Hanseatic

Ranting Upstages His More Fancied Rivals

Posted on October 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a gruelling finish, rank outsider Ranting has finished over the top of his two rivals Hanseatic and Anders to win the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield.

Posted on September 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Godolphin will have two runners in the Moir Stakes including Trekking who could be heading back to The Everest, a race he finished third in last year.

Posted on September 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Diamond Effort has had five starts for five wins this year and her trainer Clinton McDonald believes she can measure up in Group One company.

Posted on May 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sprint races will be the likely targets for impressive colt Hanseatic as a spring three-year-old. The Anthony Freedman-trained, Godolphin-owned two-year-old made a big impression during his juvenile season when winning the Merson Cooper Stakes, Blue Diamond Preview and Blue Diamond Prelude in his first three starts. But a Group One win eluded him. Hanseatic finished[...]

Posted on March 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A full field of 16 plus four emergencies has been declared for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Saturday's rich race meeting featuring five Group One races, will go ahead without spectators. Blue Diamond Stakes winner and runner-up, Tagaloa and Hanseatic head the Slipper field with Rathlin first emergency. Trainer Chris Waller, who is[...]

Posted on March 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trent Busuttin is happy he listened to his head rather than his heart by giving Golden Slipper contender Tagaloa a lead-up race in Sydney. Tagaloa won the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield last month and the temptation was for the colt to head straight to Saturday's $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill without another start.[...]

Posted on March 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Golden Slipper fancy Hanseatic has had his first look at Sydney with jockey Kerrin McEvoy putting the colt through his paces in a barrier trial. The Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up settled midfield in the 1045-metre heat at Randwick, pulling his way up to join the leaders on the home turn. While he appeared to switch[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sydney jockey Tim Clark will ride favourite Hanseatic in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield replacing Luke Currie who has been injured in a fall at The Valley. Currie suffered a C7 fracture and broken ribs when he came off in an incident near the winning post in the final race on Friday night. The[...]

Posted on February 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Assistant-trainer Sam Freedman does not see barrier one as a hindrance to the chances of favourite Hanseatic in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. After coming up with barrier one, Hanseatic eased from $2.30 to $2.40 for Saturday's Group One race for two-year-olds over 1200m. Hanseatic is chasing a clean sweep in the Blue Diamond[...]

Posted on February 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Reigning Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Hanseatic has drawn the inside barrier for the Group One race at Caufield. The Anthony Freedman-trained colt has won the Preview and Prelude leading into Saturday's $1.5 million 1200m-race for two year-olds. He is at $2.40 to give Freedman and Godolphin back-to-back wins after Lyre a year ago. His main[...]

Posted on February 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A capacity field of 16 has been declared for the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. Of the 16 two-year-olds in Saturday's Group One race over 1200m, nine are fillies. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable holds the strongest hand with six runners – Ideas Man, Rathlin, Tanker, Away Game, A Beautiful Night[...]

Posted on February 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Luke Currie knows what it takes to win feature two-year-old races and he is confident unbeaten colt Hanseatic can give him a second-straight Blue Diamond Stakes. Currie has won two $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classics at the Gold Coast on Sunlight (2018) and Away Game (2020) and took out last year's Group One[...]

Posted on February 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brilliant colt Hanseatic has tightened his grip on favouritism for the $1.5 million Blue Diamond after another impressive performance to win the Prelude at Caulfield. Hanseatic made it three wins from as many starts when he powered down the outside to chase down Randwick debut winner Rulership in Saturday's Group Three Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m)[...]

Posted on February 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Golden Slipper favourite Cellsabeel heads 25 entries for the $2 million Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm. Trainer Ciaron Maher has indicated the filly will take her place in the 1100m-race despite the prize money for the sale-restricted race not counting towards a Slipper start. The filly is the $6 favourite for the $3.5 million Golden[...]

Posted on January 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Hanseatic headlines the 90 juveniles still paid up for the $1.5 million Group One Blue Diamond Stakes, while the powerful Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable has the most two-year-olds remaining in the entries. Third acceptances for Victoria's premier race for two-year-olds at Caulfield on February 22 closed on Tuesday, with Maher and Eustace having[...]

Posted on January 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Impressive colt Hanseatic has stamped his Blue Diamond credentials in emphatic fashion with a convincing victory in one of the Previews at Caulfield. The Anthony Freedman-trained colt won the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes on debut at Sandown in November and returned in style in Saturday's Listed Blue Diamond Preview for colts and geldings over 1000m.[...]

Posted on January 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Luke Currie has already won this season's Magic Millions Classic and will get a better idea about his hopes of back-to-back Blue Diamond Stakes victories when favourite Hanseatic resumes in one of the Previews. Currie is well placed to judge the potential of young horses, having won two of the past three Magic Millions[...]

Ranting Upstages His More Fancied Rivals

Cummings Hopes Trekking Is Everest Bound

Undefeated Diamond Set To Sparkle In Moir

Hanseatic To Stay On Sprint Path In Spring

Full Field For $3.5 Million Golden Slipper

Tagaloa On Target For Golden Slipper Shot

Hanseatic Wins Trial Ahead Of Slipper Bid

Tim Clark To Ride Diamond Favourite

Hanseatic Eases For Diamond Following Draw

Hanseatic Draws Inside Gate For Diamond

Capacity Line-Up In Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes

Currie Chasing Back-To-Back Blue Diamonds

Hanseatic Cements Blue Diamond Favouritism

Cellsabeel For Millennium At Warwick Farm

Ninety 2YO’s Pay Up For Blue Diamond Stakes

Hanseatic Impresses In Stylish Preview Win

Diamond Favourite To Step Out In Preview

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