Group 1 stars ready for blast-off in hot Apollo
The Apollo Stakes entries oozes star power including Cox Plate champion Via Sistina, emerging superstar Ceolwulf, and last year’s winner Fangirl.
The Apollo Stakes entries oozes star power including Cox Plate champion Via Sistina, emerging superstar Ceolwulf, and last year’s winner Fangirl.
Last Saturday’s Blue Diamond Preludes caused a few changes to Blue Diamond Stakes betting but six horses are now exempt from the ballot for Victoria’s richest two-year-old race.
Queenslander Yellow Brick has never been tried at Group 1 level but that is likely to change this year in Queensland’s most prestigious race, the Stradbroke Handicap.
The Bjorn Baker juggernaut continued at Randwick with a treble and the trainer has already surpassed his Sydney winning tally from last season.
Group 1-winning trainer Kelly Schweida will deploy Grafterburners in Saturday’s $2m Inglis Millennium after the Brisbane trainer was unlucky in the rich race last year.
An outstanding Australia Stakes win could be the perfect platform for valuable stallion Schwarz to become a Group 1 winner in Saturday’s CF Orr Stakes at Caulfield.
The barrier draw for Saturday’s $2m Inglis Millennium has delighted Paul Perry but the same can’t be said for some of his rivals.
New Tasmanian Racing Integrity Commissioner Sean Carroll has his hands full cleaning up racing in the Apple Isle and has laid down his priorities to senior racing writer Ben Dorries.
Champion trainer Tony Gollan has gone on the front foot as a passionate advocate for changing the way that the three codes of racing are administered in Queensland.
Talented colt Rivellino can enhance his reputation on Sydney’s big stage when he takes on Saturday’s lucrative $2m Inglis Millennium at Royal Randwick.
Anthony and Sam Freedman have taken over the training of Group 1 winner Communist and a pleasing trial have provided them with optimism he could regain winning form.
Prominent owner Ozzie Kheir has bought into an exciting New Zealand filly who will be sent to master trainer Chris Waller.
Caulfield Guineas winner Private Life is one of two three-year-olds entered for a crack at star galloper Mr Brightside in Saturday’s Group 1 CF Orr Stakes at Caulfield.
Some of the state’s best two-year-olds were in action at Monday’s star-studded barrier trials at Rosehill Gardens.
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