Trainer Matt Dunn has put a line through Another’s Cashie’s most recent performance, predicting the three-year-old will bounce back and run a cheeky race in the Group Two Queensland Guineas despite his long odds. After resuming with a solid effort at the Gold Coast on April 4, Another Cashie finished… Read More »
Tyler Schiller will need to provide a medical clearance if he’s to fulfill his engagements at Wagga and Hawkesbury this week after being involved in a race day fall at Kembla Grange. Schiller was aboard the Hawkes Racing-trained Winters Kiss in the second event on Wednesday when the mare, who… Read More »
Promising three-year-old Matias is out of the Queensland Derby with a leg injury while top sprinter Jedibeel requires throat surgery and won’t race again until later in the year. The two talented gallopers will be noticeable absentees for the rest of the season at least after showing glimpses of big-race… Read More »
The potential of picking up some important Black Type has led the Ciaron Maher stable to head to Adelaide with Twilight Elegance. The Listed Port Adelaide Cup (2518m) at Morphettville on Saturday will be the mare’s chance to pick up some Black Type and, more importantly, improve her value as a potential broodmare. Twilight… Read More »
Fresh from victory in the TJ Smith Stakes at The Championships, the five-time Group 1 winner Joliestar heads a team of top-line Australian sprinters for Royal Ascot. In also winning the sprinters Newmarket Handicap at Flemington last season, it was Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller who targeted the TJ… Read More »
Seasoned campaigner Waterford bobs up for a win most preparations, and Chris Waller has had the Hawkesbury Gold Cup circled as a target for some time. The seven-year-old, whose last victory came in the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill in September, hasn’t raced since resuming with an unplaced… Read More »
In-form sprinter Jigsaw will not chase an eighth straight win this season, with trainer Cindy Alderson confirming the veteran has been sent for a winter spell following his outstanding campaign. Speaking to Racing.com, Alderson said the rising eight-year-old had earned a break after a remarkable run of seven consecutive victories…. Read More »
Champion sprinter Ka Ying Rising will head for a spell following his dominant performance on FWD Champions Day, with trainer David Hayes already plotting a return aimed at the Group 1 The Everest (1200m) at Randwick. The nine-time Group 1 winner extended his remarkable sequence to 20 consecutive victories with… Read More »
Imported three-year-old Accidental Bid will need a scratching from the South Australian Derby if he is to contest the Group 1 race at Morphettville. Now in the care of Ciaron Maher after starting his career in the UK, Accidental Bid is the first emergency following final acceptances on Tuesday and… Read More »
Renita Beaton is convinced Wednesday’s Voodoo Ranger Handicap at Ipswich is the perfect third-up option for Smart As Smart, which is why the Gold Coast trainer was so disappointed at the barrier he came up with. The Smart Missile gelding landed the outside alley in the field of 12, which… Read More »
Queensland star Antino has been retired after pulling up from his return to racing in Queensland last Saturday with an issue. In his first start in his home state since his four-length track-record romp in last year’s Group 1 Doomben Cup, the seven-year-old laboured into fourth position – beaten 2-1/2… Read More »
Charlotte Littlefield’s rising filly Concord Connie has announced herself as a potential star after a dominant six-length victory in a 1400m BM70 for three-year-old fillies at Flemington on Saturday. The daughter of Contributer was the standout performer of the meeting, producing a blistering finish that included the fastest final 200m… Read More »
Dual Cup winner Half Yours has resumed for his autumn campaign, finishing ninth in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained five-year-old faced a testing first-up assignment over a distance short of his best, but connections have come away encouraged by the performance…. Read More »
Champion speedster Ka Ying Rising extended his winning streak in Sunday’s Champions Sprint in Hong Kong and this Saturday his old travelling companion will be looking to start another of his own. Ka Ying Cheer is out to bounce back after his first Australian defeat when he runs at Bendigo…. Read More »
Zac Lloyd has been given the opportunity to put one over his father Jeff, with the young rider being booked to ride one of top trainer Justin Snaith’s runners in this year’s Durban July, the biggest race in South Africa which will be contested on July 4. Jeff Lloyd won… Read More »
Moscatel might have missed the juvenile features at the Sydney Autumn Carnival, but Adrian Bott is hopeful Monday’s impressive debut winner may yet get a crack at securing some valuable Black Type before her two-year-old season is out. The high-priced daughter of Snitzel was a dominant winner of the $65,000… Read More »
Champion jockey James McDonald has described Romantic Warrior as “bullet proof” after the star galloper secured a fourth victory in the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Danny Shum-trained champion reaffirmed his position among the world’s elite middle-distance horses, taking his tally to 14… Read More »
Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising has extended his remarkable winning streak to 20 with another dominant display in the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on Champions Day at Sha Tin. Trained by David Hayes, the world’s premier sprinter once again showcased his brilliance, unleashing a devastating burst at… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes will use a training method that Lindsay Park used with great effect when Deakin heads to Adelaide for an upcoming Stakes race. The Group 3 The Cummings Stakes (1600m) on May 9 will be Deakin’s first of two winter runs which Stokes hopes will set the gelding up for the spring…. Read More »
It will be a fresh chapter for stakes winner Royal Insignia when he resumes in the $200,000 Wagga Town Plate ahead of a possible winter campaign in Queensland. Taking out the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at three, Royal Insignia subsequently lost form, prompting connections to begrudgingly geld the son of… Read More »
