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Bella Nipotina Sharpening Up for Spring Campaign Group One gun Bella Nipotina is looking sharp as a tack as she prepares to stake her claim for The Everest in next Saturday's Gr.3 US$650,000 Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare caught the eye with a cracking tune-up at Warwick Farm on Tuesday, suggesting she's ready to hit the ground running this spring. ...
Waller Learns From Past Missteps Chris Waller is taking a cautious approach with Joliestar as he plots a potential path to the US$11.5 million The Everest, mindful of past errors with another talented mare. The champion trainer is keen to avoid repeating the mistakes made with Zougotcha last season, when an ill-fated sprint campaign derailed her spring. Distance Adjustment Key To Success ...
Giga Kick Prepares For Successful Spring Giga Kick, the 2022 Everest champion, is edging closer to a long-awaited return to the track, with trainer Clayton Douglas expressing satisfaction after the five-year-old's recent jumpout at Mornington. Impressive Workout The Mornington-based handler was pleased with Giga Kick's performance in Wednesday's serious hitout, where the gelding finished second ...
I Wish I Win, the star galloper trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, has been confirmed for a second crack at The Everest, with Trackside Media securing the gelding for their slot in Australia's richest race. Unfinished Business After a gallant second-place finish in last year's edition, connections are hopeful of going one better on 19 October at Randwick. Mark Chittick of Waikato ...
Michelle Payne, the jockey who made history by becoming the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup, has announced her retirement from race-riding. Payne created history in the 2015 Flemington showpiece when riding Prince Of Penzance to glory, but has relinquished her licence to Racing Victoria just before the new racing season begins. "That's it for me," she told Racing.com. "It was a tough ...
Resolute Racing's Australian yearlings will be trained by three experienced trainers, with John Stewart recently appointing Ciaron Maher as the final addition to the team, joining Chris Waller and Bjorn Baker. Stewart, an American racing mogul, gained attention for his bid to acquire Winx's daughter at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, ultimately losing the bid to Debbie Kepitis, who paid US$10 ...
The exceptional mare Bella Nipotina, sired by Pride Of Dubai, achieved her third career Gr.1 victory at the Tatt's Tiara at Eagle Farm, elevating her earnings to nearly US$11 million. Trained by Ciaron Maher, Bella Nipotina has demonstrated remarkable consistency, never finishing worse than sixth in her last 17 starts and coming within 2.3 lengths of the winner in 16 of those races. Over the ...
Fayq Al Shahania triumphed in the Musheireb Cup, a 1500m Gr.2 Purebred Arabian Handicap (85-105) at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club on Thursday. The 5YO, ridden by jockey Soufiane Saadi and trained by Rudy Nerbonne, won the race comfortably by one and a half lengths. This marked his second win in a row, having won the Aziz Purebred Arabian Handicap Cup at the H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin ...
The managing owner of the Bennett Racing operation, Nathan Bennett, is hoping that the talented colt Southport Tycoon will prove himself as a genuine contender for The Everest when he competes in the US$1.5 million All Aged Stakes at Royal Randwick this Saturday. Trained by Ciaron Maher, Southport Tycoon has already demonstrated his potential by winning his maiden Group One race in the ...
Clayton Douglas recently announced that his top sprinter, Giga Kick, is preparing to make a comeback to the racetrack. The 4YO horse, who had suffered from muscle tears, has now fully recovered and is in excellent physical condition. Douglas has set his sights on The Everest in October as Giga Kick's ultimate goal, with a possible return to racing in July at Caulfield's Sir John Monash Stakes. ...
It has been announced that Hawaii Five Oh, a stallion with a royal lineage and an impressive resemblance to his sire, I Am Invincible, will be joining the stallion roster at Vinery Stud for the upcoming 2024 breeding season. Peter Orton, the General Manager at Vinery Stud, is thrilled with the new addition, stating that Hawaii Five Oh is a stunning horse with a balanced size and perfect ...
Under the careful guidance of Clayton Douglas at Mornington stables, champion sprinter Giga Kick is gearing up for a triumphant comeback after a hiatus. After being absent from the track since last September's McEwen Stakes, the four-year-old speedster is back in training mode, showing great enthusiasm. Douglas shares that Giga Kick has been staying active with light exercises such as water ...
