Travelling Light has dealt with her male rivals in the Group One Levin Classic for three-year-olds at Trentham to give her trainer a first win at the highest level. Ben Foote, a former top jumps jockey in New Zealand, said he and jockey Sam Collett had discussed tactics which worked… Read More »
Blazejowski has made a promising start to his campaign with a narrow win at Flemington which has trainer Greg Eurell looking to raise the bar with the progressive gelding. Making his first appearance since running a close second at the same track in a heat of the Winter Championship Series… Read More »
Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the January Cup. In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position when the speed slowed but rather than… Read More »
As he so often does, Chris Waller pulled the right rein when Madam Rouge scored a narrow win in the Magic Millions Snippets (1200m) at the Gold Coast. Waller was considering starting Madam Rouge in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) before opting to run her in the Snippets…. Read More »
Magic Millions day on the Gold Coast was thrown into chaos when a motor accident closed the main highway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. An oil tanker overturned at the southern end of the M1, closing both lanes of the highway. Stewards elected to move the meeting back one… Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss continued his outstanding form in big races when he picked up the late ride on Primitivo at the Gold Coast. James McDonald was to ride Primitivo but when he failed to make the weight, Boss stepped up for the ride in the $1 million Magic Millions… Read More »
Talented filly Rubisaki has continued to build on an already promising record, making it back-to-back city wins this preparation. Trained by Patick Payne and ridden by in-form Jye McNeil, Rubisaki was sent out the $2.15 favourite in Saturday’s The Roof Garden Handicap (1400m) at Flemington and was able to show… Read More »
It’s the middle of summer but co-trainer Ciaron Maher is already thinking of the winter with Etana after she won the Magic Millions Quality. Etana ($3.90), bounced back from a costly defeat at the Gold Coast a week earlier when she defeated Reckless Choice, the $3.50 favourite, by 2-1/2 lengths,… Read More »
Part-time teacher Danielle Seib looks to have a genuine Country Championships contender on her hands in Assault’N’Bathory who has surprised the trainer with a first-up win at Randwick. Seib, who combines high school teaching with training a small team of horses at Goulburn, expected the six-year-old to improve from the… Read More »
Melbourne gelding He’ll Haunt Us completed a long-range plan when he won the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden at the Gold Coast. He’ll Haunt Us ($5.50) was suited by a fast early pace before storming home to beat Hulk ($7) by a half length with another half to Playthefield ($51) in… Read More »
Apprentice Robbie Dolan did his homework and nutted out a plan aboard Splintex, implementing it to perfection to get the sprinter back in the winner’s circle at Randwick. And such is his opinion of the colt, he hopes the horse can take him all the way to a Group One… Read More »
With race experience on his side, two-year-old Jabali Ridge has shown his professionalism to land a convincing win in his second start at Flemington. One of only two juveniles among the eight runners in Saturday’s The Arbour Plate (1000m) to have raced before, Jabali Ridge sat on the pace in… Read More »
Vega One will miss the southern autumn carnivals no matter how well he runs in the $1 million Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast. Trainer Tony Gollan has already inked in the $1.5 million Group One Stradbroke Handicap on June as Vega One’s main target in 2020. “He has… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson is certain if the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas turns into a rough-house affair Profit will be up for the battle. Profit is taking on the short-priced Guineas favourite Alligator Blood for the second time at the Gold Coast on Saturday. At their previous clash, Alligator Blood… Read More »
Clare Cunningham is preparing to nut out a game plan for Cradle Mountain ahead of his Randwick return in a race where tactics appear vital. A field of seven will line up in the Bisley Workwear Handicap (1200m) on Saturday with up to five of the runners, including Cradle Mountain,… Read More »
Group One-winning colt Microphone has won a jump-out at Flemington as he prepares for his return to the races. In a heat featuring Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth on Friday morning, Microphone led most of the way over 800m to beat Highland Beat with Super Seth third. Microphone was second… Read More »
Progressive Dubbo gelding Toulon Brook will take the first step in a campaign geared towards the Country Championship when he resumes in the Highway Handicap at Randwick. The lightly raced son of Hinchinbrook has shown promise winning three of his seven starts, rounding out his most recent preparation with a… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller does not have a runner in either of the main races but still has a chance to write Magic Millions history at the Good Coast. No horse has won the same Magic Millions race three years in a row but Waller will have Invincibella in the… Read More »
Defending champion Chapter and Verse needs only a touch of luck in the $1 million Magic Millions QTIS at the Gold Coast to become trainer Desleigh Forster’s first million dollar earner. Chapter and Verse showed he was on course for back-to- back Magic Millions QTIS wins after he won the… Read More »
Gerald Ryan has been active at the opening days of the Magic Millions sale at the Gold Coast but his attention is turning to Sydney where he has three runners at Randwick. At what has been a buoyant sale, Ryan bought a Snitzel colt out of two-time winner Asinara for… Read More »
