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Geegees Mistruth

Here’s an idea for a new pop-up race, certain to captivate all the punters who wonder where so many of these names come from. And we mean so many. You take all the horses called Gee Gee something, all the Mishanis, all the Oakfields and all the Ausbreds, and they go in a series of... Read More

Theblade (AUS)

Theblade (AUS) 3 c Toronado – Brigite by Casino Prince O: R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), Exset Racing (Mgr: J Bartolo), R Smith, Gilgai Farm (Mgr: R R Jamieson), Glentree Racing (Mgr: B W C Wilson), Murray Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: P A S Murray) & Wright Racing (Mgr:... Read More

Cosmo Centaurus

Sometimes you can get stuck behind others in running and it ends up being OK. Mark Egge, a mixed businessman from Newcastle who dabbled with a mare or two, went online with his son and hobby breeding partner Lucas in 2020 to try to buy a Redoute’s Choice mare they had in mind. They got... Read More

Some of the points raised have missed the mark

Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys – along with board member Garry Charny and chief operating officer Graeme Hinton – will face plenty of scrutiny at Friday’s NSW Upper House Select Committee hearing into the floated sale and redevelopment of Rosehill racecourse. And rightly so, particularly when it comes to the transparency of Racing NSW’s... Read More

Daggers (AUS)

Daggers (AUS) 3 c I Am Invincible – Omei Sword by High Chaparral O: A Kheir, J A O’Neill, S A Lewin, C Schembri, M A Slack-Smith, M Psaltis, Carty Racing, Busuttin Racing, Cunningham Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd, A K Racing, J A K Racing & A M & B S Racing B: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty... Read More

I Am Famous

She may have a boy’s name – and not a real boy at that – but in terms of being a wonderful broodmare, Pinocchio (Encosta De Lago) appears to have proven herself the genuine article once again. The grey mare might also have a quite particular taste in stallions, and had an ordinary track record... Read More