A jump-out later this week will be the first of two important tests for three-year-old Shamexpress before he departs for his Royal Ascot assignment. Trainer Danny O’Brien confirmed the Group One Newmarket Handicap winner would have a jump-out at Flemington on Friday, and again the following week before he leaves [...]
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has started making his presence felt in Melbourne and jockey Craig Newitt is keen to go along for the ride. Newitt’s success for Waller in the past has included a Group One victory aboard The Verminator in the 2011 Metropolitan and the hoop has been [...]
Thubiaan’s recent activities could be a hint to a future over jumps but on Saturday his staying ability and toughness was good enough to earn him victory on the flat at Flemington. The five-year-old gelding fought back after being headed to defeat Sky Raider by a nose in the Reduce [...]
Craig Newitt didn’t hesitate in predicting Hvasstan could turn his fortunes around in Saturday’s Australian Derby after a Rosehill Guineas run rated too bad to be true. But whether the Victorian-based colt turns it around enough to defeat odds-on favourite It’s A Dundeel is still a question mark for Newitt. [...]
The potential of lightly-raced filly Isabella Snowflake will be put to the test on Saturday in a Galaxy field jockey Craig Newitt describes as arguably the toughest in a decade. Despite being without sprint star Hay List, Newitt says the 1100m Rosehill race will still show whether the filly is [...]
A new Australian Derby challenge got rolling at Moonee Valley on Friday night when Hvasstan showed all the attributes of a high-class stayer to win the Group Two Alister Clark Stakes. Trainer Peter Gelagotis wanted to “let the dust settle” before he confirmed plans for a trip to Sydney for [...]
Royal Ascot is on the radar for three-year-old Shamexpress after a long-range plan to win the Group One Newmarket Handicap came to fruition at Flemington on Saturday. Trainer Danny O’Brien had long pinpointed the Newmarket as the autumn Group One that Shamexpress could win and the colt produced on the [...]
Trainer Wendy Kelly gave only two words of advice to jockey Craig Newitt before he rode Bells Of Troy in the Hilton Nicholas Handicap at Flemington. And they proved vital. “All I told Craig was `don’t panic’,” Kelly said. “If he had, I don’t think we would have got there.” [...]
Craig Newitt remains steadfast in his belief Clevadude can still win the Magic Millions Classic despite the Melbourne two-year-old falling from favour with bookmakers after the barrier draw for Saturday’s race. Newitt has the task of helping Clevadude overcome a wide alley in the $2 million feature on the Gold [...]
Clevadude sent out a warning to his rivals in next month’s Magic Millions Classic when he strolled home at Moonee Valley to keep an unbeaten record on Saturday. Making it two wins from as many starts, the two-year-old led from the start in the Sportingbet Plate (1000m) and was never [...]
