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Anamoe blitzes rivals in scintillating Rosehill Guineas display
A year ago on this prestigious raceday, star Godolphin colt Anamoe (Street Boss) careered down the outside in the famed royal blue only to be narrowly denied Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) glory, but returning to the scene yesterday the three-year-old stamped himself as Australia’s most exciting stallion prospect when he produced a glittering performance... Read More
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Belle En Rouge delivers Oaks for Te Akau tangerine
With three premierships, countless big-race triumphs, more than $30 million in prize-money and Hong Kong beckoning, Jamie Richards has come a long way since taking out his training licence in 2015 – but it was a nod to his southern roots that played a big part in landing Saturday’s New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m)... Read More
Spendthrift hoping for dream Slipper send off
When in 2015 US breeding operation Spendthrift Farm decided to go the whole hog on their Australian journey, purchasing Yallambee Stud in Victoria, their remit – in addition to hosting the US shuttle stallions – like any successful commercial stud farm would have been to breed big-race winners, buy big-race winners and create stallions to... Read More
Saturday Spotlight: Achieve
Trainer: Roger James and Robert Wellwood Race: New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) Today’s New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) is the feature race across the Tasman, with 14 fillies hoping to etch their names among the best females New Zealand has had to offer. Although the race offers up a $400,000 prize-money carrot, the... Read More
Triple Crown seeking a Golden Revolution with Slipper contender
Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Revolutionary Miss a fifth starter in the world’s richest juvenile race for the prominent syndicator The 1995 Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) has, so far, had the greatest impact of any two-year-old race on Triple Crown Syndications, even though the business itself was not established until more than a decade later.... Read More
Turn Me Loose’s juvenile filly too slick in Sistema Stakes
The retiring Murray Baker and his training partner Andrew Forsman provided a toast to the past and a glimpse to the future after lightly raced filly Lickety Split (Turn Me Loose) upstaged her more fancied rivals in yesterday’s Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) in New Zealand. Hall Of Fame trainer Baker will bring his long... Read More