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Saturday s Australian Guineas could be the last time we see champion three-year-old Ole Kirk at the races.
Already a dual Group 1 winner, the colt with shared bloodlines to the great Black Caviar could never earn at the track what he s worth as a sire.
The stud value? According to co-trainer Wayne Hawkes, as much as $35 million. If he happened to win, there s every chance he could be retired, Hawkes said. I would ve been happy if they retired him after Caulfield Guineas, you can t do any more than what you ve done. Not many horses win one Group 1, let alone the best one in Melbourne and the best one in Sydney as a three-year-old.
Career change? Legendary ex-jockey Jim Cassidy enjoying learning tricks of training trade
Horses by Ray Thomas 8th Feb 2021 6:02 AM Hall of Famer Jim Cassidy, one of the all-time great jockeys, is considering a switch to the training ranks. Cassidy has been working at the stables of Randwick trainers Jim and Greg Lee who are keen for the riding legend to join them in a training partnership. After retiring from riding in 2015, Cassidy has been in demand as a guest speaker at sporting and corporate functions but conceded he has missed working with thoroughbreds and the rituals of daily stable life.
Buyers can find a bargain at the Classic Yearling Sale that kicks off this weekend and come away with the “incredible success”, Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster says.
Speaking to Sky News inside Riverside Stables at Warwick Farm, Mr Webster said the sale was punching way above its weight – pointing out the 2020 Everest winner, Classique Legend, was sold at the event.
“You can come buy the whole horse, or you just come and buy a five or 10 per cent share in a horse, and you can have incredible success,” Mr Webster said.
Mr Webster said his company was also putting forward $2 million of prize money for the Inglis Millennium and $1 million for the Inglis Sprint on Saturday.
The Face headed towards stakes races Posted by: Mediality Racing+ at 4:04pm on 23/1/2021
Gerald Ryan will weigh up his options for emerging three-year-old The Face, who has led throughout to comfortably defeat more experienced rivals at Randwick.
Runner-up in the Gosford Guineas last start, The Face ($2.30 fav) controlled Saturday’s ANZ Bloodstock News Handicap (1100m) to hold Osamu ($7) at bay by 1-1/4 lengths with Emanate ($5) third.
Ryan will see how the gelding comes through the run before deciding whether to press on to the Group Three Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick in two weeks
“If he does really well we might stick him up to the Eskimo Prince in a couple of weeks time. He will have a fitness edge on the horses who will be resuming in it,” Ryan said.
The real Malkovich shows up at Randwick Posted by: Mediality Racing+ at 2:58pm on 9/1/2021 Image: Steve Hart
Malkovich has put next month s $1 million Inglis Sprint back on his agenda
Malkovich has put next month’s $1 million Inglis Sprint back on his agenda after he bounced back from a flop on a heavy track for the Bjorn Baker stable to take out the opening race at Randwick.
Stable representative Stephen McLean said Malkovich was back to his best on the drier Soft 6 surface to take out the Benchmark 72 Handicap over 1100 metres.
Before his last start failure on a heavy track in the Gosford Guineas, Malkovich had put together impressive back to back wins at Hawkesbury and Canterbury where he led throughout each time to win.