Anthony Cummings has sent Prince Fawaz to the spelling paddock with the trainer to rely on Mizzy to fly the stable flag for the time being. The winner of the Group One J J Atkins Stakes in the winter, Prince Fawaz failed to flatter in two runs this campaign and… Read More »
Training partners Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have been knocking on the door of a major race victory and enter two upcoming Caulfield Classics with high hopes. The Cranbourne trainers will be represented by The Holy One in the 2019 Caulfield Guineas with Acting and I Am Eloquent in the… Read More »
Jordan Childs’ win on Surprise Baby in The Bart Cummings at Flemington not only secured the horse a place in the Melbourne Cup, it helped clinch the young jockey a big pay day. Childs was crowned the inaugural ‘Star of the Saddle’ after Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes program, earning him the… Read More »
A day before Enable’s bid for a third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, her jockey Frankie Dettori has racked up a personal best 17th Group One win for the season. Oaks winner Anapurna, a John Gosden-trained stablemate of Enable, led all the way to win the Prix de Royallieu at… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup dream is alive for connections of Surprise Baby who has stormed into favouritism after booking his place in the race with victory in The Bart Cummings. Trained by Paul Preusker at Horsham in country Victoria, this year’s Adelaide Cup winner was sent out the $2.50 favourite in… Read More »
Luke Currie will consider whether to lodge an appeal against an eight-meeting careless riding suspension which threatens to keep him out of the Caulfield Guineas meeting. Currie was suspended for shifting in early in the Group Two Gilgai Stakes on eventual winner Sunlight, causing I Am Someone to be steadied… Read More »
Second place may be better than nothing but former Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen felt deflated watching his part-owned horse Te Akau Shark marginally beaten by Kolding in the Group One Epsom Handicap. The recently retired NRL captain was confident he had the win at Royal Randwick on Saturday, cheering… Read More »
Chris Waller continues to break records in the post-Winx era, becoming the first trainer to win four Group One races across two states in a single afternoon. The champion horseman made a clean sweep of the three Group One races at Randwick winning the Flight Stakes (1600m) with Funstar, Epsom… Read More »
A year on from a life threatening injury that almost claimed the life of Kings Will Dream, connections are now dreaming of their second chance at the Cox Plate. Kings Will Dream won Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes at Flemington giving jockey Jye McNeil his first win at Group One level and… Read More »
On a red letter day for trainer Chris Waller, Kolding has delivered on the big stage in the Epsom Handicap, beating New Zealand cult horse Te Akau Shark. Waller-trained horses won all four Group One races in Australia on Saturday with Kolding’s win over the famous Randwick mile of special… Read More »
Star sprinters Sunlight and Santa Ana Lane have reaffirmed their credentials for the $14 million Everest with a one-two finish in the Gilgai Stakes. Sunlight maintained an unblemished record over the straight 1200m at Flemington, adding Saturday’s Group Two race to her victories in last season’s Group One Coolmore Stud… Read More »
Winning Ways is poised to make a hit-and-run assault on the Sydney spring carnival after her courageous win in the Lexus Spring Cup at Eagle Farm. Trainer Garry Newham said Winning Ways ($4.40) will have her next run in the City Tattersall’s Club Cup (2400m) at Randwick on October 26…. Read More »
Chris Waller made a clean-sweep of Australia’s four Group One races on Saturday when Come Play With Me claimed the $750,000 Metropolitan at Randwick. Come Play With Me prevailed in a driving finish to the 2400m staying test, beating Gallic Chieftain and Sir Charles Road. Waller had earlier trained Funstar… Read More »
Melody Belle has become the first horse to win New Zealand’s spring triple crown at Hastings and staked her claim for the Cox Plate. The mare ran out an easy winner of Saturday’s Livamol Classic over 2040 metres, the same distance as Australasia’s weight-for-age championship in three weeks. Her jockey… Read More »
Verry Elleegant has returned to winning form with a last-gasp victory in the Hill Stakes at Randwick, putting herself back in the frame for the major spring races. Trainer Chris Waller said the Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup were back on the table after the mare nailed Samadoubt in the… Read More »
The addition of blinkers has brought out the best in Warning with the gelding breaking through for his maiden win at Flemington. Success in Saturday’s Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) resulted in Warning having his price slashed from $51 to $11 for the Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on November… Read More »
The Everest picture has changed significantly with Brutal now a leading market contender despite Hawkes Racing refusing to count him in the mix after his Premiere Stakes win at Randwick. The Doncaster Mile winner made his return and a big impression in Saturday’s Group Two race over the 1200m of… Read More »
Funstar has managed a feat that Winx could not and delivered trainer Chris Waller his first Group One Flight Stakes victory at Randwick. The filly made a one-act affair of a race that had been billed as a two-horse joust between Funstar and Probabeel but the winner had the New… Read More »
After struggling to fully adapt to racing in the anti-clockwise direction in her first two Melbourne appearances, talented mare Haut Brion Her has bounced back to winning ways and shown her class with a dominant performance in the Blazer Stakes at Flemington. Haut Brion Her stamped herself as a horse… Read More »
Taraayef has returned to winning form with a hard-fought narrow victory over the straight course at Flemington. Saturday’s victory in the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) was the filly’s first start at Flemington after earlier victories at Sandown and Moonee Valley. Ridden by Jye McNeil, Taraayef ($7) scored by a head… Read More »
