– Jockey who must join our list of Incomparables – Bernard Grantham “Brownie” Carslake (1886 – 1941) lived a relatively short but remarkable life. It might well have been shorter but, as he often put it, for his “luck being in” but it could not have been any more extraordinary. The passage of time hides... Read More

New winners Treble for Maurice – It was a breakout weekend for former Arrowfield shuttler Maurice (Screen Hero), who sired three new first-crop winners in Japan. On Saturday, Stutti (2 f ex Lilavati by Zenno Rob Roy) was the first of winners as she broke her maiden over 1600 metres on debut at Niigata, followed... Read More

3 f More Than Ready – Three Rainbows by Kingmambo O: Cape Schanck Racing, Mrs L Ottobre, Mr M Ottobre B: Mrs S Hale T: David Brideoake S: 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale Book 1 V: Cornerstone Stud P: Cape Schanck Stud, $75,000 W: Welcome To Sportsbet-Pakenham 3YO Maiden Plate, 1100m, August 4, Pakenham... Read More

Francis Leonard Wootton (1893 – 1940), from Australia and known as Frank, was champion jockey of England in 1909-10-11-12 – all before his 19th birthday. He should have been champion five years straight … but we’ll get to that.  He arguably paved the way for the group which might be happily and appropriately dubbed The... Read More

New winners Belardo – Titan Rock (2 c ex Frabjous by Pivotal) provided New Zealand shuttler Belardo (Lope De Vega) with his sixth winner when taking out the EBF Maiden Stakes (7f) at Goodwood on Saturday for trainer John Quinn and jockey Daniel Tudhope. The winner is a half-brother to Listed winner Argentero (Zoffany) and... Read More