News - ANDERS (AUS)

Trainer Cody Cole was on the board early in the piece at Tauranga on Saturday with promising three-year-old Purple Strike justifying some heavy support from punters when opening his winning account in race two, the Tauranga Crossing Maiden (1400m).

Sing Your Song was not the only filly to emerge from the Warwick Farm meeting on Wednesday with designs on the Darley Princess Series that leads to the Group I ATC Flight Stakes (1600m) next month with Matthew Smith confident his filly Queen’s Gamble is also on that trajectory.

Byerley Park trainer Donna Logan was pleased to step her stakes performed fillies, Parfait Dimanche and Belle Rebelle, out at the Te Awamutu trials on Tuesday, and she is hoping they can both match their black-type feats from last season this spring.

The $100,000 Super Maiden (1300m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday for three year-olds attracted a highly competitive field with several contenders also eligible for the $100,000 Inglis Xtra bonus and to the delight of astute trainer Matthew Smith, his Anders filly Queen’s Gamble collected all of the cash.

Sires that can produce 2YO winners and in particular 2YO stakes-winners have a unique appeal in the marketplace and one stud has six stallions on their 2026 roster that have done just that this season and not one of those stallions stands for more than $27,500.

The half-brother to this year’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Unit Five opened his account at Sale on Sunday and is another promising winner for young Widden Stud sire Anders.

Widden Stud’s bargain priced sire Anders posted his third stakes-winner in Adelaide on Saturday when Brave Hustler kept his unbeaten record intact to win the Group III SAJC David Coles AM Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.

Widden Stud might be synonymous with reigning champion sire Zoustar, but there are plenty of value sires on the roster in both states and three of them had smart winners on Wednesday.

An $80,000 NZB Ready to Run purchase for Cumani Racing last year, Anders gelding Single Choice is a three year-old on the improve and took another step towards the Group I SA Derby at Caulfield on Saturday when winning the $200,000 Listed MRC Galilee Series Final (2400m).

An $80,000 NZB Ready to Run purchase for Cumani Racing last year, Anders gelding Single Choice is a three year-old on the improve and took the $300,000 Group II MRC Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday as favourite.

The $125,000 Listed Strutt Stakes (2020m) in Hobart on Sunday was expected to be won by the visiting Henry Dwyer trained filly Aurora Rise, but the favourite was no match for locally trained Anders filly Daytona Diva.

A brilliant run by Farnan colt Magill to finish a close second to Dream Roca in the Karaka Million on Saturday put the spotlight on his yearling three-quarter brother by Anders, who sold for $380,000 at Karaka Book One on Monday.

Promising filly Sweet Talkin Gal got Hollie Wynyard’s week off on the right foot as she readies proven mare Archaic Smile for a stakes assignment at Riccarton on Saturday.

Richard Johnston has bred some very good horses under his Bylong Park banner including triple Group I winner Think It Over and Anders three year-old Young Mister Grace has some big shoes to fill, but made it two wins from two starts when scoring at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

The Myracehorse colours struck again at Doomben on Wednesday carried by progressive Anders filly Diversity, who broke her maiden in good style.

Richard Johnston has bred some very good horses under his Bylong Park banner including triple Group I winner Think It Over and an Anders three year-old he bred and races was an eye-catching debut winner at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

An $80,000 NZB Ready to Run purchase for Cumani Racing last year, Anders gelding Single Choice is working towards repaying his purchase price after recording his second win from just four starts at Bendigo on Wednesday.

Widden Stud’s young gun Anders added a seventh first crop winner to his tally on Wednesday with a debut victory at Doomben for handsome chestnut gelding Anders’ Style.

First past the post at Wyong on June 24, talented Anders filly Sapling lost that race on protest, but quickly made amends when returning to the same track on Saturday to score her first actual victory.

There were four heats at the Warwick Farm trials on Tuesday morning for juveniles and two were won by youngsters sired by Anders.