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2 f I Am Invincible – Roulettes by Flying Spur O: G E Walsh, M J Walsh, Ms I F Walsh, L P Maxsted, N J Maxsted, Ms K N Cooper & S J Tuxen B: G E Walsh T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr W: Ladbrokes Odds Boost Exotics Handicap, 1000m, Sandown –... Read More
Fantastic four sees Purton and Lui boost championship claims at the Valley
Zac Purton struck a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night that left his great rival Joao Moreira with a mountainous task in the title race and lifted Francis Lui right back into champion trainer reckoning. Moreira narrowed the gap on Purton to three wins with an early success on the Caspar Fownes-trained Daily Beauty... Read More
New Zealand agents face uphill battle to make live July bloodstock sales
Travel exemption applications knocked back so far by Australian government New Zealand-based bloodstock agents face the prospect of being unable to attend the upcoming sales series in Australia, denying the cohort significant earnings potential, as government authorities continue to enforce stringent Covid-19 travel restrictions. The current stance by the Australian government’s Department of Home Affairs... Read More
Dettori the half-century marvel in a sporting world dominated by youth
Frankie Dettori turns 50 on December 15 this year. He must surely be the world’s best sportsman of that age. Certainly the best in a sport which demands strength, balance, skill and bravery. A sport which is physically demanding. Who could rival him? Kelly Slater perhaps? But Slater is almost two years younger and while... Read More
Agents take to Newmarket as UK bloodstock sales ready for return
Buyers will be allowed back into the sales rings of Europe for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit when the combined Tattersalls Craven and Tattersalls Ascot Breeze Up Sales take place in Newmarket later this week, with the auction potentially providing a guide to the northern hemisphere buyers’ appetites to invest in new... Read More
Kingstar Farm resident Bull Point sired his third first-crop winner
New winners Bull Point – Kingstar Farm resident Bull Point (Fastnet Rock) sired his third first-crop winner when Crazy Train (2 f ex Crazy Idea by Henny Hughes) took out a 900-metre open age maiden at Newcastle on Saturday. The David Pfieffer-trained filly defeated Apex (Soldier Hollow) by half a length with Light And Dark... Read More