A helping hand to your friends
One could imagine the conversation at dawn on Sunday between Waikato Stud barnmates Savabeel (Zabeel) and Tivaci (High Chaparral) to have been quite the jovial one after another week of notable successes shared between the stud stalwart and his junior colleague. At different ends of the career spectrum they may be, however, the apprentice would... Read More
15 for Caravaggio
New first season sire winners Caravaggio Coolmore’s Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) sired his 15th individual winner when Clarence C (2 f ex Canterbury Lace by Danehill) got off the mark at the second time of asking when winning a maiden over seven furlongs at Moulins last Monday. Trained by Nick LIttmoden, Clarence C beat Sarwar (Pedro... Read More
Eric Cheung is living the dream
Eric Cheung has enjoyed a wonderful first season as a senior rider and he added to his tally with another four winners over the weekend, taking him to 56 winners for the season, sounding an ominous warning to champion jockey Luis Corrales for next year. Cheung had 11 rides over the Friday to Sunday race... Read More
Goffs to host new Dubai World Cup Breeze-Up Sale at Meydan next year
The Dubai Racing Club has appointed Goffs to conduct a new breeze-up sale at Meydan racecourse two days before the Dubai World Cup (Gr 1, 2000m). The Dubai World Cup Breeze-Up Sale, on Thursday, March 24, will be confined to 69 two-year-olds that will be sourced from vendors by Goffs. Having been shipped to Dubai... Read More
Gleneagles to bypass clash with star colts – for now
San Domenico unlikely for Payne’s promising son of Capitalist but trainer holds Group 1 ambition for colt Gleneagles (Capitalist) could be given the chance to take on his generation’s best-credentialled three-year-olds during his spring campaign but it almost certainly won’t be this weekend. Rosehill-based David Payne, who took over the training of the colt during... Read More
Xciting times ahead for for Seymour Bloodstock despite sad Sydney tale
Melbourne stakes winner for Newhaven’s Xtravagant and cup hopefuls unearthed at Valley It was hard for Mark Pilkington and Darren Thomas to ponder the spring ahead, but the maiden stakes win by young stallion Xtravagant (Pentire) and the emergence of two potential cups contenders at Moonee Valley should have them excited what is to come... Read More