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Orr on the agenda for Schwarz after Australia Stakes win
A crack at Group 1 company now awaits Schwarz (4 h Zoustar – Summer Sham by Not A Single Doubt) after the John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained four-year-old produced a dominant front-running win in Friday night’s Australia Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at The Valley. Already a winner at Listed, Group 3 and Group 2 level... Read More
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Bargain buy Daylight Robbery out to steal Millions
Te Akau trainer Mark Walker believes Super Seth (Dundeel) could become a huge name in New Zealand breeding, as the young Waikato Stud sire shapes up to make his presence felt in Saturday’s Karaka Millions 2YO (RL, 1200m) at Ellerslie. But while Walker will saddle the stallion’s $190,000 daughter La Dorada – as a likely... Read More

All-time great Zac Purton sets new Hong Kong wins record
Zac Purton stands alone as the jockey with the most wins in Hong Kong racing history after successes aboard Spirit Of Peace (Harry Angel) in the third section of the Class 4 Kowloon Park Handicap (1200m) and View Of The World (Derryn) in the second section of the Class 3 Victoria Park Handicap (1200m) at... Read More

Oaks target set for Leica Lucy
Leica Lucy (3 f Derryn – Dynamite Lucy by Sir Percy) added another important victory to her burgeoning record when she dashed clear to take out Saturday’s Desert Gold Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m) at Trentham, putting the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at the same track on March 22 on her agenda. The Robbie... Read More

Osipenko snaps long losing streak in January Cup
Having not scored since landing the Frank Packer Plate (Gr 3, 2000m) at Randwick in April 2023, the Chris Waller-trained Osipenko (5 g Pierro – Raskova by Henrythenavigator) got himself back into the winner’s circle on Saturday when taking out the January Cup (Gr 3, 2000m) at Rosehill. The five-year-old gelding had shown signs that... Read More

‘He’s definitely a horse we feel is going in the right direction – so it’s exciting’
Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) has exploded onto the scene as his first southern-born runners light up Australian tracks, and one of the most vaunted of them all is set to make his keenly awaited bow at Rosehill on Saturday – weather permitting. Wodeton is the latest shiny new product from the production line of Coolmore and... Read More