Gainesway Stable homebred TAPERGE (Tapit) makes her career bow for Chad Brown Wednesday. The $390,000 KEESEP RNA is a half-sister to MGISW turfer Jeranimo (Congaree), as well as the SPs Wealthy Aviator (Henny Hughes) and Tizthen (Tiznow). This is also the extended family of MGSW Kantharos (Lion Heart) and GSW Ikigai (Whywhywhy). TJCIS PPs [...]

The Fantastic Five Syndicate's House of Fortune (SAf), one of the lesser fancied entrants in the 1800-metre G3 Sa Sa Ladies' Purse H. at 28-1, parlayed an ideal stalking trip into a three-quarter length victory over the fast finishing Helene Paragon (Fr), Sunday at Sha Tin. Favored Eastern Express (Ire) was only a short head [...]

Te Akau Racing's colours were carried to victory in the 2015 edition of this race by future New Zealand champion 3-year-old Xtravagant (NZ) (Pentire {GB}) and this year Te Akau has two chances in the NZ$400,000 1600-metre G1 Sothys 44th New Zealand 2000 Guineas in the form of Heroic Valour (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and [...]

3rd-KEE, $60K, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 2:12 p.m. EDT ALPHA TEAM (Mineshaft) represents Zayat Stables and Hall of Famer Bill Mott in this belated career bow. Originally a $125,000 KEESEP yearling, the son of the SP April Frost (Dynaformer) developed over the winter and delivered a quarter-mile breeze in :20 4/5 at OBSMAR, where he [...]

2nd-KEE, $62K, Alw, NW1X, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:39 p.m. EDT 'TDN Rising Star' EVER SO CLEVER (Medaglia d'Oro) aims to get back on track after two starts in graded-stakes company for Clearview Stable and Steve Asmussen. Off the mark by 7 1/4 lengths when earning her 'Rising Star' at Churchill Downs July 1, the [...]

The upwardly mobile He's Our Rokkii (NZ) landed his first top-flight score in the G1 Toorak H. Saturday, giving pilot Dwayne Dunn a Group 1 double, having been aboard Divine Prophet (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}) in the G1 Caulfield Guineas earlier on the card. Sent off at 6-4, the chalk tucked in nicely against the pine [...]

Yankee Rose (Aus) became the first female to salute in the 2000-metre G1 Spring Champion S. at Royal Randwick Saturday. It was the second Group 1 for the David Vandyke trainee, after she had bagged the G1 Inglis Sires' S. in April and the first for jockey Dean Yendall. The 6-5 favorite was content to [...]

Well-traveled veteran Willie Cazals (Ire), landed a career high at Hastings Saturday at the expense of 3-1 favorite Humidor (Aus) in the 2040-metre G1 Livamol Classic. Dropping back to the tail of the field, the Italian highweight was content to bide his time as Saint Emilion (NZ) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) set a steady pace. The grey [...]

The A$500,000 G1 Sydney Airport Flight S. went the way of Global Glamour (Aus) (Star Witness {Aus}), who was scooping her first top-flight triumph and gave her sire Star Witness (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}), his first Group 1 winner. “It is hard to describe,” said co-trainer Adrian Bott to Racing and Sports, who was winning his [...]

5th-CD, $43K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 2:45 p.m. EDT Breeze Easy LLC's $1.2 million OBSAPR purchase GLACIER (Broken Vow) debuts for Troy Wismer. The colt, previously a $55,000 FTKNOV weanling and $105,000 KEESEP yearling was the most expensive juvenile of 18 sold by his sire this year, after breezing a quarter-mile in :20 4/5 during [...]

After the scratching of previously race favorite Omei Sword (Aus) (High Chaparral {Ire}) by trainer Chris Waller due to illness, Yankee Rose (Aus) (All American {Aus}), the winner of the Apr. 2 G1 Inglis Sires' S., looms the clear class of the six-horse A$500,000 G1 Flight S. field. Runner-up to 'TDN Rising Star' Capitalist (Aus) [...]

Kawi (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}), the winner of the first two legs of the Hawkes Bay Triple Crown, is a notable absentee from round three–the 2040-metre oversubscribed G1 Livamol Classic–as he pursues Australian targets across the Tasman, but more than a few of his vanquished rivals will attempt to earn Group 1 glory for themselves at [...]