Racing News

Shangri La Express gifts Alabama Express golden day

Yulong stallion Alabama Express’s (Redoute’s Choice) ballistic start as a sire continued in stunning fashion at Rosehill yesterday when Shangri La Express seized early Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) favouritism with a courageous victory in the $1 million Inglis Golden Gift (1100m). Just two days after scoring his first stakes winner amongst just four runners... Read More

Atishu blows her rivals away in the Champions Stakes

Atishu (Savabeel) chalked up her second Group 1 success when she lived up to last Saturday’s form by winning yesterday’s Champions Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Flemington. Last weekend, the Chris Waller-trained six-year-old came the closest to tearaway leader Pride Of Jenni in the Empire Rose Stakes, eventually finishing a length adrift in second. And... Read More

Pride as Jenni pockets second Group 1 of the carnival

Royal Ascot could be on the horizon for Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) after she and Declan Bates produced their second breathtaking all-the-way Group 1 victory in eight days amid emotional scenes on the last day of Flemington’s Melbourne Cup carnival. After taking a ten-length lead and hanging on by a length in last... Read More

Imperatriz continues her march to greatness with Champions Sprint triumph

Mares dominate on the final day of the Cup carnival as Pride Of Jenni and Atishu also snare Group 1s  Opie Bosson said he’d “love to” take on the world’s best sprinters at Royal Ascot with Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) after the mighty mare entered the history books by completing Melbourne’s spring Group 1 sprint... Read More

O’Brien in seventh heaven after Auguste Rodin bags Breeders’ Cup Turf

The peerless Aidan O’Brien wrote another page in horseracing history when Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact) provided the Irish trainer with an unparalleled seventh win in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr 1, 12f) at Santa Anita. Already the winner of both the Epsom and Irish Derbies (Gr 1, 1m 4f), plus the Irish Champion Stakes (Gr... Read More

Bella Nipotina downs Think About It at Rosehill

Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) produced a scintillating display to land the $3 million Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill yesterday, toppling the Joe Pride-trained duo, defending titleholder Private Eye (Al Maher) and The Everest (1200m) winner Think About It (So You Think), in the process.  Despite putting together some smart performances in stakes company, the... Read More