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The daughter of Complacent has won both of her races so far with relative ease, most recently Saturday's Wenham Grain & Seed at Awapuni when she was ridden by Mereana Hudson from last and won by more than three lengths. Trainer Robbie Patterson of New Plymouth quickly saw that his 3YO filly Terziere was exceptionally bright. Her lack of experience is noticeable. Since I already knew how great ...
Coolmore's Triple Crown champion Justify (USA) added another stakes winner to his resume in North America on Saturday, rounding up a busy week in the Southern Hemisphere that included successful sale results in New Zealand and an amazing trial winner in Sydney. The promising filly Justique of C R K Stable, trained by John Shirreffs, won the US$100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes (7f) at Del Mar by a ...
Champion sire Frankel's progeny made quite an impact Down Under on Saturday, when his winner at Ballarat easily bested the odds-on favourite Detonator Jack. Green Fly, trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, was making his second start in Australia after finishing sixth in his debut at Flemington on November 5. He finished five lengths behind the winner, Detonator Jack. He reversed the odds and ...
The wait was well worth it for 82YO trainer Colin Webster, who won his first Gr.1 race after a lengthy period of frustration. The Furphy - Railway Stakes, worth US$1,500,000, was won by the 4YO Trade Fair horse Trix Of The Trade. Comfort Me, a gelding by Playing God, finished a length and a quarter back in second, while Startrade came within a short half head of handing Trade Fair (GB) the ...
Superior stallion by the name of "I Am Invincible" Although Minsk Moment showed promise of greatness while in the care of Chris Waller, he broke through for a Black Type victory in the Listed WATC Carbine Club of WA Stakes at Ascot on Saturday under the tutelage of new trainer Adam Durrant. After arriving in Perth just this week, Minsk Moment was set to run for the first time since winning a ...
Trainer Michael Moroney was victorious in Saturday's A$500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup with his former New Zealand galloper, Bankers Choice. Bankers Choice, ridden by John Allen, spent most of the race just in front of the halfway point. Bankers Choice, which had looked to be in trouble coming into the final turn, found another gear when shifted to the better ground centre track, and easily defeated ...
Riden by emerging star Zac Lloyd for trainer James Cummings, Athelric won by a half-length over the 6YO gelded I Am Invincible, Key Lago, with the 4YO gelded Mikki Isle (JPN) Draonstone charging home for third. Athelric, who has raced 19 times for a total of $669,905 in winnings, won the Listed Queensland Day Stakes at Eagle Farm in June. Godolphin's spokesman Paul Reid stated, "He is a really ...
Midway through the Gr.3 Pukekohe Traders Counties Cup race, a torrential downpour pelted the track and the riders, leaving them covered in mud. One of the best 3YO fillies from the previous year, Self Obsession, had taken the lead, with her stablemate Aromatic, Viktor Vegas, and Zee Falls in hot pursuit. Aromatic, a grey mare trained by Mark Walker, and Craig Grylls, the leader in the Jockeys' ...
On Saturday, Jonathan Riddell piloted the high-quality mare Darci La Bella to victory in the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes. As a result of 48 hours of steady rain, the race day's track rating was heavy for the daughter of Darci Brahma trained by Allan Sharrock, who had previously won four of her eight races on that particular course. Riddell did a great job of keeping ...
Superb winner Sunsource, a Zoustar colt, took home $250,000 at Saturday's Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Classic. While Daniel Moor gave the promising Zoustar Colt some time to become comfortable, the colt quickly picked up speed after being given some open territory. Last month in the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes, Sunsource blew through the competition to win by over two lengths over Pure Paradise, ...
At this week's Karaka Ready To Run Sale in New Zealand, a colt sired by the highly rated Queensland stallion Heroic Valour was knocked down to Worldwide Bloodstock for $350,000 by his dam, a Magic Albert mare by the stallion Lassila. Among the races that Heroic Valour won as a 2YO in New Zealand are the Gr.1 Diamond Stakes and the Listed Matamata Slipper. As a three-year-old, Heroic Valour won a ...
According to reports from Windsor Park Stud, the Aypebe colt Turn Me Loose fetched the top price of US$500,000 at this week's Karaka Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs, selling to the bid of prominent Hong Kong trainer Casper Fownes. Two Turn Me Loose geldings were purchased by well-known Hong Kong trainers Jimmy Ting and Ricky Yiu for a combined $250,000, and a third gelding, a colt, was purchased by ...
