Cythera is SW75 for I Am Invincible winning the Lonhro Plate (1000m) at Randwick on debut. Racing in second place to the home turn, Cythera went clear halfway up the straight and although getting a little tired stayed on well to defeat the favourite, Lady Laguna (Overshare). The 37th two-year-old stakes winner for her sire,
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Rebel’s Romance is SW199 for Dubawi winning Saturday’s Gr2 UAE Derby (1900m) at Meydan. Rebel’s Romance went back from his wide draw as hitherto unbeaten Panadol set the speed and then crept closer to a midfield position passing halfway. Stoked up 600m from home Rebel’s Romance loomed three wide into the home straight and then
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Two new SWs for Street Cry at Meydan on Thursday with Volcanic Sky (132) winning the Gr3 Nad al Sheba Trophy and Zainhom (133) the Meydan Challenge. Volcanic Sky (picture: ERA) raced outside the leader in a slowly run race to the home straight where he went clear and despite getting tired late held on
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Stormy is the first SW for Telperion winning the Gr2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) for 2yos at Trentham. Quickly settling on the lead, Stormy lead around the home turn and then stayed on strongly to defeat Fonsalette (Belardo) and Taoiseach (Highly Recommended). The winner of both his starts for trainer Tony Pike, Stormy (pictured winning
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Godolphin-homebred Savatiano lifted late over the concluding stages to win in Saturday’s Group II JJ Liston Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. This year’s renewal included seven Group I winners but it was the six-year-old Savatiano (pic: Pat Scala Racing Pictures) who posted her fifth win from eight first-up outings under jockey Mark Zahra. “When I drew
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It’s now some six years since we lost Street Cry at a relatively young age however, recent results suggest his influence is still an important one. By champion European 2yo Machiavellian (Mr Prospector) out of the Irish Oaks winner Helen Street, herself a daughter of the Derby winner Troy, Street Cry was bred to be
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