Prix Petite Etoile at Deauville winner Amazonie is SW21 for Toronado. Towards the rear early, Amazonie was able to make ground along the inside early in the home straight before peeling off heels and finishing best of all to defeat Ansilia (Dansili) and Amboselli (Kingman) to win this 1900 metre contest for 3yo fillies on
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Treasured Star is SW20 for Toronado winning the Gr2 West Australian Guineas (1600m) at Ascot. The Peters-homebred filly came from midfield before pouncing on the lead in the home straight and going clear to defeat Stay Safe (Safeguard) comfortably. Treasured Star is 5×5 Special through Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev and Toronado is showing a liking
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Mouillage is SW17 and 4th in the last seven days for Toronado winning Friday’s Prix Millkom (1600m) for 3yos at La Teste. Settled in third as Izlaz set the early pace, Mouillage was ridden along to challenge into the home straight and went on to defeat the fast finishing Leopards Park (Siyouni) by a quarter
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Masked Crusader has long threatened to win at Gr1 level and he did so in devastating fashion in Friday night’s William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. Masked Crusader won comfortably in the end however, he needed to be brave, pushing through between longtime leader Pippie and last start Gr1 winner Portland Sky into the
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So You Think was the busiest stallion in Australia in 2020. Figures released by the Australian Stud Book show that the Coolmore stallion covered the largest book of mares in the season with 261 mares at a fee of A$38,500, up from the 234 mares he covered at the same for in 2019. The current
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The best four days of Australian racing are over and Written Tycoon has further boosted his standing during the 2020 Melbourne Spring Carnival. Written Tycoon (pictured) was represented by three Group 3 winners while Exceed And Excel weighed in with two Group 1 winners, Dundeel had two stakes winners and shuttle-stallion Toronado also with two
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Shelby Cobra is SW7 for Toronado winning Saturday’s Springtime Stakes (1400m) for 3yos at Flemington. Settled a little worse than midfield through halfway, Shelby Cobra eased out into the centre of the track in the home straight and then unwound a strong finish to reach the lead inside the 50m and defeat Tommy Gold (Sacred
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Wednesday’s Windsor Castle Stakes winner Tactical is the sixth stakes winner for Toronado. Bred and raced by HM The Queen, for whom it is a 24th Royal victory, Tactical is out of Make Fast (Makfi), a winner at two in England and runner-up in the Listed Radley Stakes at Newbury and Surrey Stakes at Epsom.
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