Racing News

Gollan hoping La Bella can go Boom in Magic Millions 2YO Classic

Trainers Tony Gollan and co-trainer Lloyd Kennewell are each backing their polar opposite approaches to prevail as they send two of the favourites into another fillies-dominated Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) on Saturday. La Bella Boom (Spirit Of Boom) is Brisbane king Gollan’s shortest and ostensibly strongest chance for the $3 million Gold Coast... Read More

‘When you have a sale of this much depth and quality it provides a perfect storm for buyers’

Anticipation is high ahead of the Magic Millions yearling sale which gets underway on the Gold Coast on Tuesday and the auction houses’ managing director Barry Bowditch is confident the ‘deep’ catalogue will present buyers with a plethora of opportunity at every level of the market. A total of 1021 lots have been catalogued for... Read More

Private Harry proves he’s the real deal for Doyle

Harry Angel colt remains unbeaten with scintillating success in inaugural running of $3 million Sunlight Private Harry (Harry Angel) scorched the Sunshine Coast turf to maintain his unbeaten record in dominant style when he proved to be too good for his rivals in Saturday’s inaugural running of The Sunlight (1100m). It was a fourth straight... Read More

Grail Seeker soars to Telegraph triumph

Within the space of just two starts as a four-year-old , Grail Seeker (Iffraaj) has announced her arrival as one of the brightest stars in New Zealand racing. A first-up winner of the Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, 1400m) at Hastings back at the beginning of September, the mare lined up for her first race in... Read More

Tale Of The Gypsy to be aimed at Karaka Millions

The Stephen Marsh-trained Tale Of The Gypsy (Written By) marked herself down as a candidate for the $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (Listed, 1200m) on January 25 when making a winning debut over 1000 metres at Te Aroha on Saturday. Ridden by George Rooke, the daughter of Written By (Written Tycoon) proved a length and... Read More

Rivellino produces convincing debut win

Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) colt Rivellino made the perfect start to his racing career when he ran out a dominant 1.9-length winner of the opening contest at Randwick on Saturday, a 1000-metre maiden. The Kris Lees-trained juvenile was ridden by Benjamin Osmond and, having previously shown promise when winning a trial over 900 metres at... Read More