Racing News

‘It’s good to see his stock coming to fruition late in the two-year-old season’

Newgate Farm’s Brutal holds strong hand in Eagle Farm Group 2 as stallion seeks stakes breakthrough  Young sire Brutal (O’Reilly) has a strong chance to convert a promising start at stud into black type success with a possibly three-pronged assault on Saturday’s Queensland Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Eagle Farm. Newgate’s eight-year-old stallion... Read More

Burke’s Too Darn Hot fillies shine in Irish and German Classics

The formlines of the English 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) came to fore in two separate countries on Sunday, with the Karl Burke-trained Fallen Angel (3 f Too Darn Hot  – Agnes Stewart by Lawman), who was last seen finishing a disappointing eighth when sent of favourite in the Newmarket Classic, bouncing back to triumph... Read More

Guineas redemption for Rosallion at the Curragh

The Richard Hannon-trained Rosallion (3 c Blue Point – Rosaline by New Approach) earned redemption for his last-start second-placed finish in the English 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) when he produced a fine effort to land the Irish equivalent at the Curragh on Saturday.  The son of Darley shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) always looked to... Read More

Well-related Clean Energy scores first stakes win

Big spring targets could now lie in wait for Clean Energy after she followed up her Warwick Farm maiden success with a triumph in Saturday’s Bill Carter Services at Doomben.  Ridden by Adam Hyeronimus, the filly settled outside the leader, Zatanna (Jungle Cat). Hitting the front at the 300 metres, the daughter of Zoustar (Northern... Read More

Arabian Summer scores lucrative win at Doomben

Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) took a leap up the two-year-old sires’ table, tightening his stranglehold on the first season title, and gained further credence for his substantial service fee hike when his star daughter Arabian Summer triumphed at Doomben on Saturday. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained filly dropped another strong hint of a... Read More

Scarlet Oak books Queensland Oaks ticket

Exciting filly Scarlet Oak became the eighth stakes-winner for Darley’s resident stallion Kermadec (Teofilo) and was propelled to favouritism to become his fifth top-tier victor next start when she took out Saturday’s ANZ Bloodstock News sponsored The Roses (Gr 2, 2000m) at Doomben. The New Zealand-bred is also in line to become Kermadec’s second successive... Read More