NSW trainer Tracey Bartley had his eyes set on winning the Golden Eagle but when the gelding failed to make the final field, he switched his attention to Melbourne. Kiss Sum heads to the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday after he was an emergency in the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill… Read More »
It was the phone call all parents dread. Two weeks ago, young trainer Cassandra Stummer and her partner, jockey Daniel Northey, had just celebrated a win at Wauchope and were making the 3-1/2 hour drive back to Muswellbrook when Stummer’s phone rang. Their 18-month old son, Ace had been in an… Read More »
Having captured the Golden Rose with Jacquinot, Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are setting their sights on another Sydney spring carnival raid, this time with Aytron in the $2 million Five Diamonds. The Victorian-trained galloper has been targeted at the race since midway through the spring and there is a… Read More »
Donna Riordan admits there is a tinge of nervousness, but she’s doing her best to disguise it. She’s determined to remain cool, calm and composed and is embracing the challenge that lies ahead. That test for Donna Riordan is somewhat twofold: she takes on a quality horse from a revered trainer… Read More »
Three-year-olds are set to make a return to a Group 1 weight-for-age on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The Mackinnon Stakes, renamed this year as the Champion Stakes (2000m) and which forms a part of a “Champions” series of races to conclude the Carnival, will see Elliptical and Mr Maestro line-up at Flemington on… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have some unfinished business to do before the Melbourne Cup Carnival winds up. The pair was still in celebratory mode the afternoon following their Melbourne Cup success with Gold Trip at Flemington on Tuesday. With that win ticked off, Maher and Eustace have a Group 1 chance with Zennzella in the Kennedy… Read More »
Fresh from capturing the first edition of the Big Dance with Rustic Steel, Kris Lees will turn his attention to chasing more feature race success at Rosehill. Rustic Steel could be given an opportunity to win his second $2 million race in the space of four days with Lees confirming the horse… Read More »
Tom Sherry has an outstanding record aboard Kirwan’s Lane and he is hoping to enhance it even further when he reunites with the John O’Shea-trained gelding in the Listed Ladies Day Cup at Hawkesbury. Sherry has ridden the horse six times for three wins and two seconds and was aboard for his… Read More »
As one of the better two-year-old fillies of last season, Anthony Cummings would like to see She’s Extreme end her spring campaign with a win on the board. It is for that reason that Cummings has sent She’s Extreme to Melbourne to contest the Group 1 Kennedy Oaks (2500m) at… Read More »
His trainers have long thought he would stretch beyond a mile and Ellsberg will get an opportunity to prove them right when he contests the inaugural staging of the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. The entire is a Group 1 winner up to 1600m having dead-heated for first with Top… Read More »
The Werribee mob did not run up to expectation with the four international raiders in the Melbourne Cup failing to finish in the placings. The $4.40 Cup favourite Deauville Legend, who was easy in the market from an overnight quote of $3.60, was the best of those that flew in from the UK for Tuesday’s… Read More »
Two of the younger jockeys of the Victorian ranks have filled the minor placings behind elder statesman Mark Zahra in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Patrick Moloney steered Emissary into second place behind Gold Trip while Teodore Nugent was given the thrill of a lifetime when finishing third aboard High Emocean, a Ciaron Maher and David… Read More »
World-renowned jockey Frankie Dettori didn’t come away with a win during his brief stint in Sydney, but he did leave with some great memories and a desire to return, possibly as soon as next year. The champion hoop descended on the Harbour City to ride former international Welwal for Chris Waller in Saturday’s… Read More »
Apprentice Tyler Schiller came within centimetres of having a huge day out at Randwick, winning the Little Dance on Dream Runner after being narrowly denied in the Big Dance aboard Cisco Bay. Cisco Bay failed by a half-head to reel in Rustic Steel in the $2 million Big Dance but Schiller was content to… Read More »
Mark Zahra has been able to put the disappointment of 12 months ago behind him with a masterful ride on Gold Trip to win the Melbourne Cup. Suspension following his involvement in the infamous Airbnb saga during COVID lockdown last year led to Zahra missing the ride on Verry Elleegant which catapulted James McDonald into a national hero…. Read More »
Read what the jockeys said about their rides in the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Winning Jockey (Gold Trip) – Mark Zahra “I can’t (put this into words). I’ll start crying. “It’s unbelievable. What a day. “I got to the front a bit soon but he’s a horse that when… Read More »
Rustic Steel is a chance to chase two rich races in the space of a week. A plan that was six months in the making has come to fruition for trainer Kris Lees with Rustic Steel taking out the inaugural edition of the $2 million Big Dance in front of… Read More »
One Victorian TAB customer is flying high after landing the Early Quaddie at Flemington – with a $1 bet! Their $1 investment, taken straight out, yielded them 100 percent of the dividend which paid a whopping $154,759. The big divi was thanks to a number of big-priced winners starting with… Read More »
There was some divine intervention with the win of Nautical Miss at Randwick, the mare representing the stable of Group 1-winning trainer Gwenda Markwell who lost her battle with cancer over the weekend. While Nautical Miss officially competed for Ross McConville, Markwell’s long-time racing manager and business partner, Markwell’s influence was clear…. Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable hope to be back at Flemington in 12 months’ time with White Marlin contesting the Melbourne Cup. White Marlin stretched his unbeaten streak to five with an emphatic win in The Macca’s Run (2800m) on Tuesday. Tracking the speed throughout for Tim Clark, White Marlin, the $2.35 favourite, took… Read More »
