Scottish Dancer may not be the best horse in Victoria but he is proving a good commodity for training newcomer Andrew Bobbin. Set to run in the VRC Member Michael Kiely Trophy (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday, Scottish Dancer is the star performer of Bobbin’s team. The five-year-old son of… Read More »
The Michael Costa-trained Phobetor faces his toughest challenge to date against multiple Group One winner Kolding in the Missile Stakes. There was a time when most of Tommy Berry’s exchanges with Michael Costa happened in the stewards’ room but at Randwick on Saturday, the pair will team up to chase… Read More »
It’s been three days since Rothfire’s scintillating trail on Tuesday morning and trainer Robert Heathcote could not be more thrilled with the progress of the star performer following his long road to recovery after the career threatening injury he suffered back in the Golden Rose on September 26 last year…. Read More »
The fact that nobody is immune to the adverse effects surrounding mental health issues has been well documented in recent times with several high profile and successful … certainly performance-wise … elite athletes also shining the light on the on this dark but intangible presence which can take over people’s… Read More »
The Astrologist will chase a third win in four starts up the Flemington straight when he contests the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap. Troy Corstens is looking forward to The Astrologist returning to his home track at Flemington and getting back into winning. Not that The Astrologist is going poorly, it is just Corstens, who… Read More »
One of the hallmarks of a good racehorse is resilience and Sky Command is showing plenty of it ahead of her most serious test in Saturday’s The Rosebud at Randwick. A daughter of Deep Field, Sky Command has posted dominant wins at her only two starts during the Sydney winter, dictating… Read More »
There is a single telling statistic in Invinciano’s seven career wins – all of them have been scored on firm tracks. “She is very one-dimensional in that way. Anything worse than a (soft) five and she just doesn’t go on it,” her trainer Joe Pride said. “She has had to have… Read More »
Three hundred and fifty odd kilometers from the fanfare of Flemington, a country track in Coleraine seemed an unlikely venue for a trainer of Tom Dabernig’s stature to gain his first winner since taking out a trainer’s licence in his own right. But that is exactly where Dabernig sent the… Read More »
Hailing from the same family as two Oaks winners, it is little surprise Go Gazza has begun to find form since being stepped up in journey. Bought by Mark Minervini for $45,000 at the 2019 Adelaide Magic Millions sale just months prior to the trainer’s relocation from South Australia to… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Simon Ryan has showed his class with stayers producing Mount Stewart to win at his Australian debut at Coleraine. An imported Irish-bred seven-year-old, Mount Stewart won the Cassign Handicap (3350m) on Thursday at his second career start. At his only other start, Mount Stewart was successful over 3261m in the UK last November…. Read More »
There was a rousing finish to the Coffs Harbour Cup where trainer Kris Lees finally got his Coffs Cup winner in the form of the chestnut mare Itz Lily. Itz Lily had made her run with Willo Titto and these two runners joined issue inside the final 75m. It's @LeesRacing's… Read More »
Braidwood trainer Aaron Clarke is selective when it comes to bringing a horse to town, so when he does make the trip, his runners are invariably competitive. He is hoping that theme can continue on Saturday with in-form mare Rebellious Miss, who is chasing a hat-trick of wins in the TAB… Read More »
Lindsay Park galloper Aidensfield can be her own worst enemy in her races by refusing to settle. But trainers Ben and JD Hayes have called on some different gear for the recently turned four-year-old when she runs in the VRC Member Julie Purnell Handicap (1410m) on Saturday. Aidensfield will race in a cross-over noseband… Read More »
The bar has been set at a top three finish by co-trainer Peter Snowden for promising colt Mazu to prove he can be a force at Group 1 level this spring when he returns at Randwick on Saturday. And Peter Snowden said it’s how the three-year-old handles himself from a tricky… Read More »
Robert H. Schuller’s quote could easily be echoed by Darren Mcauliffe. Racing folk are a resilient lot, often having to adapt to adversity and grueling setbacks. It’s a fickle game that is often an examination of character and temperament. Loss of races, injuries to star horses and the pressure of… Read More »
Tommy Berry is expecting Remarque to put his hand up as a genuine Golden Rose contender when the colt kicks off his three-year-old season in The Rosebud. Berry won his second Golden Rose last year aboard Hawkes Racing’s Ole Kirk and the high-achieving trainers have another potential Group One candidate this year in… Read More »
Hard work has paid off for trainer Billy Healey with Alligator Blood today becoming a formal addition to his racing stable. Healey has had Alligator Blood in his care prior to the geldings proposed move to the Gai Waterhouse / Adrian Bott stable following his rehabilitation and steady comeback to… Read More »
Which Groundswell will turn up at Flemington to kick off a spring campaign that could lead the gelding to a start in a Group 1 race. The now five-year-old runs in the VRC Season Premiere Plate (1410m) on Saturday which the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable hope may lead to the Group… Read More »
She was the first filly across the line in the Golden Slipper and Four Moves Ahead will be given every chance to prove she is the best of her age and gender during the Sydney spring. Trainer John Sargent has designs on tackling the four-race Princess series with the Group… Read More »
Joe Pride knows what it takes to capture the first black-type race of the Sydney season and he believes bonny mare Fasika can deliver him a fourth win in the Missile Stakes. Pride has won the August sprint with Rain Affair twice and Eduardo last year, and the common denominators have… Read More »
