Godolphin Australia’s head trainer James Cummings was quick to praise jockey Tommy Berry after Savatiano took advantage of the “perfect storm” to score her second stakes win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Savatinao ($3.30) was able to sit behind the leader and favourite Quilista before coming away to win by… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths has his eyes set on a Group One spring feature after Fidelia stretched her winning sequence to four at Flemington. Backing up from success at Flemington a week ago, Fidelia added Saturday’s Donate to NJTappeal.com.au Trophy to her growing record. Ridden by Jye McNeil, Fidelia was sent… Read More »
Fun Fact dented the reputations of several Queensland Derby contenders when he led throughout to win the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes at Eagle Farm. Ridden by Michael Cahill, Fun Fact ($19) scored by a length from Angel Of Heaven ($10), the lone filly of the field, with Home Made… Read More »
Lindsay Park will resist pushing too far into winter with first-up Flemington winner Sebrakate. Senior trainer David Hayes is already considering an early spring campaign with the two-year-old following his win in Saturday’s Cobcroft Support National Jockeys Trust Trophy. Sent off the $3.20 favourite under Craig Williams, Sebrakate raced to… Read More »
An easy win at a provincial meeting last month has transformed Cruze into a genuine chance of winning a stakes race this winter. Cruze ($5) made it three wins and a second from his past four starts when he beat Snitch ($21) by a short half-head at Eagle Farm on… Read More »
Noble Boy confirmed his rating as a future topliner with an Eagle Farm win on Saturday but trainer Todd Blowes is resigned to missing the Group One Stradbroke Handicap in a fortnight. After being held up for a run in the straight Noble Boy ($1.65) was far too strong beating… Read More »
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Rosemont Stud principle Anthony Mithen is hoping for an easier path to the Melbourne Cup with Runaway than the one the stayer took to last year’s race. Part-owned by the stud, Runaway finished 19th behind Cross Counter after gaining a start with a weight penalty for winning the Geelong Cup…. Read More »
Top NSW Northern Rivers jockey Ben Looker is looking forward to his first Group One ride after getting through an injury scare in the lead-up to the Kingsford Smith Cup. Looker, who rides Victorem in Saturday’s Group One Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm, was sore and sorry after a… Read More »
Sydney jockey Blake Shinn is having an outstanding run of success since relocating to Queensland for the winter and could easily continue it by winning the main two races at Eagle Farm. Shinn rode a treble at the Gold Coast on Wednesday, taking his haul to 15 winners in Queensland… Read More »
Godolphin’s Australian head trainer James Cummings is hopeful a two-pronged attack in a sprint at Flemington will give the stable another stakes race victory. Bandipur and Haunted run for Cummings in Saturday’s Listed Straight Six (1200m). The winner gets an automatic entry into the Listed All Victorian Sprint Final at… Read More »
Despite the decision to spell top sprinters Nature Strip and Zousain, trainer Chris Waller still has a strong chance for his first Group One win of the winter at Eagle Farm. Waller will saddle Ringerdingding and Prompt Response in the Group One Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) on Saturday. Nature Strip… Read More »
A likely good racing surface has boosted in-form Trekking’s chance to give Godolphin’s Australian operation its eighth Group One win of the season. Trekking will be joined by stablemates Encryption and Home Of The Brave in the $700,000 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm. There was rain in Brisbane… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Barry Baldwin knows his grey star The Candy Man will get beaten one day but he hopes it won’t be in the Premier’s Cup. The Candy Man will be aiming for his seventh win in a row when he tackles the Group Three Premier’s Cup over 2200m… Read More »
Talented sprinter She Knows will be looking to build on her outstanding record at Randwick when she returns to headquarters for the first time in almost a year. The mare has raced at the track six times for three wins and three narrow seconds, a statistic that is not lost… Read More »
Victorian authorities will follow Racing NSW in standing down owner Damion Flower who is facing serious drug charges. Flower, 47, and airport worker To Oto O Junior Mafiti were arrested on Wednesday after authorities uncovered an alleged trafficking ring operating at Sydney Airport. The high-profile racehorse owner will front a… Read More »
High-profile racehorse owner Damion Flower will have to show cause why he should be allowed to participate in the thoroughbred industry and also why he should keep his slot in The Everest, Australia’s richest race. Flower has been charged with serious drug offences and Racing NSW has moved to enforce… Read More »
Australian sprinter Acqume will test the waters when she makes her English debut in a 1000m-race at York. The Toby Edmonds-trained mare is in England as a travelling companion Houtzen who is being prepared for Royal Ascot. She had also been entered for a six furlong (1200m) race at Goodwood… Read More »
Former prominent Victorian jockey Norman Waymouth has died after a battle with cancer. He was 65. Waymouth died on Wednesday night following a lifetime in racing. He was born into a racing family with his father Charlie a renowned trainer and his mother Dawn an owner of a number of… Read More »
A benchmark race for three-year-olds at Randwick is set to have a significant impact on the Classic races in Queensland with almost the entire Mizuno Handicap field nominated for either the Queensland Derby or Queensland Oaks. Of the 14 runners, the Bjorn Baker-trained Baaed is the only one who doesn’t… Read More »
A fear of injury in the spelling paddock has resulted in Sharyn Trolove extending the campaign of Not Enough Effort to Flemington. Trolove had intended giving Not Enough Effort a well-earned break following his latest Sandown victory which extended his unbeaten sequence to three. But the three-year-old bounced out of… Read More »
