A distant third behind famous stablemate Winx (Street Cry) and Hartnell (Authorized) in last year’s Apollo, Irish-bred Endless Drama was a well-deserved if narrow winner on Saturday, overpowering the high-class mare Global Glamour (Star Witness) close to home, with Comin’ Through (Fastnet Rock) close up in third in a race run in 1:22.46. It was... Read More

After all, beginning tomorrow with The Vanity, I could run said animal in any one of four group races restricted to three-year-old fillies, at that distance, on each of the next four Saturdays. In Melbourne, the Group Two Armanasco Stakes follows next weekend with two weeks to the Group Two Kewney Stakes. That is, at... Read More

After a quick beginning from his wide barrier (13), Written By was forced to work, close-up in third place, at a solid tempo before the colt took the lead at the 200 metre mark. He then fought back particularly well when challenged, comfortably holding off the Godolphin-raced colt Plague Stone (Lonhro) by half a length... Read More

Outrageous looks a very promising colt, following up his good late-closing second on his second start in a two-year-old plate at Rosehill on 27 January with a good win second-up this preparation at Newcastle on Sunday.   He again settled back in the field, this time under jockey Dwayne Dunn, and was last in the... Read More

In pre-pattern race days, Denise’s Joy (1972) proved herself one of the best and toughest fillies and mares of her time, the late T.J. Smith saddling her to capture 10 feature races from 1100 metres to 2500 metres, among them at least four now considered Group One events, the VRC Oaks (2500m), QTC Queensland Oaks... Read More

But, all of a sudden, it looks like the current crop of three-year-olds just might be one heck of a lot better than was generally thought at the close of the spring. Back then, the Group One three-year-old spoils had been split between eight individual horses, with only Ace High claiming multiple successes.   And... Read More