Exceed And Excel joins elite company with 200th stakes winner
Darley’s Exceed And Excel (Danehill) became the first Australian-bred stallion to reach the landmark of 200 individual stakes winners when his daughter Natural Colour (4 f ex Safiyna by Sinndar) won the Luther Burbank Handicap (Listed, 8.5f) at Santa Rosa in the US on Saturday. Exceed And Excel is just the sixth stallion to reach... Read More
Timely reminder for Edmonds’ training ability after landing Missile
Trent Edmonds never lost faith in he and his father Toby’s ability to train horses but Saturday’s shock Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) victory by Hard Empire (Hard Spun) helped remind the wider racing public that the Gold Coast-based pair know what they’re doing when they have the right stock. Soon after the nine-year-old gelding... Read More
Artorius’ European tour comes to a close with Maurice de Gheest sixth
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Artorius (Flying Artie) ended his time in Europe with a sixth-placed finish in yesterday’s Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr 1, 1300m) at Deauville for owners Newgate Farm and China Horse Club, in a stop-start race that saw the four-year-old overrace in the early stages. Having left the Freedmans’ Mornington base... Read More
Sirius Suspect keeps owners Dancing with Aurie’s Star success
Yesterday’s feature races in Australia were a reminder that you’re never too old to dance. While nine-year-old Hard Empire (Hard Spun) caused a boilover as the $71 winner of the Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick, in the case of Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, owners of yesterday’s Aurie’s Star Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m) winner Sirius... Read More
Proscenium Arch
TRAINER: Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young RACE: VRC Member Damian Cubela Plate, Flemington The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained impressive debut winner Proscenium Arch (So You Think) will aim to take her record to two wins from two starts when she lines up in the VRC Member Damian Cubela Plate (1400m) at Flemington today. Proscenium... Read More
Defining spring for Hilal begins with Missile Stakes
Emirates Park-owned multiple Group 1 placegetter has elite targets in sight after lengthy autumn break Hilal (Fastnet Rock) takes the first step on a planned stallion-making spring in the Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick today, with Emirates Park hoping his early withdrawal from Sydney’s sodden autumn will pay dividends for the high-class four-year-old.... Read More