Trainer John Moloney does not have the team to be a major contender during the spring but is more than happy to pick off minor races during the carnival. The art Moloney sees is being able to place his horses where they are best suited and over the two-day meeting… Read More »
The most expensive horse in the Inglis Banner field has made a promising start to his career, with Ideas Man racing to victory in the $500,000 race at The Valley. Ideas Man was a $575,000 yearling and the colt did what his co-trainer Ciaron Maher had hoped to see in… Read More »
Co-trainer Maddy Sears got a timely boost when filly Spirit One led all the way to win the QTIS Two-Year-Old at Eagle Farm. Maddy trains Spirit One in partnership with her father Tony and she underwent surgery on Saturday morning for a cut to her right arm. Spirit One ($3.40)… Read More »
Leading Queensland jockey Michael Cahill has a fractured foot but will have further tests before it is determined how long he will be out of the saddle. Cahill was the star of the winter carnival winning two Group One races and started the new season in fine form to be… Read More »
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has whittled his team down to five juveniles for the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster, British racing’s final Group One race of the year. Rival trainer Andrew Balding will saddle Kameko, the inly challenger to O’Brien’s attempt to win the race for a 10th time. Having been responsible… Read More »
Greysful Glamour has returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in more than a year, giving Sydney trainer Mark Newnham his first winner with his first runner at The Valley. Four-year-old Greysful Glamour dominated Friday night’s Seppelt Wines Handicap (2040m) under Sydney jockey Rachel King and raced away… Read More »
The decision to run Loving Gaby in the Manikato Stakes has been rewarded with the exciting filly creating history in the Group One sprint at The Valley. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Loving Gaby became the first three-year-old filly to win the weight-for-age Manikato since its elevation to… Read More »
Iconoclasm is poised for another chance at Group One level after beating Widgee Turf in the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Star at The Valley for the second-straight year. Iconoclasm ran without blinkers in Friday night’s 1500m-race and the change brought the desired result when he fought hard to score by a… Read More »
A narrow, but impressive win at The Valley could have set lightly raced colt Ruuca up for a crack at the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes. Trained at the Gold Coast by Toby and Trent Edmonds, Ruuca was having his third start in Friday night’s MSC Signs Handicap (1000m) for… Read More »
Racing authorities have moved to strengthen rules regarding the re-homing of horses in a national approach to welfare. Officials from the states and territories met in Sydney on Friday to identify ways to enhance Australia’s equine welfare programs. The meeting, organised by Racing Australia, was prompted by last week’s ABC… Read More »
THE 2019 COX PLATE CONTENDERS AND KEY QUOTES BLACK HEART BART: “We’ve both been through the wars, I guess, and we come into the 2019 Cox Plate in great form, both of us. I’m very excited about our chances. I know that we’re in the race with a genuine chance”… Read More »
Moonlight Maid will join a couple of elite fillies if she can defeat her male rivals in a Classics preview at The Valley. Saturday’s Group Two Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) is a one of a number of lead-up races for the three-year-olds heading to the Victoria Derby and VRC Oaks,… Read More »
Without the pressure or expectation of recent years with Winx, champion trainer Chris Waller will chase a fifth-straight Cox Plate when he saddles up Verry Elleegant and Kings Will Dream. Champion Winx dominated the Cox Plate with a record four-straight wins and Saturday’s edition at The Valley is the first… Read More »
In-form three-year-old Couldn’t Refuse will have to take another major step up in performance if he is to embark on a Magic Millions campaign. Couldn’t Refuse was an impressive Sunshine Coast winner at his last start and steps up to city grade in Saturday’s Three-Year-Old Handicap (1600m). Trainer Desleigh Forster… Read More »
W S COX PLATE – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Run Moonee Valley as race nine on Saturday, October 26, 4.55pm (AEDT) * Group One, $5 million, 2040m, weight-for-age HISTORY * First run in 1922 when the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee voted for a high-quality, weight-for-age race *… Read More »
Randwick debutant Anders has turned in two very different barrier trial performances but assistant trainer Annabel Neasham insists he should be assessed on his most recent, dominant display. Neasham runs the Sydney stable of training partners Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and has been heavily involved in the colt’s preparation… Read More »
Sydney-based New Zealander John Sargent has set his sights on the $1 million Gong (1600m) as Luvaluva returns at Randwick. But first, the five-year-old mare, who finished fourth in the 2017 VRC Oaks, will run in Saturday’s Filante Handicap (1400m) after a five-month lay-off. The race is a reasonably low-profile… Read More »
The Hawkes training team has a long and successful history with the family of Zebrowski and they are confident the inexperienced colt will not be out of place in the $1 million Bondi Stakes at Randwick. The three-year-old is a three-quarter brother to multiple Group winner Leebaz and a half-brother… Read More »
Twelve months ago Miss Fabulass was one of the most promising fillies in training but after an inglorious autumn campaign, she heads to Randwick on a mission to restore her reputation. The winner of the 2018 Tea Rose Stakes and close fourth in the Group One Flight Stakes, Miss Fabulass… Read More »
Trainer Lauren Abbott is confident she has found the key to Follow Suit as the gelding tries to transfer his good north Queensland form into a metropolitan win at Eagle Farm. Follow Suit is one of several stayers leading North Queensland owner Tom Hedley bought from trainer Chris Waller to… Read More »
