Tony McEvoy can claim local knowledge to make a case for veteran galloper Prince Of Capers in the $150,000 Hawkesbury Gold Cup on Thursday. The Adelaide trainer is chasing his second Hawkesbury feature mile win since opening a satellite stable at the provincial track in April. It’s been a move… Read More »
An incident in the starting stalls at Canterbury has left champion jockey Nash Rawiller sore and sorry but it could have been much worse. Rawiller’s mount in the TAB Rewards Handicap, Happy Meteor, reared in the barriers after being stirred up by rival Castigate who was restless in the gates…. Read More »
Self Sense will be given the chance to prove himself in better company after recording his second successive win at Sandown on Wednesday. Self Sense, the $2.30 favourite, was happy to sit behind the leaders in the Roy Higgins and Wylie Dalziel Racing Handicap before turning on the speed 200m… Read More »
Trainer Brian Ellison is confident the well-travelled Saptapadi is capable of making his presence felt if he makes the cut for the Ebor at York on Saturday. The seven-year-old was a leading contender for the race two years ago, but was upstaged by lesser-fancied stable companion Moyenne Corniche. Saptapadi still… Read More »
Lady Cecil will be represented by Wild Coco and Riposte in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks at York on Thursday, a race her late husband Sir Henry Cecil won five times. Wild Coco has been a rare visitor to the racecourse, but the talented five-year-old makes the most of her chances… Read More »
Traditional caution gave way to quiet enthusiasm after trainer Leon Corstens watched his star filly Commanding Jewel prepare for her return to racing at Moonee Valley on Saturday. “She had a nice hit-out … she’s pulled up well,” Corstens said following the mare’s gallop at Moonee Valley. “I don’t know… Read More »
Guy Walter will stick to an original plan to start the spring campaign of triple Group One winner Appearance in the Show County Quality at Warwick Farm. Walter thought about entering Appearance in the Toy Show Quality, a 1300m race for fillies and mares, when it attracted a meagre six… Read More »
Jockey Tim Bell’s ambition to crack the big time in Australian racing could be reignited with a favourable result in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup. A well-travelled jockey, Queensland-based Bell will make his second NSW visit in a week when he rides Loaded in the $150,000 Group Three race on Thursday…. Read More »
Hurdler Westsouthwest, well beaten at his last outing by jumps newcomer Montgomery, will take to the flat on Wednesday to press his claims for the rescheduled Australian Hurdle. Trainer Robert Smerdon will run Westsouthwest at Sandown in the Le Pine Funerals Handicap (1800m) to fine tune the five-year-old’s lead-up to… Read More »
Talented apprentice Patrick Moloney has every reason to smile when he looks at the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership. Moloney has made a flying start to the new racing season, notching four metropolitan wins in the past two and a half weeks to be joint leader of the premiership. And while he… Read More »
Ron Quinton expects to know if lightly raced filly Skein deserves to be added to his spring team after she races at Canterbury on Wednesday. The Randwick trainer has carnival stalwarts Monton and Crafty Irna ready to resume in stakes races at Warwick Farm on Saturday but Skein will occupy… Read More »
Ante-post favourite Opinion is among 53 confirmations for the Ebor at York on Saturday. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained five-year-old, carrying the Highclere colours, was successful in the Duke of Edinburgh Handicap at Royal Ascot but could not get a clear run when fifth in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock… Read More »
Al Kazeem’s owner-breeder John Deer feels his horse’s proven ability over a mile and a quarter can be the difference in his clash with Toronado in Wednesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes at York. Richard Hannon made the announcement just before declaration time that Toronado would be involved in what is suddenly… Read More »
Afsare will attempt to build on his recent Salisbury success in Saturday’s Celebration Mile at Goodwood. Luca Cumani’s gelding, who was second in last year’s Arlington Million, has had well-documented issues with the stalls but showed his undoubted ability when coasting clear in last week’s Group Three Sovereign Stakes. “Afsare… Read More »
Imported galloper Araldo is likely to be kept back another week despite being nominated for a race at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Trainer Mike Moroney was forced to withdraw him from a 1600m handicap at Caulfield on Saturday won impressively by another import, Pakal, due to a foot abscess. Moroney… Read More »
Overreach is an easing favourite for next month’s $1 million Golden Rose after running second in a barrier trial on Monday. The Golden Slipper winner made her first appearance since April when she was overhauled by her stablemate Marseille Roulette, albeit in a fast 1050m heat at Randwick. Trainer Gai… Read More »
Top Melbourne jockey Luke Nolen is free to ride at Moonee Valley this Saturday after having one meeting shaved off a careless riding ban on appeal. Nolen was suspended at Geelong last Friday for seven meetings but appealed against both the decision and penalty in front of the Racing Appeals… Read More »
Group One winner Zabeelionaire will not be seen this spring. Trainer Leon Corstens said connections had elected to spell last year’s South Australian Derby winner, who also finished sixth in the 2012 Caulfield Cup. Zabeelionaire hasn’t won since his SA Derby success 16 months ago and was last seen in… Read More »
A multiple Group One winner in New Zealand, Veyron hasn’t been seen at his best in Australia but trainer Linda Laing is looking to change that in the coming weeks. Veyron is among the 19 entries for a star-studded Group Two Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Laing… Read More »
Star jockey Craig Williams will get acquainted with Commanding Jewel in a Moonee Valley gallop on Tuesday ahead of the mare’s comeback to racing at the same track this weekend. Last year’s Thousand Guineas winner, Commanding Jewel is the headline nomination for Saturday’s Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m). Williams has been… Read More »
