Trent Busuttin has wiped Inverloch’s performance in the Warrnambool Cup from the memory bank and is looking forward to a better performance at Caulfield. Inverloch finished last in the Warrnambool Cup earlier this month after putting together a string of creditable performances, including winning the Easter Cup over Saturday’s course… Read More »
The Group Three Fred Best Classic at Doomben will take on even more importance with several horses needing to win it to make the Group One Stradbroke Handicap field. First acceptances were taken for the Stradbroke Handicap on Wednesday with 44 horses currently in the field. The field for the… Read More »
Three-year-old Bottega has been installed the early favourite for the Listed Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill but will need two scratchings to be assured a start. The Gerald Ryan-trained colt is second emergency in a capacity Lord Mayors Cup field of 16 plus three reserves for Saturday’s 2000m race with… Read More »
Victorian trainers are yet to see mooted spring carnival programming changes that could lead to the Caulfield Cup being run after the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Racing Club is investigating changing the date of the Caulfield Cup from mid-October to November 28 while also moving their entire three-day carnival post-Flemington…. Read More »
Trainer Stuart Kendrick hopes he can give jockey Tegan Harrison a feature race winner on her first day back at Doomben since she was injured in a fall at the track nearly eight months ago. Harrison is listed for two rides at the Sunshine Coast on Friday night but will… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club could become the beneficiary if the Caulfield Cup is moved and run after the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne’s spring carnival could be in for a shake up after the Melbourne Racing Club announced it was exploring running their three-day carnival at the conclusion of Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Improving three-year-old Scathing is primed to give Chris Munce a chance to complete the unusual double of training a stakes winner after riding a stakes winner for the same owners. Munce will saddle up Scathing in the Group Three Fred Best Classic (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday. Scathing is owned… Read More »
Toowoomba stayer Fighting Teo could head to Sydney next month if he races well in the Aquis Hcp (2400m) at the Gold Coast on Friday. The Gold Coast has hosted metropolitan standard meetings each Friday for the past two months after racing in Queensland was divided into regions. Next month… Read More »
Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes believes the further the Melbourne spring carnival can move away from winter the better it will be for horses. Hayes, who is moving to Hong Kong next month and trains in partnership with son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, does not see the need… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd has registered his first winner since returning to Victorian racing, guiding the Lindsey Smith-trained Capital Zous to victory at Hamilton. Rodd had been based in Singapore since 2015 but, with racing shut down there because of the coronavirus pandemic, he is one of three jockeys… Read More »
Spring plans for stakes winner Fituese will become clearer after the promising filly faces what is expected to be her final test for this season at Rosehill. Fituese has won five of her seven starts including two from two this preparation. A last-start 1-3/4-length winner of the Listed Denise’s Joy… Read More »
After surpassing his goal of riding 100 winners in a season, Daniel Stackhouse is now looking to challenge for the Victorian jockeys’ premiership. A city double at Sandown on Sunday and a winner at Echuca on Monday has taken 29-year-old Stackhouse’s season tally in Victoria to 109, three behind Jye… Read More »
Queensland’s winter feature-racing season has been extended into July with 10 extra races. Racing Queensland originally scrapped the entire winter carnival but under pressure from race clubs and trainers reinstated some races. It is currently conducting a vastly reduced winter which will see only two of the usual eight Group… Read More »
Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan has confirmed unbeaten Peltzer will miss next week’s Group One JJ Atkins and be kept for the spring. Unbeaten in three starts, Peltzer scored with real ease in the Darley 2yo Handicap (1300m) at Randwick last Saturday. But Ryan said Peltzer would be unleashed in spring… Read More »
Two-year-old colt Kahaylaan has shown co-trainer Calvin McEvoy enough to take him to town for his debut. Kahaylaan is one of 36 nominations for Saturday’s 1100m handicap for two-year-olds at Caulfield where there will be a field limit of 14 plus emergencies – acceptances are due on Wednesday. A son… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien would like to see the whole spring carnival shifted and the Melbourne Cup run in the first week of December. A major overhaul could be on the agenda with the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) exploring the option of moving its Caulfield carnival, including the Caulfield Cup, from… Read More »
Melbourne’s spring racing carnival may be overhauled because of a clash with the rescheduled AFL finals. The 2400m Group 1 Caulfield Cup, one of the biggest races of the season and a key lead-up to the Melbourne Cup, could be moved from mid-October to the end of November. The Herald… Read More »
In-form Sydney colt Dawn Passage is the early favourite to win the Fred Best Classic at Doomben and clinch his spot in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. The Group Three Fred Best Classic (1350m) on Saturday features a number of three-year-olds who also hold nominations for the Stradbroke Handicap a… Read More »
Well-related gelding Gobstopper is making his mark during this year’s Victorian jumps racing season and trainer Eric Musgrove is now plotting a path for him to the Grand National Hurdle. By Tavistock out of Bagalollies, Gobstopper’s siblings include former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther and recent Group One… Read More »
Hey Doc has returned to work after a spell and will be given a slow build-up before the three-time Group One winner is locked into spring targets. Six-year-old Hey Doc has not started since unplaced in the Group One CF Orr Stakes in early February. “He only came back into… Read More »
