Griffiths and De Kock take patient approach with talented Frankel filly
Thousand Guineas and VRC Oaks on drawing board for training partnerships’ promising ’Baby Valuable filly Let’sbefrankbaby (Frankel), an illustration of co-trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock’s newfound global approach, is unlikely to be seen at Caulfield on Saturday but if things go to plan she will feature on Melbourne’s metropolitan racecourses in the new... Read More
Lim’s Kosciuszko rises from the unwanted to the heroic with Derby victory
Lim’s Kosciuszko (4 g Kermadec – Jacquetta by Keeper) achieved on Sunday what Tempest Morn (Thunder Gulch), Strasbourg (Umatilla), Braeloch (Prized), Tuesday Joy (Carnegie) and Deep Pockets (Lucky Owners) could not as comeback jockey Danny Beasley conquered a personal summit in taking his first ever Derby, producing a gem of a ride to land the... Read More
Per Incanto’s Hong Kong roll continues
Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto (Street Cry) has again staved off global competition to end another Hong Kong racing season as the most prolific source of individual winners and delivering the highest tally of wins. The Wairarapa-based stallion took that honour in 2021 with 17 winners of 30 races and successfully defended his title when... Read More
Seven for Almanzor
New winners Almanzor (pictured above) – Cambridge Stud first-season sire Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) sired his seventh individual southern hemisphere-bred winner when Islero (2 g ex Actressa by Denman) won the 2YO Maiden Plate (1200m) at Murtoa. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained gelding proved too strong at the finish, winning by a neck ahead of fellow... Read More
Class of 2017
Last week’s Kiwi Chronicles featured the New Zealand dominance of Savabeel (Zabeel) within the local industry, so this week, a gaze into the crystal ball might be appropriate. Savabeel is also the country’s most prominent sire in Australia and since we are largely dependent on the Australian buying bench, making an impression there is paramount.... Read More
Goldman shakes off monkey with Hellbent’s daughter scoring maiden win
Kurt Goldman, who trained Group 1-winning sprinter Hellbent (I Am Invincible) in his first seven starts, has provided the promising first season Yarraman Park Stud sire with his tenth two-year-old winner for the season and the Goulburn horseman believes the best is yet to come from both his horse and the stallion. The talented Goldman-trained... Read More