Western Australia’s premier sire Playing God (Blackfriars) has been an asset to the majority of Perth’s trainers and the emerging stable of Mitch Pateman is no exception. Jockey-turned-trainer Pateman will saddle up Mojo Rhythm, a five-year-old son of the Darling View stallion, in today’s Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), the last of WA’s three Group... Read More

Wahha Thoroughbreds’ Microphone and National Defense fillies target Calaway Gal and Inglis Nursery Andrew “Bugsy” Phillips doesn’t know whether to head to Randwick or Eagle Farm on Saturday. So, it is likely that the Wahha Thoroughbreds principal will stay at home on his 2000-acre farm near Delungra in northern New South Wales, seven hours north... Read More

Peter Moody celebrated 25 years as a trainer in style when $1.1 million two-year-old Eneeza (Exceed And Excel) opened her dam Sweet Sherry’s (Bel Esprit) winning account with black-type success at Caulfield yesterday. Bred by Silverdale Farm and bought by Kia Ora Stud and Tony Fung Investments as the equal seventh-top filly at this year’s... Read More

Highly promising three-year-old Miraval Rose (Grunt) became the second stakes individual winner for her second-season Yulong Stud sire in strolling to victory in yesterday’s Twilight Glow Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Caulfield. Trained by Grahame Begg at Cranbourne, the filly set the pace and made it two wins and two seconds from four starts in leading... Read More

Exciting filly Serasana (Snitzel) made it a perfect two stakes-winners from two runners bought by the Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock stable for a powerhouse group of South African owners by comfortably taking the Sandown Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) at Caulfield yesterday. A $400,000 purchase at last year’s Inglis Easter sale, Serasana is part... Read More