Tulloch Stakes winner Old North will not back up in the Australian Derby with Godolphin to rely on Tally and Etymology. Old North was promoted to $6 second favouritism behind Taarzino after his 1-3/4 length win at Rosehill on Saturday. After the race, his jockey James McDonald said he was… Read More »
A track gallop on Tuesday will determine whether Australian Guineas winner Palentino takes his place in the Doncaster Mile. The Darren Weir-trained three-year-old will work out with his Doncaster-bound stablemate Stratum Star to determine whether he joins him in Saturday’s $3 million race at Randwick. “He galloped on Thursday with… Read More »
Melbourne trainer Andrew Noblet has his sights on interstate races with two fillies beginning with Super Cash who heads to Sydney for the opening day of The Championships. Noblet will start Super Cash in Saturday’s Group Three P J Bell Stakes (1200m) at Randwick before directing her to the Adelaide… Read More »
Gerald Ryan has been waiting a while for Crystal Flute to draw a good barrier, and he will have to wait a little longer. Despite her outside alley at Warwick Farm on Monday, the well-bred filly will line up for her fourth start in a three-year-old fillies maiden. “At her… Read More »
The victory of Najmaat at Caulfield has forced a change of plans for her stablemate Zamzam. Co-trainer Tom Dabernig said the two fillies would be split up with Zamzam to be given her chance in the Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes on Saturday along with another stablemate Seaburge. Najmaat, a… Read More »
Star Fortune is unbeaten so far this campaign and will be out to continue the trend when he chases a first metropolitan win at Sandown. And his trainer Clinton McDonald is confident it can happen on Monday. “He’s going well enough to do that and I couldn’t be any happier… Read More »
Victory by two-year-old filly Nicconi Leggera has set her rookie trainer Chris Munce on the path to completing two of his goals for the season. The champion jockey hung up his saddle in January 2015 to embark on his new career. He set himself the goal to finish in the… Read More »
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California Chrome, ridden by Victor Espinoza, sprinted to victory in the $10-million Dubai World Cup on Saturday, beating Mubtaahij in the world’s richest horse race. Trained by American Art Sherman, the $1.90 joint favourite won the 2,000-metre race by 3.75 lengths, despite Espinoza having to battle with a slipping saddle… Read More »
Robert Heathcote hailed the character and resilience of Buffering after the eight-year-old stormed to a brilliant victory in the Al Quoz Sprint in Meydan, Dubai on Saturday. The Queensland sprinter, who went off at $10 in the 1000 metre, $765,000 Group 1 race, made a superb start from barrier nine…. Read More »
California Chrome, ridden by Victor Espinoza, won the $US10 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday. Mubtaahij took second place and Hoppertunity came third of the 12 runners in the 2,000-metre contest, the world’s richest horse race.
Buffering has won the $765,000 Group One Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan in Dubai with a blistering run to finish ahead of the $2.75 favourite Ertijaal and Hong Kong’s Peniaphobia in third. The Robert Hethcote-trained eight-year-old emulated the feat of Australian mare Ortensia in the 1000 metre race four years… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy will miss the first day of The Championships after being suspended for careless riding aboard Montaigne in the BMW. McEvoy will miss the Doncaster Mile where he was booked to ride Excess Knowledge, but will return for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes the following week. Michael Walker was also… Read More »
Despite not winning either of the Group One races at Rosehill, the Godolphin team has had a big day ahead of World Cup night in Dubai. Havana Cooler brought up the fourth winner for Sheikh Mohammed’s Australian operation on Saturday with his win in the Doncaster Prelude (1400m). Havana Cooler… Read More »
A brave front-running win from Leebaz has provided in-form apprentice Dylan Dunn with his biggest success in the Easter Cup at Caulfield. In a daring ride, Leebaz bowled along in front then fought back after being headed by Guardini to win Saturday’s race by a short head with Observational a… Read More »
Chris Waller has captured an elusive BMW win, with Preferment giving the all-conquering trainer his 14th Group One success this season. The win is yet another link in Waller’s sparkling chain of achievements, but he admitted his record in the race was probably not what it should be. “It’s a… Read More »
Sandy Tait has experienced many Group One wins with horses bred and raced by his family. But perhaps one of the more satisfying winners in the famous red and white colours came on Saturday when Zanbagh took out the Group Two Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill. Prepared by Guy Walter to… Read More »
Sydney Sixers cricketer Doug Bollinger’s interest in horse racing isn’t waning, despite selling his remaining stakes a number of horses. He has just sold Man of Distinction, and was also involved in Kim Waugh’s Rapid Attack and a horse named Rampaging. Man of Distinction won three minor races when trained… Read More »
All week, Canberra trainer Nick Olive has been calm and relaxed preparing Single Gaze for the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. But the reality of her win on Saturday sent the trainer into a spin as he struggled with the emotion of pulling off what seemed unlikely to… Read More »
Brad Rawiller rated Black Heart Bart in a league of his own after the sprinter powered his way to a Group Three victory at Caulfield. The former Perth galloper was having his second Melbourne start and won the Victoria Handicap on Saturday. “He’s a different grade to this lot,” Rawiller… Read More »
