There's no doubt about the biggest story from the Easter weekend of racing in Sydney: the incredible Group One treble by the all-conquering Gai Waterhouse.
The first lady of Sydney racing won New South Wales' second-richest race, the A$2.5 million Group One San Miguel Doncaster Handicap, for the sixth time with exciting four-year-old Grand Armee.
She also won the Group One Galaxy with Snowland, a three-year-old son of the ever-popular Snippets. Snowland's win was a huge result for Widden Stud, who bought a major share in the speedster a few months ago to secure him as a future stallion.
Waterhouse then came out yesterday and completed her Group One treble with Hasna, also by Snippets, in the AJC Sires' Produce Stakes - not bad for someone who has only been training for 10 years.
Former Hong Kong-based trainer Patrick Biancone has emerged with a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday week. Brancusi, a son of Deputy Commander, did a mighty piece of work at Keeneland (Lexington, Kentucky) on Sunday, going five furlongs in 59 seconds flat. It was the colt's first serious workout since finishing second to Peace Rules in the Grade One Blue Grass Stakes - a significant Kentucky Derby lead-up - at Keeneland on April 12.
Biancone had his Hong Kong licence suspended in September 1999 when three of his runners tested positive for prohibited substances.