Purton wins record-equalling third International Jockeys’ Championship, Hayes snares trainer’s prize
Zac Purton has joined Douglas Whyte and Frankie Dettori as a triple winner of the International Jockeys’ Championship, claiming the title without a victory in the four-race series at Happy Valley yesterday evening, to add further lustre to a phenomenal resume. Four days after overtaking Whyte as the winner of the most prize-money as a... Read More
Walker targets another sweet success with her Heroic gal
Daughter of Heroic Valour looks to emulate close relation Sweet Dolly with victory in Saturday’s Calaway Gal at Eagle Farm Almost a year ago, owner-breeders Michelle and Ken Walker witnessed their filly, purchased for a paltry $1,500 as a weanling, embark on a second start of four that would ultimately change their lives. Sweet Dolly... Read More
Marine One (AUS)
Like fathers, like sons. Among the many layers in the storied success of Written Tycoon (Iglesia), the great sire’s equal-top cross is via mares by Redoute’s Choice (Danehill), with 26 winners from 33 runners, identical to Flying Spur (Danehill). So, like going to school off a playing partner’s putt, a generation later it was with... Read More
Naboo Attack takes aim for his forgotten sire
To call a horse Simply The Best (Warhead) is to play games with fate. The late Fahd Salman learnt that truth in the 1990s with a colt he named The King (Lomond), being a half-brother to his excellent European champion Generous (Caerleon): The King never made the races, let alone challenged for any crown. Simply... Read More
Royal Ascot hero and sire Choisir dies at 22
Coolmore and trainer Paul Perry pay tribute to grand sprinter who has 100 stakes winners to his name Trailblazing Australian sprinter and high-class stallion Choisir (Danehill Dancer), the first southern hemisphere horse to complete the prestigious King’s Stand Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) – Golden Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) double at Royal Ascot, has died... Read More
New Hong Kong group set to ramp up Australian presence under McGrath’s guidance
Shen You Holdings recruits Tony Fung’s right-hand man to lead thoroughbred investment Shane McGrath, one of the key figures behind Tony Fung’s huge Aquis Farm operation over the past five years, will take charge of a rival Hong Hong equine investment group’s plans to play a much bigger role in Australia’s booming thoroughbred racing and... Read More