Getting a slot in the $5 million All-Star Mile was high on the agenda for the connections of Mr Brightside and the team at Lindsay Park. With that achieved, Mr Brightside was number five of the 10 horses announced on Wednesday as highest vote scorer, Lindsay Park now sets about trying to… Read More »
There was something wrong somewhere. The nominations for the Ipswich meeting this Sunday included a QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap over 1350m worth $26 000 with QTIS bonusâs also available to eligible horses. At the close of nominations there was only one entry ⊠Tantalum from trainer Ian Livingstone. Nominations were then… Read More »
After only just failing to get up in his debut run in Dubai the Will Clarken trained He’s A Balter will be looking to go one better in the Group 2 Blue Point Sprint over 1000m at Meydan this weekend. And Clarken will also have a more than useful back-up… Read More »
In targeting the Bahrain Turf Series Charlie Appleby of Godolphin stated âthe benefit of the Bahrain Turf Series brings a different dimension of race programs thatâs on our doorstep.â âWe campaign heavily in Dubai over the winter, and from a European point Bahrain is a great option to have,â with… Read More »
Victoria Derby runner-up Alegron is back in Melbourne to kick-off his autumn campaign at Flemington. Godolphin trainer James Cummings decided to swing the gelding south to run in the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) on Saturday instead of starting him off in the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill… Read More »
The Kangaroo Island Racing Club meeting at Kingscote was cut short yesterday after a race-fall in the very first race in which involved the Nicola Irwin trained Comeon Scruff and jockey Claudia Lions. The official stewards report for race one notes that Comeon Scruff âunderwent a pre-race veterinary examination as… Read More »
While Chris Waller has two of the favourites in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington in Nature Strip and Home Affairs, fellow trainers Leon and Troy Corstens also have dual representation. Unfortunately, their pair of The Astrologist and Swats That are at the other end of the market as the two longest-priced runners in Saturday’s Group 1… Read More »
David Payne is realistic in his expectations for Raging Bull in the Hobartville Stakes, but he is a little more ambitious when it comes to the three-year-old’s longer-term goals. While the gelding will find some of his rivals too sharp over the 1400 metres of Saturday’s race, Payne is hoping it is… Read More »
After flopping at her first Sydney start, Merson Cooper Stakes winner Ebhaar has been receiving some tutelage on racing manners in a bid to resurrect her 2022 Golden Slipper campaign. The filly started a short-priced favourite in the Widden Stakes last month but after racing ungenerously, she tired late to… Read More »
The Black Caviar Lightning is far from Australia’s richest sprint, but that’s not to suggest it can’t be the most lucrative. Whoever wins Saturday’s 1000-metre Group 1 will be able to boast they have the country’s best sprinter, but two starters in particular are racing for much more than the… Read More »
âWe donât believe it is fair or safe to ask him to carry close to top weight at the age of 12. Since we are responsible for the welfare of Tiger Roll, we must protect him from the idiotic opinion of this handicapper. We therefore regret to announce that he… Read More »
Darren McAuliffe believes Clairvoyance can surge through the remainder of her campaign after a confidence-boosting victory at Pinjarra two weeks ago. Following a couple of indifferent performances, the Nostradamus mare was back on top of her game after fighting back from serious injury and illness. Redisplaying her customary speed and… Read More »
The trainer-jockey combination of Chris Waller and Kerrin Mcevoy is set to be a force at Rosehill when they team up in three of the four black-type races. With James Mcdonald riding at Flemington, McEvoy has picked up five rides for the champion trainer, led by Ranch Hand in the… Read More »
James Cummings was perplexed with the performance of Renosu when resuming at Caulfield and is expecting a better performance at Flemington. Renosu and stablemate Rakomelo clash in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, looking to get their autumn programs back on track. A one-time leading fancy for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday… Read More »
South Australian sprinter Gytrash has previously been a giant killer in the Lightning Stakes and his co-trainer thinks he can cause another upset at Flemington. Gytrash won the 2020 Group 1 sprint as a $21 outsider, relegating the $1.45 favourite Nature Strip to fourth place and defeating home Redzel and Loving Gaby. That edition of the Lightning… Read More »
Juggling the conflicting demands of a short-term assignment with those of a longer-term goal is not always an easy task and James Cummings is walking that tightrope with top colt Anamoe. The Cox Plate runner-up drops back to three-year-old company for his second-up assignment in the Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill… Read More »
Hawkes Racing is giving high-priced colt Magic every chance to fulfil a destiny it dreamed of for him from the moment the team secured him for $2.5 million at last year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. Wayne Hawkes declared minutes after the son of Snitzel was knocked down that he hoped he… Read More »
Golden Slipper favourite Coolangatta remains on track for the $5 million race despite being a no show at the Randwick barrier trials on Thursday. The unbeaten filly and Magic Millions winner was withdrawn from her 1050 metre heat after co-trainer Ciaron Maher decided she didn’t need the extra hitout. “She is in… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic does not see his unbeaten three-year-old Pinstriped racing on top of the ground for the first time being a hindrance at Flemington. Pinstripe has been to the races on two occasions, for two wins, and takes a significant rise in grade on Saturday when he lines up in the… Read More »
Having captured three Golden Slippers in the past decade, Tommy Berry has a decent insight into what type of horse it takes to win the world’s richest two-year-old race. On Saturday at Rosehill, he will test the credentials of Cythera in the Group 2 Silver Slipper (1100m) after partnering the I Am… Read More »
