Treasurethe Moment confirmed for Cox Plate tilt
Matt Laurie is confident that doubting punters will see the real Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) when she strives to win him his first major in Saturday’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) at Moonee Valley. Treasurethe Moment – the Yulong homebred the sales companies didn’t want – became a sensation of last season but has been... Read More
‘He was an incredibly kind and intelligent horse’ – Coolmore announces the death of star racehorse and sire So You Think
So You Think (High Chaparral), a ten-time Group 1 winner turned successful Coolmore sire, has died after succumbing to a short illness while receiving world-class care from the team at Scone Equine Hospital. He was 19. Coolmore Australia, where he had been standing since 2012, announced the news on their social channels on Monday morning.... Read More
My Wish storms to Sha Tin Trophy glory
My Wish (Flying Artie) underlined his mounting Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) credentials with a scintillating performance to scoop the Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (Gr 2, 1600m) on Sunday. The five-year-old remained on course for his long-term target at the Hong Kong International Races on December 14 as he continued his rise through the... Read More
Hunter chasing Derby dream with Autumn Mystery
Twelve years after $4,000 purchase Polanski (Rakti) completed the Caulfield Classic (Gr 3, 2000m) and Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) double, Rory Hunter is hoping history can repeat itself as the emerging trainer strives to realise a “boyhood dream” with his bargain buy Autumn Mystery (The Autumn Sun). So-named because his owners were mystified at... Read More
Bigger and better expected from Ole Kirk after ballistic start to stud life
Vinery Stud ecstatically cheered home a winner on Saturday when their star stallion Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) landed his first elite success with Ole Dancer’s triumph in the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m). With exquisite symmetry, Ole Kirk’s breakthrough top-tier victory as a stallion came at the the scene of his greatest triumph – the... Read More
Ole Dancer soars to Guineas victory
Vinery Stud’s budding star sire Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) has the elite title to go with his impressive list of early stud achievements after Ole Dancer’s gritty victory in a thrilling Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield. Last season’s champion first-season sire – and as of Saturday the new leader on the sophomore chart... Read More