Long-shot wins to Pop Queen and Come On Carl have made it a day to remember for mother and daughter training partners Lyn Tolson and Leonie Proctor at Flemington. Four-year-old gelding Come On Carl’s victory by a head in Saturday’s $125,000 David Bourke Provincial Plate (1600m) brought up the double… Read More »
A decision to extend the winter carnival campaign of Duca Valentinois has been rewarded with the gelding winning the Listed G.H. Mumm Open (1820m) at Eagle Farm. Ridden by Tim Clark, Duca Valentinois ($6.50) won by a half head from $3.90 favourite Take It Intern with Another Dollar ($11) a… Read More »
Under the urgings of champion jockey Damien Oliver, Simon Morrish-trained Chouxting The Mob has overhauled his rivals to continue his winning run in a staying race at Flemington. The five-year-old gelding went into Saturday’s Great Ocean Road Handicap (2520m) having won his past three starts and knuckled down to his… Read More »
Straight-track specialist Milwaukee has rallied strongly when it mattered to add another Flemington win, despite trainer Mike Moroney admitting he’d all but conceded defeat midway though the Grampians Region Handicap. Milwaukee’s narrow victory in a bunched finish to Saturday’s 1100m handicap on a soft track was his fourth win from… Read More »
Port Macquarie trainer Marc Quinn is already looking a long way into the future with Randwick winner Gumshoe who he believes can be a genuine Country Championship contender. The $500,000 final of the Country Championship series is not until next April and Quinn has to decide the right path to… Read More »
Vega One has buried trainer Tony Gollan’s Fred Best Classic demons and justified his odds-on quote by winning the Stella Artois Plate at Eagle Farm. Starting the $1.75 favourite, Vega One defeated Enterprise Louise ($41) by 1-1/4 lengths with Churning ($19) a head away third. At his previous start, Vega… Read More »
A little luck and a load of class have helped Funstar build on a winning start to her career at Randwick. A half-sister to Group One winner Youngstar, Funstar was the $2 favourite to add Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) to her debut win at Canterbury on June 5. The horse… Read More »
Trainer Bevan Johnson was happy to deflect the praise heaped on him after Hanover Square won the TAB Battle Of The Bush Final (1200m) at Eagle Farm. Ridden by Michael Cahill, Hanover Square ($17) stormed home to win by a half neck from $3.30 favourite Deadly Choices with Marksfield ($14)… Read More »
Two-year-old Rubisaki has backed up a convincing win at Seymour with another at Flemington to have her connections eyeing spring targets. The Patrick Payne-trained filly was narrowly beaten on debut at Warrnambool last month before breaking her maiden at her second start at Seymour by 2-1/4 lengths on June 6…. Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings believes the winter carnival could prove the making of Kordia. The son of Epaulette won his first black type race on Saturday, scoring by a long neck in the Listed Winning Edge Presentations Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Starting the $2.80 favourite, Kordia overhauled Big Parade… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has ridden another Group One winner at Royal Ascot, steering Advertise to win the Commonwealth Cup. The Martyn Meade-trained colt was one of the star performers in the juvenile division last season – winning three of his five starts and finishing second in the Coventry Stakes and in… Read More »
Hayley Turner has become the second female jockey – and first since Gay Kelleway 32 years ago – to ride a Royal Ascot winner when Thanks Be triumphed in the Sandringham Handicap. Trained by Charlie Fellowes, Thanks Be got home by a neck to beat the Queen’s horse Magnetic Charm… Read More »
Trainer Anthony Cummings has decided against a belated Brisbane winter carnival trip for in-form sprinter November Man who will instead compete in his own backyard. November Man will line up in the TAB.com.au Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday in preference to the opening race at Eagle Farm on the… Read More »
The lure of black-type means the promising Snazz ‘N’ Charm will run at Eagle Farm rather than a rain-affected Randwick. Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn took Snazz ‘N’ Charm to Sydney for his first start after he won trials at Doomben and Randwick. After being pushed back early, Snazz ‘N’ Charm… Read More »
A mare who holds a special place in Matt Cumani’s career has made her way back to the trainer’s care for a shot at the Tattersall’s Cup in Brisbane. After a four-run New Zealand campaign in recent months, six-year-old Etah James returns to Australian racing in Saturday’s Group Three Tattersall’s… Read More »
Adelaide sprinter Gytrash has performed strongly in his two Melbourne appearances and his trainer Gordon Richards believes the three-year-old is on target to do so again in the A R Creswick Stakes at Flemington. Gytrash runs in Saturday’s Listed 1200m Creswick Stakes against his own age having won at his… Read More »
A fit, in-form horse and a favourable weather forecast have convinced Joe Pride to back Passage Of Time up in the Winter Dash at Randwick. The seven-day turnaround is a ploy the Warwick Farm trainer has tried with Passage Of Time three times before – without success – but Pride… Read More »
With a crack at the upcoming Winter Championship Series Final on the radar for Villermont, co-trainer David Eustace believes the dual Group winner is ready to press his claims at Flemington. Villermont has had two starts back from a year off the scene and lines up in Saturday’s Brian Beattie… Read More »
Well-bred youngster Leviathan may have snuck under the guard of punters on debut but his victory came as no surprise to his trainers, who are hoping for a repeat result at Randwick. Leviathan was sent out a $16 chance in a Kensington maiden earlier this month and after enjoying a… Read More »
New Zealand’s Racing Reform Bill has passed its third and final reading in parliament. The Bill, which comes into force on July 1, is the next step towards reinvigorating the NZ racing industry and reconstitutes the New Zealand Racing Board as the Racing Industry Transition Agency. “The revitalisation of this… Read More »
