New winners Almanzor (pictured above) – Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) recorded his third New Zealand winner when Dimaggio (2 g ex Pinstripe by Pins) scored on debut at Hastings on Saturday. Sent out as the favourite in the 1300-metre contest, the Tony Pike-trained Dimaggio got up in the final strides to defeat Shanlord... Read More

“Today is probably the best he’s felt and he accelerated.”  Those were the words of jockey Jamie Kah after she steered Ayrton (Iffraaj) to a first-up victory in the Victoria Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. It’s hard to believe that a racehorse could come back from near-death to be bigger, stronger, and... Read More

In Secret (AUS) 2 f I Am Invincible – Eloping by Choisir B: Segenhoe Stud O: Godolphin T: James Cummings W: Hrc Motel Maiden Plate (1100m) The James Cummings-trained In Secret (I Am Invincible) put in an eye-catching performance on debut when she won the maiden plate over 1100 metres at Hawkesbury on Wednesday. Slowly... Read More

It’s been a very long time between drinks but a foal she had when she was 19 has brought the dam of Headway a second Group winner, 13 years after her first. A punt by the owners of Chatelaine on a little known Japanese sireline, mixed with an educated gamble by Arrowfield Stud that the... Read More

The Hong Kong Jockey Club ended the southern hemisphere yearling buying season with a resounding statement after going to $1 million for a Zoustar (Northern Meteor) colt at last week’s Inglis Easter sale in Sydney.  The colt was one of five purchases for the HKJC at Inglis’s flagship sale, held on Tuesday and Wednesday last... Read More