Racing News

Exceedance filly flies home at Morphettville

Rosemont Stud’s aptly-named two-year-old homebred Flyer became the second stakes winner for the Vinery Stud-based first-season sire Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) second stakes winner by impressively flashing home to take out Saturday’s David Coles AM Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Morphettville. A slightly easy $4.40 fourth-favourite, the Jason Warren-trained filly also brought her dam Miss... Read More

Bright future predicted for Althoff

Yulong colt Althoff became the latest two-year-old stakes-winner for the stud’s flag-bearing stallion Written Tycoon (Iglesia) with a game and thrilling victory in Saturday’s Ken Russell Memorial Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) at the Sunshine Coast. Positioned three-wide but with cover on a Heavy10 by James McDonald in the leading division from barrier six of 17,... Read More

Benedetta gets her Group 1 with fine Goodwood performance

Jason Warren’s mare becomes the second Group 1 winner for Yarraman Park’s rising star Hellbent Benedetta (Hellbent) brought up a treble of doubles as she atoned for a run of top-tier frustration by becoming the first mare in 11 years to win Adelaide’s marquee sprint, The Goodwood (Gr 1, 1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The... Read More

Growing Empire shows his talents with Breeders’ Stakes victory

Pricey Yulong colt Growing Empire (Zoustar) gave another loud hint of his immense future, while serving justice to his family’s impressive past, with a scorching first Group victory in Morphettville’s Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) on Saturday. Bred by a group including Vinery Stud part-owner Neil Werrett, and sold from that farm’s draft to Yulong... Read More

Emotional Neindorf celebrates first Group 1 onboard Climbing Star

Young jockey Lachie Neindorf was last after the jump, then took the inside line eschewed by all others at Morphettville on Saturday as the already long odds steadily built higher against him in pursuit of his first Group 1 victory. But when the leaders hit the line in the $1 million Robert Sangster Stakes (Gr... Read More

Deja vu for Overpass and Amelia’s Jewel in The Quokka 

Saturday’s The Quokka (1200m) had a very similar feel to last year’s renewal, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass (Vancouver) again overcoming local star Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) to record back-to-back victories in the valuable sprint. Running for $5 million in prize-money this time around, up $1 million from 2023, the five-year-old son of Vancouver (Medaglia D’Oro)... Read More