Cliff Brown’s three-year-old opens her stakes account with Exploring scratched at the barrier on veterinary advice In the literal French translation that reads ‘The Red Dancer’, La Danseuse Rouge (Manhattan Rain) showed plenty of moves to etch her name on the illustrious roll of honour in yesterday’s Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville. The final... Read More

Yarraman Park’s stalwart stallion well-represented in last juvenile race in Sydney Australia’s sires’ tables have been settled for some time now but the last Saturday of the season arrives today with a handful of noteworthy events, quirks and points of interest. In Adelaide, the country’s final stakes race of 2022-23 – the Lightning Stakes (Listed,... Read More

Godolphin’s stallion prospect adds another stakes win to CV Godolphin’s plot to enhance the appeal of stallion prospect Ingratiating (Frosted), a talented stakes winner at two, three and four, gained traction in the Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) yesterday. The high-class sprinter was touted as a potential stud retiree to Darley last year but trainer... Read More

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

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