Group One-placed as a spring three-year-old, Ashokan has been a work in progress since joining the Gai Waterhouse stable. But both his trainer and jockey Nash Rawiller are confident the colt is ready to put it all together when he chases his biggest payday in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Guineas (1400m) [...]
Tim Clark’s inspired run of form since his return from Hong Kong continued at Canterbury on Wednesday when he teamed up with leading trainer Chris Waller for a winning double. Clark spent 20 months in Hong Kong where he rode almost 60 winners before cutting short his tenure to return [...]
Trainer John O’Shea has settled on some short and long-term solutions to help curb the waywardness of promising stayer Kingdoms. The three-year-old will sport several gear changes in the Group Three Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick in the hope they will help him race more genuinely. Kingdoms will wear [...]
John O’Shea will consider adding juvenile Bound For Earth to his Brisbane winter carnival team following her debut victory at Canterbury on Wednesday. A daughter of 2002 VRC Oaks winner Bulla Borghese, Bound For Earth started the $2.50 favourite and after settling handy to the speed, pulled clear in the [...]
Pierro dominates Doncaster Mile betting but top trainer John O’Shea has declared Shoot Out a weighted certainty in Saturday’s Randwick showpiece. There has been healthy debate about the Doncaster handicaps this week with Pierro’s trainer Gai Waterhouse expressing concerns over the three-year-old’s 57kg impost. O’Shea, who will saddle up $71 [...]
On any other race day, It’s A Dundeel would be the shortest-priced favourite on the card. At Randwick on Saturday, that honour will go to Black Caviar in the TJ Smith Stakes with the Australian Derby favourite playing second fiddle to the great mare. He will, however, still start odds-on [...]
It seemed the only place to be in Sydney on Tuesday was the Inglis sale yard where even NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell turned up to witness the history-making $5 million sale of Black Caviar’s half-brother. O’Farrell said he was thrilled to witness the sale but would not be able to [...]
Bookmakers are taking no chances with Australian Derby favourite It’s A Dundeel but he won’t get things his own way. Markets were suspended on Monday night with the announcement second favourite Fiveandahalfstar was out of Saturday’s Derby (2400m) at Randwick due to injury. Following the declaration of the final field [...]
The barrier draw for Saturday’s Group One Rosehill Guineas has delivered mixed results for the two leading fancies. Randwick Guineas winner It’s A Dundeel has drawn gate three while Victoria Derby winner Fiveandahalfstar, runner-up in the Australian Cup and Ranvet Stakes at his past two starts, has drawn barrier nine. [...]
A solid performance in Saturday’s Group One Rosehill Guineas will hurtle progressive three-year-old Twisted Emotions towards a date with destiny. The John O’Shea-trained gelding is out of 2004 Queensland Oaks runner-up Zumanity who was also prepared by O’Shea. Many of Zumanity’s owners retained an interest in her as a broodmare [...]