Mr Brightside (Bullbars) showed he could be on the way to earning champion status with a spine-tingling fifth elite-level success in yesterday’s CF Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield. Resuming after a strong but bittersweet spring – in which two Group 1 triumphs and a Group 2 win were followed by three top-tier seconds... Read More

Ken and Bev Kelso have long believed Legarto (Proisir) had the potential to excel over 2000 metres, and their stable star proved them right yesterday with a sparkling performance in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Te Rapa. Legarto was a Group 1 superstar on both sides of the Tasman as a three-year-old... Read More

One of the unluckiest horses in the top echelon of New Zealand racing in recent times, Bonny Lass (Super Easy) turned things around with a supreme front-running performance in yesterday’s BCD Group Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Te Rapa. The $400,000 weight-for-age feature was the first Group 1 victory for the Super Easy (Darci Brahma)... Read More

Hellbent colt on track to claim $2 million Inglis Millennium to strengthen stable’s juvenile dominance He may be a little down the batting order among his stable’s two-year-olds and may have a horror gate, but Fully Lit (Hellbent) will be “extremely” hard to beat in Saturday’s Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) at Randwick, co-trainer Gai Waterhouse... Read More

Co-trainer Ken Kelso was impressed with Alabama Lass’ debut victory yesterday and said the filly would return to Matamata later this month for the Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on February 24. “She was very impressive,” he said. “She jumped well and then Sam [Spratt, jockey] said she relaxed when she got to the front... Read More