Monthly Archive: December 2019

We are back from our careless writing suspension to learn that the holidays were not kind to jockey Rachel King. We have to be careful here, but as best we know, there has been no one suggesting that a male…
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Thoroughbred prizemoney in Queensland is growing, with the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 becoming the state’s fifth race to offer $1 million or more in stakes. It may be some time before Queensland can put on something like The Everest, the…
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Glen Boss will be using Saturday’s Randwick meeting as further preparation for his attempts at the big prizes on offer in January at the Magic Millions meeting. While some might claim that it is Kerrin McEvoy that is a the…
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In the lull betwixt the end of the spring carnivals and the end of 2019, the most interesting bit of news we have encountered with regard to Thoroughbred racing is the report of Racing Victoria attempting to place an espionage…
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Every Rose has its day, but Every Rose the Choisir filly did not have hers when she fell short in the Wyong magic Millions 2YO Classic last week. Judging by the limited form she offers as a two-year-old with two…
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The Magic Millions carnival is just under a month in the future. The 2YO Classic gets the most attention. Every Rose is the juvenile that has captured the attention and her trainer Mark Newnham describes the filly as a “Ready-made…
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It has been well past a month since Sydney’s Randwick racecourse offered any Group level racing. The beautiful turf might be ideal for a cricket fixture, accounting for the spell the track has had. Then again, were we owners of…
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Someone, make that multiple someones, said you can never be too rich or too thin, which proved to be apropos in Saturday’s Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800 m, w.f.a.) at Ascot racecourse in Perth. A three-year old filly name…
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Following the hoopla surrounding the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic Saturday at Ascot, it should not be overlooked that there will be a couple of other classy races on the day. The better sort will be found in the Listed…
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Group 1 Thoroughbred racing punters have one last chance for 2019. Saturday 7 December will feature the best of Western Australia and any eastern tourists in the Kingston Town Classic (1800 m, w.f.a) at Perth’s Ascot racecourse. The race was…
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