Spring racing at its best
A spectacular runaway Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) and a heart-stopping Everest (1200m), captured the racing headlines this past Saturday. In the case of the Caulfield Cup, seeing is believing. Yet, even seeing how Incentivise (Shamus Award) sat wide from the outside barrier (18) around a tricky Caulfield track, went even wider rounding into the... Read More
Six for Almanzor
New winners Almanzor (pictured) – The Kevin Ryan-trained Franz (2 c ex Gemstone by Galileo) made a winning debut in a mile novice contest at Haydock on Friday to become the sixth individual winner for Cambridge Stud shuttler and first season sire Almanzor (Wootton Bassett). The juvenile won by half a length from the late-closing... Read More
Caulfield’s quiet did not diminish its loud tradition
Caulfield Cup day was crowdless and Randwick was rocking on Saturday. Like many, I watched the whole incredible day of racing unfold on television and the contrast in the ambience of the two race meetings was extreme. James McDonald and the hulking red sprinter Nature Strip (Nicconi) stirred thousands of Sydney siders, who were trackside... Read More
Lucky Patch stuns in Group 2 Premier Bowl for Lui and Purton
By Leo Schlink Overshadowed pre-race by Courier Wonder (Sacred Falls) and Naboo Attack (Warhead), Lucky Patch (El Roca) has earned a tilt at the HK$24 million (approx. AU$4.15 million) Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) in December after eclipsing a classy field of rivals in the Premier Bowl Handicap (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin... Read More
Beatson revelling in Derby favourites as juvenile sales near
Ohukia Lodge-consigned Inglis Ready2Race graduates Gunstock and Forgot You top betting markets for Classic Jamie Beatson says it is ‘an exciting time’ for his Ohukia Lodge operation after Saturday’s dominant Caulfield Classic (Gr 3, 2000m) winner Gunstock (Tavistock) joined fellow Inglis Ready2Race Sale graduate Forgot You (Savabeel) at the top of betting markets for the... Read More
Trumpy gives Clements another Gold Cup trump card
Argentinian import Trumpy (Lizard Island) finally got off the mark at his 14th Kranji start yesterday and has in the process all but booked his ticket for the Singapore Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m). The timing could not have been better with the six-year-old coming with a sneaky run along the rails in the S$70,000... Read More