Damian Browne is banking on Missy Longstocking’s relaxed attitude to help her cope with a stamina test in Saturday’s BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes. Missy Longstocking earned mixed reviews when she won last Saturday’s Lancaster Stakes at Doomben by a short head as a $1.65 favourite but her jockey has defended [...]
Knee problems have restricted the career of Emmalene but trainer Liam Birchley is confident she is poised to return to black type success at Randwick on Saturday. The mare’s patient owners include rugby league greats Ricky Stuart and Laurie Daley. Emmalene won at Listed level at Flemington during the 2011 [...]
One time buckjumper to Eagle Farm winner. That’s the successful transition Royal Jester made when he won the Timeform Handicap (1300m) at Eagle Farm after a mental meltdown in the Magic Millions Maiden at the Gold Coast last month when he put on a rodeo exhibition soon after the start. [...]
A mare who has had three different trainers and won for all of them, scored for her latest handler at Flemington on Saturday, staking a claim for a permanent address. Goldslick was having her fourth start for trainer Mick Kent in the Dover Handicap (1610m) and showed both adaptability and [...]
Trainer Anthony Freedman is considering a return assault on New Zealand’s richest race with the promising two-year-old Minaj. Freedman got a good idea of what it takes to win the $NZ1 million Karaka Million when he claimed it as his first attempt with Ockham’s Razor last year. And he believes [...]
The Group One Coolmore Classic will be the autumn carnival target for Bennetta after her dominant win in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Handicap. Despite being shunted wide on the home turn, Bennetta surged clear in the final 100m under the urgings of James McDonald to win by 2-1/4 [...]
Jockey Damian Browne believes Missy Longstocking’s versatility will be the key to her Magic Millions Classic prospects. While leading fancies Assail and Clevadude have clearly established on-pace racing patterns, Missy Longstocking has shown she is not one-dimensional according to Browne. “With most two-year-olds you’ll find they either want to lead [...]
Missy Longstocking silenced doubters and proved her versatility when she won the B J McLachlan Stakes at Doomben on Saturday. Trainer Liam Birchley and jockey Damian Browne hatched a plan to ride Missy Longstocking conservatively in a bid to ensure she handled her first attempt at 1200m. “We wanted to [...]
Fitness won’t be a problem for Missy Longstocking in the B J McLachlan Stakes at Doomben. Missy Longstocking has won her past two starts at 1000m but trainer Liam Birchley believes she won’t have any trouble coping with an extra 200m on Saturday. “She was strong at the finish of [...]
Sir Luminar has rocketed into Magic Millions contention after he smashed the race record at his first start in the Phelan Ready Stakes. Jockey Chris Munce and trainer Michael Nolan were in raptures after Sir Luminar clocked a brilliant 57.14 seconds, the fastest time for a two-year-old recorded in a [...]