Bel Sprinter and trainer Jason Warren get their first taste of international racing next weekend and their Singapore trip will also provide valuable experience for the future. The Group One Galaxy winner Bel Sprinter was due to arrive in Singapore on Sunday ahead of his assignment in the KrisFlyer (1200m) [...]
There should be easier ways for She’s A Stalker to resume a stop-start season than against older horses at Warwick Farm but trainer Angela Davies insists there are few alternatives. A promising three-year-old filly, She’s A Stalker will have to carry her share of weight against some seasoned sprinters when [...]
The man who loves nothing more than winning Australia’s major staying races added Saturday’s Sydney Cup to his Melbourne Cup to claim the only two Group One races left over 3200m metres. The Lloyd Williams-owned Green Moon took out the showpiece Melbourne Cup, while stablemate Mourayan made up for his [...]
The Chris Waller-trained winner Reliable Man has upset triple crown-winning colt It’s A Dundeel in the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. But in a concerning postscript to the Group One, the French Derby winner had to be led back to the saddling enclosure without jockey Hugh Bowman. [...]
Leading Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman has been booked to ride Group One winner Bel Sprinter in next month’s KrisFlyer International Sprint in Singapore. The Jason Warren-trained Bel Sprinter, stunning winner of the Galaxy first-up before his third to Black Caviar in Saturday’s TJ Smith Stakes, will enter quarantine next Monday [...]
A week after It’s A Dundeel’s scintillating Derby win, another three-year-old star will step out at Randwick as the dominant favourite in a major race. On Saturday it will be Pierro, bidding to extend his unbeaten Sydney record in what is regarded as the toughest 1600m race in the country, [...]
Two jockeys favoured to fight out the Golden Slipper will also have their minds on an important end-of-season result when they ride at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Little separates Tommy Berry and Hugh Bowman in the Sydney jockeys’ premiership and they will be as close as they can be from [...]
Corey Brown has been granted a short-term licence to ride in Singapore but the leading Sydney jockey will consider his options before taking up the offer. The Singapore Turf Club announced Brown has been given a two-month licence, starting on May 1. While a Singapore stint would come after Brown [...]
Damian Browne will be reunited with star Queensland sprinter Buffering for his autumn carnival campaign. Buffering has been ridden at his past six starts by Hugh Bowman for Group Two wins in the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley and Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield as well as seconds in Brisbane’s Group [...]
A heady ride by Hugh Bowman was the catalyst for Ichihara to return a winner carrying topweight in the Listed Eskimo Prince Stakes at Warwick Farm. Bowman allowed the filly to settle behind the speed in Saturday’s 1200m race to conserve her energy under the 58kg. He let Ichihara ($9) [...]
