Connections of Butter Blonde are hoping a preparatory gallop at Ballarat has schooled the filly sufficiently for her first race in the clockwise direction.
Golden Eagle placegetter Dawn Passage will extend to a mile for the first time at Kembla Grange and his trainers expect him to relish the rise in distance.
Former Kiwi Riodini will enter Saturday’s A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) in good form for what has been the target race all preparation. The New Zealand Group 3 winner transferred at the beginning of the campaign from Nigel Tiley’s Pukekohe barn to Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Randwick and has impressed his new handlers[...]
Winona Costin has celebrated a winning double at Randwick, adding a victory aboard Tulloch Lodge gelding Knights Order to her Highway Handicap triumph.
Connections of Golden Slipper winner Farnan have decided to bypass a start in The Everest with his spot filled by Gilgai Stakes placegetter Dollar For Dollar.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are facing a battle to get Farnan fit for The Everest after the colt was a notable omission from the Roman Consul Stakes.
A gallant effort for third by Kiwi-bred galloper Riodini in Saturday’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) gave co-owner and breeder Alan Galbraith a massive thrill. Galbraith, who shares in the ownership of the four-year-old Proisir gelding with wife Liz, daughter Celia and her husband Mike, was cheering hard throughout the race as the family’s pride[...]
Trainer Matthew Smith will let the dust settle before deciding whether to press on to the Group One Metropolitan Handicap with improving import Attorney.
Jockey Tim Clark will combine with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in two stakes races at Randwick and he expects both Tulloch Lodge gallopers to be competitive.
Star colts Farnan and King’s Legacy offered a tantalising glimpse of what’s in store for the spring with impressive barrier trials at Randwick. Golden Slipper victor Farnan showed his customary early speed before powering away to an emphatic 3-3/4 length win over Shout The Bar, with King’s Legacy driving late for an eye-catching fourth. Farnan’s[...]