Punters expected trainer Ciaron Maher to collect a seventh Grand Annual Steeplechase but it was not the one they expected. Stern Idol was sent out the $1.85 favourite in Thursday’s 5500m marathon but was pulled-up prior to the last obstacle by jockey Steven Pateman. Instead, it was left to stablemate Rockstar Ronnie who led throughout to give Irishman Chris McCarthy his… Read More »
Can Southend be the toast of Randwick after Champagne Stakes
Gerald Ryan has been around the mark in several renewals of the Champagne Stakes without winning one, but in unbeaten colt Southend, he believes he’s found the horse to break his duck. The trainer’s best result came with Williamsburg in 2022, that horse finishing...

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