Clayton chipper about Catalyst
June 2, 2020
Te Awamutu trainer Clayton Chipperfield is looking forward to welcoming back a beefed-up Catalyst in the coming days, with this season’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) winner being readied for a spring campaign.
The winner of six of his seven starts in New Zealand, ...
Hat-trick for resurrected Alfa Oro
May 25, 2020
Alfa Oro continued his impressive run of form when winning the Almandin Handicap (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday.
It was the third win on-end for the four-year-old son of Bachelor Duke, who returned from an injury enforced two year layoff last month.
The Matt Laurie-traine...
Talented four-year-old Alfa Oro heads to Flemington on Saturday where connections will be hoping to reap full rewards for their patience when the Matt Laurie-trained galloper contests the Almandin Handicap (1100m).
The son of Bachelor Duke has shown well above average abilit...
Unlaced to do her future racing in Australia
May 20, 2020
Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen are looking to the youth in their stable ahead of spring racing.
The Hastings trainers have recently lost promising three-year-old Unlaced to Australian shores and Lowry doesn’t think she will be the last they will farewell in the next couple of ...
Moroney considers Harlech for Aust Spring
May 19, 2020
Mike Moroney’s already impressive spring team is likely to be bolstered with the addition of a promising young galloper from the trainer’s New Zealand stable.
Moroney, whose Melbourne yard is taking all before it this season, has identified Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) as a potential Australian carnival horse.
A rising four-year-old, Harlech is a Group Two winner over 1400m in New Zealand and was twice a runner-up at Group One leve...
The Oaks Stud’s ever consistent sire Darci Brahma has had another season to remember, highlighted by the emergence of star 3YO Catalyst, along with a host of other horses who have performed at black type level for their owners.
Catalyst was a dominant winner of the New Zea...
D B Pin retires
May 1, 2020
Darci Brahma’s Group One winning son D B Pin is the latest Hong Kong retiree after last weekend’s Champions Day.
The John Size-trained D B Pin has been officially deregistered by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, with his former stablemate and long-term foe Mr Stunning also se...
Sierra Sue set for Oaks assignment
April 30, 2020
Connections of exciting Darci Brahma filly Sierra Sue are hoping the New Zealand-bred three-year-old can continue her near perfect formline when she contests the Gr.1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained filly h...
Busuttin hoping for plenty of luck in Sydney
April 17, 2020
Former New Zealand galloper Chuck A Luck (NZ) (Niagara) (centre above) has hardly put a foot wrong since joining Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young’s Cranbourne stable and they are hoping he can continue his good run of form in the Gr.3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick...
Group Three test for Parsifal
April 17, 2020
Darci Brahma five-year-old Parsifal is on a path to the Gr.1 Goodwood (1200m) on May 16 and trainer Will Clarken is expecting an improved performance when the seven-time winner contests Saturday’s Gr.3 R N Irwin Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville.
The gelding finished sixth b...
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