Peter Moody was rarely moved to tears during the career of Black Caviar, but the veteran trainer couldn’t hide his emotion after Sheza Alibi delivered a stunning victory in the Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick. Settling near the rear of the 16-horse field, the $1.90 favourite appeared to have an… Read More »
A year can be a long time in racing. Twelve months ago, Hughes was winning a benchmark 70 over 1400m at Caulfield early in his time with trainer Gavin Bedggood. Fast forward to Saturday, and the gelding is now a Group 3 winner of the Victoria Handicap (1400m), setting a… Read More »
Ambassadorial has been a revelation since joining the Melbourne Cup-winning stable of Tony and Calvin McEvoy, continuing his rise with victory in the Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Making it three wins in succession, the son of Fiorente delivered his biggest career success, scoring as the $4 favourite… Read More »
Chris Waller declared Joliestar a more complete racehorse after she captured the TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday, securing the fifth Group 1 win of her career. The tough mare was at her very best, holding off a determined challenge from Giga Kick to complete an unbeaten… Read More »
Businessman and owner-breeder Gerry Harvey delivered a timely message to buyers at the yearling sales after two of his passed-in horses produced back-to-back feature wins at Randwick. Just 35 minutes after his homebred mare Chidiac claimed the Country Championships Final (1400m), colt Campione D’Italia stormed to victory in the Sires’… Read More »
The father-daughter training partnership of Brett and Georgie Cavanough celebrated a career-defining moment as Chidiac powered to victory in the Country Championships Final (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. For Brett Cavanough, who has trained more than 1100 winners, the emotional significance of the win was clear. “I’ve got to… Read More »
Albury trainer Kym Davison has celebrated his first metropolitan win on one of the biggest days of the Sydney autumn carnival, and he’s achieved it almost by default. Davison had hoped to be running emerging three-year-old Autumn Break in the $1 million Country Championships Final (1400m) but the horse didn’t… Read More »
The Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising will be at it again on Easter Monday where he will strive to extend his record unbeaten run in the HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup over 1200m at Sha Tin, where a win would see him put nineteen consecutive race wins behind his… Read More »
French import Newlook broke through for his first Australian win with a strong staying effort to take out the Group 2 $300,000 Chairman’s Quality (2600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Newlook, trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, had been unplaced in his five previous down under starts but he… Read More »
Two of the famous Freedman brothers were back sharing the winner’s stall on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick when Profoundly underscored her Australian Oaks claims in the Adrian Knox Stakes. Prepared by Michael Freedman, the last start Kembla Grange Classic placegetter is part-owned by his older brother,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable invariably produces an imported galloper that races through the winter months and shows above average staying ability. Irish-bred import Mukhtalif made an impressive start to his Australian career with victory in the Robert Taranto Handicap (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday to suggest he has a bright… Read More »
There had to be a story behind the naming of Blue Door, impressive debut winner of the Group 3 $250,000 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Blue Door is by Stay Inside out of Notting Hill which owner John Singleton revealed became the source of the filly’s name…. Read More »
They say you must always look forward, not back, because something might be catching up with you. Well, that is exactly the point of focus apprentice Bailey Wheeler will be intent on bringing to his game when he gets the leg-up back into race action at the Gold Coast on… Read More »
It was a result that created a small piece of history at a low key meeting … but it was a piece of history, nevertheless. For the record, the first race at Mount Isa at the first race-meeting ever held in Queensland on a Good Friday … a Class 3… Read More »
Its Sydney Autumn Racing at its best, and its the Victorian Derby winner Observer who is looking for a Blue Riband double with the $2m ATC Australian Derby at Royal Randwick. In winning the Victorian Derby of 2500m at Flemington in November, today he is the $3.30 second favourite with… Read More »
Ethan Brown produced a standout front-running performance aboard Spywire at Ballarat on Friday, sharpening up for his Group 1 ride on Jimmysstar in Saturday’s TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. Fresh off returning from a month-long suspension on Wednesday, the leading jockey made the most of his only ride at the… Read More »
After three runs from a spell, Lingani is ready to strike form at Oakbank. Experience at the tricky Oakbank circuit is a must. While Lingani is yet to race at the track in the Adelaide Hills, her trainers, husband and wife duo Peter and Belinda Blanch, are confident it will… Read More »
Now into his fifth season as a trainer, Reece Goodwin continues to peruse the on-line sales looking for a cheap purchase. One of his latest is Stakes winning performer Coastwatch who heads to the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday in his first outing for Goodwin. Coastwatch… Read More »
Markets regard Sixties as Chris Waller’s second string runner in the Doncaster Mile, but the trainer can make a case for the three-year-old featuring in the Randwick showstopper. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Sheza Alibi dominates betting as a $2 favourite, with Waller’s Autumn Boy a clear second pick… Read More »
Defending T J Smith Stakes title holder Briasa is Tyler Schiller’s highest profile Group One ride on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick, but he reckons his other two are flying under the radar. The talented jockey also partners Steparty ($19) for Paul Preusker in the Doncaster Mile… Read More »
