Sydney stable allocation issues force Moore family north
Former Hong Kong champion trainer John Moore plans to expand his presence at the Gold Coast after expressing frustration with the Australian Turf Club’s allocation of stables at Rosehill. Moore, who has been active at this week’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale alongside his agent-son George, is beginning to find his racing ambitions thwarted in Sydney... Read More
Cash keeps coming for Capitalists as another new record is set at Classic
Life-changing result for Scone veterinarian Richard McClenahan after sale of $625,000 colt Champion trainer John Moore is noted for his patience with horses but he is in no mood to play the waiting game now that he is domiciled in Sydney, with his agent-son George yesterday helping young sire Capitalist (Written Tycoon) to set a... Read More
17 for Australia
New stakes winners Australia The Chad Brown-trained Counterparty Risk (4 f ex Anklet by Acclamation) followed up her last-start Listed second with a win in the Endeavour Stakes (Gr 3, 8.5f) at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, becoming Australia’s (Galileo) 17th individual stakes winner. Bred in Ireland and bought from Book 1 of the Tattersalls... Read More
Hong Kong cast-off Grand Fighter impresses with stylish debut win
Covid-19 has brought racing on its knees, but every now and then you hear of positive fallouts for some uplift, and Grand Fighter (Per Incanto) is one of them. The son of Per Incanto (Street Cry) was originally bought for Hong Kong interests last year, but when the pandemic struck the deal fell through. The... Read More
Capitalist on top as record spending continues at Classic
New benchmark set as Harron pays $600,000 for a son of his Golden Slipper gun during buoyant opening session A record opening session of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale yesterday proved that the immense demand for Australian bloodstock is showing no signs of abating and confirmed that the company’s first auction of the year has... Read More
Rogers’ judgement could deliver Roll The Dice Racing their first Group 1
Jeremy Rogers is a self-confessed racing nut. The son of a racing journalist, he grew up in South Australia and has lived and breathed the game since he was a young boy. “I’ve been going to the races since I was five years old and have always loved racing. “Apart from my eight-year-old son, racing... Read More