3 c Frankel – More Strawberries by More Than Ready O: C J Waller, N A Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, Mrs C M Cook, B L Mathieson, R Smith, K Warriner, Dr E Attebo, A Cree, B Singer, A Allan, Mrs J Madden, Vinery Stud, Strawberry Hill Stud, Greenwich Stud, Echo Beach Bloodstock, Mystery... Read More

Two-Year-Olds Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien continued his domination of the Phoenix Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) when Sioux Nation (2 c Scat Daddy – Dream The Blues by Oasis Dream) ran out a convincing winner of the €250,000 race at the Curragh on Sunday. The colt, who won the Norfolk Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) at Royal... Read More

A bigger, stronger Menari (Snitzel) looks set for a lucrative spring after his impressive success under 60.5 kilograms in last Saturday’s The Rosebud (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill. Well back for most of the race, Menari showed a fine turn of foot to overpower Siege Of Quebec (Fastnet Rock), who carried 6 kilograms less, in the... Read More

3 c Sebring – Coniston Gem by Greig O: Mount Hallowell Stud (MGR: C G Thompson) & D K M Walpole T: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott B: R J Crabtree S: Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale V: Eliza Park International P: Mount Hallowell Stud / Gai Waterhouse Racing / Julian Blaxland $160,000 W: Tab.com.au... Read More

The opening race at Randwick on Saturday produced a surprise $20 winner, the Queensland three-year-old Shogun Sun (Written Tycoon), but his sectional times indicate that it was a performance deserving of more recognition than his betting odds suggested. The Kelly Schweida-trained gelding enjoyed a good trip on the rails in the Benchmark 70 Handicap (1200m)... Read More

Two-Year-Olds There were plenty of informative two-year-old stakes races in Europe last week, particularly at the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival which ran from 1-5 August. Former champion trainer Sir Michael Stoute looks to have unearthed a potential star in Expert Eye (2 c Acclamation – Exemplify by Dansili), who ran out an emphatic winner of... Read More