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Back-to-back stakes wins for Recommendation
A step back up to the top level looks assured for Recommendation (4 g Shalaa – Adviso by Street Cry) after he made it back-to-back Group 3 wins in Saturday’s Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained four-year-old had run out a super impressive seven-length winner of the Sir John Monash Stakes... Read More
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Lingani leaves it late to strike in Lightning
Lingani (America) became the first stakes winner for his regally bred but distinctly obscure sire in taking a dramatic edition of the Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Team McEvoy’s outstanding Arabian Summer (Too Darn Hot) was crunched in betting late for her first-up assignment in the two- and three-year-old sprint, but after... Read More
Joliestar a possible Everest contender
Untapped filly Joliestar (Zoustar) has emerged as a contender for The Everest (1200m) with her trainer Chris Waller revealing he is keen to give the mare an opportunity to audition for the $20 million feature. The Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner was among a host of stars to step out at the Rosehill barrier... Read More
Golden Rose aim for Fastnet Rock colt Mayfair
Spring stakes races are on the radar for lightly raced colt Mayfair (2 c Fastnet Rock ex Cicatrix, by Violence) after he broke his maiden in a 1200-metre contest at Rosehill on Saturday. One of Newgate Farm-China Horse Club’s portfolio of colts, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained juvenile was able to cross from barrier... Read More
Dominant Colmar delivers Rosemont’s Strasbourg his first stakes winner
Colmar (Strasbourg) showed his toughness and his speed to become the first stakes winner for Rosemont Stud’s first-season sire Strasbourg (I Am Invincible) when the gelding landed Saturday’s South Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Morphettville. Trained at Murray Bridge by Ron Daniel and Trish Stanbury and ridden by Samuel Payne, Colmar bounced... Read More
Arrowfield’s Dundeel holds Derby Ace
Arrowfield stallion Dundeel (High Chaparral) already looks to hold a strong hand for the first staying Classic of the season – the VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) – after his sons ran the quinella in Saturday’s traditional early lead-up at Flemington. The Nick Ryan-trained Red Aces (Dundeel) and Danny O’Brien’s Politely Dun (Dundeel) fought out... Read More