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Capitalist colt turns heads at Warwick Farm trials
There were a trio of juvenile heats conducted at the Warwick Farm trials on Friday, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Hayek (Capitalist) turning plenty of heads with a demolition job in his heat. The colt took his trial record to two wins from as many outings when he defeated Buckeye (Zousain), a brother to Thursday’s Red... Read More
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Classy Amelita scores Widden’s Zousain his second stakes win
Chris Waller enjoyed a first success in Thursday’s Red Roses Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Flemington, when the in-form filly Amelita (Zousain) carried very familiar silks to victory in the 1100-metre Group 3. Running in the colours of Peter Tighe’s Magic Bloodstock, ones made infamous by star mare Winx (Street Cry), the unexposed Amelita arrived... Read More
SHE’S A TREASURE!
Yulong’s wonderful spring continues as their resident stallion Alabama Express secures his first Group 1 winner ulong’s Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) confirmed her star status as the best staying three-year-old in Australia when she stormed to victory in Thursday’s VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) at Flemington. Handing her trainer Matt Laurie with his third Group... Read More
Nothing Discreet about Oaks filly’s flying form
Prominent South Australian breeder David Peacock will aim to complete a notable double when his home-bred filly Too Darn Discreet (Too Darn Hot) contests Thursday’s marquee race at Flemington, the time-honoured VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m). Eleven years after Maybe Discreet (Shamardal) carried Peacock’s lime green colours to victory in the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1,... Read More
History seekers
Buckaroo and Absurde out to provide Fastnet Rock with a first win in the Melbourne Cup Some six months after he was officially retired from stud duties by Coolmore, Fastnet Rock (Danehill) will add another chapter to his extensive book of achievements should either Buckaroo or Absurde deliver a first Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)... Read More
‘We’ll be seeing plenty of him for the next ten or 15 years’
Freyer returns to the scene of where he purchased Switzerland’s dam on the hunt for more gold in Kentucky wo days after seeing the horse he created become a Group 1 winner, Arrowfield’s Jon Freyer will be back where it all began at the Kentucky breeding stock sales this week trying to replicate the magic... Read More