Author: Editor BOAY

Brisbane has proven to be a happy hunting ground for David Burnett over the last decade and the Little River trainer is hoping that trend continues in Thursday night’s Group 1 Gold Bullion Final (520m) at Albion Park. Burnett has homebred sprinter Boo Boo Billy (box 4) engaged in the $250,000 to-the-winner Gold Bullion – race 8 at 10.01pm – where the $7 chance is following a ‘golden’ trail blazed by several illustrious predecessors. Burnett won the G1 Brisbane Cup in 2013 with Kiss Me Ketut, while his champion Simon…

Regally bred Jungle Panther will be striving to continue his affinity with Horsham and box eight in Tuesday afternoon’s lucrative $17,830 Presidents Cup Final (485m). Jungle Panther, a son of Barcia Bale and dual Group 1 winner Up Hill Jill, trained by Jeff Geall and bred by Geall’s brother David and wife Rose, has won four of his five starts at Horsham, with his only defeat a second placing. He’s drawn box eight for the ‘one-off’ Presidents Cup – race 6 at 5.19pm on Tuesday – having won six of…

Being named after Hawthorn champion Shaun Burgoyne and bred by three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Laetisha Scanlan, exciting Western Districts Derby contender Silk was destined to be an elite performer. And thus far in his brief career, Silk has given every indication he’ll fulfil his end of the bargain. A December ’20 son of Zambora Brockie and You Bug Me, Silk is trained by cousins David McKenzie and Gavin Clifton, who are coming off an unforgettable 2022, courtesy of Group 1 Topgun hero Photo Man. Silk has won four from…

Mobile Legend stamped himself as Victoria’s new country cups ‘king’ on Thursday night when claiming his second successive provincial feature in the $74,335 Group 2 Bridges on Argyle Traralgon Cup Final (450m). Trained by twin brothers Daryl and Colin Brennan, Mobile Legend dominated the Gippsland Festival of Racing, winning two of the three legs, having also won the G2 Warragul Cup in race record time on January 13. “He’s a ‘legend’ in our eyes!” said a delighted Daryl Brennan. A superbly-related son of 2017 Melbourne Cup winner and Traralgon Cup…

Devon Meadows trainer Peter Presutto is chasing a ‘black type’ double at Sandown Park on Thursday night. And it will be a $30,000 payday in 42 minutes if Chic (Listed Maidment Memorial – 595m) and Dynamic Prince (Listed Australian Sprint – 515m) snare their respective event. Chic (Box 2) – runner-up in last year’s G1 National Futurity behind her litter sister, Idolize – lines up in Race 6, 8.40pm. Dynamic Prince (Box 4) – a recent G2 Warragul Cup finalist and finalist in last year’s G2 Shepparton Cup (7th) and…