Back in the limelight? Rick Hore-Lacy, who's been in the shadows since the Redoute's Choice glory days of the late 1990s, seems to have landed a potential topliner with Toorak Toff, impressive winner at Sandown on Saturday. Rick plans to give the youngster one more run before taking on the $250,000 VRC Sires Produce Stakes at Flemington on Mar 6. After that, the focus will switch to the spring. Rick says: 'The Caulfield Guineas looks a nice race for him.'He's a champ...Australian bred sprinter a
Back in the limelight? Rick Hore-Lacy, who's been in the shadows since the Redoute's Choice glory days of the late 1990s, seems to have landed a potential topliner with Toorak Toff, impressive winner at Sandown on Saturday. Rick plans to give the youngster one more run before taking on the $250,000 VRC Sires Produce Stakes at Flemington on Mar 6. After that, the focus will switch to the spring. Rick says: 'The Caulfield Guineas looks a nice race for him.'
He's a champ...Australian bred sprinter and now leading second season sire Fastnet Rock is heading to Ireland this week to cover his first Northern Hemisphere book of mares for Coolmore Stud, says breednet.com.au. 'I can confirm that Fastnet Rock will travel to Coolmore in Ireland for the 2010 Northern Hemisphere season,' says Coolmore Australia General Manager Michael Kirwan. 'He has undoubtedly been the sire success to date of the 2009-10 season in Australia with his total of 33 individual 3YO winners in Australia establishing him as the leading sire of 3YO's in the country.'
Latest betting on the Blue Diamond Stakes from TAB Sportsbet:
SECESSION 6.00 2.25
ROULETTES 9.00 3.00
ELIMBARI 13.00 4.00
SWEET CHEEKS 13.00 4.00
INNOCENT GAMBLE 13.00 4.00
SHES GOT GEARS 13.00 4.00
SHAAHEQ 15.00 4.50
STAR WITNESS 15.00 4.50
GENERAL TRUCE 15.00 4.50
WILLOW CREEK 15.00 4.50
TRICKY TRICKY 15.00 4.50
BENETEAU 17.00 5.00
PANIPIQUE 17.00 5.00
ZUTARA 17.00 5.00