Challenge of the suffixes
Wet weather again impacted New Zealand racing this past weekend. Yet more spring rain caused the northern meeting, at Otaki, to be postponed until later in the week. However, down south, in mid-Canterbury, Ashburton presented a great surface (rated a Good 4) and for once clods of earth were not being showered into the air... Read More
Camilleri set for a double shot at Group 1 glory
Chicken king John Camilleri is a multi-millionaire accustomed to equine success, having bred a handy one named Winx (Street Cry) at one point, but he’s hoping to win two Group 1s as a battling underdog against a pair of raging favourites on Saturday. At Caulfield, Camilleri will take on exciting $1.80 chance Apocalyptic (Extreme Choice)... Read More
Tomodachi Kokoroe to be aimed at top sprints after latest victories
David Hayes is hopeful Tomodachi Kokoroe (Written Tycoon) can complete a remarkable journey by gaining a start in the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) in December after the evergreen galloper clinched the Class 2 Shing Mun Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Imported to Hong Kong as a 64-rater as the winner of... Read More
Kurrinda looking to the future with exciting Group-winning prospects
Kurrinda Bloodstock have felt exhilaration and pain in equal measure this spring but can at least hope racing’s roller coaster carries them to success in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) and two-year-old riches in the new year. On the down side, a new season which had promised so much for their unbeaten colt... Read More
Globe steals the show in Might And Power upset
In a field of just four, Saturday’s Might And Power Stakes was billed as a match between Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) and Buckaroo (Fastnet Rock), but it was Globe who upstaged his more fancied rivals with a commanding three-length victory. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding took control early, dictating a steady tempo... Read More
‘I don’t see why he couldn’t be a weight-for-age horse in the future’
Queensland-based trainer Tony Gollan struck an elated character at Caulfield on Saturday after witnessing his determined five-year-old Transatlantic (Snitzel) go pillar-to-post in the Toorak Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m). Having run narrow seconds in the Sandown Stakes (Gr 3, 1500m) and Tontonan Stakes (Listed, 1400m) on his two starts prior, the gelded son of late Arrowfield... Read More