Debutant Heavenly Dancer lands from the clouds
Kiwi trainer Stephen Gray felt bad for the big party of owners who had come down to Kranji to see Heavenly Dancer’s (Echoes Of Heaven) race debut when their pride and joy blew the start yesterday. Hopes and excitement had been building up in anticipation of the three-year-old’s first race, but they can all be... Read More
Inglis Easter to continue as invite-only affair as Magic Millions QTIS sale begins
Inglis yesterday announced that next month’s Australian Easter Yearling Sale will be conducted on an invitation-only basis, with the sales house attempting to proceed with its flagship auction in the wake of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. This comes as Magic Millions begins its March Yearling Sale at the Gold Coast this morning, with the Bundall... Read More
No way Better than mum, but still an Excellent win
The first win of Excellent Moon (Excelebration) at his 17th start in a Class 5 race on Friday night would normally not get much press, but to trainer Hideyuki Takaoka, it was an extra special moment. The Australian-bred four-year-old is out of a mare who took Takaoka to great heights at Kranji in a not... Read More
Regal heads Western Australia quinella in second All-Star Mile
It was an all-West Australian affair in the second running of the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield yesterday as Grant and Alana Williams landed the quinella with the Bob Peters-owned pair Regal Power (Pierro) coming home first, ahead of Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) runner-up Superstorm (Sebring). Stable jockey William Pike had the choice of... Read More
Simply Brilliant as Leung seals a Sha Tin treble
Derek Leung capped a steely treble at Sha Tin yesterday when Simply Brilliant (Frankel) earned just reward in the afternoon’s feature, the Class 1 Lung Cheung Handicap (1600m). Leung left little to chance on the Frankie Lor-trained chestnut, a lesson learned from a luckless defeat the time before at Happy Valley. On that occasion, the... Read More
Globe-trotting Delectation Girl out to enhance value in Coolmore Classic
Delectation Girl (Delegator), a European-bred mare who has raced in six countries for Newcastle syndicator Australian Bloodstock, will get her chance to win a maiden Group 1 race in today’s fillies and mares Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) at Rosehill. The well-travelled six-year-old, a three-time stakes winner in the northern hemisphere, is in what is... Read More