Volpe Veloce Remains Unbeaten After Taking Karaka 3YO Mile
Coming from well back in the straight, Volpe Veloce showed grit and determination to defeat Heroic Valour (Fastnet Rock) with Jon Snow (Iffraaj) a close up third. Time was 1:35.01 with the favourite, Group One winner Sacred Elixir (Pour Moi), in fourth place. Twice a winner at two years last season, Volpe Veloce has won... Read More
There is always a sense of the surreal, at any yearling sale, from the observer’s point of view.
I will finish up with a share or two in a horse because I’m not very good at saying ‘no’ and I’ve learned that racehorse trainers are like children. The only word which means no is no. It’s a touch surreal and, of course, serendipitous (my favourite word as regular readers will be aware) as... Read More
Winx World’s Best Turf Performer
Where could ‘we’ take the wonderful daughter of Street Cry (Machiavellian)? Tomorrow morning we watch the US$12,000,000 Pegasus World Cup (Gr 1, 9f) at Gulfstream Park. Could that be an option next year, coming three months after her third Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) bid – if trainer Chris Waller was in any way serious... Read More
Impavido (AUS)
O: Bjorn Baker Racing (Mgr: B Baker) B: Mr G Harvey T: Bjorn Baker W: Maiden Handicap, 1400m, Kembla Grange, 24 January S: 2015 $120,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale B: Bjorn Baker Racing / Blandford Bloodstock V: Baramul Stud An impressive debut victory by Impavido, who broke from barrier seven and was settled... Read More
Three Two-Year-Olds Impress In Three Different States Last Weekend
In South Australia, the Lindsay Park-trained, Shadwell-raced and bred colt Muraahib (Reset) created quite an impression with his debut win in the Two-Year-Old Plate (1050m) at Morphettville. Steven Arnold made the trip from Victoria to ride the colt and after settling in third place on the rails, Muraahib set out after the talented leader Jolie... Read More
Rapper Dragon Emerges As A New Star In Hong Kong
Champion jockey Joao Moreira piloted the four-year-old gelding to a two length win over Seasons Bloom (Captain Sonador) with the winner’s stablemate Beauty Generation (Road To Rock) another three quarters of a length back in third place.Time was a quick 1:34.98, the last 400 metres covered in 22.03 seconds. This was Rapper Dragon’s fifth and... Read More