Entertainer hands Hakim treble as apprentice builds healthy lead
Standby starter Entertainer (Zoustar) made the most of his late call-up to shine again in the Class 3 race over 1100 metres at Kranji yesterday. Already a four-time winner over the Polytrack 1100 metres in his customary catch-me-if-you-can tactics, the five-year-old was in his element the moment he was sent forward by Hakim Kamaruddin. Biding... Read More
Keiai Nautique out to emulate his brother in Makybe Diva Stakes
Matt Smith-trained Japanese import and sibling to Fierce Impact makes second Australian start at Flemington Matt Smith knows what it takes to train a son of Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) to Group 1 success and he’s hoping he might be able to repeat the feats he achieved with Fierce Impact with his latest Japanese-bred and... Read More
Australian feel to Keeneland as southern hemisphere fillies come under notice
Daughters of Bounding, Taste Of Heaven and Thyme For Roses to go under the hammer The Keeneland September Yearling Sale will get under way next week and the Australian representative of the US thoroughbred auction house believes a batch of fillies with potent southern hemisphere pedigrees could present buyers Down Under with a rare opportunity... Read More
Forgot You (NZ)
Forgot You (NZ) 3 c Savabeel – Simply You by O’Reilly O: A Kheir, J A O’Neill, V Kheir, B W Tonks, D Edmonds, G J Skien, F Palazzo, S A Lewin, J Campbell, B D Nettlefold, K G Dodds, Carty Racing (Mgr: B C Carty), Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin) & A K... Read More
Canberra on the brink
Crippling cost of insurance cruelling capital’s training ranks with total costs ‘$60k’ higher than across the border Canberra may be the capital of the nation, but the Australian Capital Territory’s thoroughbred racing industry could be considered as withering on the vine as its trainers struggle to combat skyrocketing insurance premiums and inequitable restrictions placed on... Read More
Rhinoceros stampedes into Derby contention
Cambridge horse woman Emma-Lee Browne and her husband and co-trainer David are living the Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) dream with their Vadamos (Monsun) colt Rhinoceros after he won his maiden over 1600 metres impressively at Sandown yesterday. Ridden by Jordan Childs, the attractive looking three-year-old raced up on the speed and broke away for... Read More