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Moore the $60 million man for Storm Boy
Coolmore makes call to Englishman to ride Golden Slipper favourite yan Moore will ride raging Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) favourite Storm Boy (Justify) in Saturday week’s $5 million race and the star jockey will be aiming to make it back-to-back wins in the crucial stallion-making contest, but for Coolmore this selection is just one... Read More
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Holmes A Court lays down Slipper gauntlet
Holmes A Court will be given the chance to emulate his Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m)-winning sire Capitalist (Written Tycoon) in the Rosehill juvenile feature later this month after he gained a spot in the field with his victory in yesterday’s Black Opal Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Canberra. The colt’s triumph underscored a brilliant... Read More
Erno’s Cube shines in Reisling Stakes
Erno’s Cube (Rubick) stayed on bravely all the way to the line under Jason Collett to win yesterday’s Reisling Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick, but could swerve the Golden Slipper at Rosehill on March 23 in favour of the Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) back at Randwick on April 13. Last seen finishing... Read More
Lady Laguna grabs first Group 1 in Canterbury Stakes
Lady Laguna (Overshare) produced a brave performance to win yesterday’s Canterbury Stakes and she could now chase further elite-level spoils with Annabel Neasham revealing her ‘iron woman’ could now head to the Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) at Rosehill next Saturday. Sent off at $11 under Tyler Schiller, the four-year-old mare was allowed to bide... Read More
Traffic Warden kicks off golden day for Godolphin
Street Boss (Street Cry) brought up a “happy 21st” Australian stakes-winner courtesy of Godolphin’s colt Traffic Warden dominant triumph in yesterday’s VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Flemington. Sent out a $5 third-favourite after a fair two-and-a-half length eighth from near-last when drawn wide in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), Traffic... Read More
Switzerland foot perfect in key Slipper lead up
Coolmore and Chris Waller’s $1.5 million colt Switzerland (Snitzel) issued a loud warning that the Golden Slipper picture was not all Tulloch Lodge-coloured when he stormed to victory in an engrossing Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick yesterday. In a classic edition of the key lead up to Australian breeding’s most important race, Switzerland... Read More