Sense Of Occasion Captures The Doomben Cup

Jockey Corey Brown had Sense Of Occasion well back for most of the race before bringing him down the outside with a powerful burst in the home straight to defeat Star Exhibit (Statue Of Liberty) by a length and a quarter with Rudy (Red Dazzler) another short neck away in third place. Race time was... Read More

Steve Talks To Sam Clipperton

Sam Clipperton, at just 23, has done extraordinarily well in his first season in one of the world’s toughest riding environments. He’s in contention to finish third on the jockey’s table – a mini premiership in itself given that nobody will finish within cooee of Joao Moreira and Zac Purton as was also the case... Read More

Sambro (AUS)

O: F Cook, Mrs C Cook, J Simmons, Ms S Fitzgerald, R Canceri, Mrs J Canceri, S Saric, Mrs J Saric, K Warriner, I Bruce, J Lake, B Pang & Dr A Pang B: Mr G Harvey T: Chris Waller S: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale 2016 V: Baramul Stud $420,000 P: Chris Waller... Read More

France Runs Fast Closing Times In Inglis 3YO Guineas

Having only his sixth race start, France settled in last place from his difficult barrier (13) and after going widest of all on straightening, he showed a great turn of foot in the straight to score a late-closing short head win over the dual Group One winning colt Prized Icon (More Than Ready). France was... Read More

Poule d’Essai des Poulains To Brametot

Three-Year-Olds The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained Brametot (3 c ex Morning Light by Law Society) led in the last stride to win the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Gr 1, 1600m), commonly referred to as the French 2,000 Guineas, at Deauville on Sunday, in the process giving his Haras De La Cauviniere-based sire Rajsaman (Linamix) his first Group... Read More

Steve Considers Prize Money

While the Moonee Valley Racing Club had good reason to be ‘miffed’ about being short changed in terms of the $15,500,000 increase in prize money for next season and left wondering where it sits among the race club’s brotherhood and within the industry’s long term plans, there’s another broader picture which needs to be addressed.... Read More