Riff Rocket has raced to a rare staying double and in the process delivered Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller with his first ATC Australian Derby success at Randwick. Waller admitted it had been a source of a little frustration that he had yet to train the winner of the time-honoured Australian Derby… Read More »
A significant weight drop has paved the way to Here To Shock landing a second win in Stakes company producing a strong finishing burst at Caulfield. Here To Shock gave Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes their first win in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday…. Read More »
Les Bridge has done it again. The 85-year-old Hall Of Fame trainer has won a Golden Slipper with Sir Dapper, a Melbourne Cup with Kensei, an Everest with Classique Legend and now a second Doncaster with Celestial Legend, 39 years after Row Of Waves gave him his first. But as good as those horses… Read More »
Chain Of Lightning has relished the rain-affected conditions at Randwick to upset a host of Australasia’s best sprinters in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes. The narrow victory by the mare in Saturday’s $3 million sprint on a heavy-rated track gave trainer Peter Moody his fourth victory in Sydney’s feature open-age sprint… Read More »
Trainers David and Coral Feek will have some thinking to do in coming weeks after the win of Gold Wolf at Caulfield. Gold Wolf proved the superior staying three-year-old when he scored a shock win in the Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) on Saturday. Ridden by Neil Farley, Gold Wolf ($41) scored by a… Read More »
Fillies have continued their dominance of the country’s Group One two-year-old races with Manaal nailing Godolphin’s Traffic Warden in the final bounds to capture the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. The filly started at $5.50 with betting apps and atoned for a luckless run from a wide draw in the Golden… Read More »
Imported stayer Circle Of Fire has firmed to the second line of Sydney Cup betting after securing a ballot exemption into the Group 1 race with a narrow-but-impressive victory in the Chairman’s Quality at Randwick. In his third Australian start, the English import was sent out the $3.60 betting app favourite in… Read More »
New Zealand-bred gelding Feroce will forever hold a special place in the stable of Dominic Sutton after his on-pace victory at Caulfield. The $160,000 Karaka Ready To Run purchase provided Sutton with his first metropolitan winner when successful in the Vale John Russell (1200m) on Saturday. Feroce also provided Sutton with his… Read More »
Today’s Day 1 of The Championships at Ranwick will proceed despite heavy rain in Sydney over the past 24 hours. Racing NSW stewards released the news on X this morning saying the track despite being a Heavy 10 is safe to race on. Randwick: Meeting will proceed on a Heavy… Read More »
Rhys Radford never hides his admiration for Comfort Me, an outside chance of causing a big upset on his resumption in the Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Radford considers the clash between Comfort Me and glamour mare Amelia’s Jewel as a David versus Goliath battle, but he’s confident his… Read More »
Despite receiving 100mm of rain on Friday, officials are cautiously optimistic that the first day of The Championships at Royal Randwick will proceed as planned on Saturday. Racing NSW chief steward Steve Railton rated the track a heavy 8 after inspecting it with an ATC track official on Friday afternoon…. Read More »
It is going on two-and-a-half years since former Singapore galloper The Inferno scored his solitary Australian victory. After eight wins in Singapore from nine starts, including that country’s biggest sprint, the Lion City Cup, The Inferno came to Australia with great expectations. It all went pear-shaped in The Inferno’s first Australian… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien is expecting a set of blinkers and a different race shape to spark Carini back into winning form at Caulfield. French-bred Carini heads to the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) on Saturday looking to land a second win in Australia. After starting his career in France, securing three… Read More »
Private Eye won’t line up in the TJ Smith Stakes if the track is heavy, but two of his stablemates will have their chances enhanced if conditions at Randwick continue to deteriorate. Mazu and Coal Crusher both boast superior wet track form, the former winning four of his six starts on… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller are preparing to gang tackle the Doncaster Mile with the leading trainers set to have up to a dozen runners between them. Both Maher and Waller each have five runners safely in the 20-horse field, along with an emergency apiece. Maher’s contingent includes $3.80 betting site favourite… Read More »
Despite heavy rain in Sydney on Friday and more forecasted for race day, Randwick track manager Michael Wood remains optimistic about Saturday’s first day of The Championships proceeding as planned. With up to 200mm of rain expected on Friday and an additional 10-50mm anticipated on race day, concerns about the… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young won’t be making the same mistake twice when they head to the Australian Derby at Randwick. Just as he did in the Rosehill Guineas at his most recent outing, Immediacy has drawn a wide alley. For Saturday’s Group 1 Derby over 2400m, Immediacy has drawn gate… Read More »
While some of the opposition may have the runs on the board as far as black-type is concerned, Shane Nichols brings Climate Change to Adelaide on Saturday confident that his two-year-old’s race experience can bely her standing in the market. Climate Change lines up in the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1000m) at Morphettville… Read More »
Magic Bloodstock have again turned to Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker to try and win this year’s TABtouch Quokka (1200m), locking in Malkovich for their slot in the $5 million event. After teaming up with Shades Of Rose in the inaugural edition of the event last year, Magic Bloodstock made the… Read More »
Trainer Kieran Regan is on a stakes journey with Tin Chooks on Saturday, a decision prompted after the Hvasstan gelding continued his winning ways at Ascot a week ago. Tin Chooks is giving Kieran Regan a great thrill and he hopes that trend continues when the four-year-old faces career-best opposition in the… Read More »
