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Breeding
Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo has a new Group winner to his credit with Elysium winning the Gr.3 Weld Park Stakes (1400m) at the Curragh on Sunday. A maiden winner in June, Elysium showed a good turn of foot to beat Aunty Bridy by a length and a half.
New Zealand
Quality mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has pleased her trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. The popular galloper has never finished worse than fourth in her 12 career starts and caught the eye when finishing into
New Zealand
Peter and Dawn Williams are looking to their promising filly Helsinki (NZ) (Savabeel) to spearhead their hopes of a trip to their old stomping ground for the New Zealand Cup meeting at Riccarton in November. Helsinki, a runner-up in two of her three starts and an unlucky eighth in
International
New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) kicked off his five-year-old campaign where he left off last season with an effortless victory in the Gr.3 Celebration Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin. Golden Sixty took the first step on his path toward
Australia
Four-year-old mare High Emocean (NZ) (Ocean Park) has added black-type to her already impressive resume with a dominant victory in the Listed R.M. Ansett Classic (2415m) at Mornington on Sunday. By Ocean Park, the mare has now won five from 11 races with another five placings
New Zealand
Progressive galloper Super Strike (NZ) (Super Easy) reminded racing pundits of his undoubted ability when he produced a powerful finish to score first up over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Super Easy gelding had been off the scene since sustaining a muscle injury when running second at the venue
New Zealand
Jockey Shaun McKay will undergo further tests at Waikato Hospital to determine whether he needs a plate inserted in his shoulder to assist the healing process for the collarbone he broke in a nasty fall at Ellerslie on Saturday. McKay was riding the well-favoured Blood Warrior (NZ) (Makfi) in
New Zealand
Cambridge conditioner Roger James got what he was looking for at Ellerslie on Saturday when progressive stayers Concert Hall (NZ) (Savabeel) and London Banker (NZ) (Tavistock) performed with distinction in their first-up assignments. Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) winner Concert Hall stormed home late to push eventual winner Dawn
International
The “rising star’ tag had been bandied around for a while, but after Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) lit up Saturday’s Singapore Guineas (1600m) with a victory as emphatic as you would ever witness at Kranji, not many will now disagree that a new star is born. Even if Mr
Breeding
Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo was in the headlines in the northern hemisphere once again through his progressive daughter Isabella Giles, who took out the Gr.2 Rockfel Stakes (1400m) at Newmarket on Friday. The Clive Cox-trained filly provided Belardo, a Group One winning son of Lope De Vega,
Australia
Chris Waller has declared the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) the target for Subpoenaed (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) after she defeated a high-class field of mares to win the Gr.2 Golden Pendant (1400m). The four-year-old has threatened to claim a good race but as
Australia
Crosshaven (Smart Missile) cemented his claims for a spring classic as a clear winner of the Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Saturday. He was sent out a $5.50 chance after coming off an impressive Listed Exford Plate (1400m) victory at Flemington. Crosshaven took an on-pace position