Rosemont swoop for controlling stake in exciting Warrior
Anthony Mithen was unhesitant in his determination to secure the long term future of exciting stallion prospect Extreme Warrior (Extreme Choice) to the Rosemont roster ranks, as some of Australia’s breeding giants came circling for rights to stand the colt at stud following his impressive Blue Sapphire (Gr 3, 1200m) success at Caulfield on October... Read More
Graduate success means Inglis Ready2Race Sale is hard to forget
Hutch optimistic about competitive Riverside Stables marketplace ahead of today’s two-year-old auction Inglis is banking on the racetrack deeds of past graduates of the Ready2Race Sale both in Australia and overseas to help garner domestic and international buyer support at this year’s auction, the first of three southern hemisphere companies to hold a two-year-old market... Read More
Against all odds
Amidst all the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) drama on Saturday another chapter in one of racing’s most heartwarming and inspiring stories of the season played out at Randwick. As Torrens (Adelaide) crossed the line in the City Tattersalls Club Cup (Listed, 2400m), 43-year-old apprentice rider Jenny Duggan stood high in the irons, overcome by... Read More
Joao Moreira returns to form with a vengeance, doubles for Ho, Cruz, Lui and Lor
Joao Moreira has ended a challenging recent run with a familiar display of dominance, booting home a treble at Sha Tin yesterday in a display highlighted by the spectacular return of Master Eight (Oamaru Force) and victory in the programme’s feature aboard Xiang Yin (Sixties Icon). Cutting Zac Purton’s lead to nine – after trailing... Read More
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