Hunter chasing Derby dream with Autumn Mystery
Twelve years after $4,000 purchase Polanski (Rakti) completed the Caulfield Classic (Gr 3, 2000m) and Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) double, Rory Hunter is hoping history can repeat itself as the emerging trainer strives to realise a “boyhood dream” with his bargain buy Autumn Mystery (The Autumn Sun). So-named because his owners were mystified at... Read More
Bigger and better expected from Ole Kirk after ballistic start to stud life
Vinery Stud ecstatically cheered home a winner on Saturday when their star stallion Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) landed his first elite success with Ole Dancer’s triumph in the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m). With exquisite symmetry, Ole Kirk’s breakthrough top-tier victory as a stallion came at the the scene of his greatest triumph – the... Read More
Ole Dancer soars to Guineas victory
Vinery Stud’s budding star sire Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) has the elite title to go with his impressive list of early stud achievements after Ole Dancer’s gritty victory in a thrilling Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield. Last season’s champion first-season sire – and as of Saturday the new leader on the sophomore chart... Read More
Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising scales Everest
Hong Kong hero Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) earned confirmation of his global superstar status and a comparison to his trainer’s former champion Better Loosen Up (Loosen Up) in storming to victory in Saturday’s The Everest at Randwick. The world’s highest-rated sprinter now has the world’s richest sprint title to show for it, after racing in... Read More
Autumn Mystery emerges as another shining light for Arrowfield’s star sire
Arrowfield’s emerging star stallion The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) moved into double figures for stakes winners when Autumn Mystery brought a first black type success for Mornington-based trainer Rory Hunter in Saturday’s Caulfield Classic (Gr 3, 2000m). Sent out a $4.60 third-favourite for the old Norman Robinson Stakes under Blake Shinn, the gelding began well... Read More
Joy for Tony and Calvin McEvoy as Half Yours skips away with Caulfield Cup
Half Yours (St Jean) proved himself one of the shrewdest second-hand buys of the century as he added to a regal day for unsung sires by lifting Saturday’s Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m). Bringing trainer Tony McEvoy his first victory in the race – made more special by achieving it in partnership with son Calvin... Read More