Things to know today
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Fayette Park has been sold to South African interests, the 132 hectare South Waikato farm bought for the principal of the wagering operator Hollywoodbets in a deal negotiated by Craig Ramsay. Established by David and Masey Benjamin in the late 1980s and owned since 2005 by Gary and Linda Harding, it stood the foundation stallion Grosvenor, sire of 54 stakes winners. Ramsay signed last week for the Tony Pike trained mare Churchillian, an 11 race winner who will visit Paddington, and wants a band of around 20 mares. “The property has so much potential and we’re looking forward to having our own horses here as well as making it available to others,” he said (Breednet) |
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The Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes over 1400 metres at Caulfield on Saturday is worth a million dollars and drew a full field. The Darley shuttler Harry Angel has four runners in it, among them Chris Waller’s Angel Capital, who was fourth in the race last year. Waller also starts Lady Shenandoah, withdrawn from the Sheraco on Saturday morning with Caulfield in mind. Sepals, who won it last season, returns with more weight for Clifford Brown, and Feroce, third last year, is back as well (Breednet, Idol Horse). Field content is not reproduced here |
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Sav On Ice won the Listed Balaklava Cup over 1600 metres for the second year running, the Puissance de Lune gelding scoring by a length and a quarter from Air Assault in 1:36.15 on a Good 4 for Garret Lynch and Kayla Crowther. He had not won since taking the race last year and changed stables twice in between. He is now six wins and a second from 17 starts with $263,320 earned, and was a $90,000 Magic Millions Tasmanian yearling out of the unraced Mastercraftsman mare Shemakhan (Breednet) |
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Scarole broke his maiden at Caulfield Heath on Wednesday at his fourth start, the Ole Kirk colt leading from 1000 metres out and winning by three and a quarter lengths in 1:32.05 on a Good 4 for Ciaron Maher and Thomas Stockdale. Bred by Max Whitby and Neil Werrett, he cost $160,000 at Magic Millions Gold Coast and is the first foal of the Snitzel mare Tickle Me Scarlett, a daughter of the dual Group 1 winner Scarlett Lady. “He’s still got improvement to come, but he’s improved on his last start performance,” stable representative Jack Bruce said (Breednet) |
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Sweetest Thing won the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes over 1200 metres at Riccarton on Saturday for her first black type win and her first start for Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson. Bred by Wentwood Grange, she is by Hello Youmzain out of the Sea The Stars mare Ocean Drive, bought from Inglis in 2022 for A$45,000 and now in foal to Little Brose. She made $80,000 at Karaka and has earned more than $180,000 from five starts. “She was such a good two-year-old last season running second in the Manawatu Sires’,” Dean Hawkins said (LOVERACING.NZ) |
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Shockletz won the Group 3 Archer Stakes over 2500 metres at Flemington and is now qualified for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup, a first Cup berth for the Rich Hill sire Shocking since he won the race himself in 2009 in the colours of Laurence Eales, who bred this one too. Ciaron Maher trains. At Rosehill the same afternoon David Payne’s Persian Wonder took the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality over 1400 metres and goes to the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes over 1800 metres (LOVERACING.NZ) |
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Lollapalooza returns at Ellerslie on Saturday over 1600 metres after finishing last in the Group 1 Proisir Plate earlier this month. The El Roca mare won the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes at three and was second in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas, the Group 2 Eight Carat Classic and the Group 3 Sunline Vase. Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall have the Group 1 Livamol Classic over 2040 metres at Hastings next month in mind. “She is working well and it will give us a decision as to which way we head,” Richardson said (LOVERACING.NZ) |
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Ka Ying Rising was rated 135 by the international handicappers for his Chief Executive’s Cup run, up from 131, the highest figure ever given to a sprinter in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings and the best mark given to any horse anywhere this year. The David Hayes trained six year old, who won The Everest last year, is in quarantine ahead of a move to Canterbury and will not race again before 17 October (Idol Horse) |
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