Mo’unga too good in delivering Neasham first Group 1 win
After an unlucky second in the Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) a fortnight earlier, Mo’unga (3 c Savabeel – Chandelier by O’Reilly) once again chartered a chequered path to the post through the Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m) field, however he proved too good on this occasion, defeating Sky Lab, the first Australian-bred Group 1... Read More
Japanese stayer puts Wind back in his sails
Japanese stayer Wind Trail (Screen Hero) bounced back to winning ways in yesterday’s Kranji Stakes C (1800m) as he posted his first success since May 2019. Granted he was sparingly raced during last year’s Covid-19-affected season, but trainer Hideyuki Takaoka has kept the faith in the six-year-old despite the fact he had not been showing... Read More
Biscayne Bay (AUS)
Biscayne Bay (Aus) 2 f Sebring – Fratianne by Lonhro O: Sun Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: Ms M C Cheng) B: Widden Stud T: Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes S: 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Widden Stud P: Sun Bloodstock, $410,000 W: Two-Year-Old Fillies Handicap, 1300m, March 24, Sandown-Lakeside The Lindsay Park-trained... Read More
Diamond prepares for Golden Slipper tilt with an arsenal of six
G1G Racing and Breeding gang tackles $3.5 million two-year-old race with help of Harron and Field Gary Diamond has shares in six horses who will line up in tomorrow’s second coming of the 2021 Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at a rain-sodden Rosehill, but the Gold Coast-based owner can’t take any credit for his... Read More
Champion mare Melody Belle to go under the hammer at Magic Millions
The $4.2 million price tag achieved for Sunlight (Zoustar) at last year’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale was a compelling factor in connections’ decision to sell champion New Zealander Melody Belle (Commands) on the Gold Coast in May, Barry Bowditch says. Fortuna Thoroughbreds’ John Galvin announced yesterday that the grand Jamie Richards-trained rising seven-year-old mare... Read More
Doncaster winner Nettoyer added to Chairman’s Sale as catalogue confirmed
Inglis releases select 60-lot offering of elite breeding stock for one of industry’s night of nights The Inglis Chairman’s Sale, described by Sebastian Hutch as one of the year’s premier bloodstock events on the Australasian bloodstock calendar, will feature a select 60-lot offering of high-end race fillies and broodmares in Sydney on May 7. The... Read More