Unbeaten colt Super Suave will make his city debut against three-year-olds instead of older horses after drawing a good barrier at Eagle Farm. Trainer Liam Birchley entered Super Suave for the Three-Year-Old (1200m) and the Class 3 Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. But he elected to go with… Read More »
When Rebel Dane walks out of Gary Portelli’s driveway for the final time, he knows he could be waving goodbye to a once-in-a-lifetime ride. While that moment is not expected to come until next year, the trainer and his Group One journeyman will bid a sad farewell to the Moonee… Read More »
A dry track and general improvement in the racing surface could help Sea Red break her long-running Eagle Farm hoodoo. Sea Red can run final sectional times comparable with stakes horses and her get-back racing style would indicate she should love Eagle Farm which has a long straight. But Sea… Read More »
Godolphin stayer Qewy has moved a little further up the Melbourne Cup ballot order after being penalised for his Geelong Cup win. The Charlie Appleby-trained stayer, who beat Grey Lion and Oceanographer in Wedesday’s race, has been given a half-kilogram penalty by Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter following his all-the-way… Read More »
Geelong Cup winner Qewy has received a .5kg penalty for his win in Wednesday’s Geelong Cup. The Godolphin stayer led all of the way beating off International rival Grey Lion who looked to have his measure on numerous occasions in the straight. The .5kg penalty will see Qewy carry 50.5kg… Read More »
The much-travelled Rebecca Williams can take advantage of a shortage of claiming apprentices in Brisbane when she rides well fancied Hard Stride at Eagle Farm. Emma Ljung and Sarah Eilbeck are injured, Tiffani Brooker is suspended, and Matt McGillivray is riding in Sydney meaning Williams is one of the few… Read More »
A decision is still pending on whether Hong Kong jockeys Joao Moreira and Sam Clipperton will be allowed to travel to Melbourne for Group One races at Moonee Valley as Typhoon Haima approaches. While the weather is fine early on Thursday, the typhoon is heading towards Hong Kong and is… Read More »
Winx has already excelled under the pressure of a Cox Plate which gives trainer Chris Waller added confidence going into the mare’s defence of the $3 million race. Waller says he couldn’t be happier with Winx two days out from Saturday’s weight-for-age race at Moonee Valley, but he also respects… Read More »
Trainer Peter Snowden is keeping his eye on Melbourne’s weather, saying Capitalist needs a good track to show his best in the 2016 Manikato Stakes. Snowden says the Golden Slipper-winning colt is in good order for Friday night’s Group One race but he is concerned by a forecast for rain…. Read More »
A typhoon could ruin the plans of two top jockeys who have rides in the 2016 Manikato Stakes and Cox Plate. Joao Moreira has been booked to ride Vadamos in the 2016 Cox Plate on Saturday while Sam Clipperton has a ride on English in the Manikato Stakes on Friday night. The Hong Kong Jockey… Read More »
English trainer Charlie Appleby has not ruled out a 2016 Melbourne Cup start for Scottish with stablemates Qewy and Oceanographer also moving close to a start with their first and third in the Geelong Cup. Appleby said the Godolphin team would finalise plans for the Melbourne Cup early next week… Read More »
Glyn Schofield says he is highly likely to appeal the severity of a careless riding suspension which will put an end to his Victoria Derby hopes on Prized Icon. Schofield was outed for his ride on Laucala at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Stewards determined that Laucala shifted in and caused… Read More »
Danny Nikolic will miss another spring racing carnival but won’t give up on his two-pronged battle to ride again, even if it means going all the way to Australia’s highest court. Nikolic wants to mount a High Court challenge to a police order banning him from race meetings but Racing… Read More »
Godolphin stayer Qewy has moved a step closer to a Melbourne Cup start with his all-the-way win in the Geelong Cup. Qewy led home an all-international result from horses stabled at the Werribee quarantine centre in the 2400m-race on Wednesday. Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Qewy ($4) scored by a long-head… Read More »
Days before Winx’s Cox Plate defence, the champion mare’s part-owner Debbie Kepitis has had another win to cheer about at Warwick Farm. As trainer Chris Waller puts the finishing touches on Winx’s preparation for Saturday’s weight-for-age championship, he teamed up with Kepitis for Chaussure’s win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday…. Read More »
Saga Miss has confirmed her rating as one of the most improved mares in Queensland with an authoritative win in open company at the Gold Coast. Before Wednesday, Saga Miss had won a maiden and a restricted race over 1800 metres. The training team of Peter and Will Hulbert looked… Read More »
The Manikato Stakes is a 1200 metre weight-foro-age Group One sprint worth $1 million at Moonee Valley. HISTORY: * Formerly known as the Freeway Stakes, the race was renamed in 1984 in honour of the famed sprinter Manikato who won the race twice and is buried at Moonee Valley. *… Read More »
Captain Duffy has earned himself a shot at the 2016 Victoria Derby with a strong staying performance at Geelong. The South Australian-trained three-year-old, who has been based at Caulfield for the spring, outstayed his rivals to take out the Geelong Classic on Wednesday. A pick-up ride for Noel Callow following… Read More »
Singapore based Vlad Duric has been booked to ride Excess Knowledge in the Melbourne Cup. But first Duric will partner the stayer in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup on Saturday. Duric, who is sitting second on the jockeys’ premiership table in Singapore this season said it was always a thrill… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Capitalist will attempt to become the latest three-year-old to upstage the older sprinters in Melbourne this season when he tries to emulate Sepoy in the Manikato Stakes. Peter Snowden prepared Golden Slipper winner Sepoy who is the most recent three-year-old to win the Group One Manikato at… Read More »
