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Steel Prince is likely to have won his way into this year's Gr.1 Melbourne Cup after producing a tough performance to win the Gr.3 Geelong Cup on Wednesday. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained import is currently 35th in the order of entry for this year's Cup, but Wednesday's win is likely to attract a weight penalty. The Freedman's trained the quinella in the race, with recent acquisition Le Do ...
The Moonee Valley Racing Club has granted final spots in the A$5 million Cox Plate o 3YO Grandslam and Master Of Wine in preference to the import Buckhurst. MVRC chairman Don Casboult said it came down to two runners for the final spot in Master Of Wine and Buckhurst with the committee opting to leave out the Lloyd Williams-owned and Joseph O’Brien-trained galloper. Buckhurst is a Gr.3 winner in ...
Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir and his former stable workers Tyson Kermond and Jarrod McLean will stand trial, accused of conspiring to cheat and defraud Racing Victoria stewards. The trio pleaded not guilty to all indictable charges via a videolink hearing in the Ballarat Magistrates Court. Weir, Kermond, and McLean were allegedly caught by police surveillance cameras using an electro ...
After a fantastic Saturday when slot holder Bon Ho's superstar sprinter Classique Legend, Ho decided to reinvest some of his winnings at the Inglis Ready2Race securing Lot 35, a fleet-footed gelding by Capitalist. Consigned by Glenn Haven, the talented bay gelding breezed in 10.17 seconds and finished his gallop with ears pricked. He attracted multiple bids before Bon Ho on the phone to Jonathan ...
The facts, figures, and Gr.1 graduates that have come out of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale paint a picture of a sale that is one of a kind. The Ready to Run Sale is the undisputed source of winning two-year-old sale graduates in the southern hemisphere. Over the last six seasons, graduates of the Ready to Run Sale have won 20 Group One races and 135 stakes races. During that same tim ...
The Everest slot holder, Inglis plan their successful Ready2Race sale during Everest week to increase exposure from potential owners and trainers attending the world's richest race on turf. Despite the circumstances and the COVID19 restrictions at the racecourse, the sale still broke many records. The day’s top lot, offered by Lime Country Thoroughbreds as agent for Regal Farm, sold to Macau Jock ...
The Magic Millions' Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale features 210 exciting prospects (plus supplementary) with buyers looking to secure their next stakes winning star. This 2YO sale produces more winners and has the best strike rate of the three breeze-up style auctions in Australasia. The reason for this is the professionalism of our vendors who are among the most experienced and successful two- ...
2019 The TAB Everest winner, Yes Yes Yes has been retired to stud due to injury, to stand at Coolmore Australia in 2020. The son of Rubick was spelled after winning the $14million Everest (1200m) back in October and had been training strongly for his projected return in the Gr.1 VRC Lightning Stakes. However, an exhibition gallop in early October was abandoned when the colt showed signs of inflam ...
Peter and Paul Snowden, who trained Golden Slipper winner Capitalist are also teaching winning ways to his son, Captivant resulting in his first win at Randwick. Allowed to find his feet early by Jason Collett, he unleashed an explosive turn of foot over the final furlong to power past his rivals and win the ATC Victory Vein Plate (1000m) by two lengths running away from Maurice (Jpn) colt Akihir ...
Bittersweet stories are part of every foaling season. This time we hear of a story from Holbrook Thoroughbreds. Owned by Bob and Sandra Peters, blue-blooded Redoute’s Choice mare Antique Rose was a full sister to their star producers Broadway Belle and Arcadia, who are the dams of Gr.1 winners Regal Power and Arcadia Queen. Antique Rose was in foal to their sire Pierro, so she was carrying a full ...