GOLDEN SNAKES STAKES GRAB IN SINGAPORE

Consistent stallion Golden Snake looks to have another good one in the shape of Super Gold, a talented Singapore based three-year-old who has made the progression to stakes class.

Third at his Kranji debut last December, Super Gold was given a bit of time – reappearing in early February and winning three in a row over 1200m.

Since then racing against the best of his age group, Super Gold has proven a tough and reliable performer and in ten starts he has not been out of the first four.

FLEMINGTON PREVIEW

Back to HQ this week with an excellent winter card featuring finals of several
championships whose heats have been contested at recent provincial and metropolitan
meetings. Kicking off the card is the Flemington Finals Day Handicap, a 1000m Super
VOBIS contest for two-year-old fillies.

WEEKEND THREE PEAT FOR STATUE OF LIBERTY

Statue of Liberty was front and centre in two hemispheres over the weekend with Liberty Run scoring at La Teste-de-Buch on Friday (26 June), Stanstill winning at Chester on Saturday (27 June) and Gran Cavallo getting the money at Warrnambool on Sunday (28 June).

Trained by Jamie Edwards and Bruce Elkington, Gran Cavallo was having only his third start – after two previous placings – and fought on well to grab the major prize from Forever Laughing and another Statue of Liberty in Statue of Glory, less than half a length away in third spot.

BIANCONI'S HOT RUN IN HONG KONG

Bianconi's winning weekend rolled on Sunday when his son You Gotta Pay won the HK$625,000 Sports & Recreation Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday.

With champion jockey Douglas Whyte in the saddle, You Gotta Pay just behind the leaders for much of the sprint race before coming with a perfectly timed run to edge out High Return.

The three-year-old gelding, trained by former Aussie John Size, was making his debut in Sunday's event and kicked away his career in style.

BULLAROOK PARK STALLION PARADE

Bullarook Park Stud will be holding their 2009 Stallion Parade on Sunday July 26. Simon Vivian from William Inglis & Sons will be hosting the parade and providing valuable comments.

The Bullarook stallion roster features Hemingway (Spectrum) who is enjoying renewed interest on the back of his surge up the sires tables with a 68% winners to runners strike rate, Bullarook stalwart Monde Bleu (Last Tycoon) one of the few sons of Last Tycoon at stud and King de Lago (Encosta de Lago) who is standing his first season at Bullarook and comes with a growing reputation for producing exceptional types.

Breeders wishing to attend the Bullarook Stallion Parade are asked to call Malcolm Boyd on 0407 342291 to be included on the guest list.