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Shocking 3YO Pure Pride beaten 0.9 lengths in Gr.1 Myer Classic
Posted On: Monday, 31 October 2016
The Murray Johnson-trained
Pure Pride (pictured left, blue & white) was the eye-catching runner in Saturday's
Gr.1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington, finishing fifth in the $500,000 fea......
Thorn Park's Debt Collector does it again in Raffles Cup
Posted On: Monday, 31 October 2016
Star New Zealand-bred galloper
Debt Collector added another big win to his growing collection when he claimed the
Gr.1 Raffles Cup at Kranji last night.
The four-year-old
Thorn Park geld......
Another cup runner for Wheeler?
Posted On: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
John Wheeler was supposed to be winding down his involvement in horseracing but the Kiwi training legend is on the verge of having another Melbourne Cup runner.
It has been 20 years since he......
Pentire stayer coming good at the right time
Posted On: Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Pentathlon might be at long odds in the $A6 million
Gr.1 Melbourne Cup, but John Wheeler's confidence in the son of Pentire is growing ahead of the Flemington feature.
The 50-1 shot has trim......
Summer Cups beckon for classy Pentire mare Chenille
Posted On: Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Classy mare
Chenille (pictured, blinkers) kicked off a superlative day for the Cambridge based Tony Pike stable when she returned to form with a vengeance at Ellerslie on Saturday.
The lightl......
Volitation strikes for Shocking in Hong King
Posted On: Monday, 24 October 2016
The well-travelled
Volitation added to his winning tally at Sha Tin in Hong Kong last night with success over 1400 metres.
A four-year-old son of Shocking, he is trained by John Size and was r......
Pentire mare too sharp
Posted On: Saturday, 22 October 2016
Smart Pentire mare
Chenille delivered a surprise, but welcome, result to her connections at Ellerslie this afternoon.
She was successful for the sixth time when she proved superior to her Rat......
Jimmy Choux 3YO earns stakes credit
Posted On: Saturday, 22 October 2016
Highly-regarded three-year-old
Cobblertothestars has earned black type at just his third appearance.
The son of Jimmy Choux finished a meritorious third this afternoon in the
Listed Zacinto ......
Well-related Jimmy Choux colt in a class of his own
Posted On: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
A relative of the outstanding Rich Hill Stud graduate Mufhasa opened his account in grand fashion as race favourite in Sydney this afternoon.
Runner-up on debut last term, Jimmy Choux's excitin......
Shocking 4YO takes Trudy step closer to 1000
Posted On: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Shocking's son
Jolt has taken Trudy Thornton within one win of joining an elite jockeys' club.
The four-year-old's successful debut at Matamata today credited the senior rider with the 999
th......
Spider Bite ends Fanatic's Australian campaign
Posted On: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
New Zealand Oaks' winner
Fanatic (Shocking) is to return to New Zealand after a spider bite ruled her out of the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) last Saturday. A subsequent infection has also ruled......
Jimmy Choux's Echappe lands her second win for John Sargent scoring yesterday at Wyong
Posted On: Monday, 17 October 2016
The lightly raced
Echappe showed herself to be a progressive three-year-old filly for trainer John Sargent, winning yesterday against a field of older mares over 1100m at Wyong.
"She's a fi......
Pentathlon To Trial This Morning
Posted On: Monday, 17 October 2016
New Zealand trainer John Wheeler will give
Pentathlon (Pentire) a barrier trial today at Cranbourne ahead of the geldings tilt in Saturday's
Gr.2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m).
The trainer h......
Spieth another rising star for Jimmy Choux's sire Thorn Park
Posted On: Monday, 17 October 2016
Karaka graduate
Spieth (Thorn Park) scored his first stakes success with a barnstorming performance in Saturday's A$150,000
Listed City Lightning (1100m) at Randwick.
Ridden by Jay Ford ......
Exciting First Serve top southern sprinting seed
Posted On: Monday, 17 October 2016
Slick Rich Hill Stud graduate
First Serve has continued her winning roll with another impressive victory at Ashburton Saturday afteroon.
The speedy daughter of Swiss Ace was untroubled to po......
Bite rules Kiwi mare out of Caulfield Cup
Posted On: Thursday, 13 October 2016
Shocking's daughter
Fanatic has been robbed of a start in the $A3 million
Gr.1 Caulfield Cup in bizarre circumstances.
Debbie Sweeney was set to join her father and training partner Graeme......
Jimmy Choux 3YO's looking smart prospects
Posted On: Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Chambon and
Poker Face are a pair of three-year-olds by Jimmy Choux to follow with confidence through the spring and summer.
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Chambon (pictured, b......
Noonan looking forward to Manolo Blahniq contesting tomorrow's Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m)
Posted On: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Mornington trainer Tony Noonan is hoping three-year-old colt
Manolo Blahniq (Jimmy Choux) can resurrect his spring campaign in tomorrow's race following two disappointing runs in Sydney in Aug......
Yendall to guide Shocking's cup hope Fanatic
Posted On: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
In-form jockey Dean Yendall has been booked to ride Shocking's daughter
Fanatic in Saturday's
Group 1 Caulfield Cup.
The lightweight Victorian jockey opened his account at the top level las......
Antonio Giuseppe Spelled
Posted On: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Trainer Chris Waller has chosen to spell his lightly raced promising stayer
Antonio Giuseppe
(Shocking) rather than accepting with him in the Caulfield Cup.
The four-year-old former New ......
Divine Prophet nets Falcone brothers a well deserved Group 1 Win
Posted On: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
It took Tony Falcone longer than he had planned. Flying to Sydney on Sunday, Falcone was stranded for several hours at Melbourne airport due to the high winds.
He made it eventually but some of ......
Bright future tipped for son of Jimmy Choux
Posted On: Monday, 10 October 2016
Cobblertothestars may take on Group One company in the near future, but it's his longer-term prospects that has his Riccarton trainer Les Didham most excited.
The son of Jimmy Choux has only r......
Smart Jimmy Choux youngsters in contention for Blue Sapphire
Posted On: Monday, 10 October 2016
Jimmy Choux will have two runners in the $350,000 Gr.3 Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield on Wednesday.
The Rich Hill Stud stallion's sons
Manolo Blahniq and
Heptagon will clash in the 1200 m......
Outstanding Group One result for Proisir
Posted On: Saturday, 8 October 2016
Rich Hill Stud received a timely and terrific family result across the Tasman Saturday afternoon. The top-quality colt Divine Prophet, a younger brother to the farm's second-year stallion Proi......
Prince on track for Herbert Power
Posted On: Friday, 7 October 2016
The Melbourne Cup winner
Prince of Penzance (Pentire) impressed with his gallop between races at Warrnambool on Wednesday ahead of Saturday's Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m).
"I'm absolutely......
Munro cast as new lead for Pentire's Mr Spielberg
Posted On: Thursday, 6 October 2016
English jockey Alan Munro will ride Mr Spielberg for the first time when they line up in the $700,000 Group 1 Panasonic Kranji Mile (1600m) on Sunday.
With Mr Spielberg's recent partner ......
Divine Prophet chases Group 1 success in Caulfield Guineas
Posted On: Wednesday, 5 October 2016
A total of 14 three-year-old colts and geldings have accepted to contest Saturday's million dollar Group I Caulfield Guineas (1600m). Included in the star-studded field is Team Hawkes highly ......
Shocking's Oaks winner Fanatic to join the party in Melbourne
Posted On: Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Graeme Sanders and Debbie Sweeney are relaxed about
Fanatic's chance of securing a start in the $A3 million
Gr.1
Caulfield Cup.
The father and daughter training partnership will take the......
Outstanding results continue to flow for SHOCKING.
Posted On: Monday, 3 October 2016
TWO NEW GROUP PERFORMERS at the weekend for Shocking have further emphasised the quality and versatility of the Rich Hill Stud stallion's progeny.
Antonio Giuseppe finished runner-up in the Gr......
Young stayer makes a Group One impression
Posted On: Sunday, 2 October 2016
Shocking's
Antonio Guiseppe has made a bold bid for Group One glory in his first appearance at the highest level.
The son of Shocking stepped up to the big time at Randwick yesterday to finis......
