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Cerberus (AUS)

Cerberus (AUS) 3 c Dundeel – Scarlet Moretta, by Fastnet Rock O: James Harron Bloodstock Colts (Mgr: J Harron), Love Racing (Mgr: B Love), Doyles Breeding & Racing (Mgr: M F Doyle), Rockingham Thoroughbreds (Mgr: J A Ingham), G1G Racing & Breeding (Mgr: Mrs T L Vogel), Mrs B C Bateman, P Mehrten, S N... Read More

Hilal

There can be few more potent pedigrees in Australian racing at present than that of Hilal, who broke through for black-type success with a slashing win in Saturday’s Stan Fox Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m) at Randwick.  The Team Hawkes-trained colt is from one of Emirates Park’s strongest female families – one which has spawned such... Read More

‘Racehorse to Ranch’ champ Subbie opens up new pursuits for retired thoroughbreds

While some of the country’s fastest racehorses will attempt to scale The Everest (1200m) on Saturday, a much slower retired thoroughbred from Hong Kong called The Submarine (Acclamation) conquered a mountain of a different kind last week. The four-year-old Irish-bred gelding, beaten a combined 61 and three-quarter lengths in four Hong Kong starts, won the... Read More

The Inferno’s Everest quest spreads some needed feelgood Singapore’s way

Singapore has a big Saturday in store. The Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Listed, 1800m) is this weekend’s local highlight, drawing together the best the Lion City can muster, but 4,000 miles along a south-easterly flight path, Kranji’s most exciting galloper of recent times will step out for The Everest (1200m) at Randwick carrying the keen... Read More

20 for Churchill

New winners Churchill (pictured) – Coolmore shuttler Churchill (Galileo) moved on to the 20-winner mark when the progressive Blenheim Boy (2 c ex Abhasana by Hawk Wing) struck in a seven-furlong novice contest at York on Saturday. Racing for the third time, the Richard Fahey-trained colt edged out The Cookstown Cafu (Invincible Spirit) by a... Read More

Larkspur Run/Magic Carpet

Larkspur Run 3 f Shamardal – Aspen by Exceed And Excel Trainer: James Cummings Race: Thoroughbred Club Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m)   Magic Carpet 2 f Lonhro – Aspen by Exceed And Excel Trainer: James Cummings Race: Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m)   Sometimes you have to wait patiently for the stakes-winning bus and then two... Read More