Hong Kong buyers to play key role in two-year-old sales
Strong turnout for champagne parade as Inglis prepares to launch 2020 Ready2Race Sale Hong Kong buyers, deemed pivotal to the success of two-year-old auctions in Australasia, are expected to remain active in the market, starting at tomorrow’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale, despite prominent agents from Asia unable to be in Sydney to inspect the horses. Hong... Read More
More than Wishful Thinking in Premier Bowl
More than Wishful Thinking in Premier Bowl No horse was given less chance, at least according to the betting board, but that did not stop a rejuvenated seven-year-old Wishful Thinker (I Am Invincible) storming to victory in the Premier Bowl Handicap (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday. The gelding, having just his third start... Read More
Champions Day: Addeybb goes one better than last year for joyous Haggas and triumphant Marquand
Addeybb put in a performance befitting of the occasion to finally land his first Group 1 in Britain with a frighteningly-good performance to take the £750,000 Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes. Having come up three-quarters of a length short behind Magical in the same race last year, Addeybb emphatically turned the tables with a champion’s... Read More
Elleegant Caulfield Cup as Zed trumps Galileo
Legend bound for Hong Kong, Belle edges closer to Sunline and Addeybb a ‘Champion’ after thrilling spring raceday The romance of the Australian turf has always been idealised in its role as a great leveller, with a system of predominantly handicaps – even at the highest level – acting as an equaliser that embodies Australia’s... Read More
It’s Official, Logan and Hakim off the mark with double
Trainer Donna Logan’s desire to combine with rising apprentice jockey Hakim Kamaruddin for a win was finally granted on Saturday, and in double dose for good measure. Known for being a talent spotter back home, having groomed many top apprentices, Logan had been supporting fellow Kiwi Mark Walker’s lad from Malaysia regularly in the last... Read More
Dashing a huge chance in Caulfield Cup
Andrew Balding-trained raider, now part-owned by Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock, shapes as a major player in today’s feature Nobody is paying him any regard. He continues to drift in the betting and even his trainer says he’s more a Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) horse. However, to quote the late and great Fred Dagg... Read More