Having finished runner-up in stakes races on four occasions, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) gained a deserved black-type victory in yesterday’s Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington. Sent off a $16 chance in the $1 million event, despite having run second in the Coolmore Classic (Gr... Read More

Coolmore’s former shuttler American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) became the first US Triple Crown-winning stallion to sire an elite-level winner in Australia since the great Secretariat (Bold Ruler) when the Chris Waller-trained Riff Rocket held off all challengers to land yesterday’s $2 million Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) at Flemington. The Chris Waller-trained gelding was... Read More

Son of Zoustar emulates his sire with pillar-to-post victory in Flemington’s time-honoured Group 1 Ozzmosis (Zoustar) added his name to an illustrious list of Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winners and secured himself a place at stud when he produced a gutsy effort to land the $2 million contest at Flemington yesterday. The son... Read More

One thousand pounds doesn’t go very far in the breeding industry. It might pay for a few months’ worth of boarding fees, one or two visits from the vet, or a nomination to a minor National Hunt sire. For Eric Boumans, though, that relatively insignificant sum was enough to buy the dam of a credible... Read More

The Kris Lees-trained Cleveland (Camelot) landed his first race since arriving on Australian shores and also advertised his credentials for next month’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with a victory in last night’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Gr 2, 2500m).  Ridden by James McDonald, the six-year-old raced in midfield for the early part of the... Read More