Things did not pan out how Tony McEvoy thought they might with Vinland’s debut but the colt’s recent barrier trial win in Sydney has buoyed the trainer’s confidence for the Inglis Nursery. The two-year-old confirmed his place in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) at Randwick after impressing McEvoy in a… Read More »
Winx, the superstar of Australian racing, is back in work as she looks to plunder more Group One races in the autumn. The champion mare defended her Cox Plate crown with a devastating eight-length win, her 13th-straight victory. Trainer Chris Waller said Winx returned to his stable on Friday for… Read More »
James Innes is putting in his bid for Sydney’s apprentices’ premiership with the in-form hoop rocketing to the top of the tree. Innes went to the equal lead with a double at Rosehill on Saturday and has nine metropolitan wins, along with Deanne Panya. The 21-year-old got Girl Sunday home… Read More »
Darren Weir has scrapped Villers Stakes plans for Rageese, but Victoria’s premier trainer is still likely to be represented in Sydney racing’s summer feature. Weir said seven-year-old gelding Kenjorwood would probably head to Sydney for Saturday’s $250,000 Group Two Villiers Stakes over 1600m raced at Randwick after his last-start second… Read More »
Promising Cylinder Beach is set to miss the Group Two Villiers at Randwick on Saturday to race in Brisbane. Cylinder Beach has been entered for the Villiers and the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Doomben with both races over 1600m. The gelding was a brilliant first-up winner at Eagle Farm two… Read More »
Impressive three-year-old Starcourt will get a chance to confirm the big opinion of him by taking on stakes company at his next start. Starcourt was one of four winners for jockey Michael Rodd and part of a double for the Bryan and Daniel Guy training partnership at Doomben on Friday…. Read More »
Heather Poland will be able to ride her favourite horse Eckstein in the Magic Millions Guineas despite getting a hefty suspension for her winning ride on the filly at Eagle Farm. Poland is developing a great association with the Kurt Goldman-trained Eckstein who gave her a first stakes win in… Read More »
Sydney mare Ravi has confirmed trainer Peter Snowden’s belief she is a future Group horse with her win at Eagle Farm. Starting favourite, Ravi ($2.25) scored by 3 1/4 lengths to Unequivocal ($7) in the Listed Just Now Quality. Snowden had planned to send Ravi to Brisbane a fortnight ago… Read More »
Bypassing a race in Sydney has paid off for the connections of Snoopy with a hard-fought win at Flemington. The Hawkes Racing-trained galloper was heavily supported to take out the Western Health Pharmacy Cup on Saturday and didn’t let his supporters down. Snoopy was an entrant for the TAB Handicap… Read More »
Heather Poland was been rewarded for her hard work with Eckstein, combining with the talented when they combined for their first stakes win on Saturday. Poland went to the lead on Eckstein ($9) and held on to beat Candika ($11) by a half-neck with a head to the favourite Gibraltar… Read More »
Well-backed Godolphin three-year-old Khaki has made an encouraging introduction to Melbourne racing, taking the step from a Kembla Grange maiden to win stylishly at Flemington. Khaki broke his maiden in convincing fashion in NSW last month in his first start of the campaign before the Godolphin team pinpointed Saturday’s Dorevitch… Read More »
My Psychiatrist has made a remarkable fightback, climbing off the canvas at Rosehill and putting herself in the frame for a stakes debut. Trainer Joe Pride scored a race-to-race double after My Psychiatrist stepped out to 2000m for the first time and won the ATC Members Christmas Handicap on Saturday…. Read More »
Michael Rodd has continued his stellar form in his brief Brisbane visit to ensure NSW made a flying start in the State of Origin jockeys series at Eagle Farm. Rodd, who rode four winners at Doomben on Friday, steered comeback horse Arki ($9) to a close win in the first… Read More »
Apprentice Jack Martin won’t forget his first ride at Flemington. It landed him a winner carrying the colours of Melbourne Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams aboard the well supported Goathland in Saturday’s Vaughan Constructions Handicap. Martin gave the Irish-bred Goathland ($3.20) a perfect ride in third position before gaining a split… Read More »
An impressive first-up win to Divine Mr Artie has provided a tonic for trainer Brendan McCarthy who broke his arm when kicked by a horse. Jockey Craig Williams was impressed by the way the four-year-old gelding returned to racing in Saturday’s Plenary Group Handicap (1200m) and is convinced the Group… Read More »
The decision to give I Told Georgie a tree-change has paid dividends with the mare breaking through to win the Highway Handicap at Rosehill. I Told Georgie was originally trained by Ron Quinton who recommended she be sent to Goulburn trainer Danny Williams after he felt she wasn’t up to… Read More »
Chris Waller knows better than most trainers what it takes to win a Group race and he believes Zumbelina has the necessary attributes after she made it four wins on the trot at Rosehill. Sent out the $2.40 favourite, Zumbelina stalked the speed before jockey Brenton Avdulla pulled her into… Read More »
The Matt Laurie-trained Electric Tribute has upset odds-on favourite Galaxy Raider , courtesy of a well-judged front-running ride by Dwayne Dunn at Flemington. Electric Tribute ($10) went into Saturday’s Cafe Adamo Handicap (1600m) after a last-start win at Kilmore over 1450m and Dunn was able to control the race from… Read More »
Smart filly Colosimo could carry blinkers in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic after her impressive win at Eagle Farm. Colosimo ($2.70) made it two wins from two starts when she beat Go Daisy ($17) by 3/4 length with the same margin to Bold Kingston ($4.80) on Saturday. The win took… Read More »
Attending one of the second-tier yearling sales has proven beneficial for trainer Darren Weir and his friends. Lyuba, winner of Saturday’s Lanec Services Handicap at Flemington, recorded her fifth win from seven starts and took her prize money past $200,000. All from a $2000 yearling purchase at the 2014 Melbourne… Read More »
