Versatile Crown Of Gold notches back-to-back wins
The Joe Lau-trained Crown Of Gold (Duporth) chalked up win number seven in Macau with another brilliant display of speed on the all-weather surface in Saturday’s Class 2 over 1050 metres, giving him back-to-back wins at the trip. Ridden by regular jockey Luis Corrales, Crown Of Gold began only fairly but quickly pushed through to... Read More
Stallion Watch
New first season sire winners Astern Asherla (2 f ex Heritage Lane by Charge Forward) showed superior speed to win her maiden at start four against older horses over 1000 metres at Kempsey on Sunday to become the tenth first crop winner for her Darley sire Astern (Medaglia d’Oro), and eighth in Australia. Trained by... Read More
‘I loved his fight and that was important for me at this time in my life’
Emotional Creswick Stakes win for Free To Move’s breeder Smith Some victories mean more than others and for Leeanne Smith, the breeder of Saturday’s A R Creswick Stakes (Listed, 1200m) winner Free To Move (Unencumbered), the timing and the manner of the little gelding’s performance could not have been better. The Flemington win of the... Read More
Southern Legend enhances fine record with Group 3 Premier Plate triumph
Southern Legend’s (Not A Single Doubt) legacy as one of Hong Kong’s most dependable performers in recent times was enhanced yesterday at Sha Tin with victory in the Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) for jockey Zac Purton and trainer Caspar Fownes. After shedding his maiden tag over five years ago in Australia, the gelding’s... Read More
Royal Ascot wrap – day five
19 for Australia The well-backed Point Lonsdale (2 c ex Sweepstake by Acclamation) remained unbeaten when landing the Chesham Stakes (Listed, 7f) yesterday, providing Australia (Galileo) with his 19th individual stakes winner. Sent off the 10-11 favourite under Ryan Moore, Point Lonsdale followed up a five and a half-length debut win at the Curragh on... Read More
Third time lucky for Dream Of Dreams as seven-year-old lands Diamond Jubilee
Dream Ahead gelding sees off Glen Shiel in thrilling battle on final day of Royal Ascot It proved to be third time lucky for Dream Of Dreams (7 g Dream Ahead – Vasilia by Dansili) in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot yesterday as the seven-year-old took out the meeting’s final... Read More