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Roselyn’s Star (AUS)
2 c Shalaa – Dual Star by Starcraft Next month’s Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) now looms as the next target for Roselyn’s Star (Shalaa) after the John O’Shea-trained colt got off the mark at the second time of asking at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. Having been beaten 0.8 lengths by Gatsby’s (Snitzel) on debut at... Read More
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Meeting set to decide Goulburn’s future
On the Goulburn Race Club website it says its freehold racecourse and facilities allows it to be “in charge of its own destiny and has no constraints”. The relocation of the Goulburn racecourse, from Braidwood Road to Taralga Road, was funded in the mid-1990s by the then Fahey state Liberal government and the new course... Read More
Celestial Legend
Les Bridge, 85, stunned onlookers on Saturday by declaring Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Celestial Legend (Dundeel) the best of all the horses he’s trained. That includes the outstanding Golden Slipper winner Sir Dapper (Vain), three-time Group 1 victor Drawn (Star Shower), Melbourne Cup hero Kensei (Blarney Kiss), and one Bridge didn’t have to... Read More
‘You’ve always got to be grateful to owners for putting money into the game’
Even the uber wealthy racehorse owners of Hong Kong are feeling the pinch when it comes to the cost of paying for their prized racecourse stars. It’s well-documented that the horse population in Hong Kong is below the numbers desired by the Jockey Club as the difficulty of sourcing suitable horses at a reasonable price,... Read More
Zouna (AUS)
2 c Zousain – Campagna by Camelot O: John and Karen McKeon B: John and Karen McKeon T: Lawrie Mayfield-Smith W: BRC Stradbroke Season Sale Maiden 2YO Handicap, 1110m, March 6, Doomben Zouna (Zousain) reproduced his impressive trial form when running out a clear–cut winner of an 1100-metre maiden on his competitive debut at Doomben... Read More
Phearson
Phearson (Exosphere) struck a blow for old-fashioned Australian bloodlines with his bold all-the-way display for a second career Group 3 success in Saturday’s Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Randwick. No fewer than 10 of the first 14 names in the gelding’s pedigree have (AUS) beside them. What’s more, the other four are from the country... Read More