Where could ‘we’ take the wonderful daughter of Street Cry (Machiavellian)? Tomorrow morning we watch the US$12,000,000 Pegasus World Cup (Gr 1, 9f) at Gulfstream Park. Could that be an option next year, coming three months after her third Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) bid – if trainer Chris Waller was in any way serious... Read More

O: Bjorn Baker Racing (Mgr: B Baker) B: Mr G Harvey T: Bjorn Baker W: Maiden Handicap, 1400m, Kembla Grange, 24 January S: 2015 $120,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale B: Bjorn Baker Racing / Blandford Bloodstock V: Baramul Stud An impressive debut victory by Impavido, who broke from barrier seven and was settled... Read More

In South Australia, the Lindsay Park-trained, Shadwell-raced and bred colt Muraahib (Reset) created quite an impression with his debut win in the Two-Year-Old Plate (1050m) at Morphettville. Steven Arnold made the trip from Victoria to ride the colt and after settling in third place on the rails, Muraahib set out after the talented leader Jolie... Read More

Champion jockey Joao Moreira piloted the four-year-old gelding to a two length win over Seasons Bloom (Captain Sonador) with the winner’s stablemate Beauty Generation (Road To Rock) another three quarters of a length back in third place.Time was a quick 1:34.98, the last 400 metres covered in 22.03 seconds. This was Rapper Dragon’s fifth and... Read More

We all love that bit of friendly rivalry between the Aussies and the Kiwis. We might pretend we don’t like each other but it’s funny how we’re almost instantly drawn together when standing in a bar in some other corner of the globe. You have to love the irony that, on Australia day – tomorrow... Read More

The win of Flying Jess (Hinchinbrook) in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (RL, 1400m) was extraordinary on so many levels. And yet it seemed to pass almost unnoticed. Even trainer Moloney failed to update his website, with the news, until late on Wednesday. The daughter of Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock) was 100/1. The trainer had never... Read More