Derby beckons after big-hearted victory from Churchill
Churchill (Smart Missile) gave his Singapore Derby (Listed, 1800m) aspirations no harm with a display of outstanding resilience in yesterday’s $70,000 Class 3 Division 1 race over 1200 metres. That second Kranji win was highly reminiscent of his maiden win in a Class 4 event over 1400 metres second-up on February 28. That night, from... Read More
Sunlight the headline act at live Gold Coast breeding stock market
Star of the track to light up the Magic Millions ring on day one of National Sale Sunlight (Zoustar) could prove to be the most desirable and expensive mare to head to a southern hemisphere public auction in more than a decade with the three-time Group 1 winner considered a chance to crack the $3... Read More
Enable rules in historic King George romp
The Queen may have missed her regular visit to Ascot last month, but the queen of the turf lit up the royal racecourse yesterday when Enable (Nathaniel) registered a history-making win in the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 4f). In beating Sovereign (Galileo) by a cosy five and a half lengths,... Read More
Kitten’s Joy filly helps breeze-up season to end on a high
Disruption to this breeze-up sales season from all directions has failed to alter the appetite for ready-to-run prospects and the trend continued as the swing drew to a close in Newmarket. The Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Sale tends to be more bread-and-butter than five-star fare and, after deciding to shift an already postponed event across from... Read More
Parlophone lands Lightning Stakes for Price and Kent
First black-type win for regally bred filly caps off sensational season for I Am Invincible Regally bred filly Parlophone (I Am Invincible) landed her first stakes success at Morphettville yesterday, showcasing a blistering turn of foot to take out the Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m). Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr, Parlophone raced midfield... Read More
Maher and Eustace celebrate career best season
Sales investment pays dividends for powerful duo as business continues to grow It has been a fruitful season for the ever powerful stable of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, highlighted by the feats of star fillies Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) and Away Game (Snitzel), but it certainly hasn’t come by chance. In the last... Read More