Having won the race earlier in the day named after his mentor Darren Gauci, apprentice Lewis German has recorded a metropolitan double at Caulfield. After recently transferring his indentures from the Lindsay Park stable to Enver Jusufovic at Cranbourne, German was delighted to land a Saturday city double. German scored… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn faces a dilemma with surprise packet Snitz who may yet convince connections to pay a late-entry fee for the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. The sprinter has returned in career-best form, backing up a strong first up win in a benchmark race with a courageous victory in the… Read More »
She will already command interest at the upcoming broodmare sale but Another Dollar’s price tag has gone up with her Listed Gosford Gold Cup win. The 2000m-race was part of the provincial program transferred to Randwick on Saturday amid coronavirus restrictions and protocols. Chris Waller trains the mare and has… Read More »
Stuart Kendrick’s decision to take a gamble with Tambo’s Mate completed a huge week for the trainer when the gelding earned a start in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. Kendrick trained his 900th career winner on Wednesday and had a Gold Coast metropolitan winner on Friday. He also completed a… Read More »
John Allen is making a habit of winning the Adelaide Guineas at Morphettville. The Victorian-based jockey won the Listed 1600m race for three-year-olds for the third -straight time on Saturday, steering Game Keeper to an impressive victory. Allen won on Peaceful State in 2018 and So We Are in 2019…. Read More »
For the first time in his career, So Si Bon has strung two wins on end with an emphatic victory at Caulfield. Maligned throughout his career, So Si Bon followed a last-start victory at Caulfield on April 18 with success in Saturday’s Bert Bryant Handicap (1600m). Under a patient ride… Read More »
Classy filly Vanna Girl earned valuable black-type and earned herself a tilt at another big prize later in the winter with her win in the Listed Doomben Guineas. Vanna Girl ($2.70) had to work hard to run down gallant Supergiant ($21) by a neck in a thrilling battle over the… Read More »
Masked Crusader has only been beaten once and it does not look like happening again any time soon. Trained by Hawkes Racing, Masked Crusader ran fifth on debut in November at Wyong. He was sent to the Hawkes’ Melbourne stable and registered wins at Caulfield and Bendigo before begin brought… Read More »
A shrewd observation by Nash Rawiller landed him the winning mount on Bottega, who stamped his class with a dominant display at Randwick. Trainer Gerald Ryan had not booked a jockey for the dual acceptor, who was also an emergency for the Gosford Gold Cup but failed to secure a… Read More »
Smart filly Gotta Kiss overcame a bout of pre-race nerves to return to the winners’ list and stamp her winter credentials at Doomben. The Steve 0’Dea-trained Gotta Kiss and Tony Gollan’s Isotope are the considered the best two-year-old fillies in Queensland and are set to meet in some of the… Read More »
A jump-out on a wet track at Cranbourne earlier in the week has led to Barbie’s Fox producing a surprise first-up win at Caulfield. Louise Bonella took the opportunity to trial the filly at Cranbourne on Monday which gave the trainer some confidence leading into Saturday’s Darren Gauci Handicap (1200m)…. Read More »
Bjorn Baker almost gave up on Soldier Of Love after an inglorious debut at Bathurst but happily for the trainer, the owners convinced him to persist. The gelding has continued to go from strength to strength, landing his first Saturday-class win in a drama-packed Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Handicap (1400m)… Read More »
The speedy Blazing Miss has made up for a somewhat disappointing recent performance at Canterbury to score a comprehensive win at Randwick. Her trainer Mark Newnham will now look to step her up to the next level after her 1-3/4 length win over Longbottom at Randwick on Saturday over 1100… Read More »
Oasis Girl has relished a rise in distance and wet track with a commanding victory at Caulfield. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained filly strolled home under Jamie Kah to claim the Rod Fenwick Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. Heavy rain on Saturday morning and during the early part of the… Read More »
The application of blinkers has done the trick on lightly raced two-year-old Ringbolt who has given trainer Tony McEvoy his fourth SA Sires’ Produce Stakes in the past eight years. McEvoy won the Group Three 1400m race for two-year-olds with Modern Tsar (2013), Time Awaits (2017) and She Shao Fly… Read More »
Top jockey Jim Byrne has wasted no time getting back in the winners’ circle after an injury plagued start to the year. Byrne was having his first ride back after a second operation on a broken leg when he steered Hollaback Girl ($4.20) to a win in the TAB Fillies… Read More »
His sire was one of the best stayers of his generation but Peltzer’s future appears to be over shorter courses with the colt demolishing a smart field of juveniles at Randwick. A son of So You Think, Peltzer ($11) bounced to the front for Kerrin McEvoy and extended his advantage… Read More »
Canberra trainer Nick Olive admits he had more than a few nerves ahead he Tejori’s Highway Handicap bid at Randwick but he need not have worried. The filly lived up to her $3.70 favouritism in Saturday’s 1200m-sprint when she beat Ready To Humble ($6.50) by a decisive three-quarters of a… Read More »
Lindsay Park has notched its 50th metropolitan winner for the season with the debut win of Aidensfield at Caulfield. The stable, operated by David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig, lead Ciaron Maher and David Eustace on the Victorian metropolitan trainers’ premiership but trail that operation on the state title…. Read More »
Former stakes performer Dissolution finally returned to something like his best form to score his first win in more than two years. Dissolution ($5) was given the run of the race by jockey Jake Bayliss before hanging on to win in a four-way finish to the Mittys Handicap (2020m) at… Read More »
