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Dan Morton, who trainers the odds-on favourite Alaskan God, was pleased with his draw in barrier 14 for Saturday's Gr.1 Railway Stakes at Ascot. If the two emergencies drawn inside him don't start, he will move up to post position 12. Morton would prefer that stall rather than a spot right up to the fence for Chris Parnham to ride their son of Playing God. He's a big, rangy horse who needs to be ...
Sirileo Miss, trained by Symon Wilde of Warrnambool, will run for the third time on Saturday in the Listed Ballarat Cup.She was the front-runner the front-runner and heavy favourite in the Gr.1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville when she was 3YO, and she was again the front-runner and heavy favourite in the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington. ...
After confirming his retirement and relocation from South Australia to Victoria at the end of the year, veteran and successful rider Paul Gatt is expected to join the Douglas operation with The Everest winning trainer Clayton Douglas. Gatt said to media, "Clayton is certainly a young trainer heading places and I'm looking forward to linking up with him." "South Australia has been my home for ...
Gr.1 Longchamp victory runner-up The winner of the Gr.1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp at two, THE PLATINUM QUEEN, will be sold as lot 1924B at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale on Tuesday, November 29. She is the first 2-year-old filly to win the race since 1978. As a 2YO, she is the first Gr.1-winning filly to be offered at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale in this century. The Tally-Ho ...
At the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, weanling colts from the first crops of sires Vekoma and Country House fetched $290,000 and $250,000 on the 13th, respectively. On Sunday, 279 of the 338 horses offered for sale at Keeneland were purchased for a total of $9,349,400, which is a decline of 2.4% compared to the corresponding statistics for 2021. In comparison to the previous year, ...
Aloha West, the surprise victor of the 2021 Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (Gr.1), has been retired from racing and will now stand at Mill Ridge Farm for $10,000 in Lexington. On the 14th, as part of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, the 5YO son of Hard Spun will be made available for inspection at Mill Ridge at 2 p.m. daily until the sale concludes on the 16th. Aloha West, who was ...
Optimistically, Will Clarken believes now is the time to back up Ironclad on opposing ends of the country. The imported gelding left for Perth and The Pinnacles' Gr.1 races today with a large group of horses from the eastern states. Seven days after placing fourth in last week's Listed Cranbourne Cup, the son of Dubawi will compete in this weekend's $1.5 million Railway Stakes . It's ...
Pierossa, trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, pulled off a stunning victory in the $200,000 Gr.3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle. After racing in the middle of the pack under cover for much of the run, jockey Sam Clipperton drew her out to the front of the pack and unleashed a devastating final acceleration, allowing her to defeat the pre-race favourite Robusto by a neck and win the race. The victory ...
At Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday, the Godolphin and Snowden stables took home the most hardware from the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. For the second year in a row, New Zealand Bloodstock has collaborated with the Newcastle Jockey Club to host a New Zealand-themed raceday at Newcastle's November stand-alone Saturday meeting in honour of Karaka's upcoming 2022 Ready to Run Sale. NZB played ...
State of Rest (IRE), a four-time Gr.1 winner in four nations and the winner of Australia's Cox Plate last year, will begin his stud career in the Northern Hemisphere at Rathbarry Stud before relocating to Newgate Farm in Australia later this year. State of Rest, who was sired by the Australian stallion Starspangledbanner, will charge a price of €25,000 (A$38,559) per breeding season. Out of 13 ...
The Cartier Racing Awards were created in 1991 to honour achievement in horseracing. Horses can win one of eight trophies the Cartier Horse of the Year Award, the Cartier Older Horse Award, the Cartier Sprinter Award, the Cartier Stayer Award, the Cartier 3YO Colt Award, the Cartier 3YO Filly Award, the Cartier 2YO Colt Award, and the Cartier 2YO Filly Award. The 32nd Cartier Racing Awards will ...
Overpass, a stable favourite trained by Bjorn Baker, will be competing in the $1 million feature race at The Hunter meeting in Newcastle this weekend. The 4YO didn't embarrass itself by finishing sixth in The Everest, behind Giga Kick, and then midpack in the $10 million Golden Eagle. He hasn't aged a bit, and he still looks great. There's no denying this is a challenging competition, but the ...
