Popular stayer Bauer is in a battle for his life after contracting peritonitis following bowel surgery. Runner-up to Viewed in the 2008 Melbourne Cup in what until last year was considered the closest finish to the race, Bauer was prepared by English trainer Luca Cumani for the Australian OTI organisation…. Read More »
Chris Waller’s flying start to the season continued at Canterbury on Wednesday, highlighted by an impressive Australian debut from Studio. Waller chalked up his 21st city winner in the opening month of the season with Studio, a dual winner in France, part of a winning treble for Sydney’s premier trainer…. Read More »
They arrived in Melbourne by ferry to conquer a midweek race at Sandown and now connections of stayer The Cleaner will pursue a spring carnival dream. The Tasmanian galloper won the ninth race of his career at Sandown on Wednesday when he led throughout to claim the Metro Solar Hcp… Read More »
A return to Melbourne could be the spark Wall Street needs to reinvigorate his career following lacklustre autumn and winter campaigns. The eight-year-old will resume at Caulfield on Saturday in the Group Two Memsie Stakes (1400m) which has attracted a quality field of 15 including Cox Plate placegetter Rekindled Interest… Read More »
The spring campaign of Blue Diamond Stakes winner Samaready will be reviewed this weekend after the filly completes a course of treatment for a slight infection. Samaready will miss Saturday’s Caulfield meeting, where she’d been entered for the McNeil Stakes, after being put on a course of antibiotics. “She’s not… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse won’t hear of Golden Slipper winner Pierro being beaten when he makes his three-year-old debut at Rosehill on Saturday. Waterhouse took her time before deciding on a comeback race for the star colt who will make his highly-anticipated return in the Group Three Run To The Rose (1200m)…. Read More »
Kerry Parker is hoping Nextanix can build on his pivotal autumn campaign, particularly when it comes to his winning strike rate. The five-year-old was competitive in the better staying races during the autumn with a third in the Chairman’s Quality and fourth in the Group One Sydney Cup. It was… Read More »
Debate continues about whether it is too hard for the locals to get into the Melbourne Cup compared to the internationals, but last year it almost proved too easy for Ironstein. He narrowly missed out on a start in the race with trainer Gerald Ryan leaving him in the nominations… Read More »
The wife and daughter of jockey Hari Singh have arrived in Australia to be by his side as he continues to make steady progress from head injuries suffered in a race fall. Singh was injured when he fell from Blue Onyx is a race at Tamworth on August 14. His… Read More »
Perfect Timing has a personality akin to a human prankster. The six-year-old, trained by Joanne Hardy at Coffs Harbour, will be out to trick his rivals in Thursday’s Hanks Kitchen At South Grafton Benchmark 60 Hcp (1410m). “He’s a beautiful horse. There’s not a person in the stable that doesn’t… Read More »
Danedream’s jockey Andrasch Starke admits he is concerned the small field could play against the Arc winner in Sunday’s Grosser Preis Von Baden at Baden Baden. “We are very happy with the filly at the moment for Sunday ahead of Baden-Baden,” Starke told At The Races. “It’s a race she… Read More »
Leopardstown could be the next port of call for Snow Fairy following her triumphant return from injury at Deauville. If conditions are suitable, the five-year-old mare is likely to go for the Irish Champion Stakes on September 8 in which she finished second to So You Think last season. Ed… Read More »
Wyong trainer Stephen Farley will hold off until later in the week to decide if he’ll attempt a two-state stakes double with Sincero and Gazza Guru on Saturday. Stable star Sincero arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon and is set to run first-up in Saturday’s Group Two Memsie Stakes (1400m),… Read More »
Craig Williams’ switch to an opposing camp in the Caulfield Cup poses few concerns for Southern Speed’s trainer Leon Macdonald. There was confirmation on Monday night Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden would return to Australia this spring with the Caulfield Cup on his program and Williams booked to ride. Williams won… Read More »
Sydney’s champion apprentice Chad Schofield will be back in town riding for his new boss at Canterbury on Wednesday while another young rider who has premiership ambitions will also be in action. Schofield made the move to David Hayes’ Euroa property on a three-month loan a couple of weeks ago… Read More »
A better-than-expected recovery from her first-up run has prompted trainer Stuart Webb to start Bliss Street at Caulfield on Saturday. Webb had originally set the four-year-old for the Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on September 8 but said he had been encouraged by her condition. “I think… Read More »
Another impressive barrier trial from Cox Plate favourite More Joyous has the outstanding mare on target for her spring return in the Sheraco Stakes. More Joyous stepped out over 1200m in her second trial of the campaign at Randwick on Tuesday and powered home from sixth to defeat stablemate Tohunga… Read More »
Winning a second Melbourne Cup appeals as a much more achievable task than beating Frankel in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the racing manager in charge of French stayer Dunaden says. Dunaden is on his way to Australia next month to defend his Melbourne Cup crown and for that,… Read More »
Her best horse went down by a nose and pulled up with the “thumps” and her plunge horse couldn’t get into the finish on a day to forget for trainer Alison Bennett at Sandown last week. But Bennett will be back again on Wednesday with confidence renewed. The Moe trainer… Read More »
Premier trainer Peter Moody will split his Italian stayers Sneak A Peek and Voila Ici when they make their Australian debuts at Caulfield on Saturday to allow Luke Nolen to ride both horses. Moody entered the pair for the Group Two Memsie Stakes and the open handicap, both over 1400m…. Read More »
