17 for Caravaggio

New first season sire winners Caravaggio (pictured above) Coolmore’s Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) sired a 16th individual winner on Thursday when his son Don Julio (2 c ex Remember Alexander by Teofilo) landed a seven and a half furlong maiden claimer at Tipperary. The Donnacha O’Brien-trained colt defeated Hul Ah Bah Loo (Raven’s Pass) by one... Read More

Smith stars in Macau Gold Cup

It was billed as the race of the season, the clash of the titans, the much-awaited rematch between Macau’s king and highest rated horse, Sacred Capital (O’Reilly), and the pretender to the throne, Star Of Yiu Cheung (Casino Prince); but in the end it turned out a one horse affair, with Star Of Yiu Cheung... Read More

Inglis release ‘strongest ever’ Ready2Race catalogue

A total of 185 two-year-olds feature in the 2021 breeze up sale as Hutch predicts further investment in auction format Inglis have released a 185-lot catalogue for their upcoming Ready2Race Sale, set to take centre stage on October 12 at Warwick Farm, with a collation of juveniles that Sebastian Hutch, Inglis’ general manager of bloodstock... Read More

Being Billy Healey

Being entrusted as the new trainer of former top class three-year-old Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) could be viewed one of two ways. It’s either a poisoned chalice or the opportunity of a lifetime. Queensland horseman Billy Healey sees it as a chance to silence the horse’s growing legion of knockers and also as an... Read More

Different work system gets Boss back on top

A bit of tinkering in the training of Watch Out Boss (Bullet Train) paid handsome dividends yesterday, especially to those who took a chance with the S$195 smokie. Trainer Daniel Meagher revealed he went back to the drawing board with the six-year-old in the wake of his ordinary last start caused by feet worries –... Read More

Behemoth stands tall to retain Memsie Stakes crown

Son of All Too Hard leads home South Australian Group 1 quinella and will now bid to defend Sir Rupert Clarke title The Oxford English Dictionary describes a behemoth as ‘something that is very big or powerful, especially a company or organisation’ and the equine Behemoth (All Too Hard) not only exhibited a display of... Read More