Silent Achiever blooming in Sydney

27 February 2015

Roger James can’t fault Silent Achiever going into Saturday’s Gr.1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm.

“She looks in magnificent order and probably as strong as I’ve ever seen her,” the Cambridge trainer said.

“She’s thrived and I’ve kept her as fresh as possible to see if we can get a Group One mile.”

After Saturday, Silent Achiever will defend her Gr.1 Ranvet Stakes crown at Rosehill and James will then decide on a start in the Gr.1 BMW a week later or wait for the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes on April 11.

Noverre’s Withallmywish Too Classy At Te Aroha

Having just her second start off the back of a debut third, the Ms V Tang bred and raced 3yo Noverre filly Withallmywish produced a professional display over 1150m at Te Aroha on Thursday to break her maiden in fine style.

7 November 2026

Waikato winning double on Flemington’s finale, Stakes Day

While the VRC celebrated its biggest Melbourne Cup Carnival crowd since 2017, Waikato Stud had its own reason to cheer in Matamata, as the Chittick family’s Superfabulistic and Sun Gift delivered a double, the latter claiming the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes.