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Champion trainer Chris Waller was pleased with how both of his horses worked ahead of their flight and is confident Australia's Royal Ascot contingent will make their presence felt during one of the world's premier racing carnivals next month. Waller will put the world's best sprinter Nature Strip and star 3YO Home Affairs on the plane to Europe next week, with that duo joined by Anthony and Sam ...
Lau Sak Hong-owned crowd favourite Hot King Prawn has officially been retired from racing. The son of Denman became a cult figure in Hong Kong due to his ability, color, and name, and steps away from racing with HK$37.58 million banked from 12 wins, five seconds and three thirds. The grey’s finest moment came when he won the Gr.1 Centenary Sprint Cup (2021) under Joao Moreira, while his ...
Connections of star galloper, Alligator Blood hope to see him deliver a smooth ride in the Gr.3 BRC Sprint at Eagle Farm marking his return after a six-month absence from the track. Since winning the 2020 Gr.1 Australian Guineas, Alligator Blood's journey has been far from a smooth ride. For connections, including prominent owner Allen Endresz, Saturday's return to racing is an important ...
Charlie Appleby-trained Naval Power delievered a powerful win in the 7f novice in preparation for the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot. The son of Teofilo was overshadowed in the betting by his William Buick-ridden stablemate One Nation and fancied John and Thady Gosden newcomer Alzahir but made the most of a decent stalls position to score under James Doyle. Naval Power was following in the ...
American TV icon and celebrity chef Bobby Flay is eager to win the Coronation Stakes during the 2022 Royal Ascot week with his star filly Pizza Bianca next month. The Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner is set to take on the likes of Cachet and Homeless Songs for the Gr.1 prize on June 17. The owner-breeder has a distinct passion for racing young fillies on the turf and, as such, ...
South Australian horseman Dan Clarken and co-trainer, partner Oops Macgillivray, were heading home after Harleymoven’s SA Derby run when they received a life-changing phone call. “We were driving home up Cross Road after the Derby, and JD Hayes rang, and he asked if we were interested in selling that horse,” Clarken reported to Racing.com. The slight disappointment of Harleymoven’s unplaced ...
Brae Sokolski and the majority of Verry Elleegant’s ownership group have confirmed their decision to send the champion mare to Europe to continue her career under the training of Francis-Henri Graffard. She would be very likely pointed at the Arc and other similarly prestigious races as part of her European campaign. Sokolski said that a European campaign had been seriously entertained following ...
Chris Waller will be crowned the champion Gr.1 trainer in Australia, at the end of the season, for the 10th-consecutive season. Unfortunately with the exodus of stars from his stable at a time when, on the face of things, it doesn't seem like he will retain the crown next season as there doesn't appear a rush of likely replacements. Verry Elleegant's move to Europe spells the end of her ...
Connections of star sprinter Masked Crusader can sit back and watch the 2022 TAB Everest field take shape in front of them as the 2021 runner-up is the first horse secured for the sixth running of the A$15 million classic. The race isn’t run until October 15 but managing owner Rupert Legh said the gelding, who will be six when the TAB Everest is next staged, can spend 2022 aiming at one race ...
Kylie Bax is going down a familiar path with her latest Group One performer Aspen Colorado with the lightly raced filly joining Chris Waller’s Sydney stable. A model turned successful breeder and syndicator, Bax has high hopes the daughter of Proisir can further add to a family roll of honour that already features the well-performed mare Danzdanzdance. The Mastercraftsman mare was bought back at ...
Daniel Moor will make his riding return at Ladbrokes Park on Wednesday after arriving home from Hong Kong on Sunday. The 37YO spent the past two months riding in Hong Kong, but the Gr.1-winning jockey said newly introduced lockdowns and being away from family made the decision easy to come back. The (Hong Kong Jockey) Club was amazing, I can't think of anywhere else in the world where I have had ...
Ashford Stud's American Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and freshman sire Justify are leading the sire standings by average following the first two 2YO in training sales of the year. American Pharoah led his sire class at the end of 2021 by cumulative progeny earnings with more than $20 million and by a number of black-type stakes winners with 22. The 10YO son of Pioneerof the Nile has ...
