Momentum builds for Alabama Express
With a fresh stakes winner, the fifth from his first crop, and a huge boost in numbers among his rising two-year-old crop, Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) has been tipped by Yulong to launch into his first Hunter Valley season in irrepressible style in the coming spring. The nine-year-old’s black type resume increased on Saturday when... Read More
Justify gelding Ndola breaks through in Santa Ana Lane Final
Another Coolmore stallion on the stakes scoresheet during Flemington’s Finals Day was Justify (Scat Daddy), whose gelded son Ndola rewarded connections’ long-held belief with a maiden black type win in the Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (Listed, 1200m). Resuming from a spell, the four-year-old made every post a winning one under Jye McNeil, showing... Read More
Marwooba steps up to land Taj Rossi Final
Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) colt Marwooba continued his rapid rise through the juvenile ranks when claiming his first black-type success in Saturday’s Taj Rossi Series Final (Listed, 1600m) at Flemington, providing the Hawkes stable with another promising spring prospect. Purchased by Hawkes Racing for $400,000 out of Yarraman Park at the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast... Read More
Cellarmaster toughs it out to land Winx Guineas breakthrough
The Tom Charlton-trained gelding Cellarmaster (Bivouac) was all-heart in Saturday’s Winx Guineas (Gr 3, 1600m), bursting from well back in the field to land a stakes breakthrough in the Group 3 feature at the Sunshine Coast. From the immediate family of champion New Zealand mare Melody Belle (Commands), the three-year-old demonstrated some of the 14-time... Read More
Winx within reach for Lucky Vega filly
Trainer Bjorn Baker is confident former outstanding two-year-old Within The Law (Lucky Vega) can go close to breaking a lengthy winning drought on a quick back-up into Saturday’s Winx Guineas (Gr 3, 1600m) at the Sunshine Coast. Another shrewd yearling purchase by Baker’s highly successful associate Darby Racing – bought from Yulong for $30,000 at... Read More
Rising eight, going on six
It would appear that Chris Waller has found the winning formula for Asterix (Tavistock). The former New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) winner and now rising eight-year-old has faced the starter just 29 times and this season he has put together three stakes successes, taking his career earnings beyond $1.4 million. In a significant turnaround... Read More