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Lim’s Kosciuszko in a class of his own with Lion City Cup win
Singapore has had its fair share of versatile horses over the years – the likes of Laurie Laxon’s old warhorse Waikato (Pins) immediately spring to mind – but never has a horse achieved the double of the Singapore Derby (Listed, 1800m) and the Lion City Cup (Listed, 1200m) in the same year, let alone at... Read More
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Ten for Harry Angel
New winners Harry Angel – Darley shuttler Harry Angel (Dark Angel) sired his ninth and tenth individual winners this week, beginning with Ange De L’Amour’s (2 f ex Ocelot by Poet’s Voice) maiden win at Nottingham. Trained by Robyn Brisland, the filly was sent off as favourite and kept on well to beat Hi Clare... Read More
Chain Of Lightning
Rough shod is not a phrase you’d normally want associated with your gallopers, but breeding behemoth Stuart Ramsey hopes those words are the key to exciting times ahead for unbeaten mare Chain Of Lightning (Fighting Sun). The four-year-old homebred made it four wins from four in adapting smoothly to the Flemington straight and Benchmark 84... Read More
Aft Cabin (AUS)
Aft Cabin (AUS) 3 c Astern – Shelters by Lonhro O: Godolphin B: Godolphin T: James Cummings W: Tile Importer Maiden Plate (1400m), Sandown-Hillside, August 10 James Cummings and Godolphin look to have a real Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) contender on their hands following Aft Cabin’s (Astern) dominant performance in a Sandown-Hillside maiden on... Read More
Clarken has a spring in his step
Dan Clarken is content. The South Australian Group 1-winning trainer is more than happy in the sanctuary of his 400-acre property, located just minutes from the Murray Bridge racecourse, after years of working in Adelaide racing’s epicentre of Morphettville. In recent seasons, Clarken and training partner Oopy MacGillivray have plied their trade from the provincial... Read More
Kilgravin Lodge toast extraordinary Macau Derby winner Cheers Brothers
There was plenty about the 2022 Macau Derby (Listed, 1800m) that was just plain strange, but the Taipa feature may have unearthed a horse capable of representing the territory with aplomb abroad with Inglis and Karaka graduate Cheers Brothers (Deep Field) potentially set to follow in the path of past winners Luen Yat Forever (Honours... Read More