Just like old times, Nash Rawiller and Glen Boss have shown they can be forces in Sydney racing with winners at Randwick. Both jockeys have returned from different exiles with Rawiller coming back from a ban after running foul of Hong Kong authorities while Boss decided Singapore was no longer… Read More »
Begood Toya Mother could be the horse to give young trainer Daniel Bowman his first Group One success after the exciting gelding handled his first stakes test at Caulfield with aplomb to extend his winning sequence. Bowman has next month’s Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield in his… Read More »
The decision to miss the winter carnival with promising stayer Kubis looks likely to reap benefits after his first-up win at Eagle Farm. Kubis ($15) got up in the last stride to beat Monsieur Gustave ($7.50) by a half head in the Ascot Plaza Handicap (1400m). The gelding is trained… Read More »
Exhilarates has completed a feature three-year-old double at Caulfield for Godolphin after unleashing a powerful finish to record a first-up victory. A race after her James Cummings-trained stablemate Bivouac blitzed his rivals in the Vain Stakes, Exhilarates was equally impressive in winning Saturday’s Group Three Quezette Stakes. Having her first… Read More »
Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark has lost no admirers despite being beaten on his season return in the Group Two Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa. The race was won by the Tony Pike-trained Endless Drama who has found a new lease of life in New Zealand after racing in… Read More »
Exciting colt Bivouac has made an early-season statement with a dominant win in the Group Three Vain Stakes at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained Bivouac only had five rivals in his season return in Saturday’s 1100m sprint for three-year-old colts and geldings but left them in his wake in the final… Read More »
The pool of Godolphin three-year-olds is deeper than most with Pandemic adding his name to the list with his win at Randwick. The gelding came to Saturday’s benchmark 70-race over 1100m off a debut win at Wyong over 1000m on July 23. On that occasion he beat the Gerald Ryan-trained… Read More »
Anthony Cummings has given the stable’s leading carnival contenders, Prince Fawaz and Libertini, a day out at the races at Randwick ahead of their returns. Prince Fawaz is already a Group One winner of the J J Atkins while Libertini is a filly the trainer believes will be an elite-level… Read More »
Connemara has snapped a frustrating streak of second placings to win at Randwick and set herself up bigger and better races. The Bjorn Baker-trained mare had been runner-up in four consecutive races, three by close margins, before Saturday’s 1400m-benchmark 78 event on the Kensington track. With Nash Rawiller aboard for… Read More »
An old adage of the late Ross McDonald sprung to the mind of his son Clinton after Benitoite landed a come-from-behind win at Caulfield. In her first racing preparation, Benitoite’s victory in Saturday’s Black Caviar Tribute Handicap was her fifth from seven starts. McDonald is unsure how much further into… Read More »
Co-trainer Chris Anderson was quick to praise trackwork rider Hannah Bayliss after Epic Girl continued her winning form at Eagle Farm. Epic Girl ($3.40) made it two wins and three minor placings when she beat New Horizons ($6) by a short neck with a head to Tisani Magic ($14) in… Read More »
Lightly raced sprinting mare Pippie has shown what her connections had hoped to see at Caulfield to confirm plans for bigger race targets in the coming weeks. The John and Chris Meagher-trained four-year-old made a one-act affair of Saturday’s MRC Foundation Supports Legacy Handicap (1100m), cruising along in front before… Read More »
Former German galloper Ilwendo showed his liking for Queensland when he scored an impressive win at Eagle Farm. Ilwendo ($1.45) landed some big bets when he staged a two-horse war with Ocean Addict ($8) before winning by 1-1/4 lengths in the Alex Gow Handicap (2200m). The gelding did his early… Read More »
Jockey Robbie Fradd has been quick to confirm Don’t Waiver’s win at Eagle Farm as even better than it looked. Don’t Waiver ($5.50) got up on the inside and looked certain to score a comfortable win in the Worldwide Printing Handicap (1600m). However, in the final 100m he had a… Read More »
Australian mare Houtzen could renew rivalry with her King George Stakes conqueror Battaash, with connections keen to pay a late entry for the Nunthorpe Stakes at York. Formerly trained by Toby Edmonds, Houtzen went to England for the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot with owners Aquis Farm then planning… Read More »
Enable and Magical look set to clash for the fourth time after Coolmore paid a late entry for the latter in the Yorkshire Oaks. Seven fillies remain in contention for Thursday’s mile-and-a-half (2400m) contest, with the prospect of taking on Enable not appealing to many. Trainer John Gosden has also… Read More »
Ben Allen is looking forward to reuniting with Fifty Stars when the five-year-old tackles a stellar field in the P B Lawrence Stakes. The Irish-bred horse is the third favourite in Saturday’s Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes behind star mare Mystic Journey and Godolphin stalwart Hartnell. Allen, who has won… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Verry Elleegant will miss a race day gallop because of a slight foot issue but trainer Chris Waller says it will not affect her preparation. The winner of the Vinery Stud Stakes and Australian Oaks in the autumn, Verry Elleegant was scheduled to gallop at Randwick… Read More »
Five months after emerging as a new household name in Australian racing with wins in the Group One Australian Guineas and $5 million All-Star Mile, Mystic Journey is set for her racing return at Caulfield. Trained by Adam Trinder in Tasmania, the equal Cox Plate favourite arrived in Melbourne on… Read More »
Former Tasmanian Eastender is poised to begin a campaign aimed at the Group One Metropolitan Handicap and nobody is more surprised than Denise Martin. The boss of syndication company Star Thoroughbreds, Martin has enjoyed decades of success at the highest level but admits she has a soft spot for the… Read More »
