Melody Belle’s Debut One Of The Bright Moments On A Lamentable Day At Eagle Farm
Racing on a Heavy 8 track, despite clear skies and basically no rain for a week, Eagle Farm’s controversial track presented racing far removed from the days when it was widely regarded as one of the best in the country. To understand what has resulted in seeing quality horses, many proven performers on affected tracks,... Read More
Guineas Double For Churchill And Winter
Two-Year-Olds The Jessica Harrington-trained Brother Bear (2 c ex Hurricane Emma by Mr Greeley) preserved his unbeaten record when he won the Marble Hill Stakes (Listed, 6f) at the Curragh on Saturday, in the process providing his sire Kodiac (Danehill) with his 32nd stakes winner. The two-year-old, who made a winning debut at Leopardstown on... Read More
Steve Looks Ahead To Plans Set To Transform Cranbourne
Cranbourne Turf Club chief executive Neil Bainbridge is committed to developing Cranbourne as the pre-eminent training and racing centre in the state. Progress has been swift over the past three years and there’s more to come with a 300 room hotel; seven theatre cinema complex; state of the art veterinary hospital; 1000 seat convention centre;... Read More
Clearly Innocent Clearly Best In Kingsford-Smith Cup
One horse which relished the testing conditions was Clearly Innocent (Not A Single Doubt) in the inaugural Kingsford-Smith Cup (Gr 1, 1300m) as he powered home for jockey Hugh Bowman to overhaul leader Jungle Edge (Dubawi) then drew clear for a three length victory. Counterattack (Redoute’s Choice), soon to retire to Kitchwin Hills in NSW,... Read More
Beau Geste (AUS)
O: Godolphin B: Darley T: Darren Beadman W: Casino Prince@vinery Maiden Handicap, 2yo, 1100m, Canterbury, 24 May Beau Geste scored an impressive two length debut victory over 1100 metres. The colt jumped from barrier one in the seven-horse field under Brenton Avdulla and settled nicely in third place on the rails. He took a moment... Read More
New Universe Again Impresses With Outstanding Sectional Times
After coming from last in a field of 11 to win a Benchmark 78, 3YO (1200m) at Rosehill on 6 May, New Universe faced a harder task on Saturday, racing over a shorter distance of 1100 metres and on a Soft 5 track. Having drawn a slightly better barrier, Tommy Berry who probably was also... Read More