Zoustar fillies set to shine brightly at Goffs Orby Sale
Lezoo’s (Zoustar) victory in Saturday’s Cheveley Park Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket could not have been timed with more precision had Rolex engineered her success. The win was the first at Group 1 level for her sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) in the northern hemisphere, and in doing so it elevated him to a... Read More
Extraordinary story continues with Alligator Blood
After Alligator Blood’s (All Too Hard) win in the Underwood Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), Adrian Bott described him as having had a “colourful career”. He’s not wrong about that! And yesterday’s result added another twist to the tale of the horse they call ‘Al”. Alligator Blood’s jockey Tim Clark was wearing the racing colours of... Read More
California Spangle on track for Group 1 Hong Kong Mile after Group 3 romp
Tony Cruz will cast California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) into a potential Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) showdown with Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) in December, after the exciting gelding resumed with emphatic victory in the Celebration Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday. With options to contest either the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1,... Read More
Alligator bays for Blood by downing Cox Plate hopefuls in Underwood
Rivals lick their wounds after Waterhouse and Bott’s gelding claims third Group 1 Adrian Bott didn’t lose faith in Alligator Blood’s middle–distance abilities, despite being run down in the Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and the co-trainer’s belief in the gelding was vindicated when the son of All Too Hard (Casino Prince) won the... Read More
Zoustar sires first northern hemisphere elite-level winner
The rapidly progressive Lezoo (2 f ex Roger Sez by Red Clubs) provided Widden Stud shuttler Zoustar (Northern Meteor) with a first elite-level winner in the northern hemisphere when coming out on top in the Cheveley Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket yesterday. Trained by Ralph Beckett and ridden by champion jockey elect William... Read More
Jacquinot soars to Rose win to continue appeal of Swettenham’s Rubick
Son of Rubick provides stallion with a first Group 1 winner as Victorian raider snares win with late run Sam Matthews has urged breeders not to miss out on a second chance to ‘punt’ the now Group 1-winning sire Rubick (Encosta De Lago) this breeding season, after the stallion’s son Jacquinot captured the Golden Rose... Read More