Sunshine Coast trainer Darryl Hansen rated Vo Heart the best horse he has trained after he won the Group Two Champagne Classic at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Vo Heart ($13) held off a determined challenge from runner-up Vilanova ($9.50) to win by a half neck with Global Dream ($12) 1-1/2 [...]
The spring Classics await Drago who gave a sign of his staying potential at Rosehill on Saturday, posting a victory that reinforced trainer Anthony Cummings’s belief in where the colt’s future lies. Cummings thought enough of Drago to begin his career in the Group Two Pago Pago Stakes in March [...]
Faith in his own judgment and a piece of dubious racing wisdom led trainer Robbie Laing to spend $4500 on a horse he now regards as a Derby prospect. Polanski, a son of the ill-fated stallion Rakti, scored an upset win in Saturday’s Routley’s Handicap (1440m) at Caulfield, earning himself [...]
Both Anodin and Intello will be aiming to right the family honour when they line up in Sunday’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains – the French 2000 Guineas – at Longchamp. Anodin is a full-brother to Goldikova, who was beaten two lengths by the great Zarkava in the French 1000 Guineas [...]
Animal Kingdom is to have his racing swan song in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot before taking up stud duties in Australia. The impressive Dubai World Cup winner also holds an entry in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes over a mile-and-a-quarter (2000m) at the Royal meeting, but connections [...]
Mount Athos will again be aimed at the Melbourne Cup after returning with an easy victory in the Group Three Ormonde Stakes at Chester. A luckless fifth in the 2012 Melbourne Cup, Mount Athos is the TAB’s third favourite in opening markets for this year’s race. Jamie Spencer was positive [...]
Recently retired champion racehorse Black Caviar has been celebrated on a commemorative 60 cent stamp and special edition $1 coins. The winner of all her 25 starts, Black Caviar’s win in her finale, the TJ Smith Stakes, set an Australian record of 15 Group One victories. Australia Post is showcasing [...]
Eddie Hayson has agreed to attend the next episode of the More Joyous inquiry on Monday along with ex-footballer Andrew Johns and former jockey Allan Robinson, who have also had a change of heart about appearing. The controversial Hayson, a Sydney businessman and at times a big punter, had said [...]
Luck deserted Vibrant Rouge at Caulfield last start but trainer Glenn Thornton is confident the mare can make up for that disappointment with victory at the same track on Saturday. Vibrant Rouge was a luckless second two weeks ago, caught behind a wall of horses early in the straight before [...]
It’s not uncommon for horses to be affected by crowds at major race meetings but trainer Roger James was not prepared for Zonza to fall apart at Hawkesbury. The mare became agitated in the enclosure before last Saturday’s Rowley Mile and finished last of the nine runners. The meeting was [...]