroughbreds’ Bruce Slade who, along with Waterhouse and Bott, purchased yesterday’s juvenile season-opening race winner Platinum Jubilee (Zoustar), along with sixth-placed Sicilian (I Am Invincible) and runner-up Perfect Proposal (Russian Revolution) at the yearling sales this year, the former... Read More
Zoustar’s regal fillies shine in Randwick features
Zougotcha earns stallion a clean sweep of Princess Series while two-year-old Platinum Jubilee impresses in Gimcrack Zoustar (Northern Meteor) yesterday continued the momentum of a remarkable few weeks for the stallion, capping a defining day by securing a clean sweep of the Princess Series and an impressive winner of the Gimcrack Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m),... Read More