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Aquis Farm young guns strike juvenile winners
Aquis Farm’s young stallions continued their end of season flourish as the Queensland stud celebrated metropolitan winners for two of their first season sires yesterday, with both Kobayashi (I Am Invincible) and Invader (Snitzel) building on the bright start to their stallion careers. The Kacy Fogden-trained Midnight In Tokyo (Kobayashi) proved a class above her... Read More
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Apprentice Kilner placed in induced coma after Grafton fall
Popular apprentice Leah Kilner was in an induced coma last night having undergone brain surgery following a fall at Grafton earlier in the day. The 24-year-old was onboard the Owen Glue-trained newcomer Stella’s Turn (Star Turn) in the third race on the card when she was dislodged from her mount after the filly, who was... Read More
Rebel Dane out to extend lead in race to be crowned leading two-year-old sire
Rebel Dane’s (California Dane) connections are hoping the born-again sire’s transformation takes another decisive leap as the final month of the season begins in earnest today, with two key stakes chances in separate states for Widden’s new stallion. The little sprinter that could – he weighed all of 400 kilograms wringing wet at the start... Read More
Cavanough doing rain dance ahead of Winx Guineas
Forecast rain later this week at Caloundra will be music to the ears of Scone trainer Brett Cavanough, who is mulling over taking lightly raced three-year-old Sungblue (Your Song) to Queensland for Saturday’s Winx Guineas (Gr 3, 1600m). At first glance, it might appear an ambitious task for the last-start winner of the Highway Handicap... Read More
Australians to head towards Tattersalls July sale en masse
A huge contingent of southern hemisphere buyers set to target UK offering of horses in training at Newmarket An unprecedented number of Australasian buyers will be in attendance at next month’s Tattersalls July Sale in Newmarket as breeders and owners from Down Under look further afield to enhance their broodmare bloodlines amid intense competition on... Read More
Startantes Turns the corner for Vinery’s Star with Tiara victory
Young stallion lands first Group 1 winner courtesy of stunning win from the Rob Heathcote-trained filly at Eagle Farm Startantes banished memories of an agonising bob-of-the-head defeat in the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) in the autumn, when she produced a magical last-to-first burst to win yesterday’s Tattersall’s Tiara Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle... Read More