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German-Australian partnership over the Moon with Derby victory
Fantastic Moon hands clients of Suman Hedge in ownership group Liberty Racing a memorable win at Hamburg An introduction first planted with a runner-up finish in the German Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) has, four years later, blossomed into a fully fledged German-Australian partnership which claimed victory in the European Classic on Sunday. Fantastic Moon, a... Read More
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McDonald to resist going out On A Limb
Clinton McDonald will likely race his up-and-coming filly Flying On A Limb (Flying Artie) in Saturday’s 1100-metre three-year-old handicap at Caulfield, rather than the Sir John Monash Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m), for which the daughter of Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) has also been given an entry. Flying On A Limb, a $155,000 Inglis Premier buy... Read More
Auguste Rodin completes Derby double in landmark win for O’Brien
Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact) joined a host of equine greats when he followed up his Epsom heroics with a victory in yesterday’s Irish Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) at the Curragh. Sent off the red-hot 4-11 favourite to become the 19th horse to complete the Derby double, Auguste Rodin came home a length and... Read More
Palaisipan delivers Munce first Group 1 triumph in Tatt’s Tiara
Consistent mare hands Coolmore sire So You Think an 11th victory at Group 1 level Talented mare Palaisipan (So You Think) finally had her day in the sun when she produced a thrilling performance to win yesterday’s Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle Farm, handing trainer Chris Munce his first elite-level winner. The five-year-old... Read More
Opal Ridge leading Rubick’s hopes for second Group 1 winner
The curtain falls on Group 1 racing for the 2022-23 season today with Eagle Farm’s Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m), a chance not only for fillies and mares to boost their breeding stocks, but for several stallions to claim a timely top-tier success ahead of the spring. Rubick (Encosta De Lago) has had only one... Read More
Chassis claims valuable black type in Gai Waterhouse Classic
Parsons Creek Farm derived an immediate return from their recent Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale purchase Chassis (6 m Al Maher – Poco Gusto by Hussonet), who added a valuable first stakes win in yesterday’s Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) at Ipswich. Owned by Marc and Lindy de Stoop, Parsons Creek teamed up with European... Read More