First season stallions to the fore at official two-year-old trials
Yesterday’s official two-year-old barrier trials in Sydney did not reveal all the answers but for young stallions with maiden crop juveniles facing their first public moment of truth, the traditional September session provided some encouraging signs for owners, trainers and studmasters. Highly touted first crop stallions Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) and Coolmore’s US Triple Crown champion... Read More
Curlin colt tops strong opening session of Book 3 at Keeneland
The first day of Book 3 selling at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale saw steady trade from start to finish, with the Saturday action headlined by a $900,000 Curlin (Smart Strike) colt purchased for the BSW/Crow Colts Group in partnership with Spendthrift Farm and Gandharvi. During the sale’s fifth session, 287 of the 371 horses... Read More
Angus Chung posts first Hong Kong win as Purton and Teetan shine
Angus Chung extended Hong Kong’s recent chapter of breakthrough success, delivering on the reputation he built during a successful Australian stint when partnering David Hall’s Quadruple Double (Zoustar) to victory in the first section of the Class 4 Bedford Handicap (1200m, dirt) at Sha Tin yesterday. Four days after Pierre Ng trained his maiden Hong... Read More
Zoustar out to end impressive first-crop season with Group 1 runner at Newmarket
A midweek novice at Yarmouth may be a race that Qatar Racing manager and Tweenhills Stud owner David Redvers looks back on fondly next weekend with Zoology (Zoustar) looming as a potential first northern hemisphere elite-level runner for Widden Stud shuttler Zoustar (Northern Meteor) in the Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket. The... Read More
Darby has high hopes for trialling five
Syndicator’s juveniles to step out at today’s official two-year-old Randwick trials Scott Darby believes the new season two-year-old barrier trial session is the most exciting of the year and he cannot wait for today’s official program at Randwick, where his operation will unveil five juveniles, including a colt he hopes can live up to the... Read More
Anamoe’s spring campaign under injury cloud after returning lame from George Main win
The spring campaign of superstar entire Anamoe (Street Boss) looked to be in doubt last night after he was reported to have finished lame (3/5) in his off-foreleg after he added a fifth Group 1 success to his glittering CV when coming home a ready winner of the George Main Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at... Read More