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Winner of non-stakes race at end of Flemington carnival surprises with outstanding sectionals
He was the Danny O’Brien-trained gelding Order Of Command (Squamosa), who had settled back in 12th place before producing a great turn of foot under Damien Oliver and fighting back for a comfortable neck win in a time of 1:03.28. But it was his sectional times that impressed; Order Of Command’s 200 metre breakdown (from... Read More
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Rosina Kojonup (3 f Shamus Award – Courgette by Charge Forward)
Rosina Kojonup staged a very promising effort in winning at Hawkesbury on Wednesday, showing marked improvement from her debut ninth in a Listed contest at Scone back in May. Having her first start this preparation off the back of a pair of trial wins, the filly was smartly into stride and went straight to the... Read More
Hong Kong International Races not the only thing worth speculating on
That begins in earnest this Sunday with the trial races for the Sprint, the Mile and the Cup with all the usual suspects – Pakistan Star, Time Warp, Werther, Glorious Forever, Beauty Generation, Southern Legend and Singapore Sling, along with the John Size-trained quintet of quality sprinters taking on Mr Stunning, whom he formerly trained.... Read More
Aristia’s VRC Oaks success fills significant gap in Lonhro’s CV
A champion racehorse whose 11 Group 1 successes included five at 2000 metres, Lonhro until the Oaks had just one glaring omission from his sire CV in that he had failed to leave either a Derby or Oaks winner but Aristia has now rectified that gap in her father’s otherwise outstanding stud record. Aristia captured... Read More
Eye On Europe
Such optimism primarily stems from one of the most exciting crops of juvenile colts in recent times, spearheaded by the unbeaten Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) winner Too Darn Hot (Dubawi), while the supporting cast includes National Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) scorer Quorto (Dubawi), Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) winner Ten Sovereigns (No Nay... Read More
Unexpected leader turned the Victoria Derby into a stern test of stamina
Connections advised that the colt would be ridden more forward to overcome his outside barrier (16) and Seberate worked deep on the track before actually crossing to the front, his rider Cory Parish then elected to let the colt stride along. His tactics then suddenly turned the race into a stern test of stamina and... Read More