Smart three-year-old Public Attention (Written Tycoon) is on a path to the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) after an impressive first-up victory in the Gr.3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Ridden by Chad Schofield, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-prepared son of Written Tycoon sat just off surprise leader Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) and forged clear of his fellow Kiwi-bred over the concluding stages to score by just over a length. The well-related grey colt has now won two of his five starts, and previously boasted a…
Day: 9 February 2025
Australians triumph in sprint showdown
Australia took the spoils in Saturday’s eagerly anticipated trans-Tasman sprint clash at Te Rapa as Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) and Bosustow (Blue Point) filled the quinella in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m). The presence of 11-race winner Here To Shock and last-start Magic Millions Guineas (1400m) hero Bosustow added international spice to an elite field of sprinters, which also featured top-flight Kiwi talent such as Grail Seeker (NZ) (Iffraaj), Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel), Luberon (NZ) (Embellish), Waitak (NZ) (Proisir) and Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard). But in the end,…
Diamond calling Field Of Play
Karaka graduate Field Of Play (Deep Field) will be a force to be reckoned with when he contests the Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) in a fortnight after posting a dominant victory in the Gr.3 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) (1100m) at Caulfield. Prepared by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, the gelded son of Deep Field was a brilliant debut winner in late December and again showed his class and professionalism, proving too strong for his juvenile rivals despite going six weeks between runs. Perfectly ridden by Blake Shinn, Field Of…
Logan stars in Alice Springs with four winners
Darwin jockey Sonja Logan after sealing victory aboard Crown Waters for trainer and husband Tom Logan at Fannie Bay on Friday. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) After posting 500 career wins last Sunday in Alice Springs, Darwin jockey Sonja Logan once again took centre stage at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Logan finished with four wins and is now the outright leader in the Alice Springs and Provincial jockeys’ premiership. The 32-year-old, who was the leading rider in the Red Centre during the 2022/23 campaign, has booted home 15 winners this…