Confidence high in Ready 2 Race Sale as entries open for October auction
Inglis general manager of bloodstock sales Sebastian Hutch believes the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale can go from strength to strength as entries open for the two-year-old sale today. Last year the sale delivered astonishing metrics, with gross figures the highest-ever for a two-year-old sale in Australia at $11,642,000, while the average of $97,017 was... Read More
O’Brien breaks Derby duck as St Mark’s Basilica romps away with Prix du Jockey Club
Aidan O’Brien landed one of the few major European races previously missing from his résumé when St Mark’s Basilica (Siyouni) ran out an impressive winner of yesterday’s Prix du Jockey Club (Gr 1, 2100m) at Chantilly. The winner of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Gr 1, 1600m) bagged a second French Classic as he enjoyed... Read More
Sha Tin double gives Fownes vital breathing space
Buoyed by a timely show of strength, Caspar Fownes is taking nothing for granted despite edging to a three-win lead over John Size in the battle for the Hong Kong trainers’ championship after scoring a double at Sha Tin yesterday. Fownes’ hopes of annexing a fourth trainers’ crown were boosted with The Rock (Dutch Art)... Read More
Adayar causes an upset as Godolphin colt bags Epsom Derby
Fate and fortune fell firmly in the favour of Adam Kirby yesterday as he partnered his first ever winner in the Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) when Godolphin’s Adayar (Frankel) made light work of dismissing his better fancied rivals. Kirby had been set to ride leading hope John Leeper (Frankel) until the unexpected decision... Read More
Shamus tops the charts as Duais lands stallion a third elite level winner of season in Queensland Oaks
Edward becomes the latest Cummings to add Group 1 training win from illustrious racing family Rosemont Stud’s Shamus Award (Snitzel) moved to the top of the Group 1-winning sire charts for the 2020/21 season after siring his third Group 1 winner this term courtesy of yesterday’s Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2200m) winner Duais (3 f... Read More
Stewards’ Cup in Mr Malek’s sights after resounding win
Top sprinter-miler Mr Malek (Swiss Ace) stamped his class with an authoritative win in yesterday’s Class 2 race over 1400 metres to set up a potential tilt at the Stewards’ Cup (Listed, 1800m). A flashing third in a Kranji Stakes A race over 1200 metres at his first-up race from a four-month spell, the four-year-old... Read More