I Am Superman is SW65 for Footstepsinthesand winning the Gr2 Shannon Stakes at Rosehill. The Irish import raced on the speed and turned for home in second place before accelerating clear early in the straight to defeat Riodini (Proisir) by 1-1/4 lengths. It is the fifth win from 16 starts for the Peter and Paul
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Friday’s Godolphin Stakes (12f) at Newmarket winner Walton Street is SW120 for Cape Cross. Off the track for over 12 months, Walton Street returned to action with a good second at Lingfield earlier this month and showed the benefit of that with a strong win here, striking the front three furlongs out than staying on
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The Australian thoroughbred industry is mourning yesterday’s passing of Mr Bob Ingham AO at age 88. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce our beloved father, Bob Ingham, passed away yesterday at home aged 88 surrounded by his family,” a family statement said on Wednesday. “His hard work, commitment and philosophy of ‘doing
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Ranch Hand is the first SW for Dunaden winning Thursday’s Rose Bowl Stakes (2 miles) at Newmarket. Ranch Hand was able to come through along the inside two furlongs out and then held out Withhold (Champs Elysees) score. Ranch Hand is one of three winners out of Victoria Montoya (High Chaparral), a winner of three
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La Barrosa is SW75 for Lope de Vega winning the Gr3 Somerville Tattersalls Stakes (7f) at Newmarket. Caught up behind the lead until the final two furlongs, La Barrosa was able to edge out into running room inside the final furlong and then overwhelm Dark Lion (Dark Angel) to win by one length with Qaader
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Hastings trainer John Bary has saddled plenty of big-race winners on home soil, but none with the shock factor of Callsign Mav’s $82 boilover in Saturday’s Gr1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m). Bary had previously won the season-opening Group One feature in 2013 with Survived, who also won the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Gold Cup (2200m), while quality
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Exceptional is SW40 for Dutch Art after winning Friday’s Arran Scottish Sprint (5.5f) for fillies and mares at Ayr. Racing up the centre of the track, Exceptional came under a ride fully two furlongs out but pulled out plenty to defeat Last Empire (Pivotal) and Dandy’s Beano (Dandy Man). It is the third win from
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Fonthill Abbey is SW189 for Dubawi winning the Gr3 Prix Bertrand de Tarragon (1800m) at Chantilly. Settled at the rear of the small field by Mickael Barzalona as Suphala set the speed, Fonthill Abbey peeled wide once in the home straight and finished well to defeat Thalyia (Motivator) by half a length with Suphala (Frankel)
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Winter Power is SW5 for Bungle Inthejungle after winning Friday’s Harry Rosebery Stakes (5f) at Ayr. Winter Power came with his challenge two furlongs out towards the stands rail with the field spread across the track before staying on strongly to defeat Nomadic Empire (Kodiac) by half a length with First Company (Fast Company) three-quarters
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Gr3 winning sprinter Sergei Prokofiev will stand at Whitsbury Manor Stud in 2021. The son of Scat Daddy won the Gr3 Cornwallis Stakes at Newmarket and the Listed Rochestown Stakes at Naas as well as placing behind Calyx in the Gr2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot at two. At three Sergei Prokofiev won the Listed
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