Baker hopes for some movie magic from trial winners
Promising filly Wingardium to target Flight Stakes while the well-related Hollywood Hero continues progression Bjorn Baker has enjoyed going to the movies. In 2016 it cost him $200,000 when he perused the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale catalogue, before coming away with a subsequent Listed winner in Goodfella (Snitzel), a colt out of the... Read More
Northern hemisphere three-year-olds to claim Cup and Eagle?
It looms as a trend but is more likely a tidal wave which is why last week’s Great Voltigeur Stakes winner Deauville Legend has been generally installed as Melbourne Cup favourite. Such is the contemporary record of northern hemisphere-bred and trained three-year-olds in the great race. Not only have we seen Rekindling and Cross Counter... Read More
Eleven for Harry Angel
New winners Harry Angel (pictured above) – Bonny Angel (2 f ex Timeless Gift by Camacho) provided Darley shuttler Harry Angel (Dark Angel) with his 11th individual winner when scoring on handicap debut at Leicester on Thursday. The Clive Cox-trained filly ran on to lead towards the finish, winning by a neck over Lily In... Read More
Harvey buys majority share in Alligator Blood
The ongoing saga surrounding the eligibility to race of dual Group 1 winner Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) appears to be over, after Gerry Harvey purchased a majority share in the six-year-old, with previous owner Allan Endresz relinquishing 100 per cent of the horse. Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) and Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m)... Read More
Smith to give Buenos Noches a chance to make his mark in San Domenico
Son of Supido will step up to Group 3 sprint after winning on debut at Canterbury earlier this month Matthew Smith is under no illusions as to the demands of throwing his recent maiden winner Buenos Noches (Supido) into the deep end for Saturday’s San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill, but feels his... Read More
Will to win
Lickety Split (Turn Me Loose) knows where the line is. The tough filly doesn’t win by much, but she fights like a tigress, a trait she has displayed in all three of her victories. A winning trial (late January at Ellerslie) was followed by her race debut, also at Ellerslie (February 19), where she co-led... Read More