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Light Infantry Man finally breaks his Group 1 duck
Maher-trained import lands first top-flight win with an impressive victory in the Northerly Stakes The final Australian Group 1 of the year proved another feather in the cap of trainer Ciaron Maher after Light Infantry Man (Fast Company) defied a wide gate to seize an elusive elite-level victory in the $1.5 million Northerly Stakes (Gr... Read More
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Gollan readies his troops for the Magic Millions
Queensland’s leading trainer sends bumper team to Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting As busy as he is preparing Antino (Redwood) for his tilt at Sunday’s Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin, Tony Gollan will be keeping a very keen eye on Saturday’s proceedings at Eagle Farm where he has an arsenal of runners... Read More
‘Everything we hoped would happen did happen’
Victoria’s Woodside Park had quadruple cause for celebration on Saturday as they look ahead to hopefully more success – and more patronage from breeders – with stallions Shalaa (Invincible Spirit) and Vancouver (Medaglia D’Oro). First, Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou’s Eagle Nest (Shalaa) won Rosehill’s Starlight Stakes (Listed, 1100m), becoming his sire’s third stakes winner... Read More
‘I expect him to run extremely well’
Begg hoping for big effort from Maharba in Winterbottom as ‘extremely underrated’ Pride Of Dubai seeks another big-race winner rainer Grahame Begg believes Maharba (Pride Of Dubai) is ready to strike another blow for his “extremely underrated” sire and upstage more fancied rivals in Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ascot. Sat on the... Read More
Do Deuce racks up fifth Group 1 win in Japan Cup
The world’s best descended on Tokyo for Sunday’s Japan Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) but it was local legend Yutaka Take who prevailed, delivering a perfectly timed ride aboard Do Deuce (5 h Heart’s Cry – Dust And Diamonds by Vindication) to win the race for the fifth time. Do Deuce was last of the 14... Read More
Nadal proves to be an ace for Maher in The Meteorite
Ciaron Maher bagged another valuable slot race when Nadal (Xtravanant) smashed his rivals to take out Saturday’s inaugural running of the $1 million The Meteorite (1200m) at Cranbourne. With Ethan Bown in the saddle, the four-year-old gelding defied the pattern of the day when he came from the tail of the field with an explosive... Read More