One of Australia’s most successful racing stables celebrated its repatriation with a winner and a promise of many more to come at Caulfield on Saturday. Anthony Freedman announced this week he would relocate his family’s racing operation to Flemington where it began its Melbourne existence 30 years ago. And at [...]
VRC Chairman Michael Burn announced today (Friday) that Anthony Freedman will lease stables at Flemington with capacity for over 50 horses. The vacancy follows Patinack Farm’s recent decision to cease its Melbourne training operation. “The Freedman brothers first trained at Flemington in 1984, and the VRC is delighted to welcome [...]
Leading Victorian trainer Anthony Freedman will take over the 50-box Flemington stable vacated by mining entrepreneur Nathan Tinkler. VRC chairman Michael Burn said on Friday Freedman had been the first trainer in line for the lease after Tinkler shut down his Melbourne operation earlier this month. “There is strong demand [...]
The disappointment of losing stable star Samaready before the serious part of her season began has been turned around to such an extent by Mick Price that he is now among the top half dozen trainers in the country. And at Moonee Valley on Saturday Price is looking hopefully at [...]
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The past few weeks haven’t been kind to millionaire racehorse owner John Singleton – on or off the track. His Cox Plate hopes for More Joyous were dashed when trainer Gai Waterhouse selected barrier 11 for the mare. A few days later his luxury guest house on the NSW Central [...]
After spending Cox Plate day in Sydney, champion jockey Jim Cassidy will be back in the thick of the action on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington. Among his key rides is Dear Demi who contests the Group Two Wakeful Stakes (2000m) on her way to [...]
French pair Dunaden and Americain, winners of the past two Melbourne Cups, are among a group of horses to enter quarantine at Newmarket in England on Thursday. The first contingent of 16 European spring carnival contenders will spend two weeks in pre-export quarantine and complete another two weeks at Werribee [...]
Powerful German import Lucas Cranach, The Favourite for the Emirates Melbourne Cup at $15, Is the first big casualty of the spring. Anthony Freedman announced that Lucas Cranach will need an operation to remove a bone chip and will miss the Spring Riches. Freedman is hopeful Lucas Cranach can be [...]
Melbourne Cup placegetter Lucas Cranach has been ruled out of the spring and will undergo an operation for a bone chip. The German import was the early favourite for the Melbourne Cup and had also been nominated for the Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup. While he will miss the major [...]