Grandcoeur lives up to name in Doomben victory
Grandcoeur - ‘big heart’ - had a nice strong win, with soft track conditions that gave her the best opportunity to improve her form. A very well judged ride by Mark Du Plessis made the difference. A great result for the owners who have stuck with her as time was...
Glen Massey motors late to score on home track
Third up from a spell and out to the 1800m trip, as soon Glen Massey finish strongly to score on the Sunshine Coast, today. Ridden by Karl Zechner and jumping form an inside gate in the field of twelve, Zechner was happy to settle the son of the Roc De Cambes midfield...
Eagle flying to fifth career win from eleven starts
Atlantic Eagle has recorded his fifth career win, and second of this campaign, with victory in at Doomben today in the Benchmark 72 Hcp over 2000m Ridden by Luke Tarrant, Atlantic Eagle found a good spot as the field left the straight for the first time, fifth one-off...
THE EAGLE LANDED AGAIN!
Local trainer Paul Duncan deserves every bit of success with Atlantic Eagle with the typical patience he has shown with the lanky, slow maturing daughter of Atlante. She is now five and Sunday's win was just her fifth visit to the races, with her record now at three...
BIG ATLANTIC WIN!
You know you've got a good horse when it wins after looking no hope at all mid-race. If they'd bet during the running of Race 5 at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday, Atlantic Eagle would have been $35 on the home turn. What turned out to be an excellent ride by Kyle...
PATIENCE A GREAT ELEMENT!
PATIENCE is regarded as the backbone of preparing racehorses. Ask Bart Cummings. Oh,no, that's right, you can't ask Bart any more. He thought patience was the greatest element in horses and the element least utilized. Caloundra trainer Paul Duncan leans more to Bart...
A DOUBLE ON THE WEEKEND!
It was entirely appropriate LOOKS LIKE and GENUINE AL won 24 hours apart for the Paul Duncan stable. To say both horses have been a work in progress is like saying the All Blacks are a useful rugby team. Looks Like gives new meaning to the term 'quirky'. From day 1...
LOOKS LIKE HE GOES OK!
THERE are quirky horses and then there are very quirky horses. Not sure what the name of the next grade up the ladder is, but LOOKS LIKE is one of them. The stylish hot favourite basher at Ipswich on Friday is a patience tester, but Caloundra trainer PAUL DUNCAN...
AL WINS AGAIN!
You know those horses that jump out fast, clear the field and go on to win untested? You do? Well if you were one of those that backed GENUINE AL into just about joint favouristism for the Rochele Painting Handicap at the Gold Coast on Saturday, that's not the way you...
PATIENCE PREVAILS!
Not that it's massively unusual for a Tavistock, but TAVIS TOWN took his own time getting his head around this racing caper. But once the coin drops, most of the Tavistocks charge ahead. If that's the case with TAVIS TOWN he's in for a big new season starting in two...
GENUINELY GOOD TEAM EFFORT!
IT'S remarkable how many in the grandstand think you go buy a horse, give it a gallop or two and take it to the races. Wouldn't that be wonderful! That certainly hasn't been the career path of GENUINE AL, winner of a Class 1 at Toowoomba on Saturday night. That...
WARSET AND INITIALISE WIN!
Someone once said you can't make old friends and you can't argue with that! Which is why Sunshine Coast trainer Paul Duncan was delighted by winning with WARSET at Caloundra on Sunday for his New Zealand owner Warner Bowyer, a Te Puke kiwifruit grower. "We've been...