Gold Standard (AUS)
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
Surprise Winner Shogun Sun Also Runs Surprisingly Quick Sectional Times
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
Winter Wins Third Successive Group One
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
Powerful Finish Rewards Ability With Bletchingly Victory
Ability (Reward For Effort) produced a last-to-first sprint to deny comeback star Lankan Rupee (Redoute’s Choice) a win in last Sunday’s Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Sandown Lakeside. Eight-year-old Lankan Rupee, having his first start since November, had taken the lead about 200 metres out but had no answer to Ability’s powerful late charge... Read More
Alizee (AUS)
3 f Sepoy – Essaouira by Exceed And Excel T: James Cummings O: Godolphin B: Darley W: 3YO Fillies’ Maiden, 1100m, Warwick Farm, 2 August The progressive Alizee, who had shown promise in stakes races at her last two runs as a juvenile, broke through for her first win in four starts with a... Read More
Sectional Times Also Indicate D’Argento Is Set For A Bright Future
Leading jockey Hugh Bowman spoke confidently of unbeaten colt D’Argento (So You Think) despite the colt’s seemingly workmanlike win at Rosehill on Saturday. Visually, the Chris Waller-trained colt was under pressure in the straight before getting the upper hand on the leader Runaway (Manhattan Rain) to score by a neck in the Rydalmere Handicap (1500m)... Read More