Rachel King made history at yesterday’s Nakayama meeting as she became the first foreign female rider to win a JRA Graded race on the flat when she steered Chuck Nate to victory in the Grade 2 American Jockey Club Cup.  Trained by Noriyuki Hori and raced by Kaneko Makoto, the six-year-old went into the Grade... Read More

Storm Boy (Justify) continued his sire’s ballistic start in the breeding barn, when he stamped himself as a colt of exceptional quality and brought Gai Waterhouse a record fifth Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) victory with one of the most dominant wins in the race’s history yesterday. And bookmakers also rate him as a... Read More

First Light Racing filly Abounding (Rich Enuff) produced her Woodside Park sire’s biggest payday with a popular local victory in yesterday’s drama-charged $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (RL, 1400m) at the Gold Coast. Ridden superbly by comeback jockey Martin Harley, Abounding settled midfield one off the fence from gate six of 16, before pushing... Read More

Million dollar filly Too Darn Lizzie (Too Darn Hot) brought another major result for her surging shuttle stallion and a famed owner of both runner and sire – Andrew Lloyd Webber – with a courageous victory in yesterday’s Magic Millions The Debut 2YO Fillies Plate (1000m). Strongly backed into odds-on favouritism after a four-length win... Read More

Te Akau Racing’s dominance of the Levin Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) continued at Trentham yesterday with Quintessa (Shamus Award) clinging on in an unforgettable finish. Those familiar tangerine colours have towered over the $500,000 three-year-old feature in recent times, collecting five wins since 2017, including the last three in a row. Former Te Akau trainer... Read More