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Classy Switzerland blows his Coolmore rivals away
‘Awesome and arrogant’ Snitzel colt caps off brilliant cross-hemisphere success for Coolmore with potentially more in the pipeline Switzerland (Snitzel) lived up to his hefty price-tag and topline breeding when he conjured up a dominant display to join the list of future stallion prospects to land the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), the headline... Read More
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Melbourne Cup run hangs in the balance for Onesmoothoperator
Onesmoothoperator’s (Dialed In) participation in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) remains in the balance with a reinspection on Saturday required after he was deemed an unsuitable runner by Racing Victoria (RV) stewards having sustained a cut. Trained in the UK by Brian Ellison, Onesmoothoperator has tumbled in the betting for the Flemington feature following... Read More
Racing NSW makes more black type changes as controversy rumbles on
Two more “NSW black type” races have been quietly added to the calendar, and a third given a supposed upgrading, as the international impasse continues over the state’s stakes race debacle. Next Saturday’s $1m Golden Gift (1100m) has been listed as having black type for the first time at Group 3. A race called The... Read More
Alsephina ready to bloom in the Empire Rose
Grant and Alana Williams are no strangers to success on the eastern seaboard, but victory for Alsephina (Star Turn) in Saturday’s Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) would mark their first Victorian Group 1 since their association with long-time stable supporter Bob Peters came to an end. Peters’ distinctive cerise and white colours have been... Read More
RV defend protocols after O’Brien labels Jan Brueghel decision ‘ridiculous’
acing Victoria (RV) has stressed that “it is a level playing field for everyone” in the wake of leading European challenger Jan Brueghel (Galileo) being withdrawn from Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 2400m). The English St Leger (Gr 1, 1m 6.5f) winner’s trainer Aidan O’Brien branded the decision made by the local stewards as “ridiculous”... Read More
Walker confident Bellatrix can take a starring role in the Coolmore
Daughter of Star Witness shoots for first top tier victory in Flemington’s 1200-metre event Mark Walker is confident his surging filly Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) can strike a blow for New Zealand sprinters and cause another spoiler to the stallion-making party in Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington. Rising from last season’s... Read More