Tony Gollan isn’t sure if Topping has the class to upset Belltone but is adamant Saturday’s Listed Tattersall’s Mile is the right time to have a go. Gollan will start his recent stable acquisition in the 1600m feature at Eagle Farm with the Kelso Wood-trained Belltone a clear favourite at… Read More »
Jason McLachlan has a high opinion of Fusil De Eve but is happy to keep the filly in Queensland next season. Fusil De Eve scored an emotional win at the Sunshine Coast last start when she took out a race named after the trainer’s late father Bruce on the Caloundra… Read More »
On the cusp of winning his second Sydney jockeys’ premiership, Hugh Bowman will be striving to end his season on a successful note when he heads to Rosehill for six rides. Bowman will take a short holiday after Saturday to recharge his batteries ahead of the new term which starts… Read More »
Punters have opened their pockets early to plunge on the Mark Kavanagh-trained Instalment returning a winner at Flemington on Saturday. In what TAB Sportsbet described as one of the biggest pre-post “goes” in a long time, Instalment has been hammered from $7.50 into $3.10. “Punters wasted no time in hooking… Read More »
Clinton McDonald is still to decide if the in-form Forty Thirty will make the trip to Sydney this weekend but either way the Victorian trainer plans to be a more regular visitor. Forty Thirty has been paid up for both the Fujitsu Air Conditioning Handicap (1600m) at Flemington and the… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price believes an extra week will make all the difference when new stable addition Night War makes her Victorian debut at Flemington on Saturday. Price had the talented Western Australian filly ready to step out in the Monash Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday but made a late decision… Read More »
Spring carnival races beckon for two-year-old Soapbox after she broke through for a win at Gosford on Wednesday. The Anthony Cummings-trained filly took last start Saturday-class form into the midweek Australian Turf Club fixture and showed there was plenty of upside to her with victory in a 1000m event against… Read More »
Craig Newitt sent the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership back into a deadlock at Sandown on Wednesday, maintaining a duel that has been delicately poised for the past month. With four city meetings remaining for the season, Newitt and reigning champion Luke Nolen are level on 68 wins thanks to an upset… Read More »
Canberra trainer Nick Olive is hoping for a case of third time lucky when he brings Natch Catch to town on Saturday. The mare has tackled city company twice this campaign and Olive says she has been luckless on both occasions. “Her first start at Canterbury she had no luck… Read More »
The departure of stable star Karuta Queen has left a void but trainer Neville Layt is looking to the future with optimism, starting at Rosehill on Saturday. Layt, who trains at Queanbeyan near Canberra, will saddle up One More Grand in the Alpha Flight Services Handicap (1200m). The four-year-old will… Read More »
Wet weather thwarted the chances of Group One winner Vonusti in the Glasshouse Handicap and trainer Alan Jones fears a similar scenario at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Vonusti, winner of the 2010 Group One Telegraph Handicap in New Zealand when trained by Tim Carter, was sent to the Sunshine Coast-based… Read More »
The battle for Melbourne’s jockeys’ premiership was renewed with immediacy and vigour at Sandown on Wednesday with the two main combatants, Craig Newitt and Luke Nolen, fighting out the first finish of the day. Newitt took the honours and drew level with Nolen on 68 wins thanks to first starter… Read More »
Carlton House is set to drop back in distance in the Summer Mile at Ascot on Saturday. Trainer Sir Michael Stoute has confirmed the Queen’s colt will take his chance in the Group Two on the round course at the Berkshire track. The four-year-old has not run over that distance… Read More »
Nathaniel has been given the go-ahead to attempt back-to-back victories in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Connections of last year’s winner have been receiving the right vibes from the horse to pitch him into battle just two weeks after he made a successful… Read More »
Frankel will have some fresh competition in the Sussex Stakes with Godolphin planning to pay a late entry for Farhh to contest next month’s Goodwood Group One. Simon Crisford, Godolphin’s racing manager, is realistic about their chances against the world’s top racehorse, but praised owner Sheikh Mohammed for introducing some… Read More »
Mars, early ante-post favourite for the 2013 English Derby, made the perfect start to his career with a successful debut at Dundalk. Quoted at 12-1 by some firms for the premier Classic at Epsom next June before he had even seen a racecourse, the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt made most of… Read More »
A mid-winter return race at Flemington on Saturday is being used as a platform for potential spring riches for sprinter African Pulse. Trainer Mike Moroney has the colt ready to kick off his campaign in an 1100m three-year-old handicap. African Pulse was tested in the Group One Oakleigh Plate and… Read More »
Epsom Handicap-bound Said Com has started his spring build up on the right note with an eye-catching barrier trial win at Rosehill. The Group One placegetter was making his first public appearance since the Sydney autumn carnival and was given a massive spring endorsement from jockey Hugh Bowman after winning… Read More »
Luke Nolen is officially odds-on to defend his Melbourne jockeys’ premiership crown. With five meetings left in the 2011-2012 season, Nolen holds a one-win lead over Craig Newitt as their enthralling title battle continues at Sandown on Wednesday. Numerically at Sandown, Newitt holds a slight edge over Nolen with a… Read More »
One of the horses who couldn’t win for Con Karakatsanis during the Grafton racing carnival will be given his chance to redeem himself on a quick back-up in the city. Karakatsanis has declared Nothing Like Luca will “most probably” have his third start in 13 days when he races under… Read More »
