In Secret is the new Golden Rose favourite after capping a heady 40 minutes for Godolphin with her explosive win in the Run To The Rose. The filly’s victory came just a race after stablemate Golden Mile staked his claims for the Group 1 race with a similarly dominant performance in the… Read More »
Deputising for James Cummings, assistant trainer Darren Beadman said Golden Mile, who is out of dual stakes winner Calaverite, had all the hallmarks of a classy galloper and he was confident the colt would be competitive in a Golden Rose. “They don’t win much better than that,” Beadman said. “He is… Read More »
Mark Zahra had to call on the toughness of the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained I’m Thunderstruck to claim the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The Group 1 race over 1600m did not go to plan for Zahra who was forced to race two back on the fence from an inside draw in… Read More »
Last year’s winner Art Cadeau will defend his title in this year’s The Kosciuszko after being selected by Hurlstone Park TAB customer to contest the $2 million race. The Kosciuszko, which was launched in 2018 by Racing New South Wales, has had four different winners to date … Belfyler in… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club will pay a tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at their race meeting at Flemington on Saturday. The Queen, who was a racehorse owner, breeder and racing lover, visited Flemington on three occasions in 1954, 1963 and 1977 while her horse Arabian Story finished sixth in the 1997 Melbourne… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable will play jugglers as they race staying mare Daisies into fitness while also keeping her fresh for a Group 1 target. Daisies makes her spring return in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday which is the kick-off point for… Read More »
He isn’t the best horse in Bjorn Baker’s stable, but veteran sprinter Prime Candidate has a case for being one of the most enduring. In his sixth season of racing, the eight-year-old has won eight of his 35 starts and managed another 10 minor placings and he continues to maintain… Read More »
Godolphin and James Cummings will be hoping to add another Group 1 trophy to the vast number in the cabinet when Cascadian lines up at Flemington. Cascadian faces seven opponents in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, a race Godolphin and Cummings is yet to win since it was elevated to Group 1… Read More »
Trainer Archie Alexander expects a truly run race at Flemington will suit his stayer Teewaters. Archie Alexander will know more after Teewaters runs at Flemington whether the Melbourne Cup is a dream or could become a reality. While The Sally Chirnside (2500m) on Saturday may not be a qualifier for the Group 1… Read More »
Verry Elleegant’s career has been put on notice as she heads for a Group race assignment at Longchamp on Sunday. Owner Brae Sokolski, talking to the Herald Sun, summed up the feeling in the camp as the countdown closes in on the champion mare’s second sortie onto the European battlefield…. Read More »
The Tony Gollan trained Nettuno will be looking to add his name to the list of Queensland runners who have scored significant feature race wins in recent times when he tackles the Group 2 Run To The Rose at Rosehill on Saturday. Nettuno already ticks a number of boxes going… Read More »
Brosnan is already a Group 1 placegetter and co-trainer Gerald Ryan has reason to believe the colt can continue to build on that record this spring. Third behind Sheeza Belter in the JJ Atkins Stakes, the three-year-old will resume in the Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday. A $15 chance… Read More »
With stable star Rothfire in Melbourne and Tattersall’s Tiara winner Startantes in Sydney, Queensland trainer Rob Heathcote is preparing to rack up his frequent flyer points this spring. A week after being trackside to watch Rothfire win the McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley first-up, Heathcote will make a hit-and-run visit… Read More »
A longer than expected winter has taken its toll on Flying Mascot although trainer Tom Dabernig is not complaining – too much. Flying Mascot heads to the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, her second run for the preparation. While a win on Saturday would be nice, Dabernig’s main goal… Read More »
James Cummings wasted no time scratching Spacewalk from the Run To The Rose when he saw the strength of the field, but he didn’t hesitate to keep emerging filly In Secret in the Group 2 race. In Secret was a late withdrawal from the Furious Stakes last Saturday when the track was downgraded… Read More »
Gypsy Goddess, the Group 1 Queensland Oaks winner is back in work, and she will follow a carefully measured path to the $10 million Golden Eagle which will take place at Randwick on October 29. “She is back in work,” confirmed trainer David Vandyke, “and she will trial on September… Read More »
It won’t be a huge shock to see a couple of Northern Hemisphere-bred brothers carry the Macedon Lodge colours in the same race at Flemington this Saturday. Lloyd and Nick Williams have made a habit of buying ex-Coolmore horses in their quest to win the Melbourne Cup and it just… Read More »
Springtime in Melbourne the talk is centred around the Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup, the Cox Plate and what may be heading out from Europe. With Cups weights to be announced next week, that talk of Cups horses will only increase and the countdown to the spring features will be on in earnest. Trainer Phillip Stokes may not… Read More »
What to make of barrier one in a small weight-for-age field at Flemington. It sounds a recipe for disaster when you have a short-priced favourite like the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained I’m Thunderstruck who is opposed to seven rivals in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. Barrier one… Read More »
Jockey-turned singer Robbie Dolan, who shot to fame on this year’s The Voice Australia has been confirmed as the replacement for regular Daryl Braithwaite although he will continue the tradition and sing ‘The Horses’ prior to the running of the Cox Plate. It is understood that Braithwaite won’t feature on… Read More »
