Trainer Grahame Begg is Adelaide bound with his smart mare Niance which in turn could lead the sprinter to a campaign in Brisbane. With no suitable sprint options for Niance at Flemington on Saturday, Begg has decided to head to the Group 3 John Hawkes Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville. Ironically… Read More »
Craig Williams will be looking to end a busy weekend with a Group 1 victory in Hong Kong, partnering 2025 Hong Kong Derby victor Cap Ferrat in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on April 26. Williams will have close to a full book in Adelaide on… Read More »
The horse’s name was a mouthful. The horse’s performance was too darn hot for his opposition to handle … and the win of Afireofgidgeecoals in the $500 000 Group 2 Karrakatta Plate over 1200m at Ascot also showed what a difference a week can make in the life of a… Read More »
Speedster Jigsaw extended his remarkable winning streak to seven with another front-running display in the $5 million The Quokka in Perth. Partnered by Logan Bates, Jigsaw adopted his customary aggressive tactics, rolling to the lead early and proving too strong once again, holding off all challengers to continue his outstanding… Read More »
Local trainer Pat Carey has finally got the Hareeba Stakes monkey off his back with Recon staging a blinding finishing burst to score at Mornington. The Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) had been a thorn in Carey’s side who had been trying to win the race for a number of years,… Read More »
Godolphin’s Beiwacht put an exclamation mark on Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller’s unrivalled run of success through the Sydney autumn carnival success with his tough all-the-way win against a star-studded field in the Group 1 $1.5 million All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. For good measure,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-trained Kings Valley has earned a ballot exemption into the Caulfield Cup after a fighting win at Mornington. Success in the Listed Mornington Cup on Saturday provides the winner with a ‘Golden Ticket’ into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October. Saturday’s victory was Maher’s second in… Read More »
The remarkable Mazu is a rising eight-year-old but has retained his speed and enthusiasm for racing, leading throughout to complete his hat-trick of wins in the Group 3 $250,000 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. The Joe Pride-trained Mazu’s previous wins in the Hall Mark were on heavy tracks where… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller completed an unprecedented Sydney Saturday Group 1 clean sweep when Fireball defeated stablemate Campione D’Italia in the $1 million Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This was the eighth successive (and final) Saturday of Group 1 racing in Sydney for the autumn… Read More »
But unlike Waller’s previous winners, Asterix’s was a little unexpected with the rising eight-year-old gelding sent out as a $16 chance. A New Zealand Derby winner four years ago, Asterix seemed to lose his way before showing glimpses of his best last summer winning The Beauford and running second in… Read More »
Matias put himself into the Queensland Derby conversation after his strong win in the Group 3 $250,000 Frank Packer Plate (2000m). This win came just 35 minutes after stablemate Snitzel Dancer won the Group 3 Carr Stakes. Ryan trained Snitzel to win an Oakleigh Plate before the sprinter went to… Read More »
Snitzel Dancer justified the faith trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou have in the filly when she broke through at stakes level to win the Group 3 $250,000 James HB Carr Stakes (1400m). Ryan admitted he was mystified when Snitzel Dancer in successive Warwick Farm starts to start her campaign…. Read More »
Trainer Mick Price reverted to his pre-training days when he did the parade work with The Speed Machine at Mornington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained two-year-old became a handful when saddling and Price took on strapping duties before the running of the Mornington Sires (1000m) on Saturday. The… Read More »
The three-year-old Zoustar filly Plaintiff will be looking to extend her unbeaten run to five straight wins when she tackles the Group 3 James H B Carr Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The Peter Snowden trained runner completed a neat hat trick of wins in a perfect three-race first preparation… Read More »
On a day when the $5 million Quokka takes centre stage in Perth, last year’s winner of Western Australia’s richest race, Joker’s Grin, will be having his first, much anticipated run since relocating to the Chris Waller stable when he goes out to contest the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr team had hoped for a wet Sydney autumn and planned a campaign around that for La Fracas. Price has said the gelding is one of the best, if not the best, wet track performers he has put a saddle on. However, conditions were not… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has been looking for the right opportunity to try Kings Valley over a trip again. And that opportunity comes up in the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Kings Valley was first emergency when the fields came out on Wednesday but has snuck his way into the… Read More »
Bookmakers are finding it difficult to separate the three main fancies for the $5 million Quokka at Ascot on Saturday with Jigsaw, Caballus and Rey Magnerio currently all eye-balling each other at a quote of $4.80 … and you can understand why that is. The Cindy Alderson trained Jigsaw is… Read More »
Dual Cup winner Half Yours will make his return to racing in Saturday’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick, stepping out against some of Australia’s leading sprinters. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained five-year-old, who claimed both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in 2025, is currently rated a… Read More »
For a boutique stable, David Payne has an uncanny knack of finding Group 1 performers, and he is hoping two-year-old Persian Wonder can become his latest. The youngster tackles Saturday’s Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, bidding to break his maiden at the highest level after a series of encouraging performances,… Read More »
