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Portelli Racing Partners with Blue Sky and Aquis on Choisir Filly
Feb 22, 2017On the second day of the 2017 Magic Millions Perth yearling Sale, Portelli Racing were fortunate enough to secure an impressive filly with bloodstock agent Julian Blaxland's Blue Sky Bloodstock and Queensland based stud Aquis Farm.The dearest filly of the day, a daughter of ...
Patronize Colt Secured In Perth
Feb 21, 2017While the name Patronize as a stallion might not ring a lot of bells with people, but the name Exceed And Excel surely will – and Patronize is a three-quarter brother to Darley’s Champion Sire-son of Danehill. On Monday at the Perth Magic Millions yearling sale, Gary was ...
Slipper To Slipper … Darby Reigns
Feb 20, 2017Scott Darby wasn’t admitting to how many times he had watched the replay of She Will Reign winning the Group Two TAB Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill, but it’s fairly safe to say it was at least twice. “She (She Will Reign) was just so relaxed on Saturday,” ...
She Will Reign charges into Golden Slipper favouritism with last-to-first blitz
Feb 18, 2017She Will Reign's recovery from a costly split-second lapse has propelled her to Golden Slipper favouritism and - in dramatically turning a negative into a positive - dismissed a lot of questions about her potential. It all came down to the response of jockey Ben Melham. The ...
She Will Reign tightens grip on Golden Slipper after stunning win at Rosehill
Feb 18, 2017The Group 2 Silver Slipper didn’t go to script. She Will Reign was supposed to fly solo out in front, not come out two lengths behind her rivals. Syndicator Scott Darby admitted he gave up when he saw how badly the filly missed the start, her owners group probably felt the ...
Portelli to let Ferrari out of the garage
Feb 17, 2017Saturday’s Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill Gardens can’t come quick enough for Gary Portelli.The Warwick Farm trainer will send current Golden Slipper favourite She Will Reign around in the $250,000 Group 2 event, where she is a dominant favourite, currently quoted at ...
Impressive work from She Will Reign and Single Bullet
Feb 14, 2017Any thoughts that flying filly She Will Reign had lost some of her zip over her summer break were dispelled on Tuesday morning when the Golden Slipper Stakes favourite burned the turf at Warwick Farm.The unbeaten two-year-old is set to resume in Saturday's Silver Slipper Stakes ...
Will Slipper fit sizzling She Will Reign?
Feb 12, 2017For Gary Portelli it is a 100 metres at a time for his exciting filly She Will Reign, who resumes in Saturday’s $250,000 G2 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100 m) at Rosehill.Portelli knows that She Will Reign possesses sizzling speed, but he just doesn’t know how long the filly can ...
She Will Reign Scary Good
Feb 09, 2017Trainer Gary Portelli has issued an ominous warning to the future rivals of boom filly She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain x Courgette, by Charge Forward) following her breathtaking barrier trial win at Warwick Farm on Monday. She Will Reign, who has won her only two starts by a ...
Zoutenant to make amends at Warwick Farm
Feb 08, 2017Zoutenant's first start for Gary Portelli has left the trainer baffled and he will give him the chance to redeem himself at Warwick Farm.Group Two-placed behind Exosphere in the 2015 Roman Consul Stakes when trained by Kevin Moses, Zoutenant failed to recapture that form during ...
Rebel Dane Ready For Last Hurrah
Feb 08, 2017Gary Portelli has confirmed that veteran sprinter Rebel Dane (California Dane x Texarcana, by More Than Ready) will be retired at the conclusion of his upcoming campaign. The dual Group 1 winner will resume in the $2.5 million Gr1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on 1 April, ...
She Will Reign rules barrier trial
Feb 06, 2017Gary Portelli believes She Will Reign is versatile enough to settle behind horses but after her latest barrier trial, the trainer is happy just to let her run. The equal favourite for the Golden Slipper, She Will Reign won a barrier trial over 808 metres by nine lengths on ...
January Newsletter
Feb 01, 2017The January Edition of the Portelli Racing Newsletter is available to read.We take a look back at the success of the stable in 2016, highlighting some outstanding performances from our runners including Rebel Dane, She Will Reign and Testashadow while we look ahead to the ...
Sebring Express to be closer to speed
Jan 28, 2017If Gary Portelli's assessment of Sebring Express is right, the filly will be a lot closer to her stablemate She Will Reign in Golden Slipper betting after she runs in the Widden Stakes.She Will Reign is the $8 second favourite for the Slipper in March while Sebring Express is at ...
Portelli hoping for Selene's staying genes
Jan 18, 2017With Gary Portelli enjoying a superb run, he will turn to a half-sister to Caulfield Cup winner Mummify to continue the stable's success at Warwick Farm.Aside from having Golden Slipper second favourite She Will Reign in his stable, the Warwick Farm trainer added the $1 million ...
Testa Rossa Sprinter Emerges From Shadows
Jan 17, 2017It was the kind of finish that sets the heart racing. Four across the line. All coming down to the bob of a head.Gary Portelli, the trainer of $31 shot, Testashadow, thought his horse had finished second or third. Either way he was going to be happy: prizemoney for second in the ...
Testa Rossa filly from Group 1 family
Jan 16, 2017On the final day of the 2017 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Gary Portelli was extremely happy to secure Lot 930, a bay/brown Testa Rossa filly out of the More Than Ready mare Cortado for just $40,000 from the draft of Baramul Stud. As you’re well aware, Portelli Racing love a ...
Testashadow Has His Moment in the Sun
Jan 15, 2017Testashadow made his first start in a maiden at Canterbury back in February 2014 and finished third behind two horses that would leave their mark at the highest level, Brazen Beau and Hampton Court. While the son of Testa Rossa has no Choose Imaget risen to the heights of those ...
Testashadow Sneaks Home in MM Cup Thriller
Jan 14, 2017There was a reason she was the only appreciate jockey riding at the Gold Coast on Saturday and Deanne Panya used the Magic Millions Raceday as the platform to announce herself as a star of the future. Panya claimed the biggest success of her burgeoning career when she ...
Portelli Chasing Magic Millions Bonus Money
Jan 13, 2017Gary Portelli lines up Falconic in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but there’s more prizemoney on offer for the talented colt.There is an additional $500,000 for the first all-female owned or leased horse to cross the line – with the winner getting ...
Portelli secures Redoute’s Choice colt from Champion family
Jan 13, 2017Day three of the 2017 Magic Millions yearling sale on the Gold Coast saw Gary Portelli take home an extremely well-bred Redoute’s Choice colt from the draft of Arrowfield Stud. Out of the unraced Charge Forward mare Vishneva, who is a half-sister to Cesario, the 2005 Champion ...
Portelli Power at Magic Millions
Jan 09, 2017With the 2017 Magic Millions yearling sale set to commence this coming Wednesday, Gary Portelli will once again be at the sales in the search of the next stable start!Reflective of Gary’s ability to secure yearlings from the sale as well as set them for the lucrative ...
Weight's right for Cosmic Cameo at Farm
Jan 07, 2017The new weight scale in Sydney has caused some headaches but has worked in favour of the Gary Portelli-trained Cosmic Cameo in the Summer Sprint at Warwick Farm.While much of Portelli's focus on Saturday will be on two-year-old Single Bullet, he is happy to see Cosmic Cameo get ...
Portelli yet to bite the Bullet on his Magic Millions dilemma
Jan 06, 2017Gary Portelli is expecting his two-year-old colt Single Bullet to win at Warwick Farm and gain a start in next Saturday’s Magic Million 2YO classic at the Gold Coast.But Portelli isn’t certain whether he wants him to back up the following Saturday.“We need to win or run ...