First for Ardad First season sire Ardad (Kodiac) landed his first stakes winner on the biggest stage as Perfect Power (2 c ex Sagely by Frozen Power) unleashed his challenge at the opportune moment to win the Norfolk Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) yesterday. The race did little to solve the stands’ side versus far side... Read More

Subjectivist (Teofilio) shattered the Stradivarius (Sea The Stars) dream with a powerful staying performance to win the Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. Last seen when storming away with the Dubai Gold Cup (Gr 2, 3200m) at Meydan in March, the Mark Johnston-trained galloper emphasised his burgeoning prowess as a top-class... Read More

Mustang Valley (NZ) 2 f Vanbrugh – Cream Of The Crop by New Approach O: G Beuzeval, T Broughton, B Edwards, T A Hall, J Hamilton, L Jones, R Meacheam, B Rimene, A J Stewart, B Stewien & Windsor Park Stud Ltd T: Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman W: SkyCity Hamilton 1200 (1200m) Mustang Valley’s... Read More

Muswellbrook to also benefit from $67 million state budget as Cessnock in line for upgrade A stable complex with the capacity for hundreds of extra horses and a new Polytrack will be built in the thoroughbred breeding heartland of Scone as Racing NSW’s long-slated plan to upgrade training facilities across the state won approval from... Read More

First for Profitable Quick Suzy (2 f ex Snooze by Marju) landed the Queen Mary Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) yesterday to provide first season sire Profitable (Invincible Spirit) with his first stakes winner. Quick Suzy was second in the Fillies Sprint Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) at Naas last month and went one better than that... Read More

Love (4 f Galileo – Pikaboo by Pivotal) was in the air at Royal Ascot yesterday as the Aidan O’Brien-trained filly produced a gutsy front-running performance to land the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f).  Making her first appearance of the season after an unbeaten three-year-old campaign that featured wins in the 1,000... Read More