By outstanding sire Extreme Choice from Shane Nichols former stable favourite and Group I VRC Myer Classic winner I Am a Star, exciting filly Esha has the ability to match her pedigree. A brilliant debut winner in fast time at Morphettville back in May, Esha was given a break after that effort and was stepping […]

Team Hawkes were the guiding force behind the racing career of Group I ATC Doncaster Mile winner Brutal and have also prepared his first Group I winner as a sire in Nepotism and they unleashed a debut winner by him at Geelong on Friday. Three year-old gelding Trapdoor was sent off as favourite for the […]

It’s been a memorable week for Star Thoroughbreds having sold their multiple Group winning mare Olentia for $2.6million and then the purple and white stars were back in the winner’s circle at Canterbury on Wednesday carried by 3YO Extreme Choice colt Estremo. Trained by Chris Waller, as was Olentia, Estremo improved off his good debut […]

Placed in the Listed VRC Poseidon Stakes at Flemington last spring as a three year-old behind Growing Empire, Capitalist gelding King of Roseau returned to the same venue on Saturday to capture the Group III VRC Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m). Trained by Peter Snowden, King of Roseau was a debut winner at Canberra as a […]

The half-brother to Group II winner Stretan Angel, lightly raced three year-old Brutal gelding Glorious Moments was in a class of his own at Randwick on Saturday. Trained by Jim and Greg Lee, Glorious Moments has always shown talent at the trials, but in two race starts last year in good company he failed to […]

The highest priced yearling for Newgate young gun North Pacific, promising two year-old filly Angel Ladder opened her account with a tenacious win at Geelong on Friday. Trained by Ciaron Maher and ridden by Declan Bates, Angel Ladder was having her third race start and appreciated a drop back to maiden class after taking on […]

Tackling the older horses on debut is never easy, but the Joseph Ible trained Tassort filly Spice Baby made it look that way when bolting in at Moruya on Monday. With three barrier trials under her belt, including a last start third at Rosehill when beaten less than a length, Spice Baby started the short-priced […]

Newgate Farm’s proven performers Capitalist and Russian Revolution are powering to the end of the season and both sires produced four winners each on Saturday. Capitalist took his seasonal tally to 161 winners with metropolitan success in Sydney for talented three year-old King of Rouseau and in Brisbane for two year-old Alpha Sofie, who is […]

Fresh from siring a smart metro winner at Sandown on Wednesday in Brutalina, Brutal was in the frame at Scone on Friday where Brett Cavanough unleashed a promising two year-old debut winner in Bird Whistle. Sent off a short priced favourite for the 1200m maiden on the strength of a recent trial win at Scone, […]

Capitalist had a double of debut winning two year-olds at Gosford on Thursday both prepared by Peter Snowden and while the expensive colt Caesar got the job done, it was the filly that really had people talking. A homebred for Emirates Park that was passed in at Inglis Easter and retained, Nazwah showed plenty of […]