Harpo Repeat Needed For Baker To Entertain Spring
A spring campaign is still a possibility for emerging stayer Harpo Marx but trainer Bjorn Baker says he’ll need to replicate his outstanding last start win when he returns to Rosehill on Saturday. It’s not an impossible ask though as Baker is adamant the five-year-old is more effective on a firmer surface than the heavy ground he ploughed through when winning over 2000m at Randwick two weeks ago. Harpo Marx, $2.60 favourite with TAB on Thursday, rises 1kg on that win after th
Yankee Rose colt sells for $4.5 million in Japan
A colt by Japanese sire Lord Kanaloa out of Australian mare Yankee Rose has sold for an astronomical $4.48 million in Japan. The dark bay or brown colt was purchased by Danox Co. Ltd, the owners of star galloper Danon Premium who ran third in last year's G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) behind Addeybb and Verry Elleegant. Yankee Rose, who cost just $10,000, has now produced two million-dollar foals following the sale of a Deep Impact filly for $2.74 million back in 2019. The
She Will Reign's yearling colt hits the heights at JRHA Select Sale
The first foal from G1 Golden Slipper S. winner She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain), a yearling colt by Heart's Cry (Jpn), has sold for ¥165 million, or just over AU$2 million, at the Japan Racing Horse Association Select Sale. The She Will Reign colt by Heart's Cry was offered by his breeders at Northern Farm, who purchased the mare privately off the track from the syndicate of owners, headed by Darby Racing, in 2019. The half-sister to the Group 2 winner and Kingstar Farm stall
G1 ambitions for up-and-coming stayer Harpo Marx
Up-and-coming stayer Harpo Marx has booked his spot on Bjorn Baker’s spring carnival team, ploughing through the rain-sodden conditions at Randwick for an impressive victory. Despite the majority of earlier winners camping on the speed, Rachel King backed Harpo Marx’s class and settled the Darby Racing gelding at the tail of the field. He looked to be making hard work of it approaching the corner but once he balanced for home, the $2.35 Neds favourite let loose with a resound
Malkovich returns to Caulfield for some black-type
Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker is returning to Melbourne with promising three-year-old Malkovich in the search of a late season stakes victory. A winner at Caulfield on June 26, Malkovich returns to that track on Saturday chasing success in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m). Baker said it was after the colt was successful at his recent outing that he considered a shot at Saturday’s weight-for-age contest. The trainer’s original think was only to give him a look at the tr
Baker Stayer On Trial To Make His Marx In Spring
Trainer Bjorn Baker will have plenty of thinking to do about where to point emerging stayer Harpo Marx if he lives up to expectation and wins third-up at Randwick on Saturday. The import has caught everyone’s eye with two slashing performances since his spell and Baker is using the Schweppes Handicap (2000m) to tell him what the future may hold and whether he could be a spring prospect. Granted, the gelding is still in Benchmark 78 grade but he made plenty of progress during
Sydney raider heavily backed in the Sir John Monash Stakes
A speedy 3YO has been the best backed with Sportsbet.com.au in early betting for the Sir John Monash (1100m) this Saturday at Caulfield. The Bjorn Baker trained Malkovich was a strong winner at the track two weeks back against his own age. Now at WFA, and tackling seasoned campaigners, but does get Jamie Kah first time. $3 was the opening price and that has been taken, now into $2.70. Villami, another Sydney visitor, is first up and is rock solid as a $4.60 chance. The class
Sydney trainer targets Grafton feature sprint with Blazing Miss
A maiden stakes grade win has trainer Mark Newnham eyeing off Wednesday’s Ramornie Handicap with classy mare Blazing Miss. Classy mare Blazing Miss is ready as ever to end a run of near misses as the Mark Newnham-trained galloper eyes a breakthrough stakes win in Wednesday’s Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton. The daughter of Sizzling was one of two Newnham horses among the 41 nominations for the $200,000 feature but the Sydney horseman has only decided to accept with Blazin
Portelli Gives The Empire A Chance To Strike Again
There’s no denying that up and coming three-year-old The Empire has surprised trainer Gary Portelli this preparation but he sees no reason why his rise can’t continue at Rosehill on Saturday. The Empire was an impressive all the way winner under 58.5kg in a Benchmark 64 at Warwick Farm, on a heavy track, back on June 14 and Portelli said he will need a PB to make it three straight in the Cleanaway Handicap (1300m). But he also said he expects a PB and with another wet track a
Darby Racing notches 100 winners this season and hopes there is more success at Rosehill on Saturday
Leading syndicator Darby Racing has had more than 100 reasons to celebrate this season and can add to the list of winners at Rosehill. Canasta, Harpo Marx and The Empire give syndicators Darby Racing an opportunity to continue their stellar season at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The Darby Racing colours of white, navy blue logo, armbands and cap have been carried to 102 wins during 2020-21, earning nearly $4.8m prizemoney for their syndicates of owners. “We have had our best