Hedge purchases set for track debuts at Caulfield and Rosehill
Bloodstock agent Suman Hedge has a busy Saturday ahead with both a purchase and pinhook set to make their debuts for owners at Caulfield and Rosehill respectively. Stretan Ruler (Wild Ruler) will take the first steps in his racing career when lining up in the Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m), a $175,000 contest for two-year-olds... Read More
King’s English (AUS)
2 c Snitzel – English by Encosta de Lago O: Te Akau 2024 Sydney Stallion Breeding Syndicate (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM) B: Newhaven Park Stud, NSW T: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson / Matamata S: 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale V: Newhaven Park P: David Ellis CNZM, $700,000 W: Diprose Miller Maiden, 1150m, Te Aroha,... Read More
Vale St Jean
St Jean (Teofilo), the previously unheralded sire of this year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winner Half Yours, has died after a paddock accident at Brackley Park. The 15-year-old’s death on Tuesday morning comes less than a month after Half Yours ended a 52-year drought for Victorian breeding in the Cup. Brackley Park principal Grant... Read More
Ivy looks to continue Rosemont’s winning run in Merson Cooper
Rosemont Stud will look to unveil their next promising homebred juvenile on Saturday when the Jason Warren-trained Ivy (Hanseatic) steps out for the first time in the Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield, a race that has become a meaningful touchstone for the farm. The filly arrives with strong pre-race credentials, having won all... Read More
Little Luana Miss set to tackle the heavyweights
She may be the small filly taking on some seasoned sprinters, but local trainer Trevor Andrews insists Luana Miss (Bivouac) is well capable of punching above her light weight as he gets set to unleash his stable star on Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). The experienced Ascot horseman has celebrated eight Group 1 wins... Read More
Almost An Angel set to deliver another heavenly display
A pre-Christmas juvenile winner for So You Think (High Chaparral) is a rarity, so if his two-year-old filly Almost An Angel can make it two from two in the Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield this Saturday it would deliver another posthumous accolade and further enhance the legacy of Coolmore’s late globetrotting trailblazer. Almost... Read More