Video of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Cambridge Stud in 1990 is a timely reminder, not only of the Queen’s passion for horse racing and horse breeding, but also that dynasties exist outside of the Royal Family. Sir Patrick Hogan was present at his “old” stud last week when the New Zealand Thoroughbred... Read More

New winners Embellish (pictured above) – Debutante Luberon (Embellish) gave her sire the perfect start of a winner with his first runner when leading all the way to score over 800-metres at Ruakaka. Luberon is bred and raced by Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay where the New Zealand 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m)... Read More

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

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

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

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