Serious accusations of surrogate mares being used by prominent breeder
Dam of Nature Strip and Miss Andretti allegedly involved in embryo transfer scheme An investigation into explosive allegations of illegal artificial insemination and the use of surrogate mares at a Group 1-producing Victorian farm, contravening the Australian Stud Book rules, has been welcomed by the national and state breeding bodies. Ultra Thoroughbreds, owned by Sean... Read More
Cruz and Chadwick combine with Beauty Smile to win Chinese New Year Cup
Tony Cruz maintains Beauty Smile (Free Eagle) is still a work in progress after the Irish import’s dominant performance to claim the Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) with the four-year-old impressively eclipsing older and more accomplished opposition. Contesting only his ninth start in Hong Kong, the chestnut was given a superb ride... Read More
Group 3 winner Zou Dancer relishing relaxed Geelong lifestyle
Australian Guineas likely goal for Bennett Racing’s rapidly improving Zoustar filly If Zou Dancer (Zoustar) makes it to Group 1 level, and she could sooner rather than later, Victorian breaker Brad Pearson and Geelong-based Irish track rider Niall Phillips can take plenty of the credit for helping turn the obviously talented but troublesome filly into... Read More
Kah drives Nature Strip back into Group 1 winner’s circle
Extreme Choice colt Stay Inside emerges as genuine Golden Slipper contender for the Freedmans Gifted horsewoman Jamie Kah arrived on the world stage as a jockey yesterday when she steered the sometimes troublesome Nature Strip (Nicconi) to victory in the Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington. A highly accomplished equestrian with Olympic aspirations, Kah... Read More
Back-on-song Sacred Croix gives Walker a treble
A big leap in class proved to be no barrier to Sacred Croix’s (Savabeel) recent form resurrection on Saturday. A four-in-a-row winner early in his Kranji career, Sacred Croix subsequently went through a barren run that was closing in on two years before he finally sprang back to winning ways at his last start, in... Read More
Tagaloa Guineas-bound after CS Hayes victory
The 2020 Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) rediscovered that sizzling form, albeit in different silks, when he turned in a powerful on-speed effort to win the C S Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Flemington yesterday. Wearing the Yulong colours of bottle green, white checked sleeves and white cap after... Read More