Stallion Watch
First for Merchant Navy
New winners Merchant Navy (pictured above) – Coolmore’s dual-hemisphere Group 1-winning sprinter Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) is off the mark, siring his first juvenile winner courtesy of a win by Galaxy Affair (2 g ex Wild Ava by High Chaparral) at Ascot. Trained by Daniel and Ben Pearce, the gelding was able to score over... Read More
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First for Hellbent
New winners Hellbent (pictured) – Miss Hellfire (2 f ex Peace Time by War Front) provided her sire Hellbent (I Am Invincible) a first winner when she won the Aquis Gold Pearl (1100m) in good style at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained filly was second behind Soaring Ambition (Not A... Read More
Two for Gold Standard
New winners Gold Standard (pictured above) – Spendthrift’s first season sire Gold Standard (Sebring) hit the target with just his second individual runner as Sheeza Belter (2 f ex Saxabelle by Saxon) took out the Magic Millions Plate (1100m) at Ascot Saturday. Sheeza Belter was a $50,000 buy for owner Justin Warwick out of the... Read More
Nine for Almanzor
New winners Almanzor (pictured above) – Almanera (2 c ex La Pedrera by Danehill Dancer) became the ninth individual winner for Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) when striking at Dundalk on Friday evening. The Joseph O’Brien-trained juvenile got off the mark at the third time of asking as he beat favourite Together Aclaim (Aclaim) by... Read More
Second for Invader
New winners Invader (pictured above) – Invader (Snitzel) sired his second individual winner when Celtic Vader (2 f ex Celtic Sea by Fastnet Rock) was a comfortable winner of Saturday’s Aramis Two-Year-Old Plate (1050m) at Morphettville. Showing the benefit of a previous outing over the course and distance on November 27, the Richard and Chantelle... Read More
25 for Caravaggio
New winners Caravaggio (pictured) – One-season Coolmore shuttler Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) picked up his 25th individual winner of his first northern hemisphere crop when Tiber Flow (2 c ex Malabar by Raven’s Pass) secured a promising victory on debut at Newcastle on Friday evening. The William Haggas-trained juvenile won by a length under Tom Marquand... Read More