Melbourne jockey Ben Melham knows the strengths and weaknesses of Homesman who makes his return in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick. Owned by a consortium including Lloyd and Nick Williams, Homesman runs for the first time in Saturday’s 1600m-Group One Chipping Norton Stakes for Anthony Freedman. Now trained at… Read More »
A week after producing a Hobartville Stakes upset with Brandenburg, John Sargent will look for a repeat with promising fillies Emeralds and Aspect Ratio in the Group One Surround Stakes. Brandenburg started double-figure odds when he claimed the scalps of several high-class three-year-olds in the Group Two Hobartville, including Microphone… Read More »
Veteran sprinter I’m A Rippa has bounced back from a hoof injury which ruined his Magic Millions day and is ready for his next assignment at Doomben. I’m A Rippa had been building up to the QTIS Magic Millions race on January 11, which he won in 2019, when disaster… Read More »
Khalid Abdullah has owned some of the world’s most famous horses but will get personal satisfaction if Tacitus can win the inaugural Saudi Cup. A member of the Saudi royal family, Abdullah is recognised globally as one of the most prominent owner/breeders in the sport through his Juddmonte Farms operation…. Read More »
The Odyssey is not a noted first-up performer but trainer Kelly Schweida believes the gelding is the fittest he has been for a return to racing. The Odyssey will resume in the QTIS Three-Year-Old The Jewel Plate Prelude (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday. He will be having his first start… Read More »
Champion British jumps jockey Richard Johnson has shown he will not give up the title without a fight, riding two winners from two rides on his return from injury. Johnson broke his arm in a fall on January 21 and was back in action at Musselburgh on Thursday (Friday AEDT)…. Read More »
Japanese racing authorities will bar spectators from meetings immediately in measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In addition, there will be no sale of betting tickets or payout of winning tickets on race days or payout on weekdays at all JRA racecourses and off-track betting facilities with all… Read More »
With his regular rider Jye McNeil set to compete in Sydney, Blazejowski will have a new jockey when he steps up to stakes level for the first time at Flemington. Craig Williams rides Blazejowski in Saturday’s Group Three Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) with McNeil originally booked to ride How Womantic… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney hopes Alabama Express can win the Australian Guineas in Melbourne while Randwick Guineas plans for Harlech will become clearer after an important gallop in New Zealand. Moroney saddles up Alabama Express in Saturday’s $1 million Australian Guineas at Flemington, with the colt trying to add a Group… Read More »
James Cummings is the first to admit it has been a while between wins for Pohutukawa but he is confident she can right that record at Randwick. The mare’s last win was the Kembla Grange Classic almost 12 months ago, although she has run some superb races since. She recorded… Read More »
The prospect of a wet track gives Toowoomba filly Miss Cavallo another chance of an upset win at Doomben. Doomben has been soaked in the past month and is in the soft range after showers this week. Further rain is predicted with up to 15mm expected on Saturday. Miss Cavallo… Read More »
The bubble around one-time Golden Slipper favourite Cellsabeel has burst while track bias at Caulfield has put a question mark over the Blue Diamond Stakes form. Just three weeks out from the $3.5 million Golden Slipper, trainer Peter Snowden is not unduly surprised by the ebb and flow of candidates… Read More »
Premier Melbourne jockey Craig Williams is after bragging rights in the Australian Guineas, a race he says has a state of origin feel about it. Runners representing Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand line up in the Group One Australian Guineas over 1600m at Flemington on Saturday…. Read More »
A Group One win is missing from Alligator Blood’s growing list of achievements and trainer David Vandyke hopes that is about to change. Alligator Blood’s agonisingly close second to Super Seth in the $2 million Group One Caulfield Guineas last October is the star Queensland three-year-old’s only defeat in 10… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has declared he would not swap Flit for any other filly in the Group One Surround Stakes despite his healthy respect for favourite and chief rival Funstar. The pair is set to clash for the first time at Randwick on Saturday after pursuing different spring paths with Flit… Read More »
Eric The Eel will wear blinkers for the first time when he races at Doomben as a final trial for a trip to Sydney. Eric The Eel steps up to 1600m in the Pines Pacific Ale Plate at Doomben on Saturday and if he races well he will head to… Read More »
Having adopted the philosophy that winning races starts in the sales ring, Te Akau Racing will again be out to make its mark in Australia, led by its latest Group One winner Te Akau Shark. Principal David Ellis is a renowned judge of horses and has enjoyed success and longevity… Read More »
South Australian three-year-old Dalasan will have his fourth rider in as many starts when Jamie Kah takes over the reins in the Australian Guineas . Kah will have her first ride aboard the quirky Dalasan in Saturday’s Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington with Ben Melham, who rode the… Read More »
Despite the Melbourne and Sydney autumn carnivals being in full swing, trainer Ciaron Maher is not going to miss the opportunity to watch his first runner at the Cheltenham Festival in England. Maher, a dual purpose-trainer who is in partnership with David Eustace, has Big Blue nominated for four races… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote has some bad news for rival trainers who may have been hoping star two-year-old Rothfire had started to train off since his last-start win. Rothfire made it three wins from three starts when he strolled home by 4-1/2 lengths to win a two-year-old handicap at Eagle Farm… Read More »
