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Jockey Jamie Kah like likely to be aboard Nature Strip for the Black Caviar Lightning ride. Trained by Chris Waller Nature Strip could be a challenge for the top sprinter, who was unplaced in the race last year. This year, he has the super straight horse Bivouac to contend with. It is understood COVID-19 protocols and a desire to ride Verry Elleegant first-up in the Apollo Stakes a Randwick on th ...
New Zealand Bloodstock' best-known showcase Karaka Yearling Sale boasts one of its strongest stallion line-ups in decades including progeny by top proven sires including Darci Brahma a prolific source of winners across Australasia and Asia, Iffraaj who made an indelible impact over 11 seasons at stud in this part of the world as a shuttle stallion, Cox Plate winner Ocean Park who has sired 12 ind ...
Grupo 7C Racing Stable's Jesus' Team tuned up for the $3 million Gr.1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes coming up Jan. 23 with a bullet five-furlong workout Jan. 2 at Palm Meadows Training Center. It was his first work since capturing the Dec. 5 Claiming Crown Jewel Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The 4YO Tapiture colt, who ran second in the Nov. 7 Big Ass Fans Gr. 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Kee ...
Star Witness added a new stakes-winner to his tally at Sha Tin on New Year’s Day when Explosive Witness landed the Gr.3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy. The 6YO gelding sired by Widden Stud’s ever-reliable sire won on debut at Moonee Valley in 2017 for the Greg Eurell stable before being sold to Hong Kong where he has raced ever since. Trained by Caspar Fownes, Explosive Witness has built a good record in ...
New stallion and American Triple Crown hero American Pharoah has done amazingly well at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale with outstanding Southern Hemisphere yearlings. With a 86% clearance rate American Pharoah yearlings sold for a total of A$3,845,000 with the highest-priced yearling selling for A$625,000. Now back in North America following the fourth season at Coolmore Australia, American P ...
On Boxing Day she won the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie with Concert Hall, and on Wednesday the Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained Beauden won the Taupo Cup (2000m) emphatically in front of a bumper crowd. The son of Bullbars began well from barrier six for jockey Ryan Elliot to settle outside early pacemaker Mongolianconqueror. Elliot let his charge loose at the 600m marks and he quic ...
Fleetwood Maca will be vying for her coronation at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day when she contests the Gr.2 Valachi Downs Royal Stakes (2000m). The Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained filly will back-up after a bold runner-up performance in the Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at the Auckland track on Boxing Day. TAB bookmakers have installed Fleetwood Maca as a $3.80 joint-favorite with Il Affa ...
A huge syndicate of Tricolours Racing owners had a reason for post-Christmas celebrations when their talented Star Witness mare Threeood scored a valuable victory in the Gr.3 Bell of the Turf Stakes (1600m) at Gosford on Tuesday. Originally trained in Victoria by Mick Price, Threeood was switched to Joe Pride in 2019 and he has done a great job nurturing her through her classes with this assignme ...
A well-bred recent stable recruit for Ash and Amy Yargi is presented with an excellent opportunity to exit maiden company at Werribee on Wednesday. The holster was purchased for $240,000 by Hawkes Racing from the 2018 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. His grand dam is dual Gr.1 winner Tristalove who produced 2001 Spring Champion Stakes winner Viking Ruler and 2003 VRC Derby runner-up Kempinsky. The so ...
Pakenham has been named Victoria’s top-selling suburb of 2020 but its racing club has not enjoyed such levels of popularity in a quirk that has champion trainer Peter Moody puzzled. Moody and Phillip Stokes are the highest-profile trainers to call the Pakenham Racing Club home and, whilst its location at Tynong are not attractive to some, the 56-time Group 1 winning trainer says its potential sho ...