The $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic has been blown wide open following the race-morning scratching of hot favourite Warwoven. Stewards ordered the unbeaten colt as well as stablemate Masvingo to undergo a third veterinary examination in less than 24 hours after they were found to be lame on Friday…. Read More »
Multiple Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Mark Zahra is facing time on the sidelines after suffering a fractured tibia in a barrier incident at Sandown on Thursday. The Victorian Jockey Association confirmed Zahra sustained the injury during trials on Thursday morning, with scans later revealing a break to his leg. “Scans have… Read More »
It’s not often you hear someone who buys a horse for $1.25 million effectively label it a bargain, but that’s what Guy Mulcaster did after striking early on Day 4 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Chris Waller’s bloodstock agent paid that amount for the filly by I… Read More »
Saturday’s final event at Rosehill is the biggest test of Cross Tasman’s career, but it is also an audition for bigger things later in the year. The Super Seth four-year-old is a horse that Radwick trainers John O’Shea & Tom Charlton can see lining up in rich races next spring. The… Read More »
Kelly Schweida will follow a similar path as last year with talented mare Miss Joelene, who will contest the Magic Millions Subzero (2200m) at Gold Coast on Saturday. The five-year-old mare, who was a $20,000 purchase for the stable in the 2022 National Yearling Sales, has amassed over $1.4 million in… Read More »
A trip to Wyong last weekend had to be aborted due to the bushfire situation in Victoria, but having to wait another seven days might play into Simon Zahra’s hands with Princess Que. Flemington-based Zahra was quite looking forward to the mare starting at Wyong as he had not had… Read More »
Warwoven, the raging favourite for Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic, is in doubt for the $3 million race after exhibiting signs of lameness on the eve of the event. As is custom prior to the Magic Millions feature, Queensland stewards carried out Friday morning veterinary inspections and Warwoven was found… Read More »
In form gelding to tackle another Vobis Gold race at Flemington.Will Larkin believes Saturday is the perfect time to test Harry’s Yacht over 1600m when he contests the Vobis Gold Reef at Flemington. The four-year-old gelding has been in strong form this preparation, winning two races at benchmark level, along with… Read More »
Tony Gollan is following a proven formula with Itchintogo in the Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) at Gold Coast on Saturday. Six of the past 15 winners of the $3 million Listed feature have raced on the seven-day backup, despite only accounting for just 16% of the total runners. Itchintogo, who was… Read More »
As the man with the ‘RL touch,’ Bjorn Baker has Warwoven as a $1.80 odds-on with nation-wide wagering agencies for the $3m TAB Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast. And as stated, with this 2YO Classic of 1200m carrying $3 million prizemoney, it’s the richest race world-wide for… Read More »
The Freedman name is synonymous with Australian racing, and brothers Michael, Richard and Anthony will have a chance at bragging rights at Rosehill on Saturday. The Bisley Workwear Handicap (1100m) for two-year-olds sees a field of ten acceptors, with the Freedman trained runners occupying the first, second and third saddlecloths…. Read More »
Hermitage pays $1.6m for another Snitzel filly hours after Lady Shenandoah stretched her legs. Perhaps inspired by what it saw at Randwick just a few hours earlier, Hermitage Thoroughbreds set a new mark for the highest-priced filly of this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. LOT 504 – $1.6… Read More »
Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr already have the Blue Diamond favourite but are hoping to bolster their team when Big Sky steps out at Flemington on Saturday. Markets for the Group 1 two-year-old feature went up during the week and saw impressive debut winner Guest House quickly backed into $6 favouritism…. Read More »
While Adrian Bott knows what it’s like to have the raging favourite for the Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m), this year’s ensemble will play the role of underdog. The stable will be represented by colt Knightsbridge and fillies Shiki, Lumbini and By Choice in the $3 million feature. Bott, who trains in partnership… Read More »
Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been sidelined after suffering a foot injury during trials at Randwick Racecourse on Thursday. McEvoy was injured in the barriers at the start of heat two while aboard Lazzura, with subsequent X-rays confirming two broken bones in his left foot. As a result, the multiple… Read More »
Tigroni is chasing an ambitious maiden victory in Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast, but she does not need to win to land a big payday for her owners. The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained filly is one of just three runners in the 1200-metre… Read More »
Ciaron Maher will assess conditions and decide whether Future History takes his place in the Listed January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The eight-year-old gelding has been in near career best form, winning consecutive listed races at Randwick and Flemington, but Maher said the drop back to 2000m, along… Read More »
Yulong won last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes with a seven-figure Extreme Choice colt bought out of Magic Millions’ Gold Coast sale ring and it is hoping lightning can strike twice after landing the top lot of Day 2 at this year’s sale. The Victorian operation on Wednesday paid $2 million… Read More »
Talented West Australian three year old Heeza Phoenix was seen galloping between races at Ascot on Wednesday and trainer Mitchell Pateman has suggested to local media that the son of Grunt is being set for a Victorian trip for the upcoming Autumn Carnival. The runner up in the West Australian… Read More »
James McDonald has tuned up for Saturday’s Magic Millions program with two soft victories at Randwick Kensington on Wednesday. The 123-time Group 1 winning jockey took the opening race on the card aboard the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton trained debutant Astronomix before a carbon copy ride aboard hot favourite Unleeshing for the… Read More »
