Comin’ Through settles into Sha Tin

Australia’s lone representative at the Hong Kong International meeting, Comin’ Through, has pleased trainer Chris Waller with his condition. Sydney trainer Chris Waller has made a lightning trip to Hong Kong to check on Comin’ Through ahead of the Group One winner’s bid to topple local star Beauty Generation in the International Mile. Runner-up in…

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Sir Owen Glenn On The Go At Randwick

Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock started the spring with a first-time Group double at Randwick. Go Bloodstock has raced numerous Group One winners – Criterion, Monaco Consul, Railings, Headturner, Russian Revolution and Second Coming among them – but was the first Group double on the same day for the leading New Zealand owner and breeder.…

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First horses on Hawkesbury Polytrack

The new Polytrack training surface at Hawkesbury has passed its first test with a soft opening ahead of a full workload. A dozen locally trained horses were given light work-outs on the track on Monday morning. The Brad Widdup-trained Ajani, partnered by track rider Mikey Wade, was the first horse on the synthetic surface. “Feels…

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Comin’ Through wins Doomben Cup

Comin’ Through finally made the step up to be a Group 1 winner when he helped provide newly-inducted Hall Of Fame trainer Chris Waller a quinella in the Doomben Cup in Brisbane. Comin’ Through was marked by many as a future Group 1 horse after his Carbine Club Stakes win at Flemington 18 months ago…

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Bloodlines: Progeny in demand at Arqana sale

… Another stylish type at the Randwick trials was Sir Owen, a Fastnet Rock colt from Mica’s Pride who is in the Chris Waller stable. In his third trial he finished a head second after coming from a distant last on the turn. Sir Owen races for the Go Bloodstock group, which is managed by Sir…

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Sir Owen Glenn Feature

We caught up with one of the thoroughbred industry’s biggest players Sir Owen Glenn, at the opening of his impressive Hawkesbury-based pre-training and breaking in facility, Glenn Haven Horse Farm.  With a straight-talking reputation, Sir Owen, who was born in India, raised in Auckland, educated at Harvard Business School before hitting the jackpot with his…

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