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The $HK10million Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin on Monday was won in commanding style by exciting prospect Golden Sixty, an Aussie bred Medaglia D’Oro (USA) gelding, whose half-brother Quiet Riot was also a winner at Warwick Farm earlier in the day.
Saturday’s Group 1 Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600m) was a three-horse war over the final 300 metres and it was Godolphin’s race favourite Flit that edged out Missile Mantra and Southbank and had James Cummings contemplating a run in the Group I Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley in a fortnight.
The flags were flying proudly in Perth on Saturday as shortly after their champion Arcadia Queen captured the Group II Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill with a minimum of fuss, the hard-knocking Gatting did what he failed to achieve in three starts at home, win a race at the highest level.
Former shuttle-sire Hard Spun is responsible for the latest Swedish Derby winner Red Cactus - and he's bred by an Australian!.
Medaglia D’Oro (USA) has provided some smart two year-old winners this season for Godolphin including Group II winning filly Tenley, who is closely related to this winner at Bendigo on Friday.
We are down to the final Group 1 race of the season, Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm, and for many the final race of their careers before embarking on a new career in the broodmare barn.
Winner of the Group III PJ Bell Stakes at Randwick in April, the James Cummings-trained Multaja capped a wonderful day for Blake Shinn when she powered home to win Saturday’s Listed Mittys Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.
Aquis Farm have formed partnerships with many high profile breeders and one of those bore fruit at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when promising Medaglia D’Oro (USA) colt Minted carried the Aquis colours to victory in a brilliant front running win.
What an extraordinary day of racing at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Darley heavy hitter Medaglia D’Oro (USA) has had some sensational two year-olds this season in classy Group winners Tenley and Flit with this runaway debut winner sure to add to their success.
In its relatively short history, the Group III Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) boasts a roll call of winners of the calibre of Hot Danish, Appearance, Brazilian Pulse and Single Gaze and it would be no surprise if Friday’s winner Pohutukawa is mentioned favourably among that illustrious group when time is called on her career.
Another triumph for the Godolphin team in Saturday’s Group II Astus Australia Reisling Stakes (1200m) as Tenley made it three from three when defeating her Magic Millions 2yo Classic winning Exhilarates and book her ticket to the big dance, the $3,500,000 Golden Slipper at Rosehill on March 23.
From a Group 1, classic winning three-year-old at Ellerslie, to Listed winners at Ascot and Doomben, former Darley shuttler Medaglia d’Oro went on a stakes-winning blitz on Saturday.
The Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale again flexed its muscle as being one of the best producing auctions in Australasia when Crown Prosecutor won today’s Group 1 New Zealand Derby.
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh picked up his maiden Group1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) title at Ellerslie on Saturday but not with the horse that many felt would provide that honour.
The way the Godolphin juveniles are firing of late the international powerhouse may make up half of the Golden Slipper field.
Last-start Group Three winner Crown Prosecutor will head into Saturday's Group I Levin Classic (1600m) in a fresh state, but his trainer Stephen Marsh believes his colt is primed for the Trentham mile.
After a frustrating sequence of five minor placings, Fred Kersley’s 6yo Medaglia d’Oro (USA) gelding Cappo d’Oro earned a well-deserved maiden stakes win in Saturday’s Listed GA Townton Cup at Ascot, however, he was not the only progeny of the former Darley shuttler to make the news.
A well-judged front-running ride from Jason Waddell aided lightly raced Medaglia D'Oro (USA) colt Crown Prosecutor to claim his maiden win in the Group III Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki on Friday for Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh.
One of the best US stallions to shuttle to Australia in recent years, Darley heavy hitter Medglia D’Oro (USA) handed in his passport this year and no longer travels to Australia at age 19, but he featured at Randwick on Thursday afternoon with a double of debut winning fillies that offer the promise of better things to come.