Cruz excited over California Spangle after Happy Valley double
Buoyed by a Happy Valley double last night, Tony Cruz is eagerly anticipating the return of stable star California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) for a campaign-defining run in the Celebration Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Cruz was elated at Circuit Elite’s (Mastercraftsman) effort to land the Class 5 Tai Hang Handicap (1800m)... Read More
Newcomers Ng and Chung strike immediate impact
Freshman Hong Kong trainer Pierre Ng and new apprentice Angus Chung have both made a successful start to their tenures in the jurisdiction, recording winners within the first week of the new racing season in the city. Ng, a Hong Kong blueblood as the son of one of the city’s longest-serving trainers Peter Ng, had... Read More
So Dazzling
Old hands and new have combined to bring us So Dazzling, the latest piece of equine excitement amidst the seemingly unstoppable rise of So You Think (High Chaparral), and an early favourite for the VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m). In terms of the former camp, she’s the emerging potential star from New Zealand expat John... Read More
Best Of Bordeaux on Home Affairs path after Golden Rose scratching
Snitzel colt to run in Heritage Stakes as possible Everest and Coolmore Stud Stakes rehearsal High-profile stallion prospect Best Of Bordeaux (Snitzel) could mirror the successful campaign used by Coolmore’s Group 1-winning sprinter Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) for the remainder of the spring by winning Saturday’s Heritage Stakes (Listed, 1100m), a result which could... Read More
Mott hungers for further spring success
Jamie Mott. You’d liken him to Steven Arnold. Too tall, too big and too decent a bloke to be successful in the sometimes cut-throat world of race riding. Hungry – literally and metaphorically – Mott has mastered the extraordinary self-discipline required to defy his size, just as the recently retired Arnold did throughout a distinguished... Read More
Prima Park to expand services after joining forces with Miller
Young trainer to come under Van Dyk’s wing to bring horse education in-house Respected New Zealand vendor Prima Park will welcome accomplished young Matamata horseman Dan Miller into the fold as proprietor Kelly Van Dyk looks to expand her sales preparation, spelling and breaking-in operation. Miller, who educated Prima Park’s trio of Inglis Ready 2... Read More