Saturday started off on a great note for our purple and white stars as SELEQUE won at Doomben over 1,615 metres compliments of a driving finish from Ryan Maloney. The 5 year old daughter of Deep Field had drawn barrier 9 so Ryan took the mare back upon jumping to settle third last in a waiting position behind […]
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Star winners in the Celtic Jewel silks
As we all know in racing, sometimes you have to wait for the horses to produce their best but some go to the races and “show up” straight away. Such was the case last week when emerging talent 2 year old colt MCHALE won on debut at Canterbury Park and European staying import CARBONETTI (IRE) led […]
First up win for CENTRESTONE
CENTRESTONE is a lightly raced 4 year old daughter of Hinchinbrook and in December of 2022 she put together back to back wins before racing first up this preparation at Doomben yesterday.The mare jumped from barrier 6 and was eased back to settle at the rear of the field, 10 lengths off a very fast speed up front. Jockey Ben […]
ADMONISH wins on debut
ADMONISH was set to first race in the The Debut on Magic Millions day but was an emergency in the field for that day so she instead went for a spell and lined up yesterday at Ipswich for her first time to the races. The 1,200 metres distance on a heavy 10 surface is never the ideal situation […]
CHRYSAOR displays his Group 1 ambitions with a dominant win at Gosford
An early juvenile preparation in Queensland was sufficient to highlight quite early the apparent talent of 2 year old colt CHRYSAOR. He won on the Sunshine Coast on a Saturday metropolitan meeting late last year before drawing very wide and having only bad luck in the Magic Millions race in January. Returning from a break and […]
OLENTIA wins the Group 3 James HB Carr Stakes at her 5th start
Talented 3 year old Zoustar fillly OLENTIA began her race career in early December 2022 at Doomben with Jim Byrne aboard. An almost 4 lengths victory on debut over 1,200 metres running a good time, prompted her rider to comment post race “wow….I don’t know what you’ve got in mind for her but she looks […]
First up win for OLENTIA as protest upheld
OLENTIA raced from the Gold Coast stable during her debut racing preparation and she won her first 2 starts before running 4th in the Magic Millons Rising Stars. Now based in Sydney, the 3 year old daughter of Zoustar resumed yesterday at Hawkesbury over 1,300 metres on a heavy 8 surface with James McDonald in the […]
ESPIONA wins the Group 1 Coolmore Classic
ESPIONA fulfilled her elite-level potential when winning the Group 1 Coolmore Classic over 1,500 metres at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Returning from a short stay at the Flemington stable where she won the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes last start, ESPIONA was brilliant at her home track with the in form Michael Dee aboard to give Chris Waller his […]
ZAKIYYA breaks through at Newcastle
ZAKIYYA is a beautifully bred filly with great quality. She is by leading French sire Siyouni (FR) and the first foal of Zerkela (FR) who hails from the family of European Horse of the Year Zarkava (IRE); as well as the Champion 2YO and 3YO filly in France. ZAKIYYA was offered for sale by the Aga Khan Stud at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast […]
A triple treat with ESPIONA, INFINITIVE and AMATI all winning within 48 hours
After an especially eye catching performance by 3 year old filly INFINITIVE at Canterbury Park on Friday night, there is now a thought that the daughter of Hellbent may in fact reach a higher grade of racing over a staying trip, as she was particularly strong in the closing stages of the 1,900 metres event. Her rider James McDonald […]