No international recognition for the NSW ‘dirty dozen’
Black type status for New South Wales’s list of 12 races supposedly given recent upgrades – including the four already run – have no recognition internationally, it has been confirmed, as the chaos surrounding Australia’s grade pattern continues. It comes as the influential Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers (SITA) expressed its severe disappointment that Australia... Read More
Ka Ying Rising confirms elite quality with stunning Premier Bowl triumph
Clocking one of the fastest 1200-metre times ever recorded at Sha Tin, Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) continued a relentless march towards the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) in December with imperious victory in the Premier Bowl Handicap (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Posting his seventh win from nine starts, Ka Ying... Read More
Scaling new heights
Pride Of Dubai sits atop sires’ table following Bella Nipotina’s Everest success Only three years ago, Pride Of Dubai (Street Cry) covered just 30 mares in a season at Coolmore Stud. The year after, 2022, he served just 54. On Sunday, the 12-year-old sat atop Australia’s general sires’ table, a $22,000 stallion who was the... Read More
Charyn confirms champion miler status
The Roger Varian-trained Charyn (4 c Dark Angel – Futoon by Kodiac) confirmed his status as Europe’s best miler when taking out Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) at Ascot. Having arguably been unlucky to have not entered Saturday’s Group 1 contest unbeaten in six starts this season, with his two defeats in... Read More
Back-to-back Group 1s for Ceolwulf
Having landed the Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) on October 5, the Joe Pride-trained Ceolwulf (4 g Tavistock – Las Brisas by Shamardal) made it back-to-back Group 1 victories when taking out Saturday’s King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick. Ridden by Chad Schofield, as he had been in the Epsom, the gelded... Read More
Lofty ambitions for Gothic Stakes winner
Emerging trainer Alex Rae secured his first stakes success when his talented colt Lofty Arch (Snitzel) stamped his class in the Gothic Stakes (Listed, 1200m) at Caulfield. Lofty Arch followed last year’s winner Arkansaw Kid (Harry Angel) onto the Gothic Stakes honour roll when he held on from the fast-finishing filly Lovelycut (Ilovethiscity), who registered... Read More