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Tribal Wisdom wins Flemington greys race

A great grandson of one of the most famous grey racehorses has produced a barnstorming finish to win the annual VRC Oaks day race named after another high profile grey. The Mike Moroney-trained Tribal Wisdom (Makfi), a descendant of 1989 Japan Cup-winning mare Horlicks, arrived just in time to grab Harbour Grey on the line in Thursday's Subzero Handicap (1400m) to win by a half-head. The annual race during the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington is restricted to grey horses and is named for the...

Fanatic fantastic at Flemington

The David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained-mare Fanatic showed her staying prowess with a win in the Ronald McDonald Charities House (2800m) on the Melbourne Cup undercard on Tuesday. Settled back in the field by jockey Michael Walker, Fanatic showed an exceptional turn of foot from the 300m to reel in her rivals, crossing the line 1.2 lengths clear of last start winner Sherlock Holmes and Sacadelic who was a further 2.5 lengths back in third position. “She was in season at her last sta...

Petite 3YO delivers warm homecoming

Shaune Ritchie’s end of holiday blues were quickly overcome at Tauranga where his diminutive filly Global Thinking (So You Think) stood tall on Saturday at the expense of her fellow three-year-olds. The Cambridge horseman only returned from a family vacation in Samoa late on Friday night and the daughter of So You Think presented him with a tidy welcome home present when she won the Gartshore 1200m. “We elected to ride her cold today, we’ve probably been riding her upside down and closer t...

Filly’s followers finally rewarded

Good things come to those who wait as supporters of Mongolian Beauty (Fastnet Rock) found at Avondale. The Fastnet Rock filly broke her maiden in Wednesday’s AJC Members’ 1400m at her seventh start after five previous placings, four of them runner-up finishes. “It was good to see her really knuckle down and hit the line like that,” co-trainer Andrew Forsman said. She’ll be better in the autumn and when she learns to relax and gets up over ground I thinkyou’ll see a really good horse....

Time called on Blizzard’s career

Cambridge galloper Blizzard (Any Suggestion) has been retired with the decision made in the wake of an unplaced last-start effort at Ellerslie. The grey seven-year-old won six races and made his mark in black type company with second placings in both the Gr.2 Championship Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie and the Listed Karaka Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe. He was also fourth in the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton. “He’s done such a good job for the owners,” co-trainer Emma-Lee Browne s...

Spencer to ride Tulip

European jockey Jamie Spencer will ride the Coolmore-owned three-year-old filly Tulip (Pierro) in Saturday’s Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m). One of three fillies in the race for trainers David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, Tulip ran fifth last start in the A$10,000,000 The Everest (1200m) at Randwick.Tulip was sold for $400,000 from Curraghmore Stud's 2016 NZB draft....

Secret Win gives Daniel Meagher his first feature race at Kranji

Second-year trainer Daniel Meagher captured his first feature success with outsider Secret Win (Haradasun) landing a boilover win in the S$150,000 Gr.3 El Dorado Classic (2200m) on Sunday. Meagher, one of the long-time assistants to his father John at Kranji with brother Chris, has known the giddy heights of such Group acclaim with the likes of Kim Angel, Lim’s Objective and Mayo’s Music in the past, but was for the first time basking in the limelight on his own. The moment was eve...

Fastnet Filly wins Blue Sapphire

The $350,000 Group III MRC Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield on Wednesday drew a strong field of three year-old sprinters with powerhouse Fastnet Rock filly Formality proving too good for Snitzel colt Jukebox. Prepared by the Hayes / Dabernig training partnership, Formality was a brilliant winner of the Group II ATC Silver Shadow Stakes and Furious Stakes in Sydney at her first two runs back from a spell before an unplaced effort in the Group I ATC Golden Rose. Winning rider Kerrin McEvoy blamed...

Fastnet Winner for Waller

The only filly in the 1250 metre three year-old maiden at Canterbury on Wednesday was Fastnet Rock filly Unforgotten, who made light work of beating her male rivals at her first run back from a break. Last seen finishing second to subsequent Gr.1 ATC Spring Champion Stakes winner Ace High at Kembla in July, Unforgotten settled at the rear for Brenton Avdulla and powered home out wide to run straight past the colts and post an easy two and a half length win.It was an impressive return for a fill...

High Class changes hands

The Stakes Performed racemare High Class (Shocking) changed hands in a deal negotiated by Adrian Clark on behalf of a New Zealand-based client.High Class – a brilliant debut winner at two years and Listed Race-placed in the Soliloquy Stakes at three years – has been immediately retired and will head to Australia at the start of next week for a mating with Australia’s red-hot Second Season stallion All Too Hard.“High Class is a horse who has been on my radar from the day she first went to...

Tulip for Coolmore

Gr.3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) winner Tulip (Pierro) will continue her spring campaign and contest the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on 4 November. The Lindsay Park-trained three-year-old filly ran fifth in The Everest on Saturday, the best performance of the three fillies in the race.Tulip, who was bred by Orpendale, was a $400,000 graduate of Curraghmore's 2016 NZB draft. -ANZ Bloodstock News...

Mighty Boss takes out Guineas

Mighty Boss has scored a shock win in the A$2 million Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas.  The Mick Price-trained colt was an emergency for Saturday's 1600m race and gained a start following the scratchings of Summer Passage and Eclair Sunshine. Mighty Boss got up on the inside to score by a neck in front of Kementari, with the favourite Catchy a length further away in third. Price parted with NZ$180,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2016 Premier Yearling Sale, to secure the colt out of Curraghmore's dra...

Breeze Up Schedule released

The breeze ups for NZB's 2017 Ready to Run sale of 2yos will be held at Te Rapa Racecourse on Monday the 16th and Tuesday the 17th of October.  Both days start at 10am.Curraghmore has an eight strong consignment that will breeze up as follows:LotHeatJockey105- Rip Van Winkle x Egeria, Gr coltMonday, heat 60M McNab43- Sizzling x Bon Fire, B/Br coltMonday, heat 93T Harris68- Camelot x Chorus of Angels, B geldingTuesday, heat 118A Collett262- He's Remarkable x Onyx, B coltTuesday, heat 130A Co...

Tulip not making up Everest numbers

Lindsay Park’s senior trainer David Hayes believes three-year-old filly Tulip (Pierro) deserves to take her chance in Saturday’s A$10,000,000 The Everest (1200m) at Randwick despite being the outsider of the stable’s three runners. Tulip ran fourth in the Gr.2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) last start and joins older stablemates Vega Magic and Redkirk Warrior in the race. “She had a good two-year-old sprint record and she wasn’t far off She Will Reign in the Golden Slipper,” Hayes said. “...

Black type for Jimmy

Jimmy Lincoln (Jimmy Choux) added black type to his record when finishing a close-up third in Saturday's Gr.2 Hawkes Bay Guineas (1400m).Adrian Clark purchased his dam Musigny for Nearco Stud at the 2010 Gold Coast Magic Million Broodmare Sale for A$145,000.  The mare was transferred to Gordon Cunningham’s Curraghmore operation and has been there ever since.  Jimmy Lincoln is the third foal and made $150,000 to the bid of Lisa Latta at the 2016 NZB Karaka Select Sale.  Musigny i...

Tulip confirmed for The Everest

Golden Slipper placegetter Tulip (Pierro) will represent Coolmore in The Everest, one of three runners for Lindsay Park in the A$10 million race. The Lindsay Park team also has Redkirk Warrior and Vega Magic in the Everest representing slot-holders Star Entertainment Group and Max Whitby respectively. Coolmore opted not to bring three-year-old sprinter Caravaggio from Ireland and is a part-owner of Tulip, a daughter of its stallion Pierro. Senior trainer David Hayes said it was a great result fo...

Theanswermyfriend spot-on for Caulfield G1

Trainer Robert Smerdon can see no reason why Theanswermyfriend (High Chaparral) will be out of place in his first attempt in Group One company. The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Sunday has been the long-range target for the gelding since he kicked off his campaign in August. His Listed success in the Sofitel over 1400m at Flemington on September 16 confirmed Theanswermyfriend's presence in the race. "When he went to Flemington he had to win to get in," Smerdon said. "He won an...

Tulip in the mix for The Everest

The inaugural A$10million The Everest (1200m) is taking shape with eight of the twelve runners confirmed. Slot holder Coolmore are yet to name a horse and are likely to wait till after the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley on Friday and the Gr.2 Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday before locking in a runner. Coolmore part-owns talented three-year-olds Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock), Formality (Fastnet Rock) and Tulip (Pierro), who was fourth in the Gr.2 Tea Rose Stakes (14...

Red Dawn gets the right alley

Trainer Shane Baertschiger was pleased with his better fortunes this Friday when his trio of horses were handed low numbers in the S$125,000 Kranji Stakes A race over 1200m.Faaltless and Caorunn will be joined by Curraghmore Stud graduate Red Dawn (Align) who will jump from gate six.Baertschiger rates Red Dawn as an outside chance as the six-year-old makes a step up in class."Red Dawn steps up in class, and he’s on turf this time, but all three are in good form and I hope they run well on Frid...

Group One filly continuing to improve

Belle du Nord’s (Reliable Man) trainers are behind the eight ball with their gifted filly, but they are far from panicking. “She’s very well, but we haven’t been able to get as much work into her as we might have liked,” said Emma-Lee Browne, who prepares the daughter of Reliable Man with husband David. “Like everyone else, we’re hoping the tracks improve, but at this stage we’re happy with her and her main aim is Riccarton.” She was referring to the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zea...

Theanswermyfriend too tough at Flemington

Theanswermyfriend (High Chaparral) has vindicated the decision of connections to remain in Melbourne with a comprehensive all-the-way win at Flemington. The Robert Smerdon-trained four-year-old was a dual acceptor at Flemington and Randwick on Saturday and after considering options Theanswermyfriend lined up in the Listed The Sofitel over his pet distance of 1400m. From the widest draw, Craig Williams rolled forward on the $3.20 favourite before eventually scoring by 1-3/4 lengths from Mr Sneaky...

Theanswermyfriend to run at Flemington

Dual acceptor Theanswermyfriend (High Chaparral) will run from a wide barrier at Flemington instead of an inside draw at Randwick. The Robert Smerdon-trained sprinter was scratched on Thursday evening from Saturday's TAB.com.au Handicap at Randwick to run in the Listed The Sofitel (1400m) at Flemington. If the gelding was to run in Sydney he would have had to have left on Thursday night from Smerdon's Caulfield stable. Theanswermyfriend, sold for $70,000 from Curraghmore's 2015 NZB draft, runs f...

Bowman booked for Tulip

Premier Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman has been booked to ride Tulip (Pierro) for the first time in the Gr.2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Lindsay Park-trained and Coolmore raced filly won the Gr.3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) in March and is set to face 11 rivals in the A$200,000 Group Two. Sold through Curraghmore’s 2016 NZB draft, Tulip was a last start second at Moonee Valley in August and will jump from barrier four on Saturday....

NZB Ready To Run Sale -PEDIGREE UPDATES

Closely related to  PARIAH (2014.c. by Redoute's Choice-Secluded, by Hussonet-Cloister).2nd ATC (Rosehill) Run to the Rose H. Gr.2, Closely related to Frozen Asset (2012.f. by Rip Van Winkle-Mareva, by Zabeel-Summary). 1st Wodonga Prestige Maiden P. From the same family as  Sanadaat (2014.f. by Not a Single Doubt-It's Fun, by Real Quiet-Unison).4th MVRC (Moonee Valley) Atlantic Jewel S. L...

Ready To Run Draft online

Our 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale draft is now available to view online.  We will present eight two-year-olds including the full brother to the David Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained dual Group Two winner Formality (Fastnet Rock x Jolie's Shinju), at Lot 174.  To view our draft for this sale please click here. ...