25th anniversary of the new Best Bets brings back memories
Please forgive me the following indulgence but I must note that last Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the birth of my baby without acknowledgement, alas, from her current custodian. What a (tongue in cheek) affront. No, not any of my children – they’re much older than that – but of the first edition on... Read More
Wish List
We thoroughbred followers have two opportunities annually to start afresh, New Year’s Day and August 1, the horses’ birthday, and with the old season behind us Kiwi Chronicles has several hopes and wishes for the new season. From purely a breeding standpoint, let’s hope that the one-way traffic of our better-performed and better-bred fillies and... Read More
Seven for Saxon Warrior
New winners Saxon Warrior – Gan Teorainn (2 f ex Dance Troupe by Rainbow Quest) became the seventh individual winner for first-season sire Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact), when she built on the promise of her debut second to take out a fillies’ maiden over a mile at Naas. Trained by Jim Bolger, Gan Teorainn defeated... Read More
US beckons Australian Bloodstock’s German Group 1 winner Toskana Belle
Murrell and Lovett win third Preis der Diana in ten years with Andreas Wohler-trained daughter of Shamalgan Australian Bloodstock won its third Preis der Diana (Gr 1, 2200m) in a decade in Germany on Sunday, but don’t expect to see the victorious filly Toskana Belle (Shamalgan) venturing Down Under. The lightly raced three-year-old, now the... Read More
Exceed And Excel joins elite company with 200th stakes winner
Darley’s Exceed And Excel (Danehill) became the first Australian-bred stallion to reach the landmark of 200 individual stakes winners when his daughter Natural Colour (4 f ex Safiyna by Sinndar) won the Luther Burbank Handicap (Listed, 8.5f) at Santa Rosa in the US on Saturday. Exceed And Excel is just the sixth stallion to reach... Read More
Timely reminder for Edmonds’ training ability after landing Missile
Trent Edmonds never lost faith in he and his father Toby’s ability to train horses but Saturday’s shock Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) victory by Hard Empire (Hard Spun) helped remind the wider racing public that the Gold Coast-based pair know what they’re doing when they have the right stock. Soon after the nine-year-old gelding... Read More