Trainer Grahame Begg believes Magic Time is still on the improve this preparation as he prepares the mare for her next feature race assignment in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes. Magic Time is already a Group 1 winner over 1400m this season in last spring’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield,… Read More »
Mark and Levi Kavanagh are sticking to the plan of running First Immortal at Mornington this Saturday, but which race he contests is yet to be decided. The exciting staying prospect was among 23 entries for the $300,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) when they closed on Monday, but was also entered for… Read More »
When a trainer identifies an Oaks prospect early and the horse continues to perform well enough to justify following a path to that big Group 1 race, that, in the first instance, is a very satisfying result for the stable. David Vandyke made no secret of the fact he held… Read More »
Robbie Laing, despite battling a leg injury sustained during a track incident, is contemplating El Soleado’s next move following his triumph in the Bendigo Golden Mile. Laing, recovering from a femur crack, watched the victory unfold from his parent’s couch, directing jockey Patrick Moloney on race tactics. While considering options… Read More »
In the Queen Elizabeth Stakes aftermath, one of Chris Waller’s first thoughts was the hope of a rematch for Via Sistina with Pride Of Jenni come the spring racing features. That is just what he may get as Ciaron Maher says that his star middle distance mare will look to conquering Australasia’s weight-for-age… Read More »
Sam Freedman is feeling positive about Without A Fight’s recovery ahead of the upcoming Spring Racing Carnival. The talented import, who last raced in the Melbourne Cup, missed the autumn season due to a minor tendon strain. However, Freedman provided encouraging updates on his progress, noting that the tendon is… Read More »
What UK racing needed following last year’s Grand National, a race disrupted by Animal Aid protesters, was a 2024 renewal that rekindled the nation’s love affair with the historic event. It did not disappoint. 2024 Grand National – I Am Maximus pic.twitter.com/uiojcBqrfk — History of Horse Racing (@horsevault) April 13,… Read More »
Estriella’s progression towards the Group 1 Sangster Stakes will continue at Cranbourne on Monday morning. The star sprinting filly, who is one of the most exciting horses in Ciaron Maher’s stable, will step out in an 800-metre jumpout. The daughter of I Am Invincible all but demanded she be directed… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman is hoping his stable’s successful autumn carnival continues with star filly Manaal poised to get the chance to cap her juvenile season in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes. The Freedman stable had three stakes winners during the two days of The Championships at Randwick, headlined by Manaal’s… Read More »
Trainer Nicky Henderson endured a challenging Cheltenham Festival after going into the meeting with many of his stars withdrawn as the stable was under a cloud at the time. He understandably approached Aintree’s Grand National meeting with a feeling of trepidation but the victory of Sir Gino in Thursday’s Anniversary… Read More »
Patrick Moloney has won much bigger races than the $200,000 Listed Golden Mile, but he hopes Saturday’s victory in the signature event on Bendigo’s feature autumn raceday proves the springboard for career rejuvenation. The 30-year-old recorded his biggest win since returning to the saddle from hand and shoulder injuries sustained in… Read More »
War Machine concocted an elixir none of the treatment Mike Moroney is receiving in hospital can compare with when the progressive three-year-old won Saturday’s $200,000 Bendigo Guineas. The ever-improving gelding completed a winning hat-trick when he proved too classy for his rivals in the 1400-metre Listed event. The victory came… Read More »
Zougotcha has continued her faultless autumn preparation and narrowly denied her stablemate Atishu back-to-back Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes wins at Randwick. After a spring preparation which did not go to plan with Zougotcha, trainer Chris Waller reset with the four-year-old mare who has returned this autumn in brilliant form and… Read More »
Frontrunning mare Pride Of Jenni and jockey Declan Bates have pulled off one of the most incredible feats ever seen on a Sydney racetrack with a stunning catch-me-if-you-can win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Known for establishing big mid-race leads, Pride Of Jenni was expected to be a handful of… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $5,000,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Royal Randwick. Declan Bates (Pride Of Jenni): That was all her today. Over the last six months, the times I’ve ridden her we had a nice rhythm with each other and… Read More »
Hong Kong-based Italian Andrea Atzeni has ridden imported stayer Circle Of Fire to an emotion-charged win in the Group 1 Sydney Cup, with the jockey dedicating the victory to his fallen friend Stefano Cherchi. Cherchi died last week as a result of injuries sustained in a race fall in Canberra on March… Read More »
A week after celebrating their maiden Group One win as a training partnership, Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman have backed it up, producing Autumn Angel to upset star New Zealander Orchestral in the ATC Australian Oaks at Randwick. Coleman landed her first major as a trainer when Chain Of Lightning claimed the T J… Read More »
Out of luck in Group One company at her past two starts, Eneeza has turned her fortunes around to edge out Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot in the Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick. The filly settled too close to a slick speed when fourth in the Blue Diamond Stakes two starts… Read More »
Luke Currie would have loved to have been at Randwick on Saturday with a few key rides in Group 1 races on the signature day of The Championships, but he didn’t mind hanging around at Bendigo for rides like Bold Bastille. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained filly exerted her… Read More »
Aintree’s Grand National meeting got off to the sort of start the Jockey Club were hoping for on Thursday as good crowds through the gate witnessed top-class jumps racing with four Grade One races starting the meeting off in style. The spectre of animal rights protests had been lessened by… Read More »
