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Bustler/Zipaway

erth is a close-knit sort of place, where degrees of separation rarely reach as dizzyingly high as six, and it was on show in a tight 35-minute span through the two highlights of Ascot’s most prestigious meeting of the year on Saturday. Three-year-old Zipaway took the WA Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) and then Bustler claimed... Read More

Erno’s Cube (AUS)

2 f Rubick – Long Wink by Stratum  O: T Mills, Pumpkin Island, Mr D J O’Connor, Mrs H J O’Connor, Mr D J Canny, Mr B J Kirkwood, The Second Coming, Skob Dog 1, Skob Dog 2, Mr G Mulcahy B: Daleigh Park Livestock T: Ciaron Maher and David Eustace S: Magic Millions Gold... Read More

Is bigger better?

Magic Millions recently announced it had gone with a larger catalogue of 1,468 horses for next year’s Gold Coast Yearling Sale and, contrary to some participants’ opinions after the 2023 sale, it is understood that New Zealand Bloodstock will also offer a bigger catalogue of horses at its 2024 sale at Karaka. As always, there... Read More

Genzano

Like an absorbing novel, or a long-running TV drama, the dynastic plotlines woven through the story of Saturday’s Spring Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m) winner Genzano (Maurice) are as numerous as they are exquisite. She’s the first stakes-winner bred by brother and sister Alastair and Annie Fraser, of the Hunter Valley’s renowned St Aubins Stud line,... Read More

Spywire (AUS)

2 c Trapeze Artist – Secret Trail by Denman O: Mr A Kheir, Mr J A O’Neill, A K Racing, Mr RM Anderson, Mr R El Daghl, Widden Stud Pty Ltd, Bromfield Park Pty Ltd, Mr L Caminiti, Deg Racing, Mr T R Maddern, Mr G J P Van Ameyden, Mr Z Zhang, Mr B... Read More

‘There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done’

You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you’re sittin’ at the table There’ll be time enough for countin’ When the dealin’s done So sang Kenny Rogers in his 1978 hit The Gambler and... Read More