Racing News

Supercilious makes a big first impression

Blake Shinn is confident that Supercilious (Written Tycoon) can work her way through the grades after she produced an impressive win in a 1300-metre fillies maiden at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.  The filly was making her third competitive appearance having run eighth in the Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (Gr 2, 1100m) in February and was last... Read More

Loving Gaby’s first foal lands trial

Just Like Gaby (Pierata), the first foal out of dual Group 1 winner Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible), produced a markedly better performance to land a 811-metre trial at Warwick Farm on Monday.  Trained by Ciaron Maher, who handled the career of her famous mother, the daughter of Yulong’s first-season sire Pierata (Pierro) finished a... Read More

Los Angeles hands O’Brien record-extending 16th Irish Derby

Ballydoyle maestro Aidan O’Brien once again showcased his training brilliance as he sent out Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) third Los Angeles (3 c Camelot – Frequential by Dansili) to go two places better in the Irish equivalent (Gr 1, 1m 4f) at the Curragh on Sunday, in what as a record-extending 16th success... Read More

Wollombi repays new connections with Gai Waterhouse Classic victory

Wollombi (Extreme Choice) delivered her new owners an immediate return on their recent investment when she landed Saturday’s $160,000 Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) at Ipswich.  The daughter of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) was bought from the Newgate Consignment by the Panthalassa Syndicate for $500,000 at last month’s Magic Millions Broodmare Sale and... Read More

Soprano wins Sandringham Stakes, Australian-bound Kitty Rose fifth

Soprano hits the right notes in the Sandringham Stakes The George Boughey-trained and Billy Loughnane-ridden Soprano, a daughter of Coolmore’s reverse shuttler Starspangledbanner (Choisir), put a string of luckless runs behind her to produce a dominant display to win an ultra competitive renewal of the Sandringham Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot on Friday. The Highclere... Read More

Fairy Godmother produces magical performance in the Albany

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Fairy Godmother (2 f ex Night Of Thunder – Scintilating by Siyouni) produced one of the performances of the week so far, coming well off the pace to land the Albany Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) at Royal Ascot, under typically masterful ride by Ryan Moore. The daughter of Night Of Thunder (Dubawi)... Read More