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Chocante to raid Sydney riches en route to Melbourne Cup
Posted On: Friday, 29 September 2017
Top New Zealand trainer Stephen Marsh is confident Chocante will measure up in Saturday's Group I Metropolitan Handicap en route to the Melbourne Cup.
Marsh has had big spring plans in place......
Tavistock Abbey makes it a winning double on his way to the $1,500,000 AAMI Victoria Derby
Posted On: Thursday, 28 September 2017
The Rich Hill Stud-bred and sold Tavistock Abbey pressed his Gr.1 Victoria Derby claims with a commanding win in yesterday's Derby Trial at Flemington.
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Antonio Giuseppe and Chocante draw well for Saturday's Metrop
Posted On: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
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Shocking's well-related Camillo strikes again
Posted On: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Camillo continued his impressive progress, and that of his sire Shocking, with further success at Grafton yesterday.
The four-year-old is now unbeaten in two appearances this season followin......
Hong Kong departures hit Weir
Posted On: Monday, 25 September 2017
Pictured: Pentire's Volatile Mix purchased by Hong Kong buyers targeting the Hong Kong Derby
While ace trainer Darren Weir's spring stocks continue to the rise with the likes of Humidor (Teofi......
Vengeur Masque (Monsun) to make own headlines
Posted On: Thursday, 21 September 2017
Last season, he featured in a number of the big staying races either as a lucky runner, a discard or a declared non-runner but trainer Mike Moroney believes
Vengeur Masque will be making his o......
Brown chasing father-son Group One double
Posted On: Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Corey Brown enjoyed one of his finest racing moments in 2009 when he guided Shocking to victory in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).
The vastly-experienced jockey will now have an opportunit......
Death of Pentire's trainer
Posted On: Monday, 18 September 2017
Multiple classic-winning trainer Geoff Wragg, who prepared Rich Hill Stud's successful foundation stallion Pentire, has died at the age of 87.
Under Wragg's guidance, Pentire won six of his se......
Antonio Giuseppe looks a tip-top Metrop chance after running on strongly in Kingston Town Stakes
Posted On: Sunday, 17 September 2017
Antonio Giuseppe (pictured right) continues his improvement running on strongly for second to Libran over 2000m in yesterday's lead-up to the Gr.1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m, Sept 30)
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Almandin (Monsun) wows Oliver in Flemington win
Posted On: Saturday, 16 September 2017
Last year's Melbourne Cup winner Almandin (Damien Oliver) made an impressive return to Flemington today.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver is in no doubt Almandin is on target for his Melbourne C......
Trainer keeping his Guineas options open with Jimmy Choux filly Inanna
Posted On: Saturday, 16 September 2017
Kenny Rae is covering a Group One base with Inanna, who showed she could be a future black type contender with a breakthrough performance on her home track.
The Ruakaka horseman, who trai......
Kiwi-bred pair inspire VRC Derby hopes
Posted On: Friday, 15 September 2017
A pair of New Zealand-bred three-year-olds turned heads at Bendigo yesterday as they pressed their claims for higher honours in upcoming spring features.
First-up was the Anthony Freedman-tra......
Handicapper says Monsun's son Almandin could be one of our great stayers
Posted On: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Racing Victoria Handicapper Greg Carpenter believes Almandin could develop into one of Australian racing's great stayers.
Carpenter has weighted last year's Melbourne Cup winner at 56.5kg for bot......
Handicapper says Monsun's Almandin could be one of our great stayers
Posted On: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
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Shinn To Ride Chocante
Posted On: Monday, 11 September 2017
Sydney-based jockey Blake Shinn has been booked to ride New Zealand gelding
Chocante (Shocking) in Saturday's Kingston Town Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m) at Randwick, replacing Rory Hutchings in the sa......
Vadamos' sire MONSUN features as broodmare sire of Gr.1 Grosser Preis Von Baden winner GUIGNOL
Posted On: Thursday, 7 September 2017
The Jean-Pierre Carvalho-trained Guignol (5h Cape Cross - Guadalupe, by Monsun) landed his second Group One win when taking Germany's most prestigious race the Gr.1 Longines Grosser Preis von Ba......
Chocante thrills connections with first-up run
Posted On: Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Melbourne Cup hopeful Chocante impressed his connections with his third placing to champion mare Winx and bold front-runner Red Excitement in the Gr. 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on......
Bostonian does Jimmy proud in three-year-old feature
Posted On: Saturday, 2 September 2017
Bostonian (green & gold) gets up for a nose win over I Got You in the El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy.
Bostonian flew the flag for one of Hawke’s Bay’s best with a plucky w......
Batabullet completes Jimmy Choux double
Posted On: Saturday, 2 September 2017
Smart four-year-old Batabullet capped off a rewarding premier day at Hastings this afternoon for Rich Hill Stud.
The home-bred's victory, his third from seven starts, completed a double for ......
Pike Pair Ready For El Roca
Posted On: Friday, 1 September 2017
Trainer Tony Pike is confident unbeaten three-year-olds
Bostonian (pictured, by Jimmy Choux) and Sacred Rebel (Sepoy) can both run well in the El Roca Sprint (Listed, 1200m) at Hawke's Bay to......
