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Bella Verona Wins $350,000 Inglis Bracelet
The winning run of Arrowfield Stud graduates continued at Flemington on Oaks Day and while the $350,000 VRC Inglis Bracelet (1600m) does not carry Black Type, the winner of this year’s race Bella Verona certainly has the talent to suggest a stakes win in the future may be a formality.
Gavelhouse Bargain chasing Black Type
Rangiora trainer Bridget Woodsford is hoping for a fairytale result in Saturday’s Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton with her bargain buy Pizarro.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Rosehill
There were two heats for juveniles run at Rosehill on Wednesday morning with winners that included the $1.1million half-sister to flying Group winning colt Paradoxium and we also got a first look at the colt that topped Inglis Easter this year.
$2.8mSnitzel Colt Beats $2.7m Snitzel Colt to Win G1 Coolmore
Naysayers looking to highlight the lack of success of expensive yearlings have been silenced in emphatic fashion at Flemington on Saturday when the two highest priced Snitzel colts sold in 2025 fought out the finish of the $2million Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m).
Sibling Double Delights Kiwi Breeder
Northland breeder Terry Archer enjoyed a memorable afternoon at Tauranga on Saturday when two progeny of his broodmare La Dama won consecutive races, providing a timely boost to a family he will be well represented by at next year’s NZB National Yearling Sale.
It is a special week for New Zealand-based syndicator Go Racing, who will contest Group One races on both sides of the Tasman, including the Melbourne Cup (3200m) on Tuesday with Soul Of Spain, and they will also welcome world-renowned trainer Joseph O’Brien to New Zealand for an owners’ function on Thursday.