Racing News

Talented Norwegian Bliss chasing valuable black type at Rosehill

Gerry Harvey’s five-year-old mare attempts to add first stakes victory to record in Winter Challenge Gerry Harvey’s former boom galloper Norwegian Bliss (El Roca) could be drinking at the last chance saloon in today’s Winter Challenge (Listed, 1500m) at Rosehill, a race in which she and several other mares will be seeking black type on... Read More

European star Paddington enters the Cox Plate reckoning

Paddington (Siyouni), the breakout star of the European season, could be headed to Australia for the $5 million Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) after connections described a tilt at the Moonee Valley contest as “tempting and exciting”.  Coolmore’s Tom Magnier revealed the potential surprise move on the day it was announced that next month’s International... Read More

Western whirlwind Closing Inn on fifth straight victory

Oakland Park Stud hope to end fruitful week with another stakes win for daughter of Sessions in Belmont Classic Yet another exciting young galloper building a lengthy winning streak in the west steps out again in stakes grade today as Ihts Closing Inn (Sessions) tackles the Belmont Classic (Listed, 2200m). If you haven’t been to... Read More

Lillie’s promising filly Dubenenko to do the talking in Oaklands Plate

After talented two-year-old Dubenenko  won in Adelaide in February, the filly’s owner Tim Lillie became the unwanted centre of attention. However, tomorrow, the Adelaide businessman hopes the Chris Bieg-trained daughter of Russian Revolution (Snitzel), an impressive first-up winner at Murray Bridge earlier this month, will be the one people are talking about after the Oaklands... Read More

Paddington continues remarkable rise with impressive Coral-Eclipse win

The rapid rise of the remarkable Paddington (Siyouni) hit new heights yesterday when he defeated a high-class field to take out Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) in a style which left connections of his opponents throwing around superlatives, while those closest to the three-year-old warned the best is yet to come. A winner of... Read More

Sigh flies high in Sir John Monash victory

Yulong’s daughter of No Nay Never continues rapid progression to claim maiden stakes win at Caulfield Yulong Investments may have spent millions of dollars in all corners of the globe securing the very best breeding stock for their 700-plus band of broodmares, but their latest star stakes-winning filly was sourced all of four years ago,... Read More