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Grunt stamps his Guineas credentials

Trainer Mick Price has bolstered his chances of winning a third Australian Guineas after promising colt Grunt (O’Reilly x Ruqqaya) confirmed his credentials in a traditional lead-up race at Flemington. Lightly raced Grunt, ridden by Damien Oliver, took his record to three wins from four starts when he edged past well-performed colt and Australian Guineas favourite Cliff's Edge to take out Saturday's Gr.3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m). "He beat the right horse and he won the right way," Price said. ...

Quality filly tops Trelawney draft

New Zealand Bloodstock's bold move to revamp the yearling sale series has been rewarded with the Book 1 results exceeding expectations. Trelawney Stud sold 20 of the 23 yearlings offered for an aggregate of $2,960,000 placing them as seventh top vendor by this marker.  The farm's average came in as $148,000. Top lot for the Cambridge vendors was the Pins x Soriano filly who made $420,000 when knocked down to Rogerson Racing, the stable that prepared Soriano over her highly successful career...

Australian option for Francaletta

Quality mare Francaletta is likely to head overseas later this year. “She’s back in work and she’s had her first run along,” said Murray Baker, who trains the High Chaparral mare with Andrew Forsman. “We’ll probably be aiming for Sydney with her, she spelled really well.” Francaletta won the Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in the spring and finished runner-up in the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) before she was sent to the paddock. Francaletta was so...

Decisive win by mare

There was definitely no indecision with the way Indecision won the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Bonus race at Avondale on Wednesday. The four-year-old daughter of Per Incanto streaked away to a four length win in the rating 65 1200 metre event, franking the form that had seen her run second in Pearl Series races at Matamata and Rotorua over the past month. According to part-owner Cherry Taylor, the decrease in distance made all the difference. “It’s fantastic to win a Pearl Bonus it’s a big ...

Imported mare impresses

Imported mare Igraine (Galileo x Iota)) added to her tally when successful at Awapuni on Saturday. The Galileo mare jumped well to lead, and stayed in front of her rivals in the Waterford/Farmers Transport Handicap (2100m) for the entire race before letting down in the straight to win by five and a half lengths under a quiet ride from Lisa Allpress. Trained by Robert Priscott, Igraine was selected by bloodstock agent Paul Moroney for Trelawney Stud as a future addition to their broodmare band. I...