A Real Prince Flies Home for Dead Heat

14 September 2011

John Bromley’s game O’Reilly galloper A Real Prince defied a seemingly impossible position and 59kg weight impost to snatch deadheat glory in the Coogee Walk 1200 at Taupo today.

A Real Prince had them all before him turning for home, but let down strongly under rider Lisa Allpress, careering home outwide to collar Sadist right on the line.

Under the guidance of Fraser Auret, the Bromley-bred and raced 4YO gelding has realised four wins from nine outings.

A Real Prince is out of the unraced Cape Cross mare Cee Cee Princess, who to date has produced the one winner from as many to race.

The Corner with Garry Chittick

It would appear I now have to continue my weekly Corner with the amount of rumblings at the start of our new racing season. I have been around long enough to know we can never please all; my tenure as Chairman of the Racing Board was subjected to as much vitriol as subsequent Boards have had to bear, so what’s different this time, or is it different.

5 August 2026

First foal for Waikato’s Group 1 winner Skew Wiff

Group 1-winning Savabeel mare Skew Wiff (ex Starvoia), known affectionately as ‘Wiffy’, foaled a filly by Super Seth in the early hours of Wednesday, 5 August.