Ole Kirk (Aus)

by Kit Gow/TTR AusNZ Magic Millions racing resumed on Friday night and it delivered an emotional win for Tommy Berry with O' Ole (Aus) (Ole Kirk {Aus}) in the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic (video). The feat was accomplished 11 years after his late brother Nathan guided Unencumbered (Aus) (Testa Rossa {Aus}) to victory in the same race for the same trainer, Bjorn Baker. The filly burst out of the pack within the last furlong of the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic and flew home to defeat perennial...

King Kirk (Aus), one of the most promising two-year-olds in Australia following his debut win in the G3 Breeders' Plate at Randwick last month, has died as a result of a freak accident, Racenet reported on Tuesday. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, King Kirk had participated in a barrier trial earlier in the day as he continued his preparation for a tilt at the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast on Saturday, January 11. However, the son of first-season sire Ole Kirk (Aus) reportedly...