King Of Thunder storms home at Rosehill
Promising three-year-old King Of Thunder (Tivaci x Sheezababe) delivered an impressive second-up victory over 1900m at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, 15 March, for trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton. His win comes just a week after his stablemate Linebacker (Super Seth) claimed the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas.
Ridden by Zac Lloyd, King Of Thunder made the most of his inside draw, jumping from barrier one and finishing strongly to score by 0.75 lengths.
Out of the Zabeel mare Sheezababe, he is the sixth foal bred by Waikato Stud’s Pippa Chittick.
Already Group 2-placed in the Drummond Golf Vase (2040m), King Of Thunder now sets his sights on the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on 29 March. Speaking with Emma Freedman of Channel 7, O’Shea confirmed that if the son of Tivaci performs well in the Tulloch, he could progress to the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) on 5 April.
Waikato Stud farewells Posy
Bluehen mare Posy, dam of Group 1 winner Atishu, Group winner Mazzolino and Flemington winner Dream All Day, has been laid to rest, aged 17. She retired to Waikato Stud’s broodmare band in 2014 and left a lasting legacy.
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WS-breds shine at the Racing Victoria Off The Track Carnival
Last weekend saw many retired racehorses and their careers compete in various disciplines, and one star who shone brightly was Eden Pearson’s 10-year-old ott horse, Tango. Once racing as Does It (Pins ex Just Be Cos), Tango raced 45 times, winning on five occasions and accumulating prizemoney of $275,550 before retiring in June 2024.
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