James Cummings was in the winner’s circle for the first time on his own at Canterbury on Wednesday following the passing of his legendary grand-father and training partner Bart Cummings in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The first Singapore Group 1 race of the year saw the coronation of Zac Spirit as the country’s sprint king as the Flying Spur four-year-old stamped his class on the $500,000 Lion City Cup with an all-conquering display on Sunday.
Out of the winner’s stall since winning a pair of two-year-old races at Cranbourne and Sandown in March, Artie Schiller (USA) filly Mezeray Miss opened her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed City Of Greater Dandenong Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Well known South Africa owner breeder Lionel Cohen, of Sun Classique fame, tasted success at Durbanville on Tuesday with Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) filly Alinga, who bolted in to win by close to four lengths.