Eminent will become the first son of champion Frankel to go to stud in the southern hemisphere with the five-year-old to stand at Brighthill Farm in New Zealand. Raced by Sir Peter Vela in partnership with Hubie De Burgh, Eminent won three of his 14 starts and was prepared by… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has been the star of the show on Gold Cup day at Royal Ascot, riding four winners including Stradivarius in the main event. Dettori kicked off his afternoon with Al’Ali in the Norfolk Stakes for Simon Crisford, before winning the Hampton Court aboard the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Sangarius… Read More »
Two in-form horses who formed part of a recent four-win haul for Dwayne Dunn headline his book of eight rides at Flemington on the Creswick Stakes program. Dunn will ride the favourite, Bam’s On Fire, in Saturday’s Listed Creswick Stakes (1200m), while he starts the program aboard the Tony McEvoy-trained… Read More »
Former West Australian filly Bam’s On Fire has started to make her mark in Victoria and co-trainer David Eustace believes the three-year-old can take another step in her first Melbourne stakes race at Flemington. Bam’s On Fire had her first five starts in Western Australia where she was Group-placed before… Read More »
A carefully mapped out plan with veteran Marksfield can cement trainer Matt Kropp’s best season. Kropp has Marksfield in Saturday’s $125,000 Battle Of The Bush Final at Eagle Farm and has left nothing to chance with the gelding’s preparation. He took Marksfield to Bundaberg in early May to win the… Read More »
In form jockey Michael Cahill hopes he can finish his winter carnival with a win on Tactical Advantage in the Group Three Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Cahill has been the form jockey of the carnival winning six feature races including the Group One Doomben 10,000 and… Read More »
David Pfieffer does not blame Pelethronius for Australia’s drought, but he certainly thinks the mudlark is at least a jinx. The six-year-old has an almost unblemished record on heavy tracks with four wins and a stakes placing from his five starts on rain-soaked ground. But Pfieffer has struggled to find… Read More »
The Godolphin team is relieved to get three runners in the Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm after some anxiety when it seemed Pohutukawa might miss out. Until 10 minutes before the Tatts Tiara field was declared on Wednesday it looked as though she would be at best first emergency. The… Read More »
Lucinda Doodt has jumped at the chance to travel interstate to ride popular sprinter Jungle Edge in what will be a first for the apprentice when she rides at Randwick. The Ballarat-based Doodt has never ridden in NSW, let alone Sydney, and is excited about the opportunity to re-unite with… Read More »
Champion jockey Jeff Lloyd has been given a golden chance to ride another Group One winner at his last chance before his impending retirement. The 58-year-old, who will retire after the Doomben meeting on July 13, will ride third favourite Multaja in Saturday’s Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm, the final… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has reinforced he is the king of Ascot with a memorable double highlighted by Crystal Ocean in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes. It was the ebullient jockey’s 62nd career winner at the Royal Ascot meeting, after he had opened his account for 2019 on Raffle Prize in the… Read More »
Top West Australian filly Arcadia Queen has become the sixth horse to earn a spot in the $14 million The Everest after being confirmed as the representative for slot holders The Star. Her high-profile owner Bob Peters confirmed the news on Wednesday and while he admitted there was a query… Read More »
The addition of blinkers and a step up in distance has aided Tides at Sandown, with the sister to multiple Group One winner Shoals racing to a convincing front running victory in heavy ground. The Anthony Freedman-trained three-year-old was having her fifth start in Wednesday’s Clanbrooke Racing Handicap and stepped… Read More »
Jockey Tiffani Brooker’s decision not to rush her comeback from injury has reaped benefits with her win on He’s The Deel at Doomben. A former champion Queensland apprentice and winner of five stakes races, Brooker had not ridden in a race for 11 months when she steered Travistee to win… Read More »
Talented New Zealand three-year-old Bobby Dee will be looking for a consolation win in Australia when he runs at Randwick after missing the ballot in the Queensland Debry and Brisbane cup, The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Bobby Dee will take on older rivals in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (2000m). “He… Read More »
Shane Nichols says he is unlikely to try Tahitian Dancer over 1600 metres again, preferring instead to keep the stakes-placed filly to shorter distances. And with that, Tahitian Dancer has been freshened since an unplaced run at Flemington just over a month ago and drops back in distance for a… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden will pin their Winter Dash hopes on reigning titleholder I Thought So after deciding to head to Brisbane with stablemate Brave Song. Both sprinters were nominated for the Winter Dash (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday but only I Thought So was among the final acceptors with… Read More »
Tough gelding Kakakenny is ready to live up to his nickname as the “Chautauqua of the Bush” when he steps out for the first time on the big Eagle Farm track. Kakakenny will join other winners or placegetters from heats run at 16 tracks throughout Queensland in Saturday’s Battle Of… Read More »
Such is his opinion of Excused, Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes admits he was nervous leading into the two-year-old filly’s debut at Sandown. But Excused delivered what Hayes expected in Wednesday’s Yulong Handicap (1000m), racing to victory on a heavy track. “I was nervous,” Hayes said. “I knew she was… Read More »
Trainer Toby Edmonds will wait to see how Australian sprinter Houtzen comes through her unplaced King’s Stand Stakes run before confirming whether the mare contests more races during the English summer. Houtzen’s chances in the Group One sprint at Royal Ascot on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) were dealt a blow when… Read More »
