Oxted downs Battaash to claim King’s Stand crown
Last year’s July Cup (Gr 1, 6f) winner Oxted (5 g Mayson – Charlotte Rosina by Choisir) powered home best of all to claim a frenetic running of the King’s Stand Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) as reigning champion Battaash (Dark Angel) weakened to finish fourth. The result delivered a first Royal Ascot winner for both... Read More
From subfertile to sire sensation: how Starspangledbanner has defied the odds
From subfertile to sire sensation: how Starspangledbanner has defied the odds It has been 11 years since Starspangledbanner (Choisir) burst onto the European scene with a dazzling display of brazen speed in the Golden Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. That was, of course, after a highly successful time in his native Australia,... Read More
Spring campaign being mapped out for Tatt’s Tiara-bound filly Odeum
Lucrative Golden Eagle proving hard to ignore for connections of talented rising four-year-olds The $7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) is firmly on the radar of Group 1-winning filly Odeum (Written Tycoon) but not before she attempts to take out a second race at the highest level this season, taking on the older mares to bring... Read More
Size closes gap on Fownes as trainers’ championship battle narrows
The battle for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship appears destined for a cliffhanger finish after John Size ended an unlikely run of outs to move within two wins of leader Caspar Fownes after preparing a double at Sha Tin yesterday. Trailing Fownes 65-69 before proceedings began, the 11-time champion handler’s effort to triumph with... Read More
Tofane justifies connections’ call to hold on to her with Stradbroke win
Ocean Park mare adds second Group 1 to CV, now Cox Plate a possibility for the Mick Moroney-trained five-year-old Jockey Craig Williams’ determination to gain the ride on Group 1-winning mare Tofane (Ocean Park) was rewarded when the valuable mare won the Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m), her second victory at the highest level and... Read More
Strong N Smart heading towards 3YO Sprint
Three weeks after getting off the mark with a nose-win in a novice race over the same trip, the vastly-improved Strong N Smart (Per Incanto) went back-to-back with a commanding win in yesterday’s Class 4 race over 1200 metres and in the process put himself in the reckoning for the Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (Listed, 1200m). Benefitting... Read More