Lilac blooms in stakes company at Caulfield
Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald’s bold decision to throw the unexposed filly Lilac (Justify) into stakes company paid off when she delivered a hard-fought performance to win Saturday’s Jim Moloney Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Caulfield. The daughter of Justify (Scat Daddy) finished fourth on her only start as a juvenile, before opening her account on... Read More
Angel Capital flies into Guineas contention at Caulfield
Coolmore Stud stakes also under consideration for McDonald’s talented son of Harry Angel Angel Capital (Harry Angel) announced himself as a serious contender for the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) in three weeks’ time when he produced a breathtaking display to win the Caulfield Guineas Prelude (Gr 3, 1400m) on Saturday. After the colt made... Read More
Autumn Glow continues to grow burgeoning reputation
A crack at a Group 1 now also looks firmly on the agenda for Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) after she kept her unbeaten record intact in Saturday’s Tea Rose Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Randwick. Ever since she made her low–key debut in a Benchmark 72 (1300m) at Rosehill in August, big things have... Read More
Buckaroo blows Underwood rivals away
Talented import Buckaroo showed he is going to be a force to be reckoned with this spring when demolishing his rivals in the Underwood Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday and in the process became the 44th individual elite-level winner for the recently pensioned Coolmore stalwart Fastnet Rock (Danehill). Trained by Chris Waller... Read More
O’Brien sounds warning about Melbourne Cup team
Aidan O’Brien is eager to relaunch his bid for a first Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with a team featuring English St Leger (Gr 1, 6.5f) winner Jan Brueghel (Galileo), but the master trainer is far from sure any of his leading contenders will be permitted to run, writes the Racing Post’s David Jennings. Any... Read More
‘Racing Australia must have a properly functioning black type committee’
Prominent breeding industry figures have reacted warily to reports Australia will soon have up to four more Group 1s, three of them in Sydney, using the news to call for the urgent reestablishment of Australia’s dormant pattern committee. Reports on Friday said Group 1 status would come “soon” for the Golden Eagle (1500m), Rosehill’s $10... Read More