Stable shooting for Gold with Facile

After four black-type placings, Facile finally broke through for her first stakes success during the Sydney autumn carnival and connections are upbeat she can go on with the job. The filly will line up in the Hawkesbury XXXX Gold Rush (1100m) on Saturday and while the...

Wet track one El of a key to Bodegon’s Cup chances

There were high expectations for European Group One winner El Bodegon when he announced his arrival in Australia with a slashing placing in the 2022 Cox Plate. It is fair to say he has been disappointing since. In seven subsequent runs, El Bodegon has consistently...

Fully fit Aztec Ruler cherry-ripe for Northam Stakes

Stefan Vahala is feeling a whole better about Aztec Ruler’s prospects going into Sunday’s Tabtouch Group 3 Northam Stakes (1300m) than he was two weeks ago ahead of The Joey (1200m) at Ascot. Vahala had genuine concerns about Aztec Ruler before The Joey and despite...

Stewart issues Golden Kathleen warning in sires

Who can stop super juvenile Bustling from winning the second-leg of a feature two-year-old double at Ascot on Saturday? After demolishing rivals in the Karrakatta Plate (1200m) by a whopping 4 ¼ lengths, Bustling looks to have a stranglehold on the WA Sires Produce...