Sydney solicitor Bill McNally has raced horses with the Wyong based Tilley family for the best part of three decades. On Monday at Muswellbrook, the long tradition continues when two-year-old Dangerous Edition makes his race debut in the MRC Function Centre 2YO Maiden over 900 metres.
The Group II Auckland Cup at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day was won by Australian bred stayer Showcause, who was raised on the lush paddocks of Coolmore at Jerry’s Plains.
Punters were on the ball when sending out first starter Glissade a $2,25 favourite in Saturday’s Autumn Carnival On Sale Now Handicap (1000m) at Royal Randwick, with the daughter of Redoute’s Choice holding on strongly to defeat Swerte Bella (Charge Forward) and Queenian (Dubleo).
La Bella Roo showed plenty of ‘zoom -zoom’ when the daughter of Bel Esprit nailed Netra in the Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
This month’s Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale continues to attract important updates. Since the catalogue went to print, no less than 47 yearlings to be offered at Classic have had siblings win.
Manton, a $1.1 million yearling purchase by Ingham Bloodstock at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, is the latest son of Danehill to become a winning sire with the Darley owned 2YO filly Graskop won at Sandown on Wednesday.
THE bulldozers, jackhammers and construction workers will move in on Royal Randwick immediately Sydney's autumn carnival ends on Easter Monday, April 25.
Trainer Jeff Caught has put a "not for sale" sign up on the exciting Falino whose value will soar if he wins the Group Three Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben on Boxing Day.
Golden Archer showed why he is considered by some as early Blue Diamond favourite with an effortless win in the $70,000 Sportingbet Plate (1000m) for two-year-olds at Caulfield on Sunday.
Wyong trainer Stephen Farley wanted Sincero to be forced to chase and his wish was granted at Randwick on Boxing Day when his gun three-year-old was given a fight.
Here De Angels edges closer towards a race start with the Group 1 performed sprinter winning a jump out at Goulburn on Wednesday for new trainer Wendy Roche who believes the seven-year-old is gradually overcoming his fear of loading into the barriers.
Triple Crown Syndications enjoyed a pre-Christmas treat with an ultra impressive first up win for Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) filly Flying Empress, who seems destined for stakes company.
Exciting young sire Domesday has been a breakout success story in the second season sires division and with few of his progeny to be offered at sales in 2011 there will be tremendous interest in those that are available including a strapping colt from a terrific family that had a good pedigree update on Tuesday.
The Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale has enjoyed a stellar year, headlined by the World’s three top rated sprinters all emanating from the Oaklands Sale, and the catalogue for the 2011 renewal is now online.