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Zac Lloyd, Angela Jones lead record-breaking apprentices
The statistics indicate that Australia’s apprentice riding ranks have rarely been as strong as they are right now. Zac Lloyd’s historic success in the very competitive race to become the champion Sydney apprentice for the 2022-23 racing season, puts him, statistically, alongside some of Australia’s most prominent riders. Only four apprentice jockeys since comprehensive records... Read More
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Shaken
TRAINER: James Cummings RACE: ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1100m) Godolphin homebred Shaken (I Am Invincible) will take the step up to metropolitan grade today when she tackles the ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1100m) at Randwick. Having finished a hugely disappointing last of nine runners on her debut at Randwick-Kensington on February 3, the... Read More
St Lawrence
A handful of powerful names come into the background of burgeoning Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained gelding St Lawrence (Redwood) – some famous and some infamous. For starters, though you won’t find this in his pedigree, the rising five-year-old shares his name not just with one of the world’s mightiest rivers, but with another star... Read More
Who will come out on top in Europe’s race of the season so far?
This week, Eye On Europe will have a slightly different look than usual as we preview Saturday’s Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, with the feature shaping up to be the classiest race of the 2023 flat racing season so far, writes Daniel Harrold. It is Britain’s most prestigious open-age... Read More
Blue Point
Blue Point – Action Point (2 c ex Khaleesi Wind by Exceed And Excel) provided Darley’s first season sire Blue Point (Shamardal) with a second individual stakes winner when scoring in the Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed, 6f) at Newbury on Friday. Action Point is the fourth foal out of the unraced Exceed And Excel (Danehill)... Read More
By The Numbers looks at the question of at what point of their careers do stallions produce their best racehorses?
The success of a stallion can be measured in various ways, but the one metric that stands the test of time is the racetrack record of their progeny. Trend, marketability and commercial success can prove important in terms of starting off strong and maintaining momentum, but once a sire’s progeny hit the track, often coinciding... Read More