No fear from Lemaire as Gran Alegria prepares to face Contrail and Efforia
Gran Alegria (Deep Impact) is primed for a return to action in this weekend’s Autumn Tenno Sho (Gr 1, 2000m) at Tokyo and the brilliant mare’s rider Christophe Lemaire is firm in his conviction that she has all the attributes needed to fend off last year’s Triple Crown hero Contrail (Deep Impact) and the current... Read More
Shulz prepares to bid fond farewell to life at Caulfield
A black and white scrapbook cut out of a tiny young girl sitting very happily on a big thoroughbred says a lot about what was to transpire in the life story of Kylie Schulz. She started riding trackwork at the tender age of ten and it’s become her life ever since. There’s nowhere she would... Read More
Whyte, Chau claim Happy Valley feature with tactical brilliance
In the latest measure of Jerry Chau’s irresistible emergence, Douglas Whyte lavished praise on his protégé after the rising star of Hong Kong’s jockey ranks produced a tactically perfect display on God Of Dragon (Red Dazzler) to snare the Class 3 The Kwangtung Handicap Cup (2200m). With 13 Hong Kong jockeys’ titles and a record... Read More
Entertainer battles well to victory
A well-crafted strategy from leading trainer Mark Walker saw Entertainer (Zoustar) upstage some of the best sprinters at a higher echelon with a hard-fought win on Saturday. The speedy Zoustar (Northern Meteor) five-year-old was a little overlooked in the market at $55, no doubt largely due to his last-start weakening unplaced run in a Class... Read More
Derby winner Hitotsu a toast to the rise of the Japanese thoroughbred Down Under
‘We tried to buy a few Maurices at Easter this year, but the market was very strong on them’ “Since the turn of the century, Japanese horses have won the biggest races in every corner of the globe: Hong Kong, Dubai, Europe, America and Australia. Every major centre of racing has felt the force of... Read More
ANDREW HAWKINS: We’re in the Melbourne Cup! Now the excitement – and nerves – are building…
Former ANZ Bloodstock News editor Andrew Hawkins is renowned as one of Australia’s leading Melbourne Cup analysts and experts, but this year, he will be experiencing the race from a different perspective as the racing manager for Highclere Australia, owners of Cup runner Great House I have been fortunate enough to travel the world to... Read More