A growing trend
There’s a trend taking place. If you want to win either of the New Zealand juvenile Group 1 races, Australia is the source. Six of the last ten Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winners were sired there. The same statistic applies to the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). Showing a similar trend is... Read More
Price and Kent Jnr aiming for Cranbourne payday
Training duo set to have trio of runners in The Meteorite while Globe bids for Cranbourne Cup glory Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are confident of taking bragging rights amongst the Cranbourne training community with a strong contingent for the track’s Cup meeting this Saturday, including three runners in the inaugural slot race The... Read More
Voyage Bubble takes Jockey Club Mile
Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) claimed top seed among the local hopes for next month’s Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) with victory in Sunday’s Jockey Club Mile (Gr 2, 1600m) at Sha Tin. Grinding to a seventh win at his 21st start, Voyage Bubble was tenacious in victory over Chancheng Glory (Mor Spirit) and Galaxy... Read More
Ka Ying Rising smashes track record to claim Jockey Club Sprint
Ka Ying Rising’s (Shamexpress) irresistible surge towards Group 1 glory continued at Sha Tin on Sunday when David Hayes’ emerging champion sprinter powered to victory in the Jockey Club Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m), breaking Sacred Kingdom’s (Encosta De Lago) long-standing track record. Clocking 1m 07.43s despite being eased down over the last 100 metres by... Read More
Romantic Warrior reigns supreme in return Group 2 victory
Champion stayer Romantic Warrior’s (Acclamation) imperious Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2000m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday has laid the foundations for Danny Shum’s ambitious 2024/25 campaign, crowned by a bid for a third consecutive Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) victory next month. Extending his current winning streak to six, Romantic Warrior claimed... Read More
Another Prophet keeps high-class results flowing for Bell River
The Ferguson family of Bell River Thoroughbreds fame use the slogan: ‘Small Farm, big results’. And on Saturday the small farm certainly produced a big result when their homebred filly Another Prophet (Brazen Beau) shocked her more fancied rivals to land the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield. However, the Ciaron Maher-trained filly didn’t... Read More