Trainer Joe Pride’s multiple Group 1 winner Ceolwulf has been cleared to continue his autumn preparation after stewards ruled out a three-month ban. They had determined that the blood seen in both nostrils after Saturday’s Apollo Stakes was the result of external trauma and not exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH). The five-year-old gelding underwent an endoscopic […]
Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) winner Autumn Glory will race in new ownership when she competes in the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, with Yulong Investments securing the talented daughter of Ocean Park. The progressive filly has been carefully managed by Roger James and Robert Wellwood and showed […]
Image: Bruno Cannatelli Glamor foal Tentyris too good for older rivals in Group 1 speed test Last year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes hinted as much and the Black Caviar Lightning confirmed it, with Tentyris declaring herself Australia’s newest sprinter at Flemington on Saturday. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained colt claimed back-to-back victories in Group 1 with […]
Image: Bradley Photos Bonny mare Joliestar has put in a smart field in the Expressway Stakes. Chris Waller declared Joliestar was finally the complete package after the mare improved her already dynamic first-place record by winning the Expressway Stakes at Randwick. When former stablemate Caballus ($4.60) skipped to a commanding lead halfway down the straight, […]
Image: Bradley Photos Ciaron Maher has added to the depth of his young stocks with an aptly named winner at Randwick. Improving filly Ciaron’s Star has moved closer to a place in the Golden Slipper after a tough win in the Pierro Plate (1100m) at Randwick, although connections are keen to see her reaffirm that […]
Arrowfield Stud has said goodbye to one of its most highly regarded champions, with Golden Slipper and VRC Oaks winner Miss Finland passing away peacefully at the age of 22. Arrowfield shared the news on social media and paid tribute to the outstanding mare. “Our beloved superstar Miss Finland (Redoute’s Choice-Forest Pearl) passed away peacefully […]
A lackluster performance earlier this week from a stablemate will see Ole Dancer take on the filly version of a Stakes race at Flemington. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Sheza Alibi was due to kick off her autumn campaign in the Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, with Ole Dancer taking on the older […]
Trainer John McArdle has long harbored Group 1 ambitions for talented filly My Gladiola ever since she recorded her debut victory. But those Group 1 dreams have been shattered twice: once by a poor barrier in the Blue Diamond Stakes and then by drawing an inside barrier in the Coolmore Stud Stakes on the Flemington […]
Space Rider will be looking to build his Australian Guineas credentials when he lines up at Flemington. The by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr. trained galloper runs in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday in the build-up to the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington two weeks later. […]
Gary Portelli admits Queen Of Clubs is unlikely to be sharp enough to match him with the best fillies on a sprint trip, but he hopes she can make her mark once she goes on a residency trip. The three-year-old is heading to the Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) in April, and Saturday’s Light […]