New winners No Nay Never – Need I Say More (2 g ex Bo Bardi by Fastnet Rock) backed up an impressive barrier trial win last month to score a comfortable debut victory at Matamata on sunday for the powerful Te Akau Racing team and in the process, delivered No Nay Never (Scat Daddy) with... Read More

The Coolmore hierarchy is disappointed that The Everest (1200m) winner Yes Yes Yes (Rubick) did not get the chance to race on the international stage nor add a Group 1 to his CV, but they believe the three-year-old has done more than enough to warrant a spot on their stallion roster. There were plans for... Read More

Inglis’ concerted push to ramp up the appeal of its Chairman’s Sale for elite breeding stock and race fillies has been rewarded with vendors already committing a number of high-class broodmares to the 2020 Sydney auction. Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) and her Chris Waller-trained stablemate Noire (Foxwedge) as well as... Read More

Butterfield (Setembro Chove) took a stride forward on the road to the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) with a smart success in the Class 2 Azalea Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon. The race had been billed as something of a Derby trial, with six eligible runners in the field of 13, headed by... Read More

A slightly interrupted prep did little to dent Siam Warrior’s (Exceed And Excel) winning momentum on Saturday. The five-year-old suffered a minor hiccup after his last-start win in a Class 4 race over 1200 metres on January 1 when he got cast in his box, meaning James Peters had to back him off to allow... Read More

A week after Cellsabeel’s (Hinchinbrook) six-length romp at Rosehill, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have strengthened their Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) hand as Away Game (Snitzel) and Prague (Redoute’s Choice) landed a Group 3 double at Randwick yesterday. Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) winner Away Game took out the first leg of... Read More