Tuesday’s Flemington meeting also proved a big day for Yulong’s Written Tycoon (Iglesia) who sired a stakes-race double on the card. Debutant Tycoon Star kicked off the stallion’s good afternoon when he led home a trifecta for Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will, and JD Hayes in the Maribyrnong Plate (Gr 3, 1000m). Sent off a... Read More

Rank outsider Knight’s Choice (Extreme Choice) etched his name into Australian folklore when running out a shock winner of Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) at Flemington and in the process provided Newgate Farm resident Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) with his fourth Group 1 winner. Leaving plenty of onlookers stunned at what had... Read More

Less than four weeks after their memorable success with Bluestocking (Camelot) in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m), Ralph Beckett and Rossa Ryan enjoyed more big-race glory when the pair joined forces with Starlust (Zoustar) to land a shock victory in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar.  Held up in... Read More

Ciaron Maher’s ‘iron horse’ Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) became the second–highest prize-money earner in Australian racing history when she consolidated her last-start win in The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) with another lucrative triumph in Saturday’s Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill.  Along with first prize-money of $1.725 million, the mare picked up a $1... Read More

Treasurethe Moment went into the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes off the back of a pair of wins at Sandown and Caulfield and after Saturday’s victory Matt Laurie said the filly would head to the VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) back at Flemington on Thursday, provided she emerges from the win in good shape.  “If she’s... Read More