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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Can Little Paradise follow in the footsteps of some of the best Classic Mile winners and progress to superstardom? On the strength of his explosive victory on Sunday, when he overcame a horrific run in the first half of the straight to dispose of what many rated as a strong crop of four-year-olds with ease, it’s hard to say no. Stepping up to the mile for the first time, Jimmy Ting Koon-ho’s stable star was in danger of being the hard luck story of the race when he was second last on the turn...View the full article -
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Last year’s Australian Guineas winner Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) is set return to racing this Saturday at Caulfield, where his trainer Dom Sutton is hopeful he can re-affirm his Group One form of 12 months ago. Sutton explained on Saturday that Feroce was likely to run first-up in the Gr.3 Kevin Heffernan (1400m) in a race that is likely to dictate which path the four-year-old takes this autumn. “He trialled on Friday (at Flemington) so we want to make sure he’s come through that trial,” Sutton said. “We haven’t made any set plans whether we go back to Group One level or stay in Group Two or Group Three level. “He’s come back really well, and he did show us plenty in the spring so we’re hopeful. The beginning of the spring was really good for him as he ran a personal best when third in the Group One (Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes) and then we got things wrong tactically in the Toorak. “After that, we went to Sydney (for the Golden Eagle) and it rained the morning of and the ground was horrific and he never went a yard in it. “But he’s shown that he is up to that level and if he runs well on Saturday then he’d probably go to the (G1) Futurity Stakes two weeks later.” Sutton said he carried some confidence that Feroce can compete successfully at Group One level this autumn as the subsequent record of Australian Guineas winners suggest. Subsequent Group One record of Australian Guineas winners (past 10 years): 2024 – Southport Tycoon (went on to win the Gr.1 Manikato Stakes) 2023 – Legarto (won Gr.1 Herbie Dike Stakes) 2022 – Hitotsu (win Gr.1 ATC Derby) 2021 – Lunar Fox – no more Group One wins 2020 – Alligator Blood (won six more Group Ones) 2019 – Mystic Journey (won inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile) 2018 – Grunt (won Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes) 2017 – Hey Doc (Won Gr.1 Manikato Stakes and Gr.1 Winterbottom Stakes) 2016 – Palentino (won Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes) 2015 – Wandjina (ran 2nd Gr.1 All Aged Stakes) View the full article -
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Ciaron Maher says 2024 All-Star Mile champion Pride Of Jenni could tackle the race first-up in 2026 after continuing to impress him in her work at Cranbourne. Maher told Racing.com on Monday all signs were positive with last spring’s G1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) winner, confirming the $2 million All-Star Mile over the same course at Flemington on March 7 made appeal as a starting point. “She’s in very good order actually,” Maher said of the autumn progress of the winner of more than $11 million in stakes. “Galloped this morning and she is going to jumpout next week, all going well. “Very happy with her condition. She looks fantastic. Her demeanour is good and just the way she is applying herself to her work is just the same as normal. “The All-Star Mile might be an option, but we will see how she jumps out.” Fellow eight-year-old star mare Via Sistina failed to come up this campaign and was retired from racing, but Maher said Pride Of Jenni was showing no such signs. Maher takes us through a few of his autumn G1 chances… Benedetta: “She trialled a bit casual the first one, but we put the shades on her this morning and trialed very sharp. Jamie (Melham) was pretty happy with her. Looks a treat. Very sound and she is going to work towards the Lightning as her kick-off.” Jimmysstar: “He’s going to kick-off in the William Reid to the TJ (Smith) and into the All Aged all going well. He’s just ticking over. He had a pretty busy time (in the spring) so we’ve just program the three races for him.” Observer: “He came back a little bit more causal. He’d just grown up a little bit and was a lot more relaxed, which was good because he was sort of quite on-it in the spring. I needed to see a sharper piece of work from him before racing and he did that this morning. It was quite sharp so he’ll kick-off in the Autumn Stakes.” Tempted: “Her aim will be the Surround and she probably kicks-off in the Eskimo Prince (Randwick on Saturday). She worked this morning as well at Bong Bong and I think she’s a little bit more forward than what we had her last time. She’s a pretty exciting horse.” Unit Five: “He’ll do a piece of work tomorrow and he trials next week before his next start in the Blue Diamond. Traveling young colts brings them on and it (travel from the Gold Coast) certainly has with him.” Gilded Water: “I just wanted to give him a decent break (post spring) so he probably ends up in Queensland in the winter as that’s quite a proven path (to the Melbourne spring).” View the full article -
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By Spatchcock · Posted
Because Harness Racing Australia has applied a stallion tax which the studs just pass on to the breeders. Plus they implement a book limit of 150 mares.
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