Big-ticket mare Bumbasina (Canford Cliffs), the dam of Western Australia’s pride and joy and The Quokka (1200m) favourite Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni), won’t be sold by her owner Peter Walsh any time soon. The WA breeder had initially flagged that he would sell the European stakes-placed mare – currently back in foal to France’s champion stallion... Read More

‘I’ve never seen anything like that, ever’ was Ciaron Maher’s assessment of Pride Of Jenni’s (Pride Of Dubai) victory in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m). In truth, it is doubtful many punters at Randwick had ever witnessed something quite like that success, and almost certainly never in a race of this calibre. A... Read More

British import Circle Of Fire (Almanzor) continued his rapid progression up the staying ladder, and handed Ciaron Maher the first leg of a quickfire Group 1 double, when dominating Saturday’s Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) at Randwick. Having just his fourth start since relocating from Newmarket-based trainer Sir Michael Stoute, the four-year-old entire opened his... Read More

Chris Waller’s disappointment after Via Sistina’s (Frankel) second-placed finish having been sent off odds-on favourite in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes was short lived, with the trainer saddling a quinella in the following contest, with Zougotcha (Zoustar) narrowly getting the verdict over last year’s heroine Atishu (Savabeel) in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1,... Read More

There was plenty of juvenile trial action across New South Wales on Friday, with five heats for two-year-olds conducted at Warwick Farm, while there were also six at Newcastle.  A pair of trials at Warwick Farm were taken out by unraced fillies by Coolmore’s first–season sire Yes Yes Yes (Rubick). Kicking off the double was... Read More