Looking ahead
Labour Day weekend saw Riccarton the New Zealand focus on Saturday, Trentham took over for Sunday but Monday’s Te Rapa meeting was halted after race two. Spring’s weather gremlins continue to haunt the industry and drizzle caused a slip and a fall, denying the public a much awaited James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (Gr... Read More
Blueblood colts primed to extend Godolphin’s purple patch
With Godolphin Australia currently riding the crest of a wave, managing director Andy Makiv is hopeful a trio of blueblood colts can ensure another red-letter day for the racing and breeding behemoth when the curtain is raised on the acclaimed Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington this coming Saturday. Buoyed by Godolphin’s triple stakes success last... Read More
Southern hemisphere buyers set to play a starring role at Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale
The Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale (HIT) gets underway in Newmarket on Monday and it is a sale that has become an annual pilgrimage for many buyers from the southern hemisphere, who are expected to be active once again this week. The Newmarked-based auction, the world’s largest horses in training sale, has built a... Read More
Tomodachi Kokoroe’s remarkable renaissance continues with scintillating Premier Bowl win
Tomodachi Kokoroe (Written Tycoon) sensationally catapulted himself into Hong Kong International Races reckoning after running the second-fastest 1200 metres time in Hong Kong racing history to scoop the Premier Bowl Handicap (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 October). The only horse to ever run 1200 metres faster in Hong Kong is Tomodachi... Read More
Breathtaking Attica bags Spring Champion
Attica (Lonhro) capped a golden day for Godolphin colts and his departed stallion while stamping himself a stud-bound star of the future with a breathtaking victory in Saturday’s Spring Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick. Sent out a $4 second-favourite at the fourth start of his first preparation, the Joe Pride-trained colt faced an... Read More
Napoleonic marches to Red Anchor glory
Outstanding stallion Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) may be gone but he might have left a potential stallion in the making in Napoleonic if Saturday’s Red Anchor Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) is any indication. After wins at Wyong and Warwick Farm for his trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton, the three-year-old colt took his Sydney form to... Read More