Hawkes returning to the Farm 4/03/2010 Hall of Fame trainer John Hawkes hopes his Group One winner Mentality can spring a surprise and give him another major race victory at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
Chipping Norton out at the Farm 4/03/2010 The Chipping Norton's marriage with Warwick Farm has been rekindled with winners having a long history of being WFA stars.
Karaka Graduate Wins Hobart Cup 9/02/2010 Karaka graduate Growl returned to his best when he ran away with the Group 3 Hobart Cup in Tasmania.
Rabbuka runs Underwood rivals ragged 16/01/2010 A well-publicised plan to ride Rabbuka aggressively paid off when he left his rivals in his wake to score his first 2000 metre win in the Frank Underwood Cup.
Growl on comeback trail 23/12/2009 The David Hayes stable is confident comeback galloper Growl will be in for a successful preparation after an encouraging first-up placing at Flemington.
Filly From Legend's Family Arrives 22/10/2009 The arrival of a foal is always an exciting moment for a breeder, especially when that new arrival is bold, strong and healthy – and closely related to one of the best horses ever seen on the Australian turf.
Rock Attempts Racing Double 1/10/2009 Winning the George Main Stakes is normally the kiss of death for an Epsom Handicap hope, but perhaps it may prove an omen that the only horse to complete the double in the last 30 years was a son of Encosta De Lago?
Desert War Brother Arrives 23/09/2009 The arrival of a big, strong, bold colt is always cause for celebration but all the more so when he is a full brother to a star!
Theseo not nominated for Epsom 24/08/2009 Gai Waterhouse has entered 15 horses in her quest to win a fifth Epsom Handicap but 2008 winner Theseo is not among them.
Switches and Patterns 24/04/2009 With much of our attention on the Sydney Cup, let's look at a WFA event like the Queen Elizabeth to see if any patterns can be established by lead ins as we have done for the 2 and 3yo set weights races as well as handicap races recently.
Theseo out to do a Stony Bay in BMW 1/04/2009 History shows that two of the best horses to pass through Gai Waterhouse's stable - Grand Armee and Desert War - failed to run out the 2400 metres of the BMW.
Magic Millions Yearlings 23/03/2009 Fresh from Magic Millions sale success, the Twine family are proud to present two outstanding yearlings under the draft of Robyn Wise at the upcoming QTIS 600 sale at the Gold Coast on March 29 & 30.
Few Surprises In Ranvet But Coolmore Open As Always 21/03/2009 Favourites have a strong record in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes with few surprises in the race, and Theseo looks bombproof to figure in the finish in this year's race.
Waterhouse spends $2 million on colt 7/01/2009 A full brother to five-time Group One winner Racing To Win has fetched $2 million on the opening day of the Magic Millions Yearling sales on the Gold Coast.
WA Mare Adds To Canny Tally 30/11/2008 Four-year-old mare Spirited One, a descendant of the 1982 VRC Oaks and Thousand Guineas winner Rom's Stiletto, made it two black type wins from as many starts this prep when taking the Listed Jungle Dawn Classic (1400m) at Ascot yesterday.
Cojuangcos to the fore at Rosehill 15/11/2008 The famous red and black colours of Eduardo Cojuangco were to the fore at Rosehill along with the lesser-known yellow and black of his brother Henry.
Banana Scores At Bendigo 12/11/2008 Desert King's list of Australian feature race wins now includes the Bendigo Cup, following the win by Banana Man in the Listed 2400m feature today.
Theseo Leads Home Millions Trifecta In Mackinnon 1/11/2008 Top Sydney galloper Theseo doubled his tally of Group One victories when he led home a Magic Millions trifecta in the Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) at Flemington today.
Rawiller keen on Theseo in Mackinnon 31/10/2008 Gai Waterhouse has an impressive record in the Mackinnon Stakes and Nash Rawiller believes she can further enhance it with Theseo at Flemington on Saturday.
Epsom Quinella For Gai 8/10/2008 Champion Randwick trainer Gai Waterhouse not only landed her fifth Group One Epsom Handicap but quinellaed the feature for the second time when Theseo got the better of Bank Robber in the closing stages.
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Hawkes returning to the Farm
Winning the George Main Stakes is normally the kiss of death for an Epsom Handicap hope, but perhaps it may prove an omen that the only horse to complete the double in the last 30 years was a son of Encosta De Lago?
With much of our attention on the Sydney Cup, let's look at a WFA event like the Queen Elizabeth to see if any patterns can be established by lead ins as we have done for the 2 and 3yo set weights races as well as handicap races recently.
Favourites have a strong record in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes with few surprises in the race, and Theseo looks bombproof to figure in the finish in this year's race.
