Godolphin’s Scottish has emerged as a Cox Plate contender with victory in a Listed race at Newbury in which Caulfield Cup runner-up Trip To Paris finished third. Scottish won Saturday’s 2000m-race by 1-3/4 lengths from Berkshire with Trip To Paris another 1-1/2 lengths away at his first start since injuring… Read More »
Caulfield winners Chris Symons and apprentice Regan Bayliss have been suspended on careless-riding charges. Riding second placegetter Trevinder in the Saturday’s main event the Group Three Sir John Monash Stakes, Symons was found guilty by Racing Victoria stewards of causing interference early in the race. Stewards said Symons’ actions in… Read More »
In-form mare Beirut has continued her late-season winning streak at Caulfield and is set to be given her chance in a stakes race before she retires to the breeding barn. Beirut joined Henry Dwyer’s stable at Caulfield before the start of her latest preparation, and after being beaten in her… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has returned from holidays to land the feature race at Caulfield. Oliver hadn’t ridden in the Melbourne metropolitan area since late June and only returned to racing at Geelong on Friday. While his fitness might have been lacking, his race guile certainly wasn’t as he guided… Read More »
A victory on the Darren Weir-trained Ulmann at Caulfield has extended Craig Williams’ lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership on a day when his rival for the title went winless. Williams started on Saturday one win ahead of Dwayne Dunn in the premiership and it took until the seventh race… Read More »
Jim Byrne and Jeff Lloyd have ridden Eagle Farm doubles to maintain the status quo at the top of the tight fight for the Brisbane jockeys’ premiership. Byrne moved to 71.5 with his double on Murphy’s Delight ($2.60) and One Inch Punch ($4.20) on Saturday, while Lloyd took his total… Read More »
Adam Hyeronimus has been slapped with an 11-meeting suspension for two separate careless riding incidents at Rosehill. Stewards suspended Hyeronimus for six meetings for his ride on Lord Macau in the first race on Saturday, the Hyland Race Colours Handicap for two-year-olds. He was then handed five meetings for his… Read More »
Elle Lou is destined for the Group Three Toy Show Quality after a strong win at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained mare won her third race of the preparation and will be stepped up to compete with stronger opposition. On a Saturday when jockeys favoured the outside, Glyn Schofield gave Elle… Read More »
Kim Waugh’s patience with Oxford Poet has been rewarded, with the gelding delivering a Winter Stakes win at Rosehill to ease the disappointment of his previous start. The equal favourite in the Civic Stakes two weeks ago, Oxford Poet finished fifth in a performance his trainer admitted did not live… Read More »
Mr Individual has scored an emotional win at Caulfield for his co-trainers Leon and Troy Corstens. Part-owner John Donegan, a long-time stable supporter, died on Friday night before Mr Individual won Saturday’s TAB Supports Jockeys Trust Handicap. “It’s a bit emotional, without a doubt,” Leon Corstens said. “He was in… Read More »
Apprentice jockey James Innes has guided Super Tycoon to victory on his last day of riding before he starts a three-week suspension. He brought Super Tycoon ($9) from last in the 1500m TAB Rewards Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday, timing his run beautifully to swamp Final Decision ($14) in a… Read More »
A step up in distance and a light weight has helped Scherzoso return to the winner’s circle with apprentice Ben Allen at Caulfield. The jockey reunited with Scherzoso in Saturday’s Rockmount Pretraining Handicap (2000m) after riding the Tony McEvoy-trained gelding in his first two starts this campaign, which included a… Read More »
Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller finished the winter carnival the way he started it by winning a stakes race – this time with Murphy’s Delight in the Listed Queensland Cup. The win at Eagle Farm on Saturday was Waller’s eighth stakes race win for the carnival and gave him his… Read More »
Queensland apprentice jockey Matthew McGillivray has secured his first Sydney city win aboard Star Shaft. The Tim Macintosh-trained gelding ($3.80 fav) won the Highway Handicap (1200m) by a length at Rosehill on Saturday. “It’s my first winner in Sydney – a big thrill,” said McGillivray, who is on loan to… Read More »
A late-season surge of form by Esteban has trainer John Sargent revising plans for the well-bred gelding. By the now-retired champion Encosta De Lago, the three-year-old’s mother is a daughter of dual Group One winner Champagne, which was runner-up in the 1998 Melbourne Cup. It seems Esteban has inherited her… Read More »
Leading jockey Jeff Lloyd rode his 73rd metropolitan winner of the season on Beckham and promptly declared it his most challenging. Beckham ($3.50) slogged through the Eagle Farm mud on Saturday running 39.36 seconds for his last 600m in the Caltex Open (1400m). In the end, he had 2 3/4… Read More »
Two-year-old Sebrikka has shown a stubborn streak before her race at Caulfield but once she was out on the track the filly’s abundant talent was on show. Sebrikka wasn’t keen to leave the mounting yard before Saturday’s TROA Supports Jockeys Trust Handicap, which is something David Hayes says they will… Read More »
Melbourne-bound filly Happy Event has given trainer John Zielke his 12th two-year-old win of the season with an easy victory at Eagle Farm. Happy Event ($3.40) bounced straight to the lead and went on to beat River Race ($2.90) by 1 3/4 lengths in the Variety The Children’s Charity QTIS… Read More »
David Hayes is eyeing black-type mares races with Majestic Lass after she maintained her unbeaten run for Lindsay Park at Caulfield. Formerly prepared by Peter Moody, Majestic Lass scored first up at Geelong in June before winning the ACJC Racing 101 Handicap on Saturday. Heavily supported from $3 to $2.45,… Read More »
Melbourne-bound filly Happy Event has given trainer John Zielke his 12th two-year-old win of the season with an easy victory at Eagle Farm. Happy Event ($3.40) bounced straight to the lead and went on to beat River Race ($2.90) by 1 3/4 lengths in the Variety The Children’s Charity QTIS… Read More »
