Ben Thompson notches his first Hong Kong win
Ben Thompson enjoyed breakthrough Hong Kong success at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, describing his win on Courier Magic (Savabeel) as “an amazing result” after the rider’s patience and resolve was finally rewarded. Undeterred after 48 fruitless previous outings, Thompson snared his first Hong Kong win aboard the Jamie Richards-trained four-year-old, triumphing at 40-1 in... Read More
‘It’s going to be a good catalogue and there is plenty more to come’
Inglis CEO Sebastian Hutch looking forward to the upcoming Chairman’s Sale with another trio of star mares confirmed roup 1-performed mares Hope In Your Heart (Dundeel), C’est Magique (Zoustar) and Pennyweka (Satono Aladdin) have all been added to what already looked a strong offering at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, it was revealed yesterday. The trio... Read More
Phearson
Phearson (Exosphere) struck a blow for old-fashioned Australian bloodlines with his bold all-the-way display for a second career Group 3 success in Saturday’s Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Randwick. No fewer than 10 of the first 14 names in the gelding’s pedigree have (AUS) beside them. What’s more, the other four are from the country... Read More
Breed-shaping sire Exceed And Excel retired
Exceed And Excel (Danehill), Darley’s long-standing global star stallion, has been retired from covering duties, it was announced yesterday. After a career at stud spanning almost two decades, the 23-year-old stallion’s exploits in the breeding barn, which followed a hugely successful racetrack career, place him amongst some of the truly great sires. “I can’t overstate... Read More
Hanseatic’s unheralded son stands up in Showcase Session
$160,000 colt by Rosemont’s young sire to join Moody’s Pakenham stable A son of Hanseatic (Street Boss) may have been in the Showcase Session of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, but the first crop colt wasn’t missed by the buying bench. The Rosemont Stud-consigned colt, who is by the Victorian farm’s exceedingly fast two-year-old stallion,... Read More
Strong female families
Ellerslie’s Derby day was a triumph for the fairer sex. The day’s first of four stakes races, the King’s Plate (Gr 3, 1200m) fell to six-year-old mare Maria Farina (Contributer). Up next was the Sunline Vase (Gr 3, 2100m) which went the way of Positivity (Almanzor). No surprise there. The race was restricted to three-year-old... Read More