Gytrash again upstages Waller’s Nature Strip
Sydney’s leading trainer still rises to the top, taking an interstate Group 2 double as he pays tribute to Rick Worthington The spring’s sprint racing action began exactly as it did last autumn when South Australian star Gytrash (Lope De Vega) upstaged the world’s highest-rated sprinter Nature Strip (Nicconi) with a decisive victory in the... Read More
Sister to Sea The Moon equals last year’s record-breaking buy at €820,000
Sea The Sky (Sea The Stars), a sister to German Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) hero and exciting young sire Sea The Moon, lit up the BBAG Sale when hammered down for €820,000 (approx AUD$1.3million) to Dietrich von Boetticher of Gestut Ammerland, equalling last year’s record-breaking purchase by Godolphin. Covid-19 continues to affect markets at every... Read More
First Derby for Clements, Duric as Top Knight shines
Top Knight (Zoustar) made full use of the entire length of Kranji’s long home straight to score an absolute thriller in yesterday’s Singapore Derby (Listed, 1800m), a local Group 1, incidentally handing trainer Michael Clements and jockey Vlad Duric their first hurrahs in the glamour race – and an early birthday present for the latter.... Read More
From Randwick and Moonee Valley to Kempton, spring campaigns continue
The Chelmsford Stakes, Feehan Stakes and September Stakes are all set to play their part in shaping feature markets Races on both sides of the Murray River and on opposite sides of the world will play an important role in shaping markets for the upcoming spring features in Sydney and Melbourne when they unfold in... Read More
Master Of Reality warms up for Cup bid with Listed romp
Master Of Reality (Frankel), second past the post in last year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) before his demotion to fourth spot, warmed up for his latest attempt at the Flemington feature with an emphatic win in a Listed contest yesterday. The Joseph O’Brien-trained five-year-old, who carries the colours of Lloyd Williams, pulled clear of... Read More
Te Akau eyes permanent Australian base as latest stars ready to start spring campaigns
Foxbridge Plate pair Avantage and Prise De Fer could join Probabeel on Cox Plate trail New Zealand’s powerful Te Akau Racing outfit is still planning on having a permanent presence in Australia despite the pandemic forcing the operation to shelve its application for a Flemington stable ahead of the spring carnival with moves now afoot... Read More