International numbers for the Melbourne Spring Carnival have been boosted slightly with some late entries for the Group 1 races. The three metropolitan clubs in Melbourne have some late international nominations for their spring features. Nominations for the Melbourne Cup, the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate closed last week… Read More »
Jockey Mark Zahra hopes to back riding on Memsie Stakes Day after a tumble at Flemington left him with a hairline fracture to an elbow. Zahra was aboard Second Slip and cantering to the barriers ahead of the fifth race at Flemington last Saturday when he was thrown from the Adelaide-trained galloper. “We had… Read More »
May trained his first winner in February this year with Messina Magic breaking her maiden over 1600m at Orange. The Englishman is now set to move into multiple Group One-winning trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith’s Hawkesbury property, with Mayfield-Smith relocating to Coffs Harbour. “That (first win) was a monkey I was glad to… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is taking a different spring approach to the one he adopted 12 months ago with Nonconformist. Aimed at last year’s Caulfield Cup, Nonconformist fell behind in his preparation when there was little wriggle-room following a setback. However, by starting the gelding’s preparation off in the Group 2 P B Lawrenece Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
For the third time in as many years, star South Australian galloper Dalasan is set to commence his spring campaign in the Spring Stakes at Morphettville. As a three-year-old, the Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained Dalasan won the Group 3 sprint over 1200m then last year he finished second to Behemoth, an… Read More »
Jockey Colin Haddon is confident Desert Thorn can justify his market status and win the Tabtouch Broome Sprint (1300m) for the second time in three years on Tuesday. Desert Thorn has won four races in Broome this season including his past two and in an open event the Jim Enright-trained eight-year-old… Read More »
â Leah Kilner has not wasted any time in demonstrating that she will provide a further boost to the riding ranks in South-East Queensland. Kilner, who landed a Saturday Metropolitan double aboard Rock Amore and Emerald Kingdom for leading trainers Tony Gollan and Robert Heathcote at Eagle Farm on July 31,… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes is hoping Sansom can raise the bar higher when he runs in the P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Sansom returned from a break to claim the Listed Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on July 24 and rises to 1400m at Group 2 level on Saturday. Stokes is confident Sansom is… Read More »
The Lindsay Park pair of Ben and JD Hayes will be hoping for a better outcome from Crosshaven when he resumes at Caulfield. The Hayes boys were left disappointed with Aysar’s performance in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington last Saturday and will be represented by Crosshaven in the… Read More »
Graeme Murray’s impressive last start winner Nicci’s Song will be looking to take the next step when she lines up in the Vinery Stud Handicap (900m) at Newcastle on Wednesday. Newcastle plays host to this week’s midweek metropolitan meeting due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Sydney. Nicci’s Song was… Read More »
The Golden Rose-nominated Sebrenco headlines a trio of runners for the Bartley stable at Newcastle on Wednesday. Wyong-based trainer Tracey Bartley has accepted with three runners for the metropolitan midweek program at Newcastle, with a 2021 Golden Rose nominee among them. Sebrenco will line up in the Ranvet Handicap (1200m) with… Read More »
Dom Celisano is off the mark after sealing his first win as an owner-trainer at Pinjarra last Thursday. The 47-year-old had Red Dwarf go around in the Glenn Money Maiden (1600m) and the lightly-raced six-year-old didn’t let him down with a 1 ÂŒ length victory. At just his fourth career start,… Read More »
The famous Birdsville Races have been postponed until April next year. The new dates for the event are Sunday, April 10, 2022 and Monday, April 11, 2022. The announcement, made by the Birdsville Race Club, also confirmed that the Birdsville racing fixture for September 2022 would remain in place, meaning… Read More »
Get ready for trainers and connections with contenders but no confirmed place yet in the 2021 The Everest to start lobbying hard and fast on behalf of their runners as they attempt to secure a place in the rich race line-up. Troy Corstens is one of those already beating The… Read More »
The highly rated Ayrton finished unplaced in an 800m trial on heavy going at Cranborne today, but co-trainer Mick Price was happy enough because he felt that Ayrtonâs trial performance was just what the doctored as the four time winner from five starts plots a path back to racing action… Read More »
Another promising Toowoomba based runner will be heading south after a purchase offer too good too refuse was accepted by Dr Kim McCasker, the owner of the very well performed, newly turned three-year-old filly Hinged. Hinged, who established a proud record of five wins from only seven starts, all as… Read More »
With the lifting of the latest lockdown in eleven Local Government Areas across South East Queensland yesterday afternoon, Racing Queensland has confirmed that patrons will again be welcome to race meetings in South East Queensland, subject to some on-going Covid-19 provisions such as the wearing of face masks at all… Read More »
Great expectations going into the Missile Stakes turned into massive disappointment after the race for connections of the Joe Pride trained Fasika, who started favourite for the Group 2 event. Fasika finished a creditable third, less than a length behind Phobetor and Chat in the Missile Stakes, but she bled… Read More »
Heâs probably the most boomed horse weâve seen in Australia for years after his stunning Gr 1 effort in the winter, and so it was good to see ZAAKI (Leroidesanimaux – Kesara) return to the track at Warwick Farm this morning. He trialled over 900m under former French Gr 1… Read More »
Following the departure of David Hayes to Hong Kong and Tom Dabernig branching out on his own, Lindsay Park is going through a rebuilding phase. But the stable still has four entries in both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in the spring. Two of those horses â Rostropovich and Port GuillaumeÂ â… Read More »
