Victory on Fast ‘n’ Rocking in the Group Three Heffernan Stakes at Sandown has clinched Dwayne Dunn the inaugural Spring Jockeys’ Premiership. Dunn went into the final meeting of Racing Victoria’s Spring Racing Premierships trailing Damien Oliver in the standings but Oliver missed out because of suspension. Points have been… Read More »
When he arrived at Rosehill for his first meeting back from suspension, the most Blake Shinn could have hoped for was three winners from his three scheduled rides. Hugh Bowman’s absence due to illness presented another opportunity on Heart Testa and Shinn walked away with four winners on the eight-race… Read More »
Top jockey Damian Browne confirmed his rating as the go-to man for under-achieving horses when he rode a double from two rides at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Browne, a multiple Group One-winning jockey, won on Tukiyo ($4.40) and Miss Cover Girl ($2.60) who had both been below their top… Read More »
Victory in the Group Two Sandown Guineas has saved the manhood of Petrology. And the three-year-old will now be set for the stallion-making race, the Australian Guineas at Flemington in March. Ridden by Nick Hall, Petrology, backed from $18 to $14, scored by 2-1/4 lengths from the favourite Stratum Star… Read More »
Darren Weir has won four Hobart Cups and the trainer has earmarked Zabisco as a potential contender to chase a fifth after the horse’s Eclipse Stakes win at Sandown. Zabisco ($10) was having his third run back from an injury lay-off and powered home under Kerrin McEvoy to grab the… Read More »
As a two-year-old colt Dothraki had a reputation he found hard to live up to but as a recently gelded four-year-old he may have found his way. Under 60kg at Rosehill on Saturday, Dothraki ($4) won the 1100m benchmark 95, producing a final sprint that belied his topweight to beat… Read More »
A harrowing week was all but forgotten for OTI Racing with the back-to-back wins of Renew and Au Revoir at Sandown. The OTI Racing-owned Renew took out the Sandown Cup over 3200m before French-trained stayer Au Revoir was successful in the Group Two Zipping Classic over 2400m. Earlier in the… Read More »
A spring carnival of firsts for fledgling trainer Archie Alexander has been capped off with imported stayer Renew winning the Listed Sandown Cup. The 28-year-old Englishman is in his first season of training at Ballarat after honing his craft working for some of the biggest stables around the world. He… Read More »
David Vandyke admits he has been surprised by Church Boy’s rapid progress but the trainer will gladly keep raising the bar. Church Boy claimed his fourth win from five starts since Vandyke took over the Segenhoe team when he won over 1500m at Rosehill on Saturday to put himself in… Read More »
Tough two-year-old Mishani Di Caprio remains for sale despite his second win in as many weeks at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Mishani Di Caprio ($2.40) continued the good early season two-year-old run for trainer Les Ross when he won the First Up Racing Connections Handicap (900m). Ross wasn’t getting… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes is setting his sights higher with Wawail after her win in the City Of Greater Dandenong Stakes at Sandown. Undefeated in three starts, Hayes believes Wawail has a lot of improvement, especially in her appearance. Ridden by Michael Walker, Wawail ($9) scored by a head from the… Read More »
MELBOURNE Nov 15 AAP – Gai Waterhouse is hoping Pornichet can reach some of the heights of former stable star Fiorente after the import scored his first Australian win at Sandown. Having his second Australian start in Saturday’s Group Three Sandown Stakes (1500m), French import Pornichet settled behind the speed… Read More »
The education of Paceman is still incomplete but the colt has shown enough on his Rosehill debut to fuel dreams of the Golden Slipper. Paceman was sent out the $1.35 favourite on Saturday, due to his 6-3/4 length barrier trial win last month. Ridden by Josh Parr, Paceman was back… Read More »
Despite winning the Santa’s Magical Kingdom Stakes with favourite Thurlow, trainer Robert Smerdon says the race was hard to watch. Backed from $2 to run the $1.75 favourite, Thurlow took the entire straight under Craig Williams to wear down the leader Miss Gidget ($26) to score by a nose. Smerdon… Read More »
Willie Mullins is confident Hurricane Fly still has what it takes to make his mark at the top level ahead of his return in the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown. Having already racked up an astonishing 19 Grade One victories, the 10-year-old will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest… Read More »
The Zipping Classic meeting provides Dwayne Dunn with a chance to overhaul Damien Oliver in the inaugural Spring Racing jockeys’ premiership. Jockeys and trainers earn points over 16 feature spring carnival meetings in Melbourne, culminating in Saturday’s Sandown program. Points have been awarded on a 3-2-1 basis for each race… Read More »
Craig Newitt has the chance to make an impression at one of Singapore’s biggest race meetings ahead of his move there in the new year. Newitt has nine rides on Sunday’s Singapore Gold Cup program including Goodman in the Group One feature for trainer Laurie Laxon. The Melbourne-based hoop will… Read More »
Racehorse syndicator Dean Watt and his son Adam have failed in their appeals against fines totalling $20,000 for improper action. Dean Watt, who is the head of Dynamic Syndications, and his son who works for the company, were found guilty of registering domain names and websites of leading trainer Chris… Read More »
The decision not to run Epingle in the staying feature on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival is one trainer Mick Kent hopes will have its reward at Sandown. Kent scratched Epingle from the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) last Saturday at Flemington to save her for the Zipping… Read More »
Joe Pride has had the last laugh with Terravista confirming his place on top of the world in the latest international ratings. Terravista joined Lankan Rupee on 123 in the latest international rankings, a figure that seals the pair as the world’s best sprinters. A couple of months ago Pride… Read More »
