Target In Sight completed a remarkable comeback from a career-threatening setback to win the Magic Millions Sprint (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Target In Sight’s career was in jeopardy when he suffered a bleeding attack after finishing last in the QTC Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm last June…. Read More »
A last-minute decision to stick to tried-and-true tactics with Houtzen has paid off big-time with the free-wheeling filly a brilliant winner of the $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic at the Gold Coast. Houtzen signalled she could be the fourth horse to win the Magic Millions-Golden Slipper double with a… Read More »
Losing his claim hasn’t slowed down apprentice Regan Bayliss, who has notched his second stakes winner in the first couple of weeks of the new year at Flemington. Bayliss outrode his claim with a winning treble at Flemington on December 17 and has ridden eight city winners since including the… Read More »
Winning Rupert lost his aura of invincibility when he was beaten out of the placings in Saturday’s Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast won by $101 outsider Flying Jess. Winning Rupert, the $1.65 favourite, suffered his first defeat in six starts when he finished fourth to the John Moloney-trained… Read More »
Jockeys Micheal Hellyer and Anthony Allen have been early casualties in the stewards room at the Gold Coast on Magic Millions dayt. Hellyer was suspended for 11 days, starting on Sunday night, after being found guilty of causing interference to Centre Pivot in Saturday’s Magic Millions Trophy. Hellyer, who finished… Read More »
Sydney apprentice Deanne Panya’s hard work has been the catalyst for her biggest career win on Testashadow in the $1 million Magic Millions Cup (1400m). Panya gave the Gary Portelli-trained Testashadow ($31) the run of the race before hitting the lead in the straight and then holding on in a… Read More »
Stakes-winning sprinter Thermal Current has bounced back from a first-up failure to give apprentice Beau Mertens his first Flemington double. Thermal Current beat one runner home in the Group Three Standish Handicap first-up on January 1, but returned to winning form in Saturday’s Arbroath Handicap, dropping from 1200m to 1000m,… Read More »
Private Secretary turned the tables on arch-rival I Am Zelady in the Magic Millions Fillies And Mares to set up a Group One mission in the autumn. Trainer Greg Hickman is eyeing off the Coolmore Quality (1500m) at Rosehill in March for Private Secretary after she produced a whirlwind last-to-finish… Read More »
Wearing a black armband and with tears in his eyes, apprentice jockey Andrew Adkins has honoured the life of Margaret Quinton with an emotional win at Randwick. Saturday’s Highway Handicap was selected as the race where riders would wear black armbands in memory of trainer Ron Quinton’s wife, who died… Read More »
Champion trainer Darren Weir has had to sit through a protest hearing before celebrating the win of Stratum Star in the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2200m) at the Gold Coast. Weir produced one of his best training feats to get Stratum Star ($3.60) to beat Feltre ($19) by a… Read More »
Deja Blue has quickly become a mare young jockey Jye McNeil will long remember. McNeil guided Deja Blue to victory in Saturday’s Meadow Mist Handicap at Flemington, having also been aboard when the four-year-old won two starts before that at Sandown on December 21. Both city wins were significant for… Read More »
Godolphin trainer John O’Shea has his sights on the Group Three PJ Bell Stakes after three-year-old filly Raiment defeated older horses at Randwick. Raiment ($2.70 fav) looked a class above her rivals as she powered to a 1-1/4 length win from Sangiovese ($4.60), which crossed the line a short neck… Read More »
Third time proved the lucky charm for Madotti when she won the Magic Millions QTIS Open (1300m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Trainer Matthew Dunn breathed a sigh of relief when Madotti ($4.60) held off the fast-finishing In His Stride ($10) to win by a nose in a gripping… Read More »
Menari may not have the profile of trainer Gerald Ryan’s Magic Millions Classic hope Chauffeur, but an eye-catching debut has announced his potential as another of the stable’s exciting two-year-old colts. While Chauffeur, last year’s $1.6 million sale-topper, is on the Gold Coast with Ryan for the $2 million 2YO… Read More »
Irish Constabulary, who didn’t begin racing until he was seven, has earned a crack at stakes company with a dominant win at the Gold Coast. By taking out Saturday’s $250,000 Magic Millions Country Cup (1400m) Irish Constabulary ($10) gave jockey Micheal Hellyer one of his biggest wins when he sprinted… Read More »
Magic Millions Guineas hopes for Oak Door had to be shelved when he had not earned enough prize money, but the colt has landed a consolation win at Flemington. After Saturday’s victory at Melbourne racing’s headquarters in the Better Beyond Plate, Oak Door’s part-owner Ken Marshall paid tribute to the… Read More »
The decision to geld Ajani has helped the Sydney training partnership of Peter and Paul Snowden continue its Magic Millions day strike-rate. Ajani ($15 to $9) came from barrier 15 to beat Dortmund ($4) by three-quarters of a length in Saturday’s $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden (1200m) at the Gold Coast…. Read More »
While champion Melbourne rider Damien Oliver planned a smash-and-grab raid at Gosford, he has instead emerged from the meeting winless and with a suspension. In searing conditions, Oliver was unable to take the honours in the Listed Gosford Gold Cup with the Kris Lee-trained Sense Of Occasion finishing second. Oliver… Read More »
It has taken five seasons of racing for trainer Gerald Ryan to try Red Excitement over a staying trip but his Listed Gosford Gold Cup win is further proof the seven-year-old has turned over a new leaf. Aside from one start over 1900m as a three-year-old when trained by Neville… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has had the perfect entree to one of the biggest days of his training career with Imposing Lass taking out the Group Three Belle Of The Turf Stakes at Gosford. Baker is on the Gold Coast where he will saddle up a host of chances on Magic Millions… Read More »
