Trainer Grahame Begg will consider a Group One assignment for stable newcomer Miss Siska after a first-up win at Bendigo. Formerly trained by Tony McEvoy, Miss Siska joined Begg for her current campaign and first-up on Saturday in Bendigo Gold Bracelet raced to an impressive win. Ridden by Jordan Childs,… Read More »
Yourdeel has completed New Zealand’s Group One double for two-year-olds with a barnstorming finish in the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes at Awapuni. The Jamie Richards-trained two-year-old had entered Saturday’s 1400m-race as favourite following his win on a wet track in the Group One Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie earlier this… Read More »
Angel Of Truth may have earned a shot at the ATC Australian Derby while runner-up Madison County lost no admirers in a thrilling finish to the Tulloch Stakes. The Gwenda Markwell-trained three-year-old led throughout, fending off a chase by Kiwi galloper Madison County, to take out the 2000m Group Two… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie resisted the temptation of some early black-type with impressive Bendigo winner Prince Of Sussex that he hopes will turn into a big pay day. Prince Of Sussex blew away his rivals in Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Rush with Laurie now setting his sights on the $1 million The… Read More »
He missed a start in the Golden Slipper but Bellevue Hill will get another shot at a juvenile Group One race after outclassing his rivals in The Schweppervescence at Rosehill. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained youngster was a Slipper emergency and didn’t make the final field but collected a… Read More »
Ultra-consistent Le Juge earned himself a crack at the winter carnival races with his win at Doomben. Champion trainer Chris Waller has a lot more talented horses in his stables but few as consistent and tough as Le Judge. Despite wanting to hang in in the straight Le Juge ($5.50)… Read More »
Tasmanian trainer Scott Brunton has continued his recent run of good form on the mainland with Mandela Effect scoring at Bendigo. Mandela Effect’s win in the RSN Racing Handicap on Saturday was Brunton’s third in Victoria from his last three starters after I Remember You won at Sandown on March… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Michael Nolan has some big decisions to make if his filly Miss Cavallo continues to improve at her current rate. Miss Cavallo ($2.80) made it two wins from four starts when she charged home to win the Keylinks Community Services Handicap (1200m). Nolan admitted he wasn’t exactly sure… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees signalled he was ready for a big winter carnival when Power Command won at Doomben. Lees set up a Gold Coast stable late last year and has gradually been building up his team. Power Command ($8) was suited by a break neck pace early before running… Read More »
English trainer Charlie Appleby expects his Melbourne Cup winning Cross Counter to prove “very hard to beat” in Saturday’s Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan. The four-year-old will be a hot favourite to make a winning return, on what will be his first competitive appearance since becoming the first British-trained horse… Read More »
Australian champion Winx has claimed another award in the People’s Choice category at the annual ceremony in Dubai ahead of the World Cup meeting. The Chris Waller-trained mare is closing in on the end of her career which includes four Cox Plates. She ended 2018 as the equal top-ranked horse… Read More »
Group One performers headed by Happy Clapper and Trapeze Artist have starred in barrier trials at Randwick. Triple Group One winner Happy Clapper came from well back in his 1200m-heat on Friday to win and put to rest any lingering problems from his recent Melbourne experience when unplaced in the… Read More »
Seymour trainer Michael Quadara is awaiting penalty after being found guilty of riding his horse into another horse and rider at the Victorian racetrack. Quadara pleaded not guilty to a Racing Victoria stewards charge of misconduct or improper conduct. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board heard that on December 1,… Read More »
Rarely does a three-year-old racing in Queensland attract as much attention from breeding enthusiasts as Millard Reaction. Millard Reaction will be having his second race start when he tackles the Three-Year-Old Handicap at Doomben on Saturday The gelding became the ninth offspring of the mare Miss Jakeo to race and… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis is expecting a rise in distance to bring out the best in Moss ‘N’ Dale when he makes his return to Sydney. Moss ‘N’ Dale runs in Saturday’s Group Three Neville Sellwood Stakes after two moderate performances to start his campaign in Melbourne. First-up Moss ‘N’ Dale… Read More »
The Godolphin and Chris Waller stables split the Group One trophies on Golden Slipper day and are favoured to do so again at Rosehill. The Waller-trained Verry Elleegant is favourite for Saturday’s Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) while Godolphin’s Avilius heads the market for the Tancred (2400m). Waller has two runners… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths is hoping a return to racing around a corner will land connections of Magnicity a big pay day at Bendigo. The two-year-old runs in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush, a race for VOBIS qualified horses, that also carries an extra $30,000 in Super VOBIS bonuses. All acceptors… Read More »
Aristia continues her build-up towards a shot at another Oaks while gaining extra experience racing right-handed when she runs for the second time in Sydney. The winner of the VRC Oaks at Flemington in the spring, Aristia is on a path to the Australian Oaks at Randwick on April 13…. Read More »
Tony McEvoy has decided on Scottish Rogue as his sole Bendigo Guineas representative and is banking on gear changes bringing out the best in the gelding. East Indiaman was also down to run in Saturday’s 1400m-Listed Bendigo Guineas for three-year-olds but after he drew barrier 15, McEvoy elected not to… Read More »
Sydney’s wet start to the autumn has been a boon for mudlark Mask Of Time who again appears set to get his favoured rain-affected track conditions at Rosehill. While the five-year-old has managed just two minor placings in 15 starts on firm ground, he is a different horse on soft… Read More »
