Nine for Bobby’s Kitten
New first season sire winners Bobby’s Kitten Former Twin Hills Stud shuttler Bobby’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) sired his ninth individual winner when Silvestris (2 c ex Heading North by Teofilo) ran on well to take out a Chelmsford novice contest over seven furlongs on Thursday evening. The Mark Johnston-trained colt, who was racing for the... Read More
Road To The Melbourne Cup
The race was billed as a promising spectacle and I’d like to open by saying what a sensational Cox Plate we had on Saturday at Moonee Valley. The interesting thing was that there were only three Australian bred horses in the race, and the first three home were by Camelot or Galileo, with the fourth... Read More
Chin gearing up for a big season
Former Champion trainer Stanley Chin has enjoyed a great start to the season and a double on Friday night’s mixed turf and sand card gave him five winners for the new season, with only six race days concluded, and put him into equal second spot on the trainer’s table. Chin opened his night with the... Read More
Kerrin McEvoy chats to Racing Post’s Lee Mottershead about turning 40, Tiger Moth and The Everest
What was your big break? There’s no doubt it was winning my first Melbourne Cup on Brew. That victory opened the doors to some big races for me and, in particular, it placed me on the radar of Godolphin. I certainly think that without that win I might not have linked up with Godolphin and... Read More
Newcomer Zhongli Thoroughbreds well-armed for major shot at Victoria Derby
Dundeel colt to give Chinese breeding and racing operation first Group 1 runner Chinese-owned Australian racing and breeding start-up Zhongli Thoroughbreds will reach an important milestone this week when promising three-year-old Hit The Shot (Dundeel) contests Saturday’s Victoria Derby (2500m), the operation’s first runner at Group 1 level. The Gu Tao-owned Zhongli Thoroughbreds, which is... Read More
Anders’ Coolmore hopes rest on Caulfield gallop
Maher and Eustace to cast eye over exciting sprinter before committing to Group 1 start An important track gallop at Caulfield will determine whether high-priced stallion prospect Anders (Not A Single Doubt), whose spring campaign has been derailed by an elevated temperature, will start in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). The sharp sprinter,... Read More