Rediener’s (Redoute’s Choice) Epsom Handicap victory yesterday handed jockey Kathy O’Hara her third win at Group 1 level, while she also became the first female to triumph in the historic race.  It was a special win for the stable as O’Hara is married to Charlie Duckworth, Chris Waller’s racing manager and right-hand man.  “How bloody... Read More

A year on from a breakthrough spring campaign that announced her arrival on the Group 1 stage, Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh) did it again in the Arrowfield Stud Plate (Gr 1, 1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. The daughter of Vanbrugh (Encosta De Lago) began last season with a rating of 70, but a spectacular five-length romp... Read More

Newgate Farm-based first–season sire Tassort (Brazen Beau) got his career off to the best possible start when his daughter Manaal (Tassort) produced an impressive display to win the Gimcrack Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at Randwick. Making her debut following a third-placed effort in an 843-metre trial at Randwick-Kensington on September 18, the Michael Freedman-trained filly... Read More

Group 1 wins for Tropical Squall and Just Fine headline red-letter day for Tulloch Lodge Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott enjoyed an extraordinary afternoon at Randwick, saddling a quartet of stakes winners headlined by a brace of Group 1s, courtesy of Tropical Squall’s (Prized Icon) win in the Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and Just... Read More

The total number of black-type races in New Zealand has been reduced by eight to 142 races after the New Zealand Pattern Committee (NZPC) completed its annual review of black-type racing.  “A significant decline in the number of races run in recent seasons has seen the New Zealand Pattern race percentage increase to over six... Read More