Impulsive (AUS)
3 f So You Think – Procrastinate by Jade Hunter O: Fairway Thoroughbreds (MGR: J Camilleri) T: Chris Waller B: Fairway Thoroughbreds W: Limitless Lodge Maiden Plate, 1350m, Wyong, 29 November The well-bred three-year-old filly Impulsive followed her promising debut third in a Kembla Grange Maiden over 1300 metres on 7 November with a decisive... Read More
Black Heart Bart looks primed for Kingston Town Classic after bold first-up run
Multiple Group One winner Black Heart Bart (Blackfriars) now looks primed for tomorrow week’s Kingston Town Classic (Gr 1, 1800m) after his bold first up run in Saturday’s Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Ascot. Having his first start since finishing fifth in the Underwood Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) at Caulfield on 1 October, Black... Read More
European season review Part Three- Older horses
Ribchester stamps his class on mile division The Godolphin-raced and Richard Fahey-trained four-year-old Ribchester (Iffraaj) stamped his class on the miling division in Europe during 2017, building on the promise of his three-year-old season to win three times at the highest level. The son of Haunui Farm shuttler Iffraaj (Zafonic) commenced his campaign with a... Read More
Great Shot defies odds and rivals in Railway Stakes
Well performed five-year-old gelding Great Shot (Magnus) carrying 53.5 kilograms was sent out at 30/1 in last Saturday’s WATC Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Ascot, quickly took the lead and defied his star-studded rivals to run him down. Close to the finish near champion Black Heart Bart (Blackfriars) almost reached him but Great Shot... Read More
Steve speaks to British-born handlers Archie Alexander and Matt Cumani about life as young trainers in Ballarat
They’re a couple of thirty-something likely lads, from England, searching for gold in their adopted home Ballarat in Victoria which is about 17,000 kilometres from the country of their birth. Cambridge born Matt Cumani and London born Archie Alexander are not yet snapping at the heels of the state’s leading trainer Darren Weir, whose principal... Read More
Steve ponders the best horses to come out of Ballarat
In the lead-up to today’s Ballarat Cup, the bar talk turned to ‘who’s the best horse to come out of Ballarat’. The decision was, by no means, unanimous but consensus had it that the Noel Kelly-trained Citadel (Alcimedes) might well be entitled to the accolade. While there were other contenders, it was almost certain –... Read More