Apprentice Adin Thompson produced a daring front-running ride on Mishani El Lobo to snare his first metropolitan double and give trainer Troy Pascoe a city breakthrough at Eagle Farm. Mishani El Lobo ($10) led by six lengths at one stage before beating Sovereign Nation ($12) by two lengths in the… Read More »
English jockey Tom Marquand has been taken to hospital for further assessment after falling heavily from Ronstar at Randwick. After starting the day on a high with a Group Three double aboard Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained juveniles Away Game and Prague, Marquand’s luck took a turn for the worse…. Read More »
After a career spanning 20 years in the saddle, dual licence holder Jade Darose has landed her first stakes winner in riding noted wet-tracker Jungle Edge to victory at Caulfield. Darose has been the regular trackwork partner of the Mick Bell-trained Jungle Edge, but Saturday’s Listed W J Adams Stakes… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth has returned to the scene of his spring heroics and kicked off his latest preparation in style in the Group Three Manfred Stakes. Having his first start since chasing down Alligator Blood to win a memorable Group One Caulfield Guineas in October, the Anthony Freedman-trained… Read More »
Gerald Ryan arrived at Randwick for the Expressway Stakes meeting with butterflies in his belly and he left with a tear in his eye after Standout proved himself the real deal with a dominant victory. Taking on older horses for the first time, the colt emulated the feat of former… Read More »
Emerging stayer She’s Ideel can help fill a void left in the Bjorn Baker stable which is missing two of its stars. Group One winner Samadoubt is on the injured list while the outstanding Champagne Cuddles has been retired after suffering an injury in a race on Magic Millions day… Read More »
Contrasting weather conditions have claimed two provincial meetings, one in NSW and one in Victoria. Racing at Newcastle in NSW was called off with the temperature hitting 41 degrees, higher than original estimates. Senior jockeys and some trainers who had travelled their horses from Sydney met with stewards before the… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote completed a big week and in the process proved himself a top judge when Cool Chap won at Eagle Farm. Heathcote missed last Saturday’s Sunshine Coast meeting after having a stent inserted in a coronary artery. But he has been back at the track since Tuesday and… Read More »
Chris Waller has flagged Group One autumn carnival ambitions for progressive filly Subpoenaed after she resumed with a strong win over older rivals at Randwick. Starting a popular $1.65 favourite, the three-year-old was given time to find her feet by Tommy Berry and gave backers no cause for concern, reeling… Read More »
European import Just Benjamin has turned around his fortunes with a hard-fought victory at his second Australian start. After a luckless first-up fifth for Anthony Freedman at Caulfield over 1600m early last month, Just Benjamin returned to the track on Saturday to win the Mal Seccull Handicap (1800m). Jockey Damien… Read More »
Grahame Begg’s decision to wait for the Chairman’s Stakes with Mildred has been vindicated, with the two-year-old filly racing to a satisfying victory in the Group Three race at Caulfield. Begg had initially planned to kick off the stakes-winning filly’s preparation a week earlier in the Blue Diamond Preview but… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote completed a big week and in the process proved himself a top judge when Cool Chap won at Eagle Farm. Heathcote missed last Saturday’s Sunshine Coast meeting after having a stent inserted in a coronary artery. But he has been back at the track since Tuesday and… Read More »
Diamond Effort has revelled in the soft conditions at Caulfield to post a dominant win in her return from a spell. Prepared by Clinton McDonald, Diamond Effort is a sister to the trainer’s former multiple stakes winner Second Effort who excelled when racing in wet conditions and won 11 of… Read More »
Tough gelding Gresham ended his rating as a perpetual placegetter when he continued champion trainer Chris Waller’s good run for the Star Thoroughbreds syndicate at Eagle Farm. Gresham had gone almost a year without victory. The gelding has run 18 minor placings but never never looked like adding to that… Read More »
Ciaron Maher says he cannot recall having a better group of two-year-olds than he has this season after making a clean sweep of the two juvenile races at Randwick. The trainer, who works in partnership with David Eustace, already has reigning Golden Slipper favourite Cellsabeel, who he confirmed was on… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan intends to make the most of the weaker off- season races with stud-bound Shalwa who scored easily at Eagle Farm. Shalwa had raced in stakes company at her past three starts including a second in the Listed Just Now Quality two runs back. Starting at $1.50,… Read More »
Racing at Newcastle has been called off with the temperature hitting 41 degrees, higher than original estimates. Senior jockeys and some trainers who had travelled their horses from Sydney met with stewards before the first scheduled race on Saturday and all agreed to abandon the meeting. A couple of the… Read More »
A rise in weight and distance has not stopped Vaucluse Bay from registering a second victory at Caulfield in the space of eight days. After winning over 2000m a week ago, Vaulcluse Bay was back at the track on Saturday to score over 2400m in the All Star Mile @… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Steve Kirkwood has some decisions to make for improving two-year-old Uncle Frank after the gelding’s impressive Eagle Farm win. At his previous start Uncle Frank wobbled around the home turn before finishing second in at Eagle Farm. There were no such problems on Saturday when Uncle Frank ($4.60)… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg believes Nonconformist can keep stepping up after the progressive three-year-old backed up a recent big-margin maiden win with a first city victory. Nonconformist broke his maiden at his third start with a six-length win at Pakenham last month over 1600m before accounting for a small field by… Read More »
