The John McArdle-trained three-year-old filly, settled at the tail of the 11-horse field from her outside barrier, went widest of all at the home turn before coming with a strong late run to score by a neck, going away. I’ll Have A Bit ran the 1200 metre journey in 1:09.13 on the Soft 5 track,... Read More

The Steven O’Dea-trained colt Sesar (Sebring) followed up on his second in a two-year-old race over 1200 metres at the Sunshine Coast on 14 April to score his first win in three starts, doing so at stakes level in the Ken Russell Memorial Classic (Gr 3, 1200m). He settled midfield on the rails in the... Read More

Slightly less favoured than his stablemate Gustav Klimt (Galileo), the big, powerfully-built Saxon Warrior was having his first start of the year after recording three wins from three starts at two years in 2017. On Saturday, ridden by his trainer’s teenage son Donnacha O’Brien, the still green Saxon Warrior reached the lead just over a... Read More

Whether it’s a shake of the head in sheer amazement at what seems to be his ever-growing winner’s factory or the mate beseeching another simply not to leave the Weir trained runners out of any leg of the quaddie. Glancing at trainer’s tables and the like is the sort of thing you have time to... Read More

Despite the perfect racing surface, the first two Classics of the year produced contrasting results. Aidan O’Brien continued his domination over the 2000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) when winning the race for the ninth time with the still-unbeaten Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact), who quickened up in fine style entering the Dip and was worth more... Read More

It was borne of a proposal put to Sheikh Mohammed last December by Vin Cox –  about a month before he left Magic Millions to become managing director of Godolphin Australia. Cox flew to Dubai to meet Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya as well as several other key Godolphin personnel and his proposal, which included... Read More