Wandering Eyes

Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Justify galloped 1 1/2 miles May 26 at Churchill Downs with exercise rider Humberto Gomez in the saddle as the undefeated colt continued his preparations for the Belmont Stakes (G1). View the full article

Before officials at the Singapore Turf Club pulled the plug on the jurisdiction’s only two international Group 1 races in 2015, horses based in Hong Kong won the final three runnings of both the Singapore Airlines International Cup and KrisFlyer Sprint. While there was no representation in the latter event, the two Hong Kong entrants bossed their rivals in the S$1.5-million Kranji Mile with even-money Southern Legend (Aus) (Not a Single Doubt {Aus}) scampering clear by three decisive lengths over Horse of Fortune (SAf) (Stronghold {GB}). Nova Strike (NZ) (Red Giant), off at better than 120-1, fared best of the locals in third. Drawn gate one for Zac Purton, nipping at the heels of Joao Moreira in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership, Southern Legend was given a dig away from the stalls and shot through at the fence to take up the running in advance of 48-1 roughie Maximus (Lemon Drop Kid). The latter may have shaded the chalk for the lead as they raced past the 600m point, but Purton kept his powder dry, and when he called upon his mount to sprint inside the final quarter-mile, Southern Legend responded with a :22.75 final sectional to win off as much the best. “It’s great to win anywhere and Singapore’s been a special place to me,” said Purton, who was in the saddle when Aerovelocity (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) won the 2015 KrisFlyer. “It’s good for [trainer] Caspar [Fownes]’s stable to have another horse at this level.” Fownes won the KrisFlyer on three occasions. “I was just a little bit worried mid-race–Karis Teetan on Horse of Fortune kept kicking up in between myself and the horse that was three wide that kept trying to come across,” Purton added. “But my horse wasn’t travelling too fiercely, I had him in a good rhythm and I knew, when I let him down at the 400, he’d be hard to beat.” Pedigree Notes: Southern Legend is one of 56 black-type winners for the enormously successful Not a Single Doubt and is a maternal grandson of SW & GSP Donna Natalia (Aus) (Anabaa), while the extended female family includes Group 1-winning sire Charge Forward (Aus) (Red Ransom). Donna’s Appeal is the dam of a yearling full-brother to Southern Legend, that fetched A$185,000 from the Corumbene Stud consignment at this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale and a weanling full-sister. She was most recently bred on a late November cover to Exceed and Excel (Aus). Saturday’s Results: KRANJI MILE S., S$1,500,000 (£836,671/€954,389/A$1,478,195/US$1,115,666), Kranji, 5-26, 3yo/up, 1600mT, 1:33.79, yl. 1–SOUTHERN LEGEND (AUS), 126, g, 5, Not a Single Doubt (Aus)–Donna’s Appeal (Aus), by Carnegie (Ire). (A$280,000 Ylg ’14 INGEAS). O-Boniface Ho Ka Kui; B-Corumbene Stud (NSW); T-Caspar Fownes; J-Zac Purton; S$892,500. Lifetime Record: SW & MGSP-Aus, G1SP-HK, 21-9-1-3, $1,876,784. 2–Horse of Fortune (SAf), 126, g, 7, Stronghold (GB)–Sweet Virginia (SAf), by Casey Tibbs (Ire). (R150,000 Ylg ’12 CAPJAN). O-Fantastic Five Syndicate; B-Northfields Stud (Pty) Ltd; T-Tony Millard; S$318,750. 3–Nova Strike (NZ), 126, g, 5, Red Giant–La Panthere (NZ), by Generous (Ire). (NZ$60,000 2yo ’14 NZBRTR). O-Nova Racing Stable; B-J G Simpson; T-H W Tan; S$161,250. Margins: 3, 1, NK. Odds: 1.00, 8.40, 123.60. Also Ran: Clarton Super (Aus), Infantry (NZ), Maximus, Preditor (NZ), Ocean Emperor (NZ), Circuit Land, Majestic Moments (NZ), Elite Excalibur (Aus), Volkstok’n’barrell (NZ), Iron Man (Arg). Click for the Singapore Turf Club chart. VIDEO. View the full article

Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) swept through his sophomore campaign registering wins in the Listed Scurry S., G3 Coral Charge and G2 King George S., and brought the curtain down on last year with a stunning performance in Chantilly’s Oct. 1 G1 Prix de l’Abbaye. Sent off as the odds-on chalk for this seasonal return, the world’s top-rated sprinter had undergone a wind operation in the wake of that latest triumph and was caught napping in the outside box as the gates opened. Easing into contention at halfway, having been left in rear initially, he was stoked up approaching the final eighth and kept on strongly under a late drive to get up in the dying strides, becoming the first contender to defy a penalty since Airwave (GB) (Air Express {Ire}) did so in 2003. At the line he had a head and a short head to spare over Washington DC (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and Kachy (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), respectively. BATTAASH (IRE), g, 4, Dark Angel (Ire)–Anna Law (Ire), by Lawman (Fr). (200,000gns Ylg ’15 TAOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Ballyphilip Stud (IRE); T-Charles Hills; J-Dane O’Neill. Lifetime Record: 11-6-0-3, £497,560. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. View the full article

With Elarqam (GB) (Frankel {GB}) running no sort of race, Saturday’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh was open to something from leftfield and so it proved as Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) sprang a 25-1 upset to provide the Ken Condon stable with a first Classic. Missing the break and racing in rear under Shane Foley, the bay who was last seen finishing sixth in the Listed Tetrarch S. over seven furlongs at Naas May 7 was delivered wide with a strong-staying effort to reel in the long-time leader U S Navy Flag (War Front) 150 yards from the line and assert for a 2 1/4-length success, with Gustav Klimt (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. “I had to make up quite a bit of ground to get to them, so I just nursed him and he got there,” Foley said. “I quietly fancied this horse, so it is not a great shock to me.” Elarqam, the 2-1 favourite, was already being ridden along at halfway and ended up a very disappointing sixth. View the full article

The field for the G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas is dominated by homebreds from the major operations, but Yuesheng Zhang, who is in the throes of setting up his own worldwide breeding empire, has an interesting prospect in Yulong Gold Fairy, who was secured for just €8,000 and, as a dual winner at two and a Group 3 runner-up at three, looks exceptionally well bought. Alghabrah (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) A fourth generation Shadwell homebred half-sister to Awtaad (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), the winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas two years ago, and from the family of 1983 2,000 Guineas winner Lomond. Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) Another homebred, this time by the Niarchos family, and a great grand-daughter of the outstanding Miesque. Chiara Luna (War Front) Racing for her breeder Moyglare Stud, she hails from a family which has served the Irish farm well since the purchase of her fourth dam, the Grade 1 winner Aptostar, at Fasig-Tipton’s Night of the Stars Sale for $750,000 back in 1989. Clemmie (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) This sister to dual Guineas winner and young Coolmore sire Churchill (Ire) is a grand-daughter of the smart sprinter Airwave (GB) (Air Express {Ire}), who was bred by Richard and Tessa Watson and is a fifth-generation descendant of Midnight Dollar, a mare who first arrived at their Manor Farm Stud in Rutland to be used as a hunter. Airwave was sold to the Coolmore partners for 550,000gns as a 4-year-old. Could It Be Love (War Front) This statuesque half-sister to Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) was bred by the Playa Maya Syndicate and was a withdrawal from Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale. Happily (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) Bred and raced by Coolmore affiliates, her brother Gleneagles (Ire) won the 2000 Guineas in 2015, sister Marvellous landed the Irish 1000 Guineas and her dam You’resothrilling (Storm Cat) is a Group 2-winning sister to English and Irish 2000 Guineas runner-up to Giant’s Causeway, who went on to win five Group 1 races and sire Ghanaati and Footsepsinthesand (GB), both winners of the Newmarket Classics. Lightening Quick (GB) (Frankel {GB}) Homebred by Qatar Bloodstock from their first Group 1 winner Lightening Pearl (Ire) (Marju {Ire}), who was bought as a yearling by David Redvers from breeder Castlemartin Stud at the Goffs Orby Sale for €125,000. Most Gifted (War Front) Another Coolmore homebred, Most Gifted’s grandam Gwynn (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}) was bought as a yearling from Camas Park Stud for 250,000gns back in 1998 and went on to produce the 2011 Derby winner Pour Moi (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). Scriobh Nua (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) Bred and trained by Jim Bolger for his wife Jackie, this once-raced maiden is a three-parts sister to five black-type performers by Galileo, including the 1000 Guineas-placed duo of Cuis Ghaire (Ire) and Gile Na Greine (Ire). She was offered for sale as a foal and as a yearling, each time being bought back, for €450,000 and €675,000. Soliloquy (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) A Godolphin homebred out of the Australian listed winner Dysphonia (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) from a family inherited when Sheikh Mohammed purchased the Ingham family’s Woodlands Stud in 2008. Uluru Park (Ire) (So You Think {NZ}) Bred, trained and owned in partnership by Jim Bolger’s former assistant Brendan Duke, Uluru Park is the first foal of the Duke-trained maiden winner I’m Sheikra (Ire) (Captain Rio {GB}), who was unsold when offered as a yearling at Tattersalls in 2010. Who’s Steph (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) Bred by Patrick Headon, Who’s Steph was sold as a foal at Goffs for €20,000 and doubled in value when offered by Whitehall Stud at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, where she was bought by her trainer Ger Lyons. Since claiming the first of her two Group 3 victories, she has been sold privately to George Strawbridge. Yulong Gold Fairy (GB) (Mount Nelson {GB}) The least expensive in the field of those horses offered at auction, this Lady Fairhaven-bred filly was bought for 3,000gns as a foal at Tattersalls and was reoffered by Woodtown House Stud at the Goffs Sportsman’s Sale where she was bought for €8,000 by Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland for Yuesheng Zhang. View the full article

Aidan O’Brien had expected Merchant Navy (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) to need his European introduction in Saturday’s G2 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands S. at The Curragh, but the G1 Coolmore Stud S. winner was classy enough to still come out on top of some serious opposition to suggest he will be a major player in the June 23 G1 Diamond Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot. Held up as he was when a strong-finishing third to Redkirk Warrior (GB) (Notnowcato {GB}) in the G1 Newmarket H. at Flemington when last seen Mar. 10, the bay who traded at 9-2 was delivered to claim stablemate Spirit of Valor (War Front) with 200 yards remaining and assert for a length success, with Tasleet (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) a possibly unlucky third, 1 1/4 lengths away. Saturday, Curragh, Ireland WEATHERBYS IRELAND GREENLANDS S.-G2, €120,000, Curragh, 5-26, 4yo/up, 6fT, 1:11.82, g/f. 1–MERCHANT NAVY (AUS), 132, c, 4, by Fastnet Rock (Aus) 1st Dam: Legally Bay (Aus) (GSW & MG1SP-Aus, $430,193), by Snippets (Aus) 2nd Dam: Decidity (Aus), by Last Tycoon (Ire) 3rd Dam: Class (Aus), by Twig Moss (Fr) (A$350,000 Ylg ’16 INGEAY). O-Merchant Navy Syndicate; B-C Barham (AUS); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €70,800. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Aus, 9-6-0-2, $806,512. *Full to Jolie Bay (Aus), GSW & G1SP-Aus, $242,860. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Spirit of Valor, 129, c, 4, War Front–Stone Hope, by Grindstone. ($850,000 Wlg ’14 KEENOV). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Nursery Place (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien. €24,000. 3–Tasleet (GB), 129, h, 5, Showcasing (GB)–Bird Key (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB). (£52,000 Ylg ’14 DNPRM). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-William Haggas. €12,000. Margins: 1, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 4.50, 7.00, 2.00. Also Ran: Brando (GB), Smash Williams (Ire), Ardhoomey (Ire), Intelligence Cross, G Force (Ire), Fas (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. View the full article

Facing contrasting ground conditions to the testing surface he encountered when winning the G3 Prix Sigy at Chantilly Apr. 13, Sands of Mali (Fr) (Panis) pulled another trick out of his bag to deny Invincible Army (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in a pulsating head-bobber in Saturday’s G2 Armstrong Aggregates Sandy Lane S. at Haydock. Sent off the 10-3 second favourite, the bay led from the outset as he had in York’s G2 Gimcrack S. in August and it was only the 5-2 favourite Invincible Army who could make a fist of it but at the line there was a nose–or more like a few pixels–between them. “He’s so tough and genuine–all he wants to do is please,” jockey Paul Hanagan said. “It is a lot quicker ground than in France and he just struggled to get into a rhythm as he’s a big horse who hits it quite hard. To win the Gimcrack like he did, he had to be something special and he just grinds it out and does it the hard way.” View the full article

Hong Kong resumed its domination of Singapore’s international races with Southern Legend and Horse Of Fortune running the quinella in the revamped Group One Kranji Mile on Saturday night. Historically, the Lion City has been a happy hunting ground for the Sha Tin raiders – winning the last three runnings of the KrisFlyer International Sprint and Singapore Airlines International Cup before those contests were abandoned in 2015. But with the reintroduction of international racing... View the full article

A 925,000gns TATOCT purchase, Fairyland had earned TDN Rising Star status on debut at Naas May 7 and fully justified that by leading home an Aidan O’Brien-trained one-two-three to give her stable an 11th renewal. Sent off the 4-1 second favourite with all the focus on her stablemate Van Beethoven (Scat Daddy), she broke smartly for Seamie Heffernan and raced just behind Land Force (Ire) (No Nay Never) before taking over travelling much the best passing two out. Striding clear as the 4-6 favourite Van Beethoven struggled to match her pace, she hit the line with 2 1/4 lengths and a neck to spare over that pair of colts. “We’ve not had many Kodiacs, but the boys loved her at the sales,” her rider said. “We were always aware that the Kodiacs were all speed and might not stay, but the lads have done a great job relaxing her at home and she got has got very relaxed. She has class and is so straightforward, so she could be nice.” FAIRYLAND (IRE), 124, f, 2, by Kodiac (GB) 1st Dam: Queenofthefairies (GB), by Pivotal (GB) 2nd Dam: Land of Dreams (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) 3rd Dam: Sahara Star (GB), by Green Desert (925,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Evie Stockwell, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan. €35,400. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €47,104. View the full article

The loss of Coolmore’s prolific shuttler High Chaparral (Ire) has been keenly felt this season, with the Derby winner having sired four Group 1 winners this racing season: Victoria Derby and Spring Champion S. winner Ace High (Aus), G1 Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling (Ire), G1 Vinery Stud S. winner Hiyaam (Aus), and now Saturday’s G1 Queensland Oaks victress Youngstar (Aus). High Chaparral’s last Australian crop is now two, but his legacy looks secured through his sons like So You Think (NZ)– who has sired seven stakes winners in the past eight weeks, including a Group 3 winner on this card–and Dundeel (NZ), who has a stakes winner among three winners thus far from his first crop. After taking three starts to break through, Youngstar has been on a sharp upward trajectory for trainer Chris Waller. She broke her maiden at Hawkesbury going 1500 metres on Apr. 17, and has-unsurprisingly for her sire-excelled with added distance since. She added a benchmark 68 race going 1885 metres 11 days later, and took the G2 The Roses S. over this track when stepped up to 2000 metres on May 12. It appeared for a few tense moments on the bend as if the favourite wouldn’t appreciate the added furlong on Saturday, already under a vigorous ride by Kerrin McEvoy as they straightened for home, but the dark bay drove down the middle of the soft track and got up just in time to nip Another Dollar (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}) on the line. Pedigree Notes… Youngstar’s Irish-bred dam Starspangled (Ire) (Danehill) is a winning daughter of the brilliant mare User Friendly (Slip Anchor), who can count the English and Irish Oaks and St Leger among her five Group 1 wins. Youngstar becomes that mare’s first Group 1-winning descendant, others on the page including the GIII Robert J Frankel S. winner Gender Agenda (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) and the G3 Give Thanks S. winner Downtown (Ire) (Danehill). Starspangled is also the dam of the listed-placed Eleven Seconds (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}). Her 2-year-old son of So You Think, Brilliant Mind (Aus), has been placed this year, and she a yearling filly by Adelaide (Aus) and a colt foal by Dissident (Aus) still to come. Saturday, Doomben, Australia QUEENSLAND OAKS-G1, A$509,361, BRC, 5-26, 3yo, f, Open Set Weight, 2200mT, 2:17.47, Soft. 1–YOUNGSTAR, 56.5, f, 3, by High Chaparral (IRE) 1st Dam: Starspangled (IRE), by Danehill (USA) 2nd Dam: User Friendly (GB), by Slip Anchor (GB) 3rd Dam: Rostova (GB), by Blakeney (GB) 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (A$200,000 Ylg 2016 WI Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale) O-Unifaith Bloodstock (Mgr: A J Koolman), Archer Racing (Mgr: A A Inglis), Mrs C J Inglis, Mrs J Minahan, G Minahan, R Atra, Mrs C M A Atra, P C Shadbolt, Mrs K J Shadbolt, J K Sheathe; B-Mr J Sheather NSW; T-C J Waller; J-K Mc Evoy; A$314,361. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-1, A$478,562. *1/2 to Eleven Seconds (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}), SP-Aus, A$210,925. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Another Dollar (NZ), 56.5, f, 3, Ocean Park (NZ)–Make a Wish (NZ), by Pins. (A$190,000 Ylg 2016 WI Sydney Easter Yearling Sale) O-C J Waller, F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, Magic Bloodstock Racing (Mgr: P G Tighe), N A Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, R Shrimpton, I Bruce, R Smith, P Y W Ng, K H Warriner, B L Mathieso; B-Waikato Stud Ltd, Waikato, NZ; T-C J Waller; J-G Schofield; A$102,500. 3–Sheezdashing, 56.5, f, 3, Myboycharlie (IRE)–Dashing Oberon, by Falbrav (IRE). (A$52,500 Ylg 2016 WI Melbourne VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale) O-D Romanelli, B E Arnhold, Mrs M J Wilson, D M Richards, R W Fenwick, A Darivas, C Drabsch, R J Donazzan, L R Heinze, Mrs J G Grace & L Webb; B-Mr D Romanelli VIC; T-M Ellerton & S Zahra; J-Damien Thornton; A$52,500. Margins: 0.1 len, 0.2 len, 2.9 len. Odds: 2.70, 5.50, 7.00. Also Ran: Coral Coast, Miss Shanti, Terra Sancta (NZ), Play That Song, Aloisia (NZ), She’s Reliable (NZ), Protest, Delaney’s Desire, Tinkermosa (NZ), Highway, Joyfilly Ours (NZ), Impulsive, Savacool (NZ). Click for the Racing Post result. Click for the free Arion.co.nz catalogue-style pedigree. View the full article

The word was out about Just Wonderful (Dansili {GB}), whose dam Wading (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) had been so impressive when winning Newmarket’s G2 Rockfel S. on what proved to be her last start in 2013 but a late drift to 9-2 second favouritism suggested she would need this introduction every bit as much as her stable’s other juveniles. That she was able to come home on her own on the far side and win on debut despite being notably green suggests she has a bright future. The winning neck margin over the stand’s side’s best Lethal Promise (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) sounds far from exciting, but there was over five lengths back to the next filly racing in her group and she can only improve as a relative of Sea the Stars (Ire) and Galileo (Ire) et al. “We thought she was a lovely filly and just let her go a bit last week and she worked really well,” commented trainer Aidan O’Brien, who had introduced Clemmie (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in this last year. “You’re never sure when they have never been on the grass and she was just ready to come racing, but Ryan was very happy with her. After that, we have to look at Royal Ascot and the [June 22 G3] Albany is the obvious race. She must be natural in herself to do that if the others are anything to go on. She should improve and when Ryan rode her dam at Newmarket all those years ago he always though she was one of the best he ever rode. We couldn’t be happier.” JUST WONDERFUL (f, 2, Dansili {GB}–Wading {Ire} {GSW-Eng}, by Montjeu {Ire}) O-Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. View the full article

Impending (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) is set to join his sire on the Darley roster later this year, but he has more work to do yet on the racetrack before setting off to stud, with a defense of the G1 Stradbroke H. in two weeks’ time a likely target after he collected a second Group 1 in Saturday’s G1 Kingsford Smith Cup. A useful 3-year-old while in the shadow of stablemate Astern (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro), Impending had come close on a few occasions at the highest level before breaking through over the smart mare In Her Time (Aus) (Time Thief {Aus}) in last June’s Stradbroke. He made just two starts in the spring, including a third in the G1 Darley Classic, before focusing on this circuit that he clearly enjoys. Impending picked up a win in the G2 Victory S. on Apr. 28 before finishing a narrow second to English (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) in the G1 Doomben 10,000 two weeks ago. Last turning for home on Saturday, Impending had to find his way through a tight seam under Damian Browne and looked to have plenty to do in midstretch, but he got up just in time to nail Le Romain (Aus) (Hard Spun {Aus}) on the line. Those two were the joint favourites, with the third choice Champagne Cuddles (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) sticking on for third. Pedigree Notes… Impending’s dam Mnemosyne (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) was an excellent servant to Woodlands Stud on the racetrack with wins in the G1 Thousand Guineas and G1 Queen of the Turf S., and she is now proving just as prolific as a producer for new owner Godolphin, which purchased the Woodlands stock in 2008. The following year she produced Forget (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), a Group 3 winner, and two years later followed the G2 Silver Slipper S. second Memorial (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}). Impending followed a further two years after that, and the following year she produced the listed-placed filly Epidemic (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}). Mnemosyne’s last reported foal is a 2016 Sepoy (Aus) foal that died. Saturday, Doomben, Australia KINGSFORD-SMITH CUP-G1, A$709,489, BRC, 5-26, Open WFA, 1350mT, 1:19.51, Soft. 1–IMPENDING, 59.0, h, 4, by Lonhro 1st Dam: Mnemosyne (MG1SW-Aus, A$1,371,975), by Encosta de Lago 2nd Dam: My Juliet, by Canny Lad 3rd Dam: Perfect Draw, by Whiskey Road (USA) O-Godolphin Australia Syndicate (Mgr: Vin Cox); B-Darley NSW; T-James Cummings; J-D J Browne; A$436,489. Lifetime Record: 17-5-2-6, A$2,403,989. *Full to Epidemic (Aus), SP- Aus, A$296,055; 1/2 to Forget (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), GSW-Aus, A$415,075; and Memorial (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), GSP-Aus, A$337,250. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Le Romain, 59.0, g, 5, Hard Spun (USA)–Mignard, by Strategic. O-A Carusi, A P Agius, L Nicaj, A Labbozzetta, G Serratore, J Altamura, Miss M Bilusic & Mrs S Livaja; B-Mr A Carusi NSW; T-K A Lees; J-G Schofield; A$143,500. 3–Champagne Cuddles, 55.0, f, 3, Not a Single Doubt–Sky Cuddle, by Snippets. O-Champagne Ladies (Mgr: Mrs M J Hardy); B-Ramsey Pastoral Co Pty Ltd QLD; T-Bjorn Baker; J-C W Brown; A$73,500. Margins: 0.1 len, 1.4 len, 1.7 len. Odds: 3.20, 3.20, 5.00. Also Ran: English, Endless Drama (IRE), Volpe Veloce, Care to Think, Monsieur Gustave, Most Important. Click for the Racing Post result. Click for the free Arion.co.nz catalogue-style pedigree. View the full article

A Group One victory aboard Pakistan Star would be the perfect tonic for Tommy Berry after enduring a tough first season in Hong Kong. The Australian had tasted plenty of success at Sha Tin previously in a fly-in, fly-out or short-term capacity and he made the full-time move at the start of the term, becoming the stable rider for John Moore. But things didn’t work out as either had hoped and while there were no hard feelings, they split in early April with Berry switching to a Jockey Club... View the full article

Brett Prebble believes Lucky Bubbles needs to stand up and be counted in Sunday’s Group Three Sha Tin Vase (1,200m). This is the Francis Lui Kin-wai-trained six-year-old’s easiest assignment since winning last year’s Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize and the Australian jockey expects him to be in the finish. “He should be winning, shouldn’t he? He’s got a good gate, he’s got a bunny who will run along in front – there are plenty of ticks... View the full article

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9th-Belmont, $75,000, Msw, 5-25, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:40.23, fm. ADMISSION OFFICE (c, 3, Point of Entry–Miss Chapin, by Royal Academy) was off at 13-1 despite a nice pedigree and high-profile connections, as the bulk of play went towards fellow Chad Brown trainee Frontier Market (Lemon Drop Kid), who was looking to break through after missing by a neck last out with a solid 88 Beyer Speed Figure. Sluggishly away and in a far-back last early, Admission Office sat back behind swift early splits and started to come alive around the turn for home. Circling up down the center, he took some time to level off, but found his best stride late to inhale his stablemate by a widening half-length under a confident Jose Ortiz ride. According to Trakus data, the winner covered his final quarter in a swift :23.06. He is a half-brother to Coffee Clique (Medaglia d’Oro), GISW, $1,063,988; Royal Fury (Langfuhr), MGSP, $313,377; and Schoolofhardrocks (Rock Hard Ten), SP, $221,330. His dam produced an Animal Kingdom filly last term and another Point of Entry colt earlier this season. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Amerman Racing LLC; B-Jerry Amerman (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. View the full article