The recent addition of Candlewick to the stable has given Joe Pride the reins to two of the better related mares in training. By Pierro out of Pinocchio, Candlewick is a half-sister to 2020 Everest winner Classique Legend, while the Warwick Farm conditioner also puts the polish on Winx’s little sister… Read More »
Thomas Stockdale will be riding on a high after his life-changing success aboard Unit Five in the $3 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic at the Gold Coast last week. It was not only that result which buoyed Stockdale’s self-belief, but it was a peach of a ride that led to… Read More »
Training pair Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr have a triple attack on the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday with each runner at differing stages of their campaign. Space Rider was dominant on debut as a two-year-old at Eagle Farm in December 2024 but was only able… Read More »
Decisions made in haste on a race day is often avoided by trainers as, often enough, they turn out to be not so wise. Gavin Bedggood attests to this with Hedged as the gelding lines up in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Pakenham on Friday night. A stylish… Read More »
Due to a hot weather forecast, the race times for the Caulfield meeting on Saturday, featuring the Blue Diamond Stakes Preview, have been amended. The first race will now be run at 11.20am. The gaps between races will be shortened, the time horses are required to spend in the mounting… Read More »
Tyler Schiller may have only one winner next to his name in 2026 so far, but the young jockey believes he is in a far stronger position than he was this time last year. The Sydney-based rider spent three months on the sidelines in 2025 after suffering a vertebrae injury… Read More »
Chris Waller will take a cautious approach with his two juvenile fillies engaged for Randwick this weekend, with only one set to start as he looks to give both youngsters the best possible opportunity to begin their careers on a winning note. Godolphin homebred Sequinned and Miss Scandal, a daughter… Read More »
Time and rest are all that Mark Zahra now requires as he recovers from a broken leg, with specialists confirming that surgery will not be necessary. The positive update followed medical examinations after Zahra was injured in a fall at the trials last Thursday, an incident that immediately sidelined the… Read More »
History-making jockey Angela Jones will add another major milestone to her career when she takes her place in the field for the 2026 Diriyah International Jockeys’ Challenge at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on February 13. Jones, who created history last season by becoming the first female rider to win… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Stakes picture will take a first step in becoming clearer with the Blue Diamond Previews at Caulfield on Saturday. In the Group 3 division for fillies over 1000m, Ciaron Maher will unveil Angels Fury, who has impressed the stable and onlookers at recent barrier trials, particularly with… Read More »
The autumn carnival build-up has continued at Warwick Farm with several high-profile horses stepping out in barrier trials, including Doncaster Mile winner Stefi Magnetica. The mare took out a classy 900m heat, finishing strongly in the heavy 8 conditions to edge out Verona Rose with Angel Capital (fourth), Attica (sixth)… Read More »
Queensland based trainer Liam Birchley knows what it takes to win the Karaka Millions Two-Year-Old, a race which will be contested for the nineteenth time at Ellerslie in New Zealand on Saturday. Birchley, whose special rapport with two-year-olds has been acknowledged over many years, has form in the Karaka Millions,… Read More »
Queensland metropolitan racing is still on the coast this weekend, but the switch away from all of the hype of last week’s Gold Coast Magic Millions carnival to the Sunshine Coast will bring a more sedate pace to proceedings at a meeting headlined by the $160,000 Listed Sunshine Coast Cup… Read More »
A unique edition of the Australia Stakes sees the first of the Moonee Valley feature races held away from home with the 2026 running taking place at Pakenham. With the Moonee Valley racecourse undergoing a full redevelopment, the Group 2 event over 1200-metres moves to the Southside Racing venue for… Read More »
The mighty Silent Witness has been in front for a long way … but Ka Ying Rising has been closing steadily without any hint of slowing down, and now it is crunch time. We are talking about Silent Witness’s outstanding, currently stand-alone, 21-year-old record of 17 straight wins in Hong… Read More »
No one is more aware of the quirks that talented gelding Whinchat possesses than regular jockey Jay Ford. The hoop best known for his association with globetrotting star Takeover Target has been aboard the David Pfieffer trained gelding for all seven wins and is hopeful of adding an eighth in the Listed… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Ceolwulf will be a notable absentee from the Warwick Farm barrier trials after suffering a minor setback. Trainer Joe Pride reported the horse was being treated for a graze to his leg after seemingly becoming cast in his box, ruling him out of his scheduled 900m heat… Read More »
Late year winning form has inspired Cranbourne-based trainer Cindy Alderson to take a big step towards notching her first win at the highest level with Jigsaw who takes on the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Alderson, who before 2016 trained in partnership with her father Colin, will stake… Read More »
Rachel King certainly doesn’t let the grass grow under her feet. From the Magic Millions at the Gold Coast on Saturday, her next stop is Japan where she will spend the next month continuing to refine her riding skills as she has done to such good advantage in previous visits… Read More »
Perth’s reigning premier stable, Grant and Alana Williams, have been suspended by Racing WA stewards pending the outcome of a positive swab inquiry, leaving the training partnership to fight for the reinstatement of their licences. The decisive action follows the detection of a prohibited substance in a post-mortem blood sample… Read More »
