Royal Ascot wrap – day five
19 for Australia The well-backed Point Lonsdale (2 c ex Sweepstake by Acclamation) remained unbeaten when landing the Chesham Stakes (Listed, 7f) yesterday, providing Australia (Galileo) with his 19th individual stakes winner. Sent off the 10-11 favourite under Ryan Moore, Point Lonsdale followed up a five and a half-length debut win at the Curragh on... Read More
Third time lucky for Dream Of Dreams as seven-year-old lands Diamond Jubilee
Dream Ahead gelding sees off Glen Shiel in thrilling battle on final day of Royal Ascot It proved to be third time lucky for Dream Of Dreams (7 g Dream Ahead – Vasilia by Dansili) in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot yesterday as the seven-year-old took out the meeting’s final... Read More
O’Shea has last laugh with Lillemor in Gai Waterhouse Classic
John O’Shea wilfully handed over stakes-performed mare Intrepidacious (Shooting To Win) into the care of Hall Of Famer Lee Freedman, but the Randwick horseman was more than happy to deny his rival the perfect start to his Queensland training tenure yesterday. Lillemor (4 m Hallowed Crown – Polar Success by Success Express), trained by O’Shea,... Read More
Lim’s Lightning makes light work of rivals again
Lion City Cup (Listed, 1200m) winner Lim’s Lightning (Lope De Vega) continued his winning ways with another authoritative victory in yesterday’s Kranji Stakes A race over 1400 metres. Not many would have predicted such a new lease of life from the former Singapore juvenile champion following an ordinary Australian stint that was meant to resurrect... Read More
Snitzel’s stakes-winning son Sandbar to stand at Kooringal Stud
Studmaster Lamont to also take on Group 3-winning Frankel entire Last Kingdom for 2021 season Kooringal Stud will stand Sandbar (Snitzel), the stakes-winning older three-quarter brother to Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Farnan (Not A Single Doubt), at its southern NSW property this year where he will be joined by fellow newcomer, European... Read More
Diamond Jubilee bridesmaid Dream Of Dreams bids to go one better in final day feature
The Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) has garnered plenty of Australian interest down the years since Paul Perry’s Choisir (Danehill Dancer) bowled over the Europeans on their own turf back in 2003, most notably the victory of the great Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) in 2012, and while Covid-19 has ensured there is no southern... Read More