Trainer Enver Jusufovic was happy with what he saw from Pinstriped in a Cranbourne barrier trial in preparation for a Group 1 return at Caulfield. Pinstriped is scheduled to contest the C F Orr Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The gelding is one of 13 horses entered for the race that includes Angel… Read More »
North England served a reminder that he should not be left out of Golden Slipper discussions with a slick trial win over a couple of leading contenders for the $5 million Group 1 at Rosehill on Monday morning. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt proved far too speedy for Bel… Read More »
Racing is scheduled to resume at Caulfield this Saturday for CF Orr Stakes Day, pending final approval from Glen Eira City Council. The return follows extensive cleanup efforts after last month’s arson attack on the Norman Robinson Grandstand, which led to significant damage. A 51-year-old man has been charged with… Read More »
Three weeks after posting the highest yearling sale average of his extraordinary career, many-times Champion Sire Snitzel has boosted his status as Australia’s dominant active sire of stakes-winning juveniles with a trans-Tasman Group 3 double. It is Snitzel’s 38th same-day stakes double and takes his tally of 2YO stakeswinners to… Read More »
“Stud Masters should know their fertility figures for comparison” said Dr Kevin J Doyle MVB, “as Stud Book figures show fertility our broodmares have decreased as low as 59%.” With the Australian Stud Book releasing statistics on 1 January 2025, it states the Returns for Live Foal Born in 2023… Read More »
The Benalla race meeting was abandoned after just two races on Sunday when jockeys unanimously decided not to continue due to concerns over unsafe track conditions. The issue centered around soft patches on the track, particularly at the 650-metre mark, which raised significant safety concerns for both horses and riders…. Read More »
Warmonger, the Group 1-winning stayer owned by OTI Racing, is set to embark on a Sydney-focused campaign this autumn after making a promising return to the trials on Wednesday morning. The Kiwi-bred gelding, who claimed his maiden Group 1 victory in last winter’s Queensland Derby, was given a well-deserved break… Read More »
Danny Morton, a seasoned trainer with a history of success in Melbourne’s Group 1 races, is setting his sights on the Festival of Racing carnival with his talented four-year-old mare, Super Smink. The ultimate goal is to secure a spot in the All-Star Mile at Flemington on March 8. To… Read More »
The racing community is mourning the loss of Bittercreek, a talented three-year-old colt who tragically passed away following a paddock accident. Malua Racing confirmed the news via Instagram on Sunday morning, revealing that Bittercreek sustained a broken shoulder and could not be saved. Bittercreek, a son of Snitzel, had shown… Read More »
G1 performers, siblings to G1 winners, dams of G1 winners and shares in several G1 winners and Stakes horses highlight another strong catalogue for the Inglis Digital February (Early) Online Sale. One of the more significant entries is the broodmare Sliders (Street Boss), a young, well-bred mare that’s a half sister… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic will give his Group 1 winner Pinstriped a trial at Cranbourne in preparation for his racing return at Caulfield. Pinstriped is earmarked to resume in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) on Saturday and is down to trial over 800m at Cranbourne on Monday. The trial is one… Read More »
James Mcdonald will partner debut winner Rivellino in the $2 million Inglis Millennium in a booking trainer Kris Lees says is a significant confidence boost. While Lees’ stable apprentice Benjamin Osmond rode the colt to victory at his lone start in a two-year-old maiden in January, McDonald subsequently tested him in a Randwick… Read More »
Trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton have had a long-range goal in place for Schwarz to win a Group 1 race and stamp his potential future as a sire. Right from the start of Schwarz’s four-year-old season, the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) has been the target contest for the… Read More »
Lastotchka, the staying mare trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, is on the path back to racing after a challenging period following her run in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. The six-year-old, owned by Australian Bloodstock, had a tough outing in the Melbourne Cup, which was her only Australian… Read More »
Enver Jusufovic is set to give his sprinter Philosopher a shot at Group 1 glory in the Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington on February 15, following an impressive victory in the Listed Adams Stakes (1000m) at Sandown Lakeside. Philosopher won the Adams Stakes by two-and-three-quarter lengths in a blistering… Read More »
Damian Lane, a top jockey, has been suspended for eight meetings due to a careless riding charge incurred during his ride on So Glamorous in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Sandown on Saturday. Lane pleaded guilty to the charge and will miss the upcoming Lightning Stakes meeting… Read More »
WIN OF THE DAY Quality mare Bonjoy made it look easy in winning her third straight race in a row. Today it was the Ascot mile and later in the year there’s another Ascot race that’s a lot more prestigious and carries more prizemoney that she will target: the Group 1 Railway… Read More »
He cost $7000 and has one leg held together by pins, but it is Willaidow’s tough-as-nails demeanour on the racetrack that has trainer Marc Conners dreaming big. The six-year-old’s courage was again to the fore at Rosehill on Saturday when he dug deep to fend off all challengers in Saturday’s Group… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge will consider setting The Playwright on the same path Lady Of Camelot blazed 12 months ago after the filly emulated her Golden Slipper-winning stablemate by claiming the Widden Stakes. Lady Of Camelot took out the fillies’ feature last year before going on to beat all but Haysugi in the Group… Read More »
Hard work riding in jump-outs at various centres where the majority of jockeys would not ride over the past couple of months has paid a dividend for Daniel Moor. While not initially booked for the ride on Inkaruna in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday, Moor was… Read More »
