Snellen gives Porter lots to look forward to, as Miss Information takes Kensington Palace Stakes
Australian owner Tim Porter – of Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) fame – looks to have another exciting recruit on his hands after witnessing his recent purchase Snellen (Expert Eye) run a massive race to be second in Wednesday’s Kensington Palace Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot. Acquired by Blandford Bloodstock’s Stuart Boman on behalf of... Read More
Night Of Thunder’s extraordinary season continues as Ombudsman lands Prince Of Wales’s Stakes
Darley’s former shuttler Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) chalked up his fourth individual Group/Grade 1 winner in 2025 and continued what has proven to be a stellar season already when his son Ombudsman careered away with the feature race on day two of this year’s Royal Ascot meeting, the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m... Read More
Field Of Gold blitzes rivals as Guineas winners fill the first three in St James’s Palace
The serve of wow factor on the first day of the royal meeting came courtesy of Juddmonte’s Field Of Gold when he emulated his sire Kingman (Invincible Spirit) with a superlative victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) which crowned him undisputed champion among three-year-old milers. The John and Thady Gosden-trained grey... Read More
American Affair defies rating to land King Charles III Stakes, Asfoora runs solid fifth
Despite carrying an official BHA rating of just 105 heading into the race, the Jim Goldie-trained American Affair (Washington DC) came out best in Tuesday’s King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) as last year’s heroine Asfoora (Flying Artie) weakened, but still managed to finish a solid fifth. Having risen through the handicap ranks with... Read More
DOCKLANDS DOES IT!!
On an incredible day that OTI’s Terry Henderson described as a ‘lifetime experience’, the Harry Eustace-trained and OTI Racing-owned Docklands (Massaat) produced his own lifetime performance to down his nine rivals in a thrilling edition of the Queen Anne Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. In the 2024 renewal of the royal... Read More
Gollan, Tulloch Lodge, and Porter all make purchases at Goffs London Sale
Queensland’s leading trainer Tony Gollan teamed up with prominent syndicators First Light Racing and emerging bloodstock agent David Skelly to purchase impressive last-start handicap winner Brindavan (Belardo) at Monday’s Goffs London Sale. The Group 1-winning trainer and syndicator went to £250,000 (approx. AU$518,660) to land the son of Belardo (Lope De Vega), who is currently... Read More