Command getting closer to Gold
King’s Command (Tavistock) boosted his chances of a ticket to the $1 million Singapore Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) after his commanding win on Saturday. On 67 points, trainer Shane Baertschiger’s five-year-old grey languished around ten nominations down the list of the time-honoured handicap race, badly in need of a win to climb his way... Read More
Lanwades hope for more Australian success as Tattersalls auction gets underway
Zaaki (Leroidesanimaux) may not have been afforded the chance to add to his Group 1 haul in Saturday’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), however, for his breeder Kirsten Rausing’s Lanwades Stud and the Tattersalls Horses in Training sale itself, he remains the flagbearer of both operations as potent sources of elite-level winners in Australia. An... Read More
Spirit Of Boom gets his Group 1 as Jonker lands Manikato
Tony Gollan-trained six-year-old flies home at The Valley to break through at the top-level Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) enjoyed his greatest moment since joining the stallion ranks when Jonker – who is from the sire’s first crop – became the stallion’s first Group 1 winner courtesy of his victory in the Manikato Stakes (Gr 1,... Read More
Smith’s anxious wait with Star galloper
Wayne Smith sees today’s 1200-metre Class 1 as another stepping stone in his long-term plans for his powerhouse galloper Star Of Yiu Cheung (Casino Prince). With a lack of Group 1 turf races programmed in Macau over the next three months, today’s event is a vital lead up race for the six-year-old, who Smith is... Read More
Snitzel’s Joyous Legend becomes a million dollar filly after Rosemont wins battle for three-year-old
Decision yet to be made on immediate future of champion More Joyous’ daughter Rosemont Stud will weigh up whether to continue the racing career of Joyous Legend (Snitzel), a stakes-placed daughter of champion eight-time Group 1-winning mare More Joyous (More Than Ready), after adding her to the Victorian farm’s ever expanding high-end thoroughbred portfolio for... Read More
Busuttin and Young take three-pronged attack towards $400,000 Inglis Banner
Trent Busuttin would have no hesitation in buying the progeny of first season sires Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) and Hellbent (I Am Invincible) based on his brief exposure to their first crop two-year-olds but it is a juvenile filly by a champion of the breeding barn who he believes holds the edge so far. The... Read More