“Lucky be buggered,” is his reply as he examines the ‘folding’ and the accompanying pay-slip. “Look at the tax I’m paying!” The point is that is exactly how I’m going to feel next Wednesday if the noble Troy Corstens selected and trained Hinchinbrook two-year-old Thunderdome, in whom I have a small share, happens to win... Read More

The Team Hawkes-trained Irukandji staged a very good effort in breaking his maiden in Group Three company for his first win in four starts, providing his sire Dundeel (High Chaparral) with his first stakes winner. He was trapped deep from his difficult draw in barrier 11 under jockey Corey Brown and was seventh early on... Read More

The race saw Michael Dee obtain an uncontested lead with the Mick Price-trained filly Hiyaam (High Chaparral) and after some moderate early sectionals, he lifted the tempo significantly on passing the 800 metre point. Hiyaam turned for home with a dominant lead, before holding on really well to score by just under two lengths from... Read More

Perfectly rated by jockey Michael Dee, Hiyaam led throughout, a hard task over such a distance in high-class company, and comfortably held off Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) to win by a length and three-quarters, with Group One winner Aloisia (Azamour) two and a half lengths further back in third after travelling wide for much of the... Read More

The 43 year-old, who partnered So You Think to four Group One wins including the Cox Plate at the start of the decade, hasn’t been idle but he hasn’t ridden in a race in Australia since March last year. The reason is simple. “The body’s just needed a bit of a break after 25 years... Read More