Tim Yeatman

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Storm Boy Royal Ascot-bound?

1 week ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

2024 Golden Slipper placegetter Storm Boy's racing plans have been revealed by his new trainer Aidan O'Brien, with the Coolmore-owned colt to potentially feature at Royal Ascot. A boom two-year-old in Australia trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Storm Boy was sent to Ireland late last year in preparation for stallion-making target races this season.
G1 winning mare retired

1 week ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

Group 1-winning mare Deny Knowledge has been retired after a below par run in last Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick. Yulong Investments announced the decision on Tuesday morning saying the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained seven-year-old retires happy and healthy and will join a star-studded broodmare band. Across 41 career starts, Deny Knowledge won over $2.3m in prize money with her finest hour coming in last spring’s G1 Might And Power Stakes.
Thompson's new Flemington chapter

1 week ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

Glen Thompson will continue to train in his own right after securing boxes at Flemington following last week’s announcement Ballymore Stables has been absorbed by Lindsay Park. Thompson, who is the son of multiple Group 1-winning trainer Vic, will have room for 20 horses at headquarters and will kick off his new chapter in the coming weeks. “I’ve been lucky enough to have been given 20 boxes at Flemington to press on with,” Thompson said.
Yulong buys unbeaten colt

1 week ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

Unbeaten colt Vinrock has been acquired by Yulong Investments following his victory in the Group 1 Sires' Produce on Day 1 of The Championships. The Matt Laurie-trained I Am Invincible colt has won just shy of $1 million in prizemoney from his three starts, having won the VRC Sires' in the spring. "Yulong have been great to me, and we have already enjoyed huge success on the racecourse together with Treasurethe Moment," Laurie said.
McDonald reveals winter plans

1 week ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

James McDonald has revealed his movements over the coming months, with feature racing set to head north in Australia and ramp up overseas. The star rider plans to compete in Queensland's Group 1s during May and June before heading to the UK to once again ride at Royal Ascot's famous meeting. "Champions Day (Hong Kong) in two weeks, float around Brisbane for a little bit and hopefully end up at Royal Ascot with a runner or two," McDonald said.
Kent's Steel Run improvement hope

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

Mick Kent hopes Steel Run can show his staying credentials in Saturday's Benchmark 78 over 2400m at Bendigo, with the trainer having one eye on a feature race next month. The four-year-old gelding, who has had just six race starts, was disappointing in his most recent at Moonee Valley, but Kent is happy to look past the effort, having shown good talent as a three-year-old last year.
Laurie confirms Vinrock plans

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) winner Vinrock will play no further part in the autumn with Matt Laurie confirming the I Am Invincible colt is heading for a spell. The unbeaten colt made it three wins from three starts after jumping favourite in the two-year-old feature on day one of The Championships under Mark Zahra. Laurie will still have representation in the Sydney autumn with star filly Treasurethemoment an odds on favourite in Saturday’s Australian Oaks.
Jenni to bypass Sydney

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

Pride Of Jenni will not race on day two of The Championships at Randwick this Saturday and will instead head for a short break, Ciaron Maher’s stable has confirmed. Owner Tony Ottobre confirmed to Racing.com the seven-year-old mare will head north for the Brisbane carnival with the Doomben Cup and Q22 as her two likely targets.
Gower Derby dreaming

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

There hasn't been a locally trained South Australian Derby winner since 2014, when Richard Jolly's Kushadasi took out the staying feature, but Stuart Gower hopes he can buck the trend of interstate winners of the Group 1 race this year. The Morphettville-based trainer believes he has Cosmic Force gelding Darknconfidential on the right path to potential Derby success, but the horse's biggest test will come on Saturday on his home track.
Blood nearing remarkable return

2 weeks ago | racing.com | Tim Yeatman

Alligator Blood remains on track for a first-up run in Saturday week's Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick, but connections have modest expectations after being off the scene for more than 12 months. The seven-time G1 winner has not raced since the Champions Mile in November 2023, having suffered a serious injury, but has ticked all the boxes in his recovery. "He's had two trials now and is going nicely, we're happy with him," owner Jeff Simpson said.