Saturday’s Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes (1400m) at Turffontein winner William Robertson is the first SW for Rafeef. That aside, the win is also significant as it makes Rafeef (picture: TSA) the 31st son of Redoute’s Choice to sire a stakes winner. Bred by Arrowfield and Klawervlei Stud, Rafeef is out of the South African Champion
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Private Eye is the fifth Gr1 winner for Al Maher landing the Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick. A typically tight finish to one of Australia’s most competitive mile races with Private Eye finishing best to edge Aramayo (Poet’s Voice) and Dalasan (Dalakhani) after that pair had duelled over the final 200m. It is the third
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Wild Ruler is the 16th Gr1 winner for Snitzel taking Friday night’s A J Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley. Wild Ruler enjoyed a trouble free run, settled just behind the leading pair of Ballistic Lover and Profiteer to the home turn where he was able to deliver his challenge, striking the front 200m out
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The Oakleigh Plate is historically the most competitive sprint handicap in Australia and this year was no exception with the first 12 home covered by three lengths and the first dead-heat in the races 138 year history with Portland Sky the 35th three-year-old to triumph Portland Sky was second to the home turn and broke
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The runaway win by Profiteer in the recent Inglis Millennium race for juveniles was notable for several reasons. Apart from propelling him into conversation as a Golden Slipper Stakes contender, it also further fueled the commercial fires underneath his sire Capitalist ahead of the 2021 round of yearling sales. The win is noteworthy for the
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Big Hearted is SW2 for Hallowed Crown winning Saturday’s Listed Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) at Kranji. Well back around the home turn, Big Hearted came widest of all in the home straight and finished powerfully to defeat Minister (Street Sense) and Top Knight (Zoustar). It is the sixth win from 12 starts for Big Hearted,
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The Elanora is SW176 for Redoute’s Choice winning the Gr3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle and Celebrity Queen SW177 winning the Gr3 Colonel Reeves Stakes at Ascot. Racing for just the fourth time for trainer Chris Waller, The Elanora enjoyed a trouble-free run, fourth along the inside to the home turn where he was able to
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Confrontational is SW175 for Redoute’s Choice winning the Geelong Classic (2200m). Positioned midfield with cover to the home turn, Confrontational was eased out to the middle of the track and then finished best of all to defeat Azaly (Dundeel) with Vilanculos (Crowded House) in third. Confrontational is a half-brother to Perth winner Racy Ava (Testa
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Champers Elysees completed her amazing transformation in 2020 with victory in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown last weekend. Undefeated for Johnny Murtagh this year, the three-year-old has reeled off four consecutive wins starting with a handicap at The Curragh, a Listed win at Galway, a Gr3 race at Gowran Park and then her first win
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Solar Star is SW14 for Zoustar after winning the Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m) at Ipswich. Solar Star led into the home straight and stayed on strongly to defeat Jami Lady (Spirit Of Boom) and Multaja (Medaglia d’Oro). Solar Star is one of two winners out of Gr3 Darley Plate at Ellerslie winner Petty Cury (Not
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