Rarely does Joe Pride deviate from his slow-and-steady approach to taking horses through their grades but the trainer has broken the mould for undefeated filly Fasika. The three-year-old will go straight from a midweek win at Warwick Farm to Listed company when she lines up in the South Pacific Classic… Read More »
Jockey Jamie Kah will be one of the privileged few to get close to Winx when she races for the final time in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. Kah rides Harlem with the Australian Cup winner to start from barrier eight with Winx on the outside in the nine-horse… Read More »
Roger James doesn’t know if Rondinella will sink or swim when she steps up to two miles for the first time in the Sydney Cup at Randwick, but the horse he considers his best since multiple Group One winner Silent Achiever has given him every reason to find out. The… Read More »
Scone filly Longbottom will be in charge of her own destiny when she is tested in city class at Eagle Farm. Trainer Brett Cavanough has several two-year-olds in mind for the Brisbane carnival this winter and Longbottom will give him an idea of how they will fare when she tackles… Read More »
Two horses who have come through the Group One Oakleigh Plate are set to clash again over the same course and distance as leading contenders in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield. The Sarah Zschoke-trained Eduardo is the $2.25 favourite for Saturday’s 1100m-race with Bons Away considered the biggest… Read More »
Trainer Toby Edmonds is looking to sprinter From Within to stamp her winter carnival credentials when she runs at Eagle Farm. From Within, winner of the Listed Alinghi Stakes at Caulfield during the spring but well beaten in the Group One Oakleigh Plate in February, runs in Saturday’s Open Handicap… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Sean Cormack gets the chance to reignite his career by linking with premier trainer Tony Gollan at Eagle Farm. Cormack has ridden about 1500 winners in his native South Africa, Australia and Asia. He originally came to Australia to ride for the late Bruce McLachlan at the… Read More »
Winx has passed an official veterinary examination after kicking out when seemingly annoyed by cameras after trackwork at Rosehill. Racing NSW vets were sent to check on her after she reared up and made contact with a sponsor sign attached to a gate in the mounting enclosure on Thursday morning…. Read More »
Just days out from her final run, champion racehorse Winx has lashed out and kicked a fence at Rosehill Racecourse but her trainer Chris Waller says there are no concerns. Waller took the mare’s earmuffs off after her gallop on Thursday as she was presented to the large media contingent… Read More »
The million-dollar yearlings kept coming as the Australian Easter Yearling Sale closed out two days of selling on Wednesday. Completing 48 hours of record trading at Inglis’ Riverside Stables, eight yearlings fetched at least $1 million. Eleven yearlings topped seven figures on Tuesday. The top-priced Lot during the second session… Read More »
The handicapper has been proven correct with Sydney visitor Maddison Avenue who landed some long-priced bets when successful at Sandown. Trainer Marc Conners rang the handicapping department at Racing Victoria to query the 60kg given the mare in Wednesday’s Le Pine Funerals Handicap. “I had an argument with the handicappers… Read More »
Jockey Jordan Childs is keen to see lightly raced Convict Sam take another step up at Caulfield in the Galilee Series Final, with a view to a possible South Australian Derby tilt. Childs rides the Archie Alexander-trained Convict Sam in Saturday’s Listed race for three-year-olds over 2425m having been aboard… Read More »
Owner-breeder Neville Bell admits he may have been too quick to retire the stallion Champions Gallery after the win of Kalik at Ipswich. The Tony Haydon-trained Kalik ($15) burst away in the straight to win the Sky Racing Plate by 4-1/4 lengths. The gelding is one of only a few… Read More »
Brisbane jockey Larry Cassidy has already had one win for Saturday as he will now be able to see the superstar mare Winx run her last race. At one stage it looked as though jockeys would miss seeing Winx’s race as Eagle Farm has 10 races and times were to… Read More »
Sydney Cup favourite Dubhe has many things working in his favour ahead of Saturday’s race, among them trainer Charlie Appleby. Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy took to the track at Canterbury on Wednesday morning for his first turn on the Godolphin four-year-old, trained by the Melbourne Cup-winning Appleby, ahead of Saturday’s… Read More »
A glance at the history books has given Mark Newnham all the confirmation he needs to run Nakeeta Jane against the mares in the Coolmore Legacy Stakes at Randwick, rather than follow his original plan to tackle the Australian Oaks. Newnham abandoned the Classic as a target for Nakeeta Jane… Read More »
The Anthony Freedman stable hasn’t lost any faith in Chenier despite his defeat as a long odds-on favourite at Sandown. Chenier was sent out a $1.24 chance in Wednesday’s Clanbrooke Racing Handicap on the strength of an impressive debut win at Sandown, but had his colours lowered by $18 chance… Read More »
After missing the best part of a year of racing, the Mike Moroney-trained Milwaukee continues his comeback when he chases a stakes victory second-up at Caulfield. Milwaukee led the recent Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington in his first start for 11 months before being overrun in the straight to finish… Read More »
Jockey James McDonald has spent four years chasing Winx – and he doesn’t expect that to change as she wraps up her stellar career. But that won’t stop him from giving it his best with British import He’s Eminent. Saturday’s $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick will be the… Read More »
Improving filly Rocknavar has thrived in Sydney after last week’s unlucky run and trainer Matt Dunn is growing in confidence he and jockey Jason Collett can land their first Group One wins. Rocknavar came from last to be eighth, beaten about two lengths in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick… Read More »
