Irish raider Twilight Payment under Jye McNeil has made his owner Lloyd Williams very happy after his dramatic 2020 Melbourne Cup win. Twilight Payment won ahead of Tiger Moth and Prince of Arran. While Kiwi raider The Chosen One in fourth. McNeil had made an early commitment to ride the galloper for Joseph O'Brien and his judgment proved perfect as he rated the pace to perfection on a horse that ...
A brilliant early spring 2YO that won the Listed ATC Breeders Plate on debut, Choisir developed into the best 3YO sprinter in the world under the guidance of astute Newcastle trainer Paul Perry. The charismatic chestnut son of Danehill Dancer made history in 2003 when traveling to the UK and winning both the Gr.2 King’s Stand Stakes (5f) and Gr.1 Golden Jubilee Stakes (6f) in the same week at Roy ...
Domestic graduates of the Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YO sale include recent Australian carnival stars Tyzone, Victorem, The Candy Man, and Krone, offers proven stakes results for buyers. Kranji based star Top Knight won the Singapore Derby – the third big race win for reigning Champion 3YO for his 2YOs in Training Sale buyer and owner KritChittaseni. During the breeze-ups, a colt by Exceed and Ex ...
Following the tragic loss of promising 2YO Hot ‘n’ Hazy that left his trainer Danny Williams devastated, Sydney based bloodstock agent James Harron made a pledge to find a replacement horse for Williams at the Ready2Race Sale. A promised that's been duly completed. Lot 37 has been given every chance to develop into a racehorse under the astute eye of Blake Ryan and was knocked down to James Harro ...
Godolphin has announced the retirement of the world's top turf performer in Ghaiyyath. The son of the outstanding Dubawi won the Autumn Stakes as a juvenile in 2017, will retire to Darley's Kildangan Stud in Ireland after showing signs of soreness following a routine piece of work. His other outstanding wins include the Prix du Prince d’Orange at three, and his sensational Gr.1 Grosser Preis von ...
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 ...