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The Altomonte family’s Corumbene Stud had their renowned orange and brown spot silks arrive into the winner’s circle at Randwick on Wednesday, carried by their debutant TASHI. Trained by the Snowden’s, the two-year-old Sebring filly was well fancied off a couple of encouraging trials and produced a good finish for Sam Clipperton to run home strongly from back in the ruck to claim an impressive win.

Exciting So You Think 2yo Political Debate is one of the best looking colts you would ever see and he has the talent to match, posting his first stakes victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday when casting off maiden status with a tough win in the Listed BRC the Phoenix (1500m). Ridden by James McDonald, Political Debate showed his inexperience by racing greenly after things did not go to plan but was still able to scrape home over Kiwi raider Sharp ‘n’ Smart. McDonald admitted he did not give Political Debate the run he was planning and found himself in front too far from home.

American Pharoah had a red-letter day on Sunday with a new Group 1 winner in France followed closely by a new Group 2 winner in North America. American Pharoah’s two graded stakes winners came at seven furlongs on the dirt and 1¼ miles (2000m) on the turf, continuing to show the versatility of the US Triple Crown winner’s progeny. At Hawkesbury on Tuesday a talented two-year-old daughter of American Pharoah named Yankees (2f American Pharoah x Mine Two, by I Am Invincible) won on debut against older horses.

Dynamic Victorian co-trainers Mick Price and Mick Kent Jnr's success during the 2022 Adelaide Autumn Carnival has continued their golden run since switching their training operation to Cranbourne. Since relocating from Caulfield at the end of November 21, Price and Kent Jnr have trained 79 winners from 364 starters at a strike-rate of 20.8 per cent.

Less than a week after producing TAHOMA to be his first winner in North America, and then his son JUSTAFEVER was runner-up on debut at Churchill Downs, the undefeated US Champion 3yo Racehorse JUSTIFY has put himself on the Sire’s Premiership Table in Ireland when his exciting 2yo filly STATUETTE (2 ch f Justify x Immortal Verse, by Pivotal) scored an impressive debut victory.

So You Think is enjoying a benchmark season and the latest round of achievements see’s SO YOU THINK arguably the “hottest” stallion in Australia. His result this season on the track and in the sale ring are simply phenomenal and the professional buying bench has rallied strongly behind SO YOU THINK making his progeny highly desirable commodities. SO YOU THINK latest data ~ Check out these facts as at 26 May:

Coolmore’s undefeated USA superstar JUSTIFY (USA) kicked off his stud career in perfect fashion in California on Sunday when his first runner named TAHOMA cruised to victory at Santa Anita in a dominant debut victory. Two-year-old colt Tahoma was sent out favourite for the 4½ f (900m) 2YO maiden in a field of eight debutantes. Tahoma powered clear of his rivals to win with authority over 900m by a widening 2 lengths in 53.89.

Dynamic Syndications outstanding 2yo gelding BAROQUE ROAD (Caravaggio x Malibu Road) was scintillating when facing the starter for the first time and left nothing to chance when a dominant winner of Race 1 at Randwick’s Kensington Track on Wednesday afternoon, claiming the TAB Handicap, a 2yo Maiden over 1100m. Expertly trained by Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse, BAROQUE ROAD was a $100,000 Magic Millions Yearling Purchase for Dynamic Syndications / Dean Watt Bloodstock and his co-ownership team look to have a “boom horse” on their hands.

On Thursday 12 May 2022, a Major Milestone was achieved for the incredibly successful CIARON MAHER RACING Team as the co-trainers CIARON MAHER and DAVID EUSTACE scored their 1,000th Race Win as a Training Partnership since the boys set out together on the 1st August 2018. In just 3 years and 9 months, the Dynamic Duo have been represented 1,000 times in the Winner’s Circle, with 91 Stakes Wins (15 Group 1 Wins) included amongst this success.