Innehållsförteckning för June 2023 från Turf Monthly

Crowning Success in Launceston Cup Old Days, one of the best all-round mares-sprinter and stayer-seen in Tasmania since Seignorina eclipsed her many good performances yesterday by winning the Launceston Cup brilliantly with 8.12 in time just outside the course record. She was in second place until three furlongs from home and then she went to the front and won from Cackle. She has now won 23 races and £2601 in stakes. In the autumn of 1935 Mr. R. J. Chandler was pottering about Melbourne sales with a view to picking up a youngster at a moderate price. A low-set bay filly by Chivalrous was led into the ring. He took a fancy to her and bid 100 guineas. At this he secured a rare bargain, as already she has earned…

Mo’Unga was an eye-catching second in the Queen Elizabeth, coming from eighth at the 400m to nose out Anamoe. He finished almost 2.5 lengths from the winner, so we can take nothing away from Dubai Honour. Connections announced their intention to race the stallion on, and he is currently the highest rated horse in Australia with Anamoe’s retirement. Whether it will prove a masterstroke for Newhaven Stud and the other owners is another question. Interestingly the colt was purchased as a yearling by Aquis Farm but sold to Newhaven Park and others in April 2022. The colt had four trials as a 2yo before finally making his debut at that age on 12 June 2020 winning a Gold Coast maiden over 1400m on a heavy track. He reappeared at the…

Darley called a close on the racing career of the wonderful Anamoe after his third in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on 8 April. Sadly like many champions, Anamoe was unable to go out a winner, but few will hold that against him. Anamoe will become one of the most expensive stallions standing at stud in Australia next season with a fee of $121,000. We will look at his stud prospects in a later edition when we investigate more of our Freshman Sires, but this month is all about Anamoe on the track. Anamoe had his first race start on 10 October 2020 running fifth in the Debutant Stakes at Caufield over 1000m behind Fake Love and Extreme Warrior. Five weeks later he won the Merson Cooper at Sandown…

Old Days' Pedigree Dates Back To 1780 THE feat of Old Days in having started in 100 races is accomplished rarely by thoroughbreds. Her race in the Meander Cup on Tuesday was her 100th, and while she just failed to win, she ran a wonderful race, and her form prob-ably is higher than at any other stage of her useful career. More glamour is associated with Old Days when it is realised that she is a descendant of Manto, the first thoroughbred mare imported to Australia. THE story of the breeding of Old Days begins from the year 1780, or 45 years before Manto reached Australia. In 1780 the Duke of Portland bred a mare named Rose. To Buzzard, Rose produced a filly who, later mated with Soothsayer, gave birth…

Dubai Honour came to Australia with relatively little fanfare but has now established him as likely the best middle-distance horse in the country at present. The son of Pride Of Dubai has helped reinvigorate the career of this vastly underrated stallion who stands at Coolmore but arguably has not been used to his best advantage by breeders. Perhaps the success of Dubai Honour may go some way towards a rethink of what the stallion has to offer Australian breeders. The gelding came to Australia with sound performances, but arguably not the top of the international tree. He certainly brings with him some reminiscences of Addeybb who made a similar impact only a few years ago defeating another star local in Verry Elleegant. Dubai Honour had his first race start as…