Progressive import Attorney will race at Randwick rather than Eagle Farm with trainer Matthew Smith happy to keep him closer to home. Smith accepted with Attorney for a 2200m-race in Brisbane on Saturday as well as the Eremein Handicap (2000m) at Randwick unsure how strong the final fields would be…. Read More »
After showing promise during her first preparation which included three city wins, talented filly My Pendant is set for a late-season return at Flemington. My Pendant made her debut in October and after two second-placed finishes she pieced together city wins at Sandown, The Valley and Flemington. Trainer Danny O’Brien… Read More »
Sometimes the best guide to a horse’s ability is the reaction of a trainer when it races below expectations. Such was the case when two-year-old Secundus was a well-beaten ninth behind stablemate Kim Alicia at Doomben two weeks ago. Trainer Desleigh Forster was quick to watch the race replay before… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne is hoping Howlowcanyougo can extend his unbeaten record when he makes his Melbourne metropolitan debut at Flemington. Successful at his only three racetrack appearances to date, Howlowcanyougo runs in Saturday’s Murray Cox Handicap with Payne expecting the race to provide him a better assessment of the gelding’s… Read More »
The much-travelled Balf’s Choice gets a chance to add another feature race win at 1600 metres when he makes his Queensland debut at Eagle Farm. Matt McGillivray will ride Balf’s Choice in Saturday’s Tattersall’s Mile which is the last black-type race for the season in Queensland. Balf’s Choice has won… Read More »
Trainer Adam Duggan will not be tempted to rush promising sprinter Sir Elton into a late-spring campaign, even if the horse maintains his perfect record at Randwick. Duggan has confirmed Saturday’s Book Spring Hospitality Handicap (1200m) will be the three-year-old’s final start this preparation before he is spelled. And he… Read More »
Character building is how trainer Allison Sheehan sums up watching El Questro’s most recent appearance at Flemington. Coming off two city wins at Sandown to start her winter campaign, El Questro was the $3.20 favourite in the Leilani Series Final on July 6 but after getting held up on the… Read More »
A long neck has been the difference between maiden filly Presently spending time in the paddock and racing at Flemington. Presently runs for the fourth time in Saturday’s Byerley Handicap, a race that affords the winner ballot exemption in the Victoria Derby and/or VRC Oaks. Saturday’s 1800m race was not… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Paul Jenkins is considering taking improved staying mare Travistee to New Zealand to chase more black-type. In the space of seven weeks Travistee has gone from winning the Gatton Cup to being a last-start third in the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m). Travistee was second in the Provincial Stayers… Read More »
David Payne has been waiting for the day the penny drops with War Baron and is hoping his patience will finally be rewarded at Randwick. The colt has a modest record with just one minor placing in seven starts but Payne has seen enough signs of his raw ability to… Read More »
David Hayes has never won a Schillaci Stakes but the champion trainer admits this year’s race is now definitely on his radar. The Melbourne Racing Club announced on Tuesday the Group Two Schillaci Stakes (1100m) on October 12 at Caulfield would be a ‘win and you’re in’ race for the… Read More »
Trainer Steve Tregea will continue to monitor Bergerac and Prioritise before a final decision whether both go to the Listed Tattersall’s Mile at Eagle Farm on a seven-day back-up. Bergerac won the $150,000 Mackay Cup last Saturday with Prioritise eighth in the race after going hard in the lead. Tregea… Read More »
Baylee Nothdurft has six rides at Eagle Farm as he closes in on his first metropolitan apprentices’ title. Nothdurft won on Golly Hutt at the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday and now leads last year’s champion apprentice, Jag Guthmann-Chester, 30 wins to 26. It has been a good effort from both… Read More »
Maximum Security will take on six rivals in his second start since being disqualified as the winner of the Kentucky Derby when he runs in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. The Jason Servis-trained colt has drawn the outside barrier for the 1-1/8-mile (1800m) race on Saturday (Sunday AEST). Luis… Read More »
Trainer Charlie Appleby has confirmed the retirement of Derby winner Masar who has failed to recapture his form this season. The colt became the first horse to carry the royal blue silks of Godolphin to victory in the 2018 premier Classic at Epsom, but a leg injury kept him off… Read More »
A new race for two-year-olds has been introduced to the spring program at Flemington, bringing an earlier start to juvenile racing in Melbourne. The Victoria Racing Club has announced it will host the first two-year-old race of the season on Wednesday, September 25 over 900m. The VRC says the reasoning… Read More »
A distance test for two-year-olds on the penultimate weekend of the season is something trainer David Hayes believes Huntly Castle will appreciate at Flemington. Saturday’s Byerley Handicap is over 1800m and is a chance for middle distance and staying prospects to be tested over further than 1600m against their own… Read More »
Well-bred filly Paris has broken her maiden at Cranbourne and added to the Anthony Freedman stable’s list of two-year-old winners for the season. A daughter of stallion Snitzel out of the mare Court, Paris is a half-sister to now-retired Group One winner English and the filly broke through at her… Read More »
Consistent gelding Misery made the most of the absence of stablemate Tarzan to continue jockey Tiffani Brooker’s successful comeback at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer Stuart Kendrick had planned to run both in the Wimmers Soft Drinks Open (1000m) but only Misery ($3.10) carried the stable hopes and made no mistake… Read More »
Dual licence holder Jade Darose and her only horse Parwan Prince return to Flemington chasing another win on the straight track. Parwan Prince provided Darose with a slice of history when successful over 1000m at Flemington last month. Darose became the first dual licence holder to train and ride a… Read More »
