Second for Impending
New winners Impending (pictured above) – The Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained Hope At Hand (2 f ex Angel Of Hope by Choisir) got off the mark at the second attempt when she took out Saturday’s Furphy Handicap (1100m) at Morphettville and in doing so handed Darley-based first season sire Impending (Lonhro) with this second... Read More
I love it when a plan comes together – Easter filly set to complete incredible odyssey
It’s taken 21,450 kilometres across seven legs, and more than the usual leaps of faith required to buy a horse with no brand, but the first foal from what’s understood to be the only Venezuelan mare ever imported to Australia finally goes on sale this week. Lot 347 at the Inglis Easter sale – a... Read More
Fireburn’s sire Rebel Dane to call Hunter Valley’s Widden Stud home
Remarkable stallion Rebel Dane (California Dane), the sire of brilliant Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) and Inglis Sires’ (Gr 1, 1400m)-winning filly Fireburn from limited opportunities, will relocate to Widden Stud in the Hunter Valley. Widden’s Antony Thompson won the race to stand the dual Group 1-winning sprinter, who from just 14 runners has produced... Read More
Back in business, Golden Sixty steams to victory in Chairman’s Trophy
He came, he saw and he silenced doubters with an unanswerable burst of speed. Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) flattened his rivals at Sha Tin yesterday with a familiar display of sheer dominance to recapture his winning groove in the Chairman’s Trophy (Gr 2, 1600m) for jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Francis Lui. “You can see... Read More
Wellington claims Sprint Cup to lay platform for Chairman’s Sprint Prize
Richard Gibson will attempt to crown Wellington’s (All Too Hard) season in familiar fashion by chasing victory in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) after the speedster snared the Sprint Cup (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday with another outstanding display of power. Conceding weight to seven of nine rivals, Wellington shouldered 128lb... Read More
Two heads better than one – Richard and Will Freedman open new chapter in family history
A new chapter in the Freedman family’s racing history will begin today with Richard and his 31-year-old son Will officially commencing their training partnership at Rosehill. The decision to join forces comes as no surprise and continues the trend of great racing families working closely to survive and thrive in the cutthroat and highly competitive... Read More