Promising two-year-old Arnaqueur (Astern) is no guarantee to back up in Saturday’s ATC Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick as trainer Jean Dubois ponders the ramifications of raising the bar with the well-bred colt in his first racing campaign. Bred and owned by the David Chaikin-owned Woodpark Stud, a Southern Highland property managed by... Read More

Sir Peter Vela-owned colt goes on trial for Classic date Sir Mark Todd, who reached the summit as an event rider when striking gold at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, is dreaming about the most prestigious prize in Flat racing with recent Newcastle winner Tasman Bay (Le Havre). New Zealander Todd, a giant in the... Read More

The pair went hammer and tong up front in The Challenge Stakes (Gr 2, 1000m) on March 6, with Eduardo (Host) running a track-record time to defeat Nature Strip (Nicconi), however a more conservative approach from James McDonald on the star son of Nicconi (Bianconi) saw him prove too classy for that rival yesterday, as... Read More

After an unlucky second in the Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) a fortnight earlier, Mo’unga (3 c Savabeel – Chandelier by O’Reilly) once again chartered a chequered path to the post through the Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m) field, however he proved too good on this occasion, defeating Sky Lab, the first Australian-bred Group 1... Read More

Fledgling trainer will saddle two runners at elite level on Golden Slipper card It’s fair to say that Annabel Neasham’s rise in the Australian training ranks during the past 12 months is unprecedented.  In living memory there’s been no trainer that springs to mind who has managed to saddle not one, but two Group 1... Read More