Options aplenty for talented Charm Stone after impressive Manikato triumph
Charm Stone (I Am Invincible) delivered on her immense promise under the lights at Moonee Valley on Friday night, powering home in the $1 million Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), securing her second elite-level win in commanding fashion. Having won the Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) against her own sex in Adelaide last season, the... Read More
Snow Mercy takes big leap to win the Scarborough Stakes
Having shed her maiden status on her second start on her most recent appearance at Morphettville on September 13, the Phillip Stokes-trained Snow Mercy (Toronado) showed her talents when she added The Valley’s Scarborough Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) to her CV on Friday. Ridden by Lachlan Neindorf, the three-year-old filly showed bravery in spades to... Read More
Freewheeling Jenni romps to Feehan Stakes victory
Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) silenced any doubters that her best years were behind her when she defeated a small but select field of seasoned Group winners to retain her Feehan Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) crown at The Valley on Friday night. Having been retired and then returned to the racetrack, rumours of a... Read More
West Of Swindon hands Coolmore’s star-crossed stallion Wootton Bassett his first Australian stakes winner
The void Wootton Bassett’s (Iffraaj) untimely death leaves in the global industry was drawn into stark focus on Friday when the stallion scored his first southern hemisphere-bred stakes winner courtesy of West Of Swindon’s victory in the Stutt Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) at The Valley. The global industry was rocked on Tuesday when Coolmore’s star... Read More
Charm Stone impressive in Manikato Stakes romp
Charm Stone (I Am Invincible) advertised her spring credentials when she returned from a spell with a brilliant victory in Friday’s Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at The Valley, her second taste of Group 1 honours. Having won the Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) against her own sex in Adelaide last season, the daughter of... Read More
Surf’s Up (AUS)
3 f Flying Artie – Palmateer by Fastnet Rock O: Ingham Racing B: Ingham Racing T: Chris Waller W: TAB Maiden Plate, 1200m, September 24, Warwick Farm The Chris Waller-trained Surf’s Up (Flying Artie) broke through at the fourth attempt on Wednesday as she landed a 1200-metre ‘super’ maiden at Warwick Farm. Having been placed... Read More