Peltzer to stand at Twin Hills
Unbeaten two-year-old and Group 2-winning three-year-old Peltzer (So You Think) has been retired to Twin Hills Stud in southern NSW for the 2021 breeding season. He will stand at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST). Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, Peltzer was the winner of all three of his races as a juvenile... Read More
Panfield soars to the top of Hong Kong’s staying ranks with Champions & Chater Cup victory
A perfect ride aboard Tony Millard-trained Panfield (Lookin At Lucky) delivered Karis Teetan success in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) at Sha Tin yesterday and also immeasurable personal solace. Grieving the death of close friend Nooresh Juglall in a race fall in Mauritius on May 15, Teetan dedicated the victory... Read More
Melody Belle displayed special qualities right from day one: Autridge
Experienced trainer recounts champion mare’s early days at Te Akau as she prepares for sales ring Champion mare Melody Belle (Commands), one of the rare gems to be offered at this week’s star-studded Magic MIllions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale, has been credited with helping shape the stunning career trajectory of New Zealand trainer Jamie... Read More
Zaaki fulfils long-held belief from agent Boman
Bloodstock agent Stuart Boman had pinpointed the talent of yesterday’s Doomben Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Zaaki (Leroidesanimaux) a long time before his electric breakthrough success at the elite level. Longer, even, than when he was purchased by Blandford Bloodstock’s Boman, in conjunction with trainer Annabel Neasham, from the Tattersalls October Horses In Training Sale... Read More
Zaaki blows away rivals in Doomben Cup to outline Cox Plate credentials
Son of Leroidesanimaux makes emphatic statement as veterans bid farewell in Group 1 swansong In what was billed as the send off for several Group 1-winning legends of the turf, yesterday’s Doomben Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) farewell party was overshadowed by the emphatic statement made by the Annabel Neasham-trained Zaaki (6 g Leroidesanimaux – Kesara... Read More
Logan clinches first local Group win as Minister lays down the law in Kranji Mile
A multiple-Group 1 winning trainer in her native New Zealand and Australia, Donna Logan enjoyed her biggest success at her new Singapore base when Minister (Street Sense) came with a well-timed run under A’Isisuhairi ‘Harry’ Kasim to land yesterday’s Kranji Mile (Listed, 1600m) by a head. “With Minister, I had a hunger to prove something.... Read More