After racing too keenly in the Naturalism Stakes, Super Titus will return to Caulfield to race on an eight-day back-up in the Group One Underwood Stakes. Super Titus was an impressive winner of the Listed Heatherlie Handicap over 1700m at Caulfield two starts ago and then went to last Saturday’s… Read More »
Sydney trainer Mark Newnham has landed successive VRC Oaks Trial victories after Celestial Falls led throughout at Flemington. Celestial Falls’ older half-sister Greysful Glamour won the corresponding race 12 months ago before going on to finish second in the VRC Oaks at Flemington two starts later. Under a well-judged front-running… Read More »
Enticing Star will try to emulate stablemate Arcadia Queen with a Group Two win at Rosehill at her first Sydney start. Leviathan Perth owner Bob Peters has sent the mares from the west to Rosehill trainer Chris Waller and both have secured starts in the $14 million Everest on October… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy hopes Sisstar’s victory at Flemington is the entree to a bigger dish later in the week. Sisstar is the younger sibling of multiple Group One winner Sunlight, who runs in Friday night’s Group One Moir Stakes at The Valley. Living in the shadow of her big sister… Read More »
If Bivouac can get the job done in the Golden Rose at Rosehill, trainer James Cummings would not rule out a tilt at the $14 million Everest. Saturday’s Group One Golden Rose (1400m) is known as a stallion-making race and Godolphin has four past winners – Astern (2016), Exosphere (2015),… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Tony Pike does not believe he could have The Bostonian going any better ahead of the sprinter’s spring return in the $1 million Moir Stakes at The Valley, but would have liked a better barrier draw. The Bostonian, who won two weight-for-age Group Ones in Brisbane in… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg isn’t one to rush his two-year-olds but the first time he galloped Mildred, the filly showed she was a ready-made racehorse. So Begg had no hesitation running Mildred in the opening two-year-old race of the season, the Darley Spring Preview (900m) at Flemington on Wednesday. Mildred joined… Read More »
Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark has had a gallop between races at Canterbury, with jockey James McDonald and trainer Jamie Richards pleased with his condition. The New Zealand gelding finished second to Dreamforce in his first Australian start in the Tramway Stakes but still retains favouritism for the Group… Read More »
Two veteran Victorian jockeys will have surgery and have an extended stay on the sidelines following recent falls. Kevin Forrester will have surgery to repair a fractured pelvis after falling during trackwork at Cranbourne on Wednesday. Victorian Jockeys Association chief executive Matthew Hyland said Forrester was conscious and in a… Read More »
When it comes to emerging equine talent in Mark Newnham’s Sydney stables, staying prospect Shadow Hero is high in the pecking order. Shadow Hero steps up to 1800m in Saturday’s Group Three Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill on the way to spring targets over even greater distances. Newnham is aiming Shadow… Read More »
Defending titleholder Homesman has drawn the outside barrier in a field of 13 for the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. Sunday’s 1800m weight-for-age feature has 10 Group One winners among the field including grand campaigner Hartnell, who has barrier one. Field 🏆: View the Field for the Underwood Stakes… Read More »
Favourite Nature Strip has drawn the inside barrier in a full field of 15 for the $1 million Group One Moir Stakes at Mooney Valley. The Chris Waller-trained gelding, to be ridden by James McDonald, is one of five Group One winners among the field for Friday night’s 1000m weight-for-age… Read More »
The absence of four-time winner Winx has kept the Cox Plate dream alive for a larger number of horses after the second round of acceptances were taken for the $5 million race. In total 68 horses remain in contention for the weight-for-age Cox Plate at The Valley on October 26,… Read More »
A race which offers an Everest spot to the winner features in the spring program for Oakleigh Plate winner Booker who will first chase her second Group One in the Moir Stakes at The Valley. Booker has the second start of her spring campaign in Friday night’s 1000m weight-for-age Moir… Read More »
Chris Waller cannot separate his two Golden Rose runners, believing both Kubrick and Yes Yes Yes have taken the necessary steps from their two-year-old to three-year-old season. One thing in Kubrick’s favour is his close second in the J J Atkins Stakes, the final Group One race of 2018/19 for… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan says there will be no excuses as Zoustyle bids to return to winning form at Caulfield. Unbeaten in his first six starts, Zoustyle finished last in the Concorde Stakes, a 1000m lead-up to The Everest on September 7 won by Redzel. Days after that defeat,… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is convinced Miss Siska has taken the necessary improvement since her season return to make her mark in the Group Two Stocks Stakes at The Valley. Begg is planning to head to Friday night’s Stocks Stakes (1600m) for mares with Miss Siska, who has also been nominated… Read More »
Apprentice Campbell Rawiller has taken little time to notch his first winner as he embarks on a career in the saddle. Competing at his second meeting on Tuesday at Moe in Victoria after making his race riding debut at a Jerilderie non-TAB fixture in the NSW Riverina on Saturday, the… Read More »
Queensland trainer David Vandyke is banking on an early morning trip to Caulfield to have a calming effect on Alligator Blood ahead of his Melbourne debut. Unbeaten in four starts in Queensland, Alligator Blood is set to run in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude on Sunday and was afforded an early… Read More »
Several outstanding cobalt inquiries in Queensland will be dealt with according to the current rules despite the Australian Trainers’ Association calling for a review of the science relating to the substance. Queensland Racing Integrity commissioner Ross Barnett said Racing Australia had advised him it had not resolved to review the… Read More »
