Cox Plate winner Shamus Award is expected to add the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes to his next campaign in a sign that the decision to transform Sydney's autumn carnival into one of the world's richest race events has been a winning move.
Racing NSW and Australian Turf Club have today announced a momentous change to the Sydney autumn racing program, heralding a grand finale event towards the end of the Southern Hemisphere Thoroughbred racing season.
The John Moore-trained Flagship Shine, under Joao Moreira, overcame top weight (132lbs) and a wide draw in stall 13 to claim the Class 1 Panasonic Cup (Handicap) over 1400m at Sha Tin today, 9 November, in impressive style.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock is never short of a top class performer, his latest to emerge being Kiwi based rising star Atlante, who captured the Group I New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas at Riccarton on Saturday.
Inglis Yearling Sale purchase Polanski made dreams come true at Flemington on Saturday, scoring a fairy-tale win in the $1.5 million Group 1 VRC Victoria Derby over 2500m.
Born in the last crop of Australian bred foals by champion sire Galileo (IRE), six year-old gelding Sertorius scored his first Black Type success on Wednesday when taking out the $240,000 Listed Bendigo Cup.
She’s got a long way to go to emulate the achievements of her three-quarter sister Makybe Diva, but the future is looking bright for four year-old mare La Amistad, who scored an impressive win at Bendigo on Wednesday.
Big plans are afoot for promising three-year-old The Quarterback following his impressive victory in the valuable Inglis Trophy at Sale in Victoria on Sunday.
John Moore trained Sterling City stormed into contention for the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint in December with victory at Group 2 level at Sha Tin on Sunday, which was an outstanding day in Asia for Inglis graduates.
Inglis graduate Shamus Award triumphed in Australia’s weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley on Saturday, the $3 million Group 1 MVRC W.S. Cox Plate over 2040m.
The owners of Black Caviar have announced she is pregnant as thousands of people gathered in the Victorian town of Nagambie for the unveiling of a full-size bronze statue of the champion mare.