Three for Almanzor
New first season sire winners Almanzor (pictured) Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) had a productive week, siring two new winners. Queen Trezy (2 f ex Elodie by Dansili) became his second individual winner when impressively landing the 1600-metre maiden at Lyon Parilly on Wednesday. Christophe Soumillon made all aboard the well-fancied filly to score... Read More
Victorian Alliance colts step out at Cranbourne
Ryan McEvoy, one of the figures behind powerful Victorian Alliance colts fund headed by his employer Rosemont Stud, liked what he saw from the new partnership’s first two juveniles to officially barrier trial at Cranbourne yesterday, but he has been around long enough not to get ahead of himself. Nevertheless, Rosemont Stud’s general manager of... Read More
Good, but how good?
We knew she was good and, although her highly anticipated return to top-line racing was delayed slightly, Entriviere (Tavistock) lived up to all expectations with a powerful performance in the Sheraco Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. Her record is impressive, just eight starts for six victories and two seconds, her career... Read More
The rise and rise of Incentivise proves patience and persistence pays off
While there’s plenty of hype surrounding Australian racing’s latest superstar Incentivise (Shamus Award), the winner of Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington, we shouldn’t lose the lesson in it all about the importance of patience and perseverance in the thoroughbred game. Long before his racing days had even begun, Incentivise was just... Read More
Zac Purton posts 1,300th, Shinn notches four-timer
David Hayes credits Zac Purton with helping lay the foundations for his stable’s blistering start to the 2021/22 season after the champion jockey became only the second rider in Hong Kong racing history to post 1,300 wins during yesterday’s racecard. On a day of landmark success, Purton’s phenomenal feat was overshadowed by Blake Shinn’s stunning... Read More
Judgement of Kulani Park’s Smith rewarded after Dulcify win of Giannis
Trader celebrates interstate double with exciting son of Flying Artie to follow proven Group 1 path Ask industry professionals, agents and studmasters alike, and the majority will agree that Rhys Smith has one of the best eyes for a horse in the business, not that the Kulani Park owner is one for self-promotion. Over the... Read More