Churchill’s Imperialist rules
Coolmore shuttler Churchill (Galileo) brought up his fourth Australian stakes winner – and his fourth this season – when smart two-year-old Imperialist took out Saturday’s The Phoenix (Listed, 1500m) at Eagle Farm. And the Chris Waller-trained colt shortened markedly in the betting to provide his sire with a second Australian elite-level winner in next Saturday’s... Read More
Purton slots three-timer as Copartner Prance makes it five in a row
Zac Purton’s relentless push towards a seventh Hong Kong jockeys’ championship continued at Sha Tin on Saturday when he snared a treble highlighted by a fifth successive victory on Copartner Prance (Epaulette) in the Class 2 Lung Mun Road Handicap (1200m). Purton (114 wins) increased his lead in the 2023/24 championship over Karis Teetan to... Read More
New Zealand breds bidding for Queensland Oaks glory
Molly Bloom and Scarlet Oak out to continue good form of Kiwis across the Tasman Connections of New Zealand filly Molly Bloom (Ace High) are quietly confident she can beat Chris Waller before joining him as she tackles his rising star Scarlet Oak (Kermadec) in Saturday’s Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2200m). The outstanding pair have... Read More
I Am Famous (AUS)
3 f I Am Invincible – Pinocchio by Encosta De Lago O: The Yellowbrick Road Co Pty Ltd (Mgr: R J Visalli) B: Wallings Bloodstock T: Chris Waller S: 2022 Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Tyreel Stud P: The Yellow Brick Road Company / Mitchell Bloodstock, $2 million W: TAB Plate, 1300m, June 5, Warwick... Read More
“I was $1,200 and the bloke who bought him went $1,250”
For more than 20 years, Peter and Peta Gray have been buying horses – on the cheap. They’ve never spent more than $3,000 on a horse, but they’ve sure bought plenty of them. Over the past week-and-a-half, the Grays were the most prolific buyers at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast, signing for 49... Read More
Moodie’s unwavering belief in General Beau
High-class juvenile sprinter to stand at Victoria’s Maluka Thoroughbreds Not since 1994 has prominent owner-breeder David Moodie seen a crop of colts as strong as the year his high-class juvenile General Beau (Brazen Beau) first displayed his racecourse wares in 2020-21. And it’s for that reason that Moodie and his racing partners are backing the... Read More