Darley announces service fees for shuttle sires
Darley yesterday announced the fees for their 2021 first-season shuttlers Pinatubo (Shamardal), Ghaiyyath (Dubawi) and Earthlight (Shamardal), who will join Saturday’s leading TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) contender Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) on the Darley roster. Pinatubo, undefeated in his six-start season at two, including wins in the Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) and... Read More
Charmed run continues for Kharisma even at Kranji Stakes A
A daring gamble to let Kharisma (Mossman) skip a few classes returned instant dividends at Kranji yesterday, but also gave trainer Stephen Gray a bit of a conundrum to ponder: Where to from here? Last victorious in Class 3 company three weeks earlier, the four-year-old completed a hat-trick as he easily shook off the attention... Read More
Sales process part of Slipper-winning Freedmans’ longevity and success
Golden Slipper-winning pair Michael and Richard Freedman were hitting the pavement at Inglis’ Riverside Stables yesterday, joining dozens of other trainers, owners and agents whittling down their shortlists ahead of tomorrow’s opening session of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale. The Sydney-based brothers have returned to the Australian training ranks in recent years – Michael after... Read More
Danehill the backbone of Redoute’s Choice’s remarkable legacy
Last yearlings by champion Arrowfield Stud stallion to go through Inglis Easter sales ring this week To understand the two-decade dominance and lasting legacy of Redoute’s Choice, you have to go back to 1989, seven years before the champion Australian stallion was born, when John Messara identified and orchestrated the purchase of the subsequent breed-shaping... Read More
Timely Group 1 success for Hungry Heart in Vinery Stud Stakes
Yulong’s Frankel filly breaks through at elite level ahead of Snitzel half-sister heading through Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Hungry Heart (Frankel) is a prime example of the globalisation of the Australian racing and breeding industry and the filly’s value, and that of her half-sister, yesterday soared when the internationally-bred three-year-old lived up to her obvious... Read More
Sir Dragonet a cut above in Tancred
As the well versed saying goes; ‘form is only temporary but class is permanent’ and class was certainly more than enough for the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner Sir Dragonet (Camelot), who returned from a four-race losing streak to easily dispose of his rivals in yesterday’s H E Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m) at... Read More