Extraordinary Romantic Warrior wins Yasuda Kinen
Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) completed an extraordinary season by winning the Yasuda Kinen (Gr 1, 1600m) at Tokyo on Sunday afternoon in a stunning performance which left his jockey James McDonald almost speechless after the Danny Shum-trained globetrotter snared a fifth successive Group 1 feature. Underlining his status as one of the world’s premier racehorses, Romantic... Read More
Derby redemption for City Of Troy
By City Of Troy (3 c Justify – Together Forever by Galileo) recaptured the sparkling form he showed as a two-year-old when coming from deep in the pack to run out a clear winner of Saturday’s Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) and banish memories of his English 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) disappointment.... Read More
JJ Atkins next for classy Broadsiding
Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot) provided a stunning reminder of his likely imposing career ahead and further heralded the rise of his burgeoning star sire with a storming victory in Saturday’s Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Eagle Farm. The Godolphin homebred colt had shown his quality in breaking his maiden on his fourth outing... Read More
DEMOLITION JOB
OTI Racing’s Warmonger produces emphatic display to triumph in Queensland Derby Warmonger tumbled in the betting for both the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) and Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) and brought a first top-tier success for his unheralded South Island sire War Decree (War Front) when he became the fourth straight New Zealand-bred to... Read More
I Wish I Win flies home in the Kingsford Smith
I Wish I Win (Savabeel) silenced his doubters when he broke through for his second Group 1 success on Saturday in Eagle Farm’s Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m), gritting his teeth in an epic finish to turn the tables on his Doomben 10,000 (Gr 1, 1200m) conqueror Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai). The son of Waikato Stud’s... Read More
Ezeliya romps home to win the Epsom Oaks
Forty three years after Dermot Weld landed the Epsom Oaks with Blue Wind (Lord Gayle), the trainer was provided with his second success in the Classic when Ezeliya stormed clear in the final furlong to win the Group 1 under Chris Hayes. Having broken her maiden on her second start as a juvenile, the filly... Read More