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Verry Elleegant’s sire Zed dies

Verry Elleegant’s sire Zed dies
September 16, 2024 Comments Off

By RS NewsWire New Zealand farm Grangewilliam Stud on Monday announced the death of Melbourne Cup-winning sire Zed. The 22-year-old, who is best-known as the sire of 11-time Group 1 winner and 2021 Melbourne Cup heroine Verry Elleegant, was euthanised ... Read More »

Metropolitan favourite to step out in Kingston Town Stakes

Metropolitan favourite to step out in Kingston Town Stakes
September 16, 2024 Comments Off

By RS NewsWire The Metropolitan favourite Eliyass isn’t completely locked in to lining up in the Group 1 race with his Tulloch Lodge trainers keen to keep all options on the table for now. The import will take the next ... Read More »

Colin McKenna eyes Cox Plate for Another Wil

Colin McKenna eyes Cox Plate for Another Wil
September 16, 2024 Comments Off

By JustHorseRacing Leviathan owner Colin McKenna is considering a Cox Plate tilt with his rising star, Another Wil, after the five-year-old’s impressive first-up win at Caulfield last month. Currently the favourite for the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), Another Wil ... Read More »

Feroce aiming towards Caulfield Guineas test

Feroce aiming towards Caulfield Guineas test
September 15, 2024 Comments Off

By RS NewsWire =Young trainer Dominic Sutton has only been training six months but is hoping to be one of the contenders during the Melbourne Spring Carnival. With five winners to his name from 47 career starters, Sutton is set ... Read More »

Exciting three-year-old to miss the Spring Racing Carnival

Exciting three-year-old to miss the Spring Racing Carnival
September 15, 2024 Comments Off

By RS NewsWire The Spring Carnival has lost one of its most exciting three-year-olds before his campaign even started with Espionage to undergo surgery following an accident in training. Managing owner James Harron on Sunday revealed the Zoustar colt injured ... Read More »

Aidan O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup entries fight out St Leger

Aidan O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup entries fight out St Leger
September 15, 2024 Comments Off

By RS NewsWire Aidan O’Brien gave himself – and Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper David Hegan – something to think about for the next couple of days when he saw two of his Melbourne Cup nominations to fight out the English ... Read More »

Makybe Diva Stakes 2024 – What the jockeys said

Makybe Diva Stakes 2024 – What the jockeys said
September 15, 2024 Comments Off

By Morgan Read what each of the jockeys said about their mounts in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes. Craig Williams (Mr Brightside): “He’s a sensational horse. The Hayes’ have done a great job with this horse. Will who straps ... Read More »

Encap bounces back to win Theo Marks Stakes

Encap bounces back to win Theo Marks Stakes
September 14, 2024 Comments Off

By RS NewsWire Under-rated gelding Encap has shed his tag as a perennial bridesmaid with a gutsy victory in the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill to confirm his Golden Eagle credentials. Coming into Saturday, the Gary Portelli-trained four-year-old ... Read More »

Trainer hoping $2m The Kosciuszko will be Far Too Easy

Trainer hoping $2m The Kosciuszko will be Far Too Easy
September 14, 2024 Comments Off

By Graham Potter A Ringo Starr song … ‘It don’t come easy’ … could well be the theme tune for trainer David McColm’s and a six-year-old gelding he trains when they head to Randwick to contest the $2 million Kosciuszko ... Read More »

Maher pair chase Golden Ticket into Melbourne Cup

Maher pair chase Golden Ticket into Melbourne Cup
September 13, 2024 Comments Off

By RS NewsWire The Ciaron Maher stable is chasing a Golden Ticket into the Melbourne Cup with two of their stayers at Flemington. Interpretation and Berkshire Breeze contest the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday with victory ... Read More »