A hoof injury has ruled star sprinter Hay List out of Saturday’s Group One Galaxy at Randwick. Chief steward Ray Murrihy confirmed the injury-plagued gelding would not take his place in the 1100m feature, robbing the race of its biggest drawcard. Glyn Schofield, regular rider of the John McNair-trained sprinter, [...]
Hay List has had his share of problems but even his trainer was surprised the sprinter’s name wasn’t among the nominations for Saturday’s Challenge Stakes at Warwick Farm. “Maybe they are trying to make my mind up for me,” John McNair said. After a gallop at Warwick Farm on Saturday, [...]
While uncertainty surrounds an autumn campaign for injured filly Assail, it’s all systems go for her Group One winning stablemate Dear Demi. The raging favourite for the Magic Millions earlier this month, Asssail was scratched on race morning with a deep-seated abscess in a hoof. A man who wears his [...]
A narrow defeat in last year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes was shattering for Nash Rawiller but he will be back sporting the same colours to chase an upset win in the race on Saturday. The top Sydney jockey was narrowly denied by Sepoy on the John O’Shea-trained Foxwedge in the Group [...]
Sea Siren did enough in her first visit to Moonee Valley to convince trainer John O’Shea the mare will be a force to be reckoned with in the Manikato Stakes. O’Shea took Sea Siren to Moonee Valley for Tuesday morning’s Breakfast with the Best trackwork session ahead of Friday night’s [...]
The Roman Consul Stakes is a Group 2 set weight race for three year old horses, hosted by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick Racecourse. Held over 1200 metres, this race is held on the same day as a number of prestigious Group 1 races – the Epsom Handicap, the [...]
The Golden Rose Stakes is a big event each year in Australian racing. Because it is the first Group 1 race of the spring racing carnival, this race attracts a lot of attention from the racing community. Run over 1400 metres, the Golden Rose Stakes attracts horses that are keen [...]
The San Domenico Stakes is a high profile Group 3 event taking place this Saturday the 18th August 2012. This race is for three-year old gallopers and is raced under set weights and penalties at the Rosehill racecourse. The San Domenico Stakes is run over a distance of 1100 metres, [...]
Satin Shoes’ trainer Clarry Conners is one of many hoping to take advantage of the absence of Australia’s two best sprinters this spring. The mare pleased him in an exhibition gallop between races at Warwick Farm on Saturday and will kick-start her campaign in the Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill [...]
Far from being frustrated by Zamorar’s three recent stakes placings, trainer David Bourne is proud of the gelding’s consistency and hopes it can translate to an overdue win at Flemington on Saturday. The four-year-old is one of 22 nominations for the Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m), the first stakes [...]
