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Bucchero (Kantharos), the sire of the current 2-year-old stakes winners Book'em Danno and Mattingly and of the stakes-placed and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint fifth-place finisher Shards, will take up residence at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds for the 2024 breeding season for a fee of $7,500. After breeding 471 mares while standing for five seasons at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Florida, Bucchero will join a powerhouse New York stallion lineup alongside Central Banker and Solomini. “Traditionally, New York breeders have not had the opportunity to breed to a new stallion who was already on the upswing with proven runners on the ground, but that certainly should be changing in the future with the exceptional program New York has developed and actively improved,” said Bucchero Managing Partner Harlan Malter. “We have broken the mold a bit with Bucchero and we feel we are doing it again with our move to New York.” Bucchero has celebrated a breakout season in 2023. His second crop has produced two unrestricted juvenile stakes winners, taking his total to three overall, and he has been represented by nine stakes-placed horses from 84 starters. Bucchero is the sire of 52 individual winners, a percentage of 62% that is second-best among his peers with 50 or more runners and higher than the likes of Justify and Good Magic. His runners have finished in the top three in over 47% of their combined appearances. Bucchero is currently the second-leading sire of 2-year-olds by earnings outside the state of Kentucky ($856,604). In New York, his current 2-year-old progeny earnings would make him the #1 juvenile sire in the state and his total 2023 progeny earnings of $2,291,021 would make him the third-leading sire overall in New York behind only Central Banker and Tourist. Led by Shards, who sold for $175,000 at the 2023 OBS March Sale, Bucchero has excelled in the 2-year-old market, with consistently quick under-tack previews that have translated to the sales ring. From a $5,000 stud fee, Bucchero averaged nearly 10 times his stud fee with a $48,595 average from 21 sold in 2022 and built upon that in 2023 with an average of $51,133 from 30 sold. Bucchero has quickly become a “trainers'” stallion as many went right back to the well in the second crop after campaigning first-crop runners. Joe Orseno, the trainer of first-crop stakes winner Beauty of the Sea and second-crop stakes winner Mattingly (85 Beyer in his most recent stakes start) commented, “I have now trained eight of them and they do nothing but run. Mattingly is a perfect example, a stakes winner on synthetic, stakes placed short on the turf and seven furlongs on dirt and I am now pointing him to the $300K In Reality Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on the dirt. They are fast and smart, versatile and racy.” “We are thrilled to bring Bucchero to McMahon and the New York program as we feel Bucchero is built for a program like this,” added John McMahon. “He has shown he produces fast, precocious and, most importantly for New York breeders going forward, runners that can win on anything.” Malter, who campaigned Bucchero along with the current ownership group added, “All of us involved with Bucchero started as small breeders looking to survive in a very difficult market segment. Bucchero has proved he can get a breeder a quality sales horse and possibly even more importantly, a runner who will keep them looking forward to that 'mailbox money' small breeders depend on to succeed.” On his way from Florida to New York, Bucchero will make a pit stop in Lexington during the second week of the Keeneland November Sale for a stallion show on November 14th from 1 – 4 pm at Kesmarc at 258 Shannon Run Rd, Versailles. The post Bucchero Relocating To McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Coolmore has introduced three new names to its Irish roster for next year with Paddington (GB) heading the list of newcomers at €55,000. The son of Siyouni (Fr) won six of his eight races this year, including four Group 1 victories in the Irish 2,000 Guineas, St James's Palace, Eclipse, and Sussex S. Little Big Bear (Ire), winner of the G1 Phoenix S. at two followed by the G2 Sandy Lane S. this year before finishing runner-up in the G1 Commonwealth Cup, will stand for €27,500. The Antarctic (Ire), a dual Group 3-winning brother to Battaash (Ire), joins Castle Hyde Stud at €6,000. Of the current Coolmore residents, Wootton Bassett (GB), who covered 218 mares this year, leads the field at €200,000, up from €150,000 in 2023. He was represented with a new Grade I winner at the Breeders' Cup by Unquestionable (Fr) in the Juvenile Turf. His other top-level winners this year include King Of Steel and Bucanero Fuerte (Fr). No Nay Never, who stood at €175,000 in 2023, is advertised at €150,000 for next season. He stands alongside four of his sons on the roster: Arizona (Ire) (€5,000), Blackbeard (Ire) (€20,000), Little Big Bear, as above, and Ten Sovereigns (Ire) (€17,500). The European champion 2-year-old and 3-year-old St Mark's Basilica (Fr) will have his first foals for sale from later this month and his fee has been trimmed to €50,000. He has stood at €65,000 in his first two seasons at stud. Another son of Siyouni, the Arc winner Sottsass (Fr), will have his first runners on the track next year and will remain at €25,000. Coolmore's David O'Loughlin told TDN Europe, “We're delighted to have three new exciting prospects for the coming season in the shape of Siyouni's brilliant son Paddington, No Nay Never's European champion 2-year-old Little Big Bear and Battaash's well-performed own-brother The Antarctic. Many of our stallions have enjoyed fantastic seasons but, in line with prevailing market conditions, we've decreased the fees of 10 of the 18 which remain on the roster from last year.” A decision on whether Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Turf winner Auguste Rodin (Ire) remains in training next year at four or retires to stud will be made next week. The full list of Coolmore fees for 2024: Arizona (Ire) €5,000 Australia (GB) €17,500 Blackbeard (Ire) €20,000 Calyx (GB) €12,500 Camelot (GB) €50,000 Churchill (Ire) €30,000 Footstepsinthesand (GB) €8,000 Gleneagles €17,500 Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) €8,000 Little Big Bear (Ire) €27,500 Magna Grecia (Ire) €10,000 No Nay Never €150,000 Paddington (GB) €55,000 Saxon Warrior (Jpn) €25,000 Sioux Nation €27,500 Sottsass (Fr) €25,000 St Mark's Basilica (Fr) €50,000 Starspangledbanner (Aus) €45,000 Ten Sovereigns (Ire) €17,500 The Antarctic (Ire) €6,000 Wootton Bassett (GB) €200,000 The post Wootton Bassett up to €200,000; Paddington to Stand at €55,000 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Mill Ridge Farm will host a stallion open house every day from Tuesday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 12, the Lexington, Ky, farm announced on Tuesday. The farm will showcase their two Breeders' Cup-winning stallions–Oscar Performance (Kittens Joy) and Aloha West (Hard Spun)–every day from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be served. Oscar Performance, who won the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in 2016, will stand for a fee of $25,000, live foal in 2024. He currently is a top second-crop stallion with five black-type winners and two graded stakes winners so far this year. Aloha West, who captured the 2021 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, will stand his second year next year for a fee of $8,500, live foal. The post Mill Ridge Farm to Host Open House Nov. 7-12 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

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Cheveley Park Stud's Ulysses (Ire), sire of three Group 3 winners this year including the Derby-placed White Birch (GB), has been trimmed to a fee of £9,000 in 2024, having been at £10,000 for the last three seasons. His fellow resident Twilight Son (GB) will stand at £6,000, which is also a small reduction from his fee for this year. The Group 1-winning sprinter was responsible for seven black-type performers this season, including the Listed winner Vetivier (GB). Twilight Son covered 35 mares this year, while Ulysses covered 50. The G1 Prix Morny winner Unfortunately (Ire), who is based at Springfield House Stud in Ireland and is the sire of the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye runner-up and dual Listed winner Perdika (GB), is priced at €3,000 for 2024. In releasing the fees for the stallions, Cheveley Park Stud also confirmed the retirement of Dutch Art (GB). The former top-class two-year-old and winner of the G1 Prix Morny and G1 Middle Park S. turns 20 in January. He is the sire of Group 1 winners Starman (GB), Garswood (GB) and Slade Power (GB) and also features as broodmare sire of this year's 2,000 Guineas winner and new Juddmonte stallion Chaldean (GB). Matthew Sigsworth, Cheveley Park Stud's bloodstock manager and head of nominations, said, 'We feel our stallions offer both outstanding value and opportunity for anyone wanting to breed either a Classic performer or a precocious Royal Ascot two-year-old. As always, we invite breeders to contact us directly to discuss their mares' mating plans for 2024. “Dutch Art has now being retired from stallion duties, and will enjoy a happy retirement at Cheveley Park Stud, where he will see out the rest of his years.” The post Dutch Art Retires; Cheveley Park Stud Fees Announced appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Kiwi four-year-old Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) displayed her true quality when landing the Gr.3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Tuesday under a tactically perfect Opie Bosson ride. The Mark Walker-trained mare defeated a quality line-up in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in her homeland back in September and plans were quickly made to enhance her CV across the Tasman. But her late-scratching in the Gr.2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington in early October after playing up in the barriers threw the cat amongst the pigeons. Skew Wiff was duly sent to noted horseman Julian Welsh, with the renowned horse whisperer given the task of rectifying the mare’s barrier manners. Whatever the old-school horseman did, it worked the oracle with Skew Wiff on her best behaviour on Melbourne Cup Day as she lumped 59kgs to defeat Foxy Cleopatra (American Pharoah) and Forbidden City (I Am Invincible) in a close finish. “It is good to see that they’ve straightened out a few of those quirks that she’s got and she’s doing everything perfect now. She’s like a little lamb to ride, she’s a new horse,” Bosson said. “She’s so much more laid back and in the barriers she doesn’t even think twice about moving. “Full credit to him (Julian Welsh).” Skew Wiff receives a deserved pat from Charlotte Chittick, while flanked by Te Akau connections including David Ellis and Karyn Fenton-Ellis Photo: Bruno Cannatelli From a tricky barrier (12) Bosson had Skew Wiff perfectly positioned behind the leaders, three-deep with cover and presented at the right time, knowing the mare has a short, sharp sprint. “I was caught three-deep but we had cover. I was quite happy there and she came up underneath me beautifully turning in,” Bosson said. “It was just a matter of holding her up and getting there at the right time in this big long straight and to her credit she put her head out when it counted.” Assistant trainer Ben Gleeson was delighted for winning owner-breeders Waikato Stud as the new Te Akau Cranbourne stable continues to make an instant impact in Australia. “It’s huge, obviously for Waikato Stud, who are massive supporters of New Zealand racing and Te Akau racing and Mark (Walker) so to have a winner for them on Cup day with such a good mare who now picks up black-type in Australia is a great thrill,” Gleeson said. “It just shows Te Akau’s here, we don’t just have the one horse to represent us (Imperatriz, multiple Group One winner), so it’s a big thrill and it shows everyone that we’re willing to train for anyone and have more horses than just the tangerine (Te Akau syndicated horses). “It was a gun ride. She’s a filly that if she’s left alone and gets a bit of cover she’s got an electrifying finish and you could see Opie was trying to keep the three-wide trail and hold onto her as much as he could. “He knows the filly so well and to come over for just her today shows the opinion he has of her.” There is now the option of concluding the preparation with a tilt at another Group One care of the re-jigged Victorian Spring Carnival. “She hasn’t had the ideal preparation obviously with that barrier mishap but we’re hoping to get her to the Rupert Clarke (Gr.1, 1400m), which is obviously in a week-and-a-half so we’ll see how she comes through the run but 1400 metres at Caulfield will be right up her alley,” Gleeson said. By Champion sire Savabeel, Skew Wiff is the first foal of stakes winning Starcraft mare Starvoia, who won on six occasions, including the Listed Mosgiel Stakes (1200m) for John and Karen Parsons. A mishap as a youngster prevented Skew Wiff from making it to auction and that injury has delivered a silver lining for breeder Waikato Stud. She had been among Waikato Stud’s Book 1 draft at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, but was scratched from the travelling party. “Over the Christmas-New Year period of that year she copped a kick in the paddock on her forearm,” Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick recalled. “It got pretty mucky and touched on a bone infection so we had to sort that out. It was probably one of those things that if we worked really hard we could have got her to the yearling sale, but we wanted to take it easy and get it right.” Her absence at Karaka was duly noted by Te Akau principal David Ellis, who had seen the filly on-farm. “David approached me at the sale and was disappointed she wasn’t there to be purchased so I explained why and said when we get her broken in you can train her,” Chittick said. View the full article

Kiwi four-year-old Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) displayed her true quality when landing the Gr.3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Tuesday under a tactically perfect Opie Bosson ride. The Mark Walker-trained mare defeated a quality line-up in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in her homeland back in September and plans were quickly made to enhance her CV across the Tasman. But her late-scratching in the Gr.2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington in early October after playing up in the barriers threw the cat amongst the pigeons. Skew Wiff was duly sent to noted horseman Julian Welsh, with the renowned horse whisperer given the task of rectifying the mare’s barrier manners. Whatever the old-school horseman did, it worked the oracle with Skew Wiff on her best behaviour on Melbourne Cup Day as she lumped 59kgs to defeat Foxy Cleopatra (American Pharoah) and Forbidden City (I Am Invincible) in a close finish. “It is good to see that they’ve straightened out a few of those quirks that she’s got and she’s doing everything perfect now. She’s like a little lamb to ride, she’s a new horse,” Bosson said. “She’s so much more laid back and in the barriers she doesn’t even think twice about moving. “Full credit to him (Julian Welsh).” Skew Wiff receives a deserved pat from Charlotte Chittick, while flanked by Te Akau connections including David Ellis and Karyn Fenton-Ellis Photo: Bruno Cannatelli From a tricky barrier (12) Bosson had Skew Wiff perfectly positioned behind the leaders, three-deep with cover and presented at the right time, knowing the mare has a short, sharp sprint. “I was caught three-deep but we had cover. I was quite happy there and she came up underneath me beautifully turning in,” Bosson said. “It was just a matter of holding her up and getting there at the right time in this big long straight and to her credit she put her head out when it counted.” Assistant trainer Ben Gleeson was delighted for winning owner-breeders Waikato Stud as the new Te Akau Cranbourne stable continues to make an instant impact in Australia. “It’s huge, obviously for Waikato Stud, who are massive supporters of New Zealand racing and Te Akau racing and Mark (Walker) so to have a winner for them on Cup day with such a good mare who now picks up black-type in Australia is a great thrill,” Gleeson said. “It just shows Te Akau’s here, we don’t just have the one horse to represent us (Imperatriz, multiple Group One winner), so it’s a big thrill and it shows everyone that we’re willing to train for anyone and have more horses than just the tangerine (Te Akau syndicated horses). “It was a gun ride. She’s a filly that if she’s left alone and gets a bit of cover she’s got an electrifying finish and you could see Opie was trying to keep the three-wide trail and hold onto her as much as he could. “He knows the filly so well and to come over for just her today shows the opinion he has of her.” There is now the option of concluding the preparation with a tilt at another Group One care of the re-jigged Victorian Spring Carnival. “She hasn’t had the ideal preparation obviously with that barrier mishap but we’re hoping to get her to the Rupert Clarke (Gr.1, 1400m), which is obviously in a week-and-a-half so we’ll see how she comes through the run but 1400 metres at Caulfield will be right up her alley,” Gleeson said. By Champion sire Savabeel, Skew Wiff is the first foal of stakes winning Starcraft mare Starvoia, who won on six occasions, including the Listed Mosgiel Stakes (1200m) for John and Karen Parsons. A mishap as a youngster prevented Skew Wiff from making it to auction and that injury has delivered a silver lining for breeder Waikato Stud. She had been among Waikato Stud’s Book 1 draft at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, but was scratched from the travelling party. “Over the Christmas-New Year period of that year she copped a kick in the paddock on her forearm,” Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick recalled. “It got pretty mucky and touched on a bone infection so we had to sort that out. It was probably one of those things that if we worked really hard we could have got her to the yearling sale, but we wanted to take it easy and get it right.” Her absence at Karaka was duly noted by Te Akau principal David Ellis, who had seen the filly on-farm. “David approached me at the sale and was disappointed she wasn’t there to be purchased so I explained why and said when we get her broken in you can train her,” Chittick said. View the full article

Kiwi four-year-old Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) displayed her true quality when landing the Gr.3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Tuesday under a tactically perfect Opie Bosson ride. The Mark Walker-trained mare defeated a quality line-up in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in her homeland back in September and plans were quickly made to enhance her CV across the Tasman. But her late-scratching in the Gr.2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington in early October after playing up in the barriers threw the cat amongst the pigeons. Skew Wiff was duly sent to noted horseman Julian Welsh, with the renowned horse whisperer given the task of rectifying the mare’s barrier manners. Whatever the old-school horseman did, it worked the oracle with Skew Wiff on her best behaviour on Melbourne Cup Day as she lumped 59kgs to defeat Foxy Cleopatra (American Pharoah) and Forbidden City (I Am Invincible) in a close finish. “It is good to see that they’ve straightened out a few of those quirks that she’s got and she’s doing everything perfect now. She’s like a little lamb to ride, she’s a new horse,” Bosson said. “She’s so much more laid back and in the barriers she doesn’t even think twice about moving. “Full credit to him (Julian Welsh).” Skew Wiff receives a deserved pat from Charlotte Chittick, while flanked by Te Akau connections including David Ellis and Karyn Fenton-Ellis Photo: Bruno Cannatelli From a tricky barrier (12) Bosson had Skew Wiff perfectly positioned behind the leaders, three-deep with cover and presented at the right time, knowing the mare has a short, sharp sprint. “I was caught three-deep but we had cover. I was quite happy there and she came up underneath me beautifully turning in,” Bosson said. “It was just a matter of holding her up and getting there at the right time in this big long straight and to her credit she put her head out when it counted.” Assistant trainer Ben Gleeson was delighted for winning owner-breeders Waikato Stud as the new Te Akau Cranbourne stable continues to make an instant impact in Australia. “It’s huge, obviously for Waikato Stud, who are massive supporters of New Zealand racing and Te Akau racing and Mark (Walker) so to have a winner for them on Cup day with such a good mare who now picks up black-type in Australia is a great thrill,” Gleeson said. “It just shows Te Akau’s here, we don’t just have the one horse to represent us (Imperatriz, multiple Group One winner), so it’s a big thrill and it shows everyone that we’re willing to train for anyone and have more horses than just the tangerine (Te Akau syndicated horses). “It was a gun ride. She’s a filly that if she’s left alone and gets a bit of cover she’s got an electrifying finish and you could see Opie was trying to keep the three-wide trail and hold onto her as much as he could. “He knows the filly so well and to come over for just her today shows the opinion he has of her.” There is now the option of concluding the preparation with a tilt at another Group One care of the re-jigged Victorian Spring Carnival. “She hasn’t had the ideal preparation obviously with that barrier mishap but we’re hoping to get her to the Rupert Clarke (Gr.1, 1400m), which is obviously in a week-and-a-half so we’ll see how she comes through the run but 1400 metres at Caulfield will be right up her alley,” Gleeson said. By Champion sire Savabeel, Skew Wiff is the first foal of stakes winning Starcraft mare Starvoia, who won on six occasions, including the Listed Mosgiel Stakes (1200m) for John and Karen Parsons. A mishap as a youngster prevented Skew Wiff from making it to auction and that injury has delivered a silver lining for breeder Waikato Stud. She had been among Waikato Stud’s Book 1 draft at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, but was scratched from the travelling party. “Over the Christmas-New Year period of that year she copped a kick in the paddock on her forearm,” Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick recalled. “It got pretty mucky and touched on a bone infection so we had to sort that out. It was probably one of those things that if we worked really hard we could have got her to the yearling sale, but we wanted to take it easy and get it right.” Her absence at Karaka was duly noted by Te Akau principal David Ellis, who had seen the filly on-farm. “David approached me at the sale and was disappointed she wasn’t there to be purchased so I explained why and said when we get her broken in you can train her,” Chittick said. View the full article

Kiwi four-year-old Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel) displayed her true quality when landing the Gr.3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Tuesday under a tactically perfect Opie Bosson ride. The Mark Walker-trained mare defeated a quality line-up in the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) in her homeland back in September and plans were quickly made to enhance her CV across the Tasman. But her late-scratching in the Gr.2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington in early October after playing up in the barriers threw the cat amongst the pigeons. Skew Wiff was duly sent to noted horseman Julian Welsh, with the renowned horse whisperer given the task of rectifying the mare’s barrier manners. Whatever the old-school horseman did, it worked the oracle with Skew Wiff on her best behaviour on Melbourne Cup Day as she lumped 59kgs to defeat Foxy Cleopatra (American Pharoah) and Forbidden City (I Am Invincible) in a close finish. “It is good to see that they’ve straightened out a few of those quirks that she’s got and she’s doing everything perfect now. She’s like a little lamb to ride, she’s a new horse,” Bosson said. “She’s so much more laid back and in the barriers she doesn’t even think twice about moving. “Full credit to him (Julian Welsh).” Skew Wiff receives a deserved pat from Charlotte Chittick, while flanked by Te Akau connections including David Ellis and Karyn Fenton-Ellis Photo: Bruno Cannatelli From a tricky barrier (12) Bosson had Skew Wiff perfectly positioned behind the leaders, three-deep with cover and presented at the right time, knowing the mare has a short, sharp sprint. “I was caught three-deep but we had cover. I was quite happy there and she came up underneath me beautifully turning in,” Bosson said. “It was just a matter of holding her up and getting there at the right time in this big long straight and to her credit she put her head out when it counted.” Assistant trainer Ben Gleeson was delighted for winning owner-breeders Waikato Stud as the new Te Akau Cranbourne stable continues to make an instant impact in Australia. “It’s huge, obviously for Waikato Stud, who are massive supporters of New Zealand racing and Te Akau racing and Mark (Walker) so to have a winner for them on Cup day with such a good mare who now picks up black-type in Australia is a great thrill,” Gleeson said. “It just shows Te Akau’s here, we don’t just have the one horse to represent us (Imperatriz, multiple Group One winner), so it’s a big thrill and it shows everyone that we’re willing to train for anyone and have more horses than just the tangerine (Te Akau syndicated horses). “It was a gun ride. She’s a filly that if she’s left alone and gets a bit of cover she’s got an electrifying finish and you could see Opie was trying to keep the three-wide trail and hold onto her as much as he could. “He knows the filly so well and to come over for just her today shows the opinion he has of her.” There is now the option of concluding the preparation with a tilt at another Group One care of the re-jigged Victorian Spring Carnival. “She hasn’t had the ideal preparation obviously with that barrier mishap but we’re hoping to get her to the Rupert Clarke (Gr.1, 1400m), which is obviously in a week-and-a-half so we’ll see how she comes through the run but 1400 metres at Caulfield will be right up her alley,” Gleeson said. By Champion sire Savabeel, Skew Wiff is the first foal of stakes winning Starcraft mare Starvoia, who won on six occasions, including the Listed Mosgiel Stakes (1200m) for John and Karen Parsons. A mishap as a youngster prevented Skew Wiff from making it to auction and that injury has delivered a silver lining for breeder Waikato Stud. She had been among Waikato Stud’s Book 1 draft at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, but was scratched from the travelling party. “Over the Christmas-New Year period of that year she copped a kick in the paddock on her forearm,” Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick recalled. “It got pretty mucky and touched on a bone infection so we had to sort that out. It was probably one of those things that if we worked really hard we could have got her to the yearling sale, but we wanted to take it easy and get it right.” Her absence at Karaka was duly noted by Te Akau principal David Ellis, who had seen the filly on-farm. “David approached me at the sale and was disappointed she wasn’t there to be purchased so I explained why and said when we get her broken in you can train her,” Chittick said. View the full article

Cambridge Stud and their private trainer Lance Noble celebrated a memorable afternoon at Pukekohe on Tuesday with a clean sweep of the feature events and a winning undercard double. Gifted staying mare Aquacade (NZ) (Dundeel) claimed the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2050m) before Habana (Zoustar) followed her winning lead to triumph in the Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m). Their stablemate About Time (NZ) (American Pharoah) had started the ball rolling when she landed the NZB Ready to Run Sale Series Maiden (1200m) while Flamebird (NZ) (Shooting To Win) was a decisive winner of the Hallmark Stud Handicap (1400m). The familiar Cambridge Stud colours of Brendan and Jo Lindsay went close to making it five for the day when the Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-prepared Snazzytavi (NZ) (Tavistock) finished a close second in the Stella Artois Handicap (1400m). Gifted staying mare Aquacade added winning momentum to her quest for a Group One victory when she doubled her stakes tally on the course. The daughter of Dundeel gave connections a fright before the Balmerino Stakes when she had to pass a veterinary check, but it was all plain sailing thereafter with the short-priced favourite comfortably accounting for her rivals. Aquacade made impressive progress last campaign with three wins on the bounce including the Gr.2 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Pukekohe. She then finished fourth in the Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m) before a break and returned last month to finish runner-up behind star performer Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) in the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m) and had no trouble going one better on Tuesday. “To win like that in her first start at weight-for-age was great, we’re very happy,” Noble said. “We are deliberately not trying to send her too far too soon, we’ll keep her legs nice and fresh for 2000m and she’s showing a bit more dash than last prep. “The Zabeel Classic (2000m) is the target for her and a Group One in New Zealand would be terrific. “I’m not sure what happened at the start, it makes your heart skip a beat when something like that happens but she’s a really good mare.” Aquacade lobbed along in midfield and one off the fence before rider Warren Kennedy peeled three wide before the turn. They challenged 300m from home and asserted their superiority in the closing stages to have a length and a-half on Aromatic (NZ) (Sacred Falls) at the post with Gino Severini (Fastnet Rock) third and defending champion Defibrillate (NZ) (Shocking) the best of the rest. “We had a little bit of a scare when she kicked out and got her leg caught, but the boys at the gate did a good job and fortunately she didn’t take any skin off,” Kennedy said. “She’s definitely a lot stronger this time and smarter.” Kennedy said he had no concerns during the running with Aquacade always travelling well. “She just cruised around and when she hit the front she loafed a bit, she really enjoyed her day out.” A daughter of the unraced Irish-bred Sea The Stars mare Forest Of Seas, Aquacade has now won times and posted a further five placings from her 15 appearances. Also partnered by Kennedy, Habana was a deserved victor in the Fulton Family Stakes following his luckless resuming run for third in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa. “He came through that well, he’s a lot stronger this year than he was last year and his record at Pukekohe is really strong,” Noble said. Habana has now won five races on the course and also finished runner-up on the course in last season’s Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m). Kennedy also rode About Time while Vinnie Colgan was aboard Flamebird. View the full article

Drawn-out hearing into the British rider’s ‘potential disciplinary matter’ continues, with proceedings to resume on ‘a date to be fixed’View the full article

A Western Australian punter has turned $2 into more that $100,000 on a single bet at the 2023 Melbourne Cup. View the full article

Trainer Wayne Hawkes has delivered a scathing assessment of Joao ‘Magic Man’ Moreira’s ride on Melbourne Cup runner-up Soulcombe. View the full article

Jack Riewoldt may have just retired from the AFL, but things are looking pretty rosy post-footy after a hefty win on Melbourne Cup day. View the full article

What 2023 VRC Oaks Where Flemington Racecourse – 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 When Thursday, November 9, 2023 Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 2500m Conditions 3YO Fillies | Set Weights 2022 winner She’s Extreme (1) | T: Anthony Cummings | J: Tommy Berry (56kg) Visit Dabble The 162nd running of the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) headlines a stacked nine-race meeting at Flemington on Thursday afternoon. A field of 14 three-year-old fillies will compete for the $1 million on the line as they look to etch their name in Melbourne Cup Carnival folklore. The best horse racing betting sites are struggling to find a clear market elect, with Zardozi and Tropical Squall vying for favouritism, while their look to be a few nice chances at an each-way price. 2023 VRC Oaks odds Having finished second in the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m), Godolphin’s Zardozi (+200) heads the market at the time of acceptances, with Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) victor Tropical Squall (+280) holding the second line of betting. From there, every other runner in the VRC Oaks betting markets is at an each-way quote. Basillina (+750) and Wakeful Stakes winner Amazonian Lass (+850) are the other runners at a single-figure price. 2023 VRC Oaks speed map The 2023 VRC Oaks looks to be a fast one. Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott stablemates Tropical Squall and Amazonian Lass will make sure this is a genuinely run 2500m affair, with the Danny O’Brien-trained Served Cold expected to not be far away upon settling. Harlow Mist and Zardozi will likely be midfield upon settling, with Basilina, Aethelflaed and Ethel Maude all expected to be at the rear of the field once runners find their spots. Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2023 VRC Oaks 2023 VRC Oaks Preview & Form Amazingly, 25 of the last 39 Oaks winners have come through the Wakeful Stakes, so we’re basing our betting strategy around the form out of that race. Harlow Mist from the John Sargent yard couldn’t match Zardozi’s sprint over 2000m in the Wakeful when going down by 2.3 lengths to the quinella horses. The step up to 2500m looks ideal for her, however, and despite this being the sixth run in her debut preparation, she is in the right stable to make her presence felt at Flemington. From barrier nine, Michael Dee will look to have the Contributer filly settled just off what looks to be a hot speed. From there, they should have no issues building through the gears approaching the 400m mark. As long as she can see out the trip, Harlow Mist looks a great each-way play in the VRC Oaks. Aethelflaed was no doubt the eye-catcher in the Wakeful, making up a stack of ground from the rear of the field. Despite being beaten 3.6 lengths, the Matthew Smith-trained filly reeled off a strong finish in her first start out of maiden company. The 2500m should suit her perfectly if her finish was anything to go by, as she was only just hitting top gear late over 2000m. If Mark Zahra can have the daughter of Saxon Warrior settle a pair or two closer to the speed, Aethelflaed can cause a minor upset. Zardozi arguably should have won the Wakeful, but she couldn’t pick up all-the-way winner Amazonian Lass when it mattered most. In the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) the start prior, the Godolphin filly was as dominant a winner as you could hope to see, and on exposed form, the 2500m looks to be no issue. James McDonald will look to land Zardozi in the first six and have her a touch closer to what he did last weekend. If Zardozi is at her best, she is the one to beat, but +200 for a filly at the 2500m for the first time is too short for us. Basilinna put in an eye-catching finish in the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) and can feature here, while stablemates Tropical Squall and Amazonian Lass may prove too hard to run down if they get things their own way out in front. 2023 VRC Oaks selections & best bets Selections: 5 HARLOW MIST 8 AETHELFLAED 2 ZARDOZI 7 BASILINNA $100 betting strategy $50 each way Harlow Mist (#5) @ +1300 / +260 with Betfair More horse racing tips View the full article

Skew Wiff ridden by Opie Bosson wins the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes at Flemington. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) The Kiwi connection of Mark Walker and Opie Bosson have prevailed in the Group 3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes, as Bosson piloted the Group 1 winning mare Skew Wiff (+500) to victory in the penultimate race of the day at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. After getting no luck at her previous start in the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes, the daughter of Savabeel got all the favours today on-speed, as Bosson kept her on the outside of runners and got into the three-wide running line on the home turn. By the time the field hit the 300m mark, all her rivals were off the bit and Bosson was yet to release the brakes on his mount, as she coasted up to the leaders by the 200m mark. Skew Wiff hit top gear at the 150m mark to move clear and had the race shot to bits before Foxy Cleopatra (+4000) flew home to raise a challenge, but the margin was too great for the eventual winner, and she held for a soft victory. 2023 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Replay – Skew Wiff | T: Mark Walker | J: Opie Bosson With Mark Walker in New Zealand, Ben Glesson spoke on behalf of the winning stable. “It’s huge, obviously for Waikato, huge supporters of New Zealand racing and Te Akau racing and Mark (Walker),” Gleeson said of the win. “So to have a winner for them on Cup day with such a good mare who now picks up black type in Australia. “Huge thrill and it just shows Te Akau’s here, we don’t just have the one horse to represent us, so a big thrill. “It shows everyone that we’re willing to train for everyone and we’re more than just the tangerine. “It was a gun ride, that’s why he’s the equivalent of the G.O.A.T in New Zealand, to get the three-wide trail, she’s a filly that tends to be, if she’s left alone and gets a bit of cover she’s got an electrifying finish. “You could see he was trying to keep the three-wide trail and hold her as much as he could but he knows the filly so well and to come over for just her today shows the opinion he has of her. “She hasn’t had the ideal preparation obviously with that barrier mishap but we’re hoping to get her to the Rupert Clarke, which is obviously in a week-and-a-half time so we’ll see how she comes through the run but 1400 metres at Caulfield will be right up her alley.” Opie Bosson picked up his first winner on Melbourne Cup Day, and he spoke post-race. “She travelled beautifully, travelled nicely on the bridle and it was just a matter of holding her up and getting there at the right time in this big long straight,” Bosson said. “I was caught three-deep but we had cover. I was quite happy there and she traveled underneath me beautifully. “Full credit to whoever sorted her out, she’s a little angel in the gates now so it was pretty good really. “It is good to see that they’ve straightened out a few of those quirks she’s got and she’s doing everything right now. “She’s so much more laid back and I think twice about even moving.” Skew Wiff is now a +1200 chance in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes futures market with online bookmakers. More racing news View the full article

The 2023 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Without A Fight completing the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double for the first time in 22 years. View the full article

Mark guides seven-year-old gelding to victory by two lengths, backing up his win in 2022 on Gold Trip.View the full article

In-form 27-year-old, who has 14 wins to his name through 16 meetings this season, heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday night with seven ridesView the full article

Without A Fight (IRE) ridden by Mark Zahra wins the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on November 07, 2023 in Flemington, Australia. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Without A Fight (+700) has become the first horse since Ethereal in 2001 and 12th ever to complete the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double, giving his jockey Mark Zahra his second straight victory in the Melbourne Cup. Many questioned Zahra’s decision to jump off the reigning Melbourne Cup champion Gold Trip in favour for the Caulfield Cup winner Without A Fight, but Zahra had the last laugh as he stood up in the irons to celebrate his second win in as many years. Anthony & Sam Freedman have claimed their first Melbourne Cup success as a training partnership, with the European import delivering the father-son duo their maiden Caulfield Cup and now Melbourne Cup victory in a matter of weeks. Most Melbourne Cups are run at a strong tempo, but the 2023 edition was run extremely quick, as Serpentine (+4000), Kalapour (+5000), Future History (+1700) and Vow And Declare (+3300) created their own little group at the 1000m mark and put four lengths on the rest of the field. However, by the 500m mark, the leading quartet were out of gas and the Willie Mullins-trained runners Absurde (+850) and Vauaban (+450) took over with 300m to go. Sitting in behind the Mullins pair was Zahra aboard the eventual winner, and as soon as he peeled off the heels of Absurde, he put him away within three or four strides and raced away to record a dominant victory in the race that stops the nation. Soulcombe (+850) and Sheraz (+15000) finished off the race strong to give Chris Waller the runner-up and third-placed horse, but nothing could match Without A Fight. 2023 Melbourne Cup Replay – Without A Fight | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Mark Zahra With Anthony Freedman watching the race from afar, it was left to Sam Freedman to represent the stable and speak to the media post his biggest win of his young career. “It’s been a great race for the family, it’s been a while between drinks but it’s good to get another one,” Freedman said. “Credit to the old man, he’s been incredible through all of this. “He went up to Queensland with him and looked after him up here and got him right into form and brought it back to Victoria and he’s been brilliant ever since so credit to him. “An extraordinary ride, when you go back and watch it, he got him onto the rails from a wide gate, relaxed, switched him off, made a run through. “I was pretty confident at the 800 (metres) he was travelling, he just needed the breaks to come. “The horse is a freak, he let down like he was a sprinter at the 400 and there were no doubts on the trip late so he was excellent.” Mark Zahra has become the first jockey since Harry White in 1978 and 1979 to win the Melbourne Cup in back-to-back years on different horses. “Unbelievable. If I could’ve thought I’d have that run from (barrier) 16 I’d have said he was unbeatable,” Zahra said of his run on Without A Fight. “To the trainer’s credit, Sam and Lee and all their team, he was just an absolute gentleman today, went to the rails, switched off, I probably got to the front earlier than last year, but I’d just had that soft a run.” “Mark Hunter is a good friend and I rate him as one of the best judges in Australia. “Spoke to him at length with it and he said ‘you know, there’s not much in it, but if you can get him to settle, he’ll run it’. “We went through the race, the weather forecast, the stars aligned for Gold Trip last year and they aligned for this horse this year. “I don’t get to pick the result, I have to pick them before then. “Just a few things, weight and the way he won the Caulfield Cup, I was confident he’d run it out today. “My whole objective, or my biggest opposition – I thought – was my horse itself. He can be quite keen. “Ryan Moore, Damien Oliver, J-Mac were in front of me, that’s a tick. If could stay there as long as I can then I could make the moves. “J-Mac went off, Ollie probably didn’t have the horse and all of a sudden I started to travel. “You need to get up him but he’s got a turn-of-foot and you can sit there and take needle-eyes (openings). I was right behind the right horses. “Your first Melbourne Cup you can never compare to that ever. You don’t believe that it is every going to happen. “I always said winning one helps you a lot because I came into the race putting aside all the choosing and I knew I was on a good horse. “When you win one, a lot of jockeys try all their life to win one. “You keep thinking this might be my chance, but when you win one you think ‘if I stuff it up there’s one home in the cabinet anyway.” More racing news View the full article

Wingatui holds fond memories for trainer Paul Harris and that continued on Tuesday with Goodanya’s (NZ) (Zacinto) come from behind victory in the Grand Casino (1400m). The eight-year-old gelding settled at the rear of the field for jockey Kate Hercock, who sat patiently on her charge before finding a passage out wide when turning for home and the son of Zacinto was able to gather in his rivals and score a head victory over Adanaya (NZ) (Niagara), much to the delight of Harris. “He is an old horse, he is eight-years-old, and he is as genuine as the day is long,” Harris said. “If you had four or five of them you would give the rest away – he just tries. “He is owned by an incredible group of people and I am just privileged and proud. I am pretty emotional about the win.” It was the second win in three starts for Goodanya, who had a great run in 2021 for Harris, placing in the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m), Listed Timaru Stakes (1400m) and Listed Timaru Cup (1400m). Harris is now hoping Goodanya can return to that stakes form when he heads to Riccarton next week where he will tackle the Gr.3 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m). “We have had this horse for four years and I think I have placed him very well (this preparation),” he said. “Just bring on the Coupland’s Mile. I know the mare of Te Akau’s (It’s Business Time) is pretty smart, but we will be right up its jacksy come race time. “It is their horse’s (race) to lose and ours to win. I am really confident now. He needed that today and that will top him off nicely for the Coupland’s Mile.” View the full article

An impressive training effort by Stephen Marsh saw the Cambridge trainer commence Melbourne Cup Day at Pukekohe in style, preparing a freshened Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) to victory in the Ellerslie Events 1400. Showing promise early in his three-year-old season, Antrim Coast broke maiden status in Heavy9 conditions at Te Rapa in August before being sent for a brief spell and was rated a $7.80 third-favourite with TAB bookmakers in a compact but competitive Pukekohe field. The seven starters broke in a muddling fashion, with Antrim Coast among the better at the hop slotting one back on the fence trailing Leroy Brown (NZ) (Ace High), while both of the fancied colts in Cannon Hill (NZ) (Ardrossan) and Geriatrix (Almanzor) were leisurely away, the latter travelling ungenerously for Warren Kennedy at the tail. Joe Doyle guided Antrim Coast patiently around the home turn and eventually found clear air on the rail at the 200m, the son of Roc de Cambes responding to his urges and found a strong turn-of-foot to stretch a three-quarters-of-a-length clear at the post to Geriatrix, who scorched home late to edge out a solid Cannon Hill. “I was very lucky, the horse in front of me wanted to get off the rail the whole way around and it was just a case of waiting for the split,” Doyle said. “Fortunately I had the horse to go through it.” Marsh had prepared the gelding for Tuesday’s contest with a trial at Matamata in October followed by an exhibition gallop, and was pleased to see the freshen-up pay dividends. “We’d done enough with him (in August), he’s a big strong horse and we thought he needed a little break,” he said. “We’re hoping to turn him into a derby horse, he’s a lovely horse with a great temperament so we have plenty to work with. “He’s a horse I really like, we’re hoping to get him ready for probably my favourite race in the Lucia Valentina at Otaki, so that will be his next mission.” The Gr.3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1400m) was named in honour of a former star in the Marsh stable, the Savabeel mare winning the three-year-old Otaki feature under his care before she relocated to Kris Lees’ Newcastle stable. Lucia Valentina (NZ) blossomed across the ditch and went on to claim multiple Group Ones in Australia, including an electric victory in the 2016 edition of the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). View the full article

Talented three-year-old Warmonger (NZ) (War Decree) scored a game victory in the Listed TAB Trophy (1800m) at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr. The Kiwi import is a son of War Decree and sports the colours of OTI Racing who purchased the youngster after a dominant 800m trial victory at Ashburton in April for original trainers Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong. The progressive gelding has now won two of his three starts for his new connections and showed a superior turn of foot on Tuesday, coming from back in the field off a sedate tempo to narrowly land the spoils from a game Queen Of Dragons (Pierro). Co-trainer Michael Kent Jnr was delighted to get a good winner for syndication giants OTI Racing on a feature day. “We love OTI. We’ve got a big team for them and a win on Cup Day is worth times ten,” he said. “It was a very good win by the horse. I thought Blake (Shinn on Natural Deduction) tried to steal it. They were going 13 to the furlong and he nicked away in the straight.” Kent Jnr said Warmonger had improved a lot since his last-start victory. “When he won at Mornington, he spotted them two lengths at the furlong and won by three. He had a very wooly coat and since the run he’s come out of it and his coat bloomed, his work improved, and he has been a horse on the up. “We thought the big track at Flemington and rise in distance would suit, and it did. “He’s a typical Kiwi horse who improves with time. I’m not sure what his best distance is yet. His sister was placed in a Guineas in New Zealand.” The Cranbourne conditioners will now ponder a start in the A$175,000 Cranbourne 3YO Stayers Classic (2025m) on their home-track on November 25, or freshening the youngster for the Gr.2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) on December 2 at Caulfield. Winning jockey Damian Lane was impressed with the victory as Warmonger triumphed in spite of the slowly-run race. “When the speed came out of the race, he got his head up and it got a bit awkward and it took me a little bit to find a rhythm. Then we took off a long way from home and he was chasing,” Lane said. “It was all a little bit the wrong-way around but we got there in the end and he pleasantly surprised me. I thought he won a moderate race at Mornington last start and I was hoping more than expecting that he would step up to this level. He has acquitted himself well.” The black-type victory is another fillip for the exploits of young War Front stallion War Decree, who stands at Gus and Bianca Wigley’s Inglewood Stud. War Decree’s oldest crop are now four-year-olds with his leading performer to date the Gr.2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) winner Val Di Zoldo (NZ), while Group Three placegetter Luvnwar (NZ) and strong maiden winner Sugar (NZ) remain contenders for the sire in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). Out of the winning Savabeel mare Princess Sapphire (NZ), Warmonger was bred by Kevin Hickman and sold as a yearling for $75,000 before being presented at last year’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale by Prima Park. Riccarton trainer Shane Kennedy went to $165,000 to secure the youngster, having prepared his Almanzor half-sister Blue Solitaire (NZ) to finish third behind Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) in last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). View the full article

Patience has been rewarded for the connections of the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel). The five-year-old entire by Savabeel came with a well-timed run under Blake Shinn to score a comfortable victory in the Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) at Flemington on Tuesday, returning to the winner’s circle for the first time since landing the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) just over two years ago. Off the scene for the best part of 18 months with a tendon injury, Forgot You had been building to a win, with an eye-catching performance for third in the Gr.3 JRA Cup (2040m) at his most recent outing. A strong tempo was set by eventual third-placegetter Sibaaq (Dark Angel), with Forgot You and runner-up Warning (Declaration of War) settling near the rear of the field and relishing the hot speed. “When he broke down, he broke down badly,” Trent Busuttin said. “Everyone has done a fantastic job with him and these colours (Ozzie Kheir-owned) know how to win. “In his first three runs he was probably still fat. He’s a five-year-old bull that had been off the scene basically 18 months. “While he was going well, he was still racing himself into fitness.” Forgot You is now likely to have a quick turnaround and a trip to Sydney, with Saturday’s A$2 million Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill, a race restricted to five-year-olds, on the radar. Winning jockey Blake Shinn paid homage to the stable for getting the horse back to his best. “We’ve got to give a lot of credit to Trent and Natalie. They’ve done well to get him back and place the horse nicely,” Shinn said. “This was an obvious race for him to get the horse back winning. I know that is easier said than done but the horse was building up to something nicely. “He had the race in his keeping a long way out and he was quite dominant in the end, it was a good effort. “They were going very fast and a lot of the horses came off the bridle a long way out, and so did I. But I was trying to keep a fair bit in the tank and save him for as long as possible. “The horse in front of me took me into the straight for as long as I needed to and when I asked him for a bit of an effort his stamina kicked in and his class and that got him over the line. Bred by Waikato Stud’s Garry Chittick, Forgot You is out of the winning O’Reilly mare Simply You (NZ), a three-quarter sister to stakes-winners Escadaire (NZ) (O’Reilly), Bonny O’Reilly (NZ) (O’Reilly) and Group Two winner Rare Insight (NZ) (O’Reilly), dam of Gr.1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) winner Steps In Time (Danehill Dancer). Simply You is a daughter of multiple Group One winning sprinter Glamour Puss (NZ) (Tale of the Cat). Forgot You was purchased by Busuttin Racing for A$330,000 at the Sydney two-year-old sale after being prepared by Ohukia Lodge on behalf of Waikato Stud. View the full article

When you win ‘the race that stops the nation’, it’s fair to say you can celebrate however you’d like. Even more so when you go back-to-back on different horses for the first time since Harry White in 1978 and ‘79. View the full article