Consistent two-year-old Ready To Roam gets a chance to grab some of the spotlight away from his more high profile stablemates when he runs at Doomben. Ready To Roam is among the favourites for the Saturday’s $125,000 Jewel Colts and Geldings Prelude (1200m). A win will assure him a place… Read More »
Shortly after being given the all-clear to start in the Blamey Stakes, Best Of Days has had his campaign shut down by a bleeding attack. The Godolphin horse went to Sandown on Thursday for the second of two enforced jump-outs after staying in the barriers in the Futurity Stakes at… Read More »
The Australian Guineas meeting at Flemington has been brought forward to begin in the morning because of a forecast temperature of 36 degrees. Saturday’s nine-race program will begin at 10.55am (AEDT), 1-1/2 hours earlier than originally scheduled, with the final race to jump at 3.20pm in a bid to avoid… Read More »
Winx has had a leisurely work-out at Rosehill ahead of her attempt at a world record 23rd Group One win in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick. And her jockey Hugh Bowman can see no reason why she will not pass grand British jumper Hurricane Fly who retired with 22… Read More »
Michael Walker will appeal the severity a Sandown suspension that threatens to rule him out of a Group One ride in Sydney. Walker is booked to ride Brave Smash in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick on March 9 along with Aquis Farm-owned two-year-olds Dubious in the Todman Stakes and Queensland-trained… Read More »
Jockey James Winks says for a lightly raced horse Permissive Star has a smart racing brain after he remained unbeaten with a fighting win at Sandown. In what was looked on as a match race in the betting ring, three-year-old Permissive Star held off a late challenge from another three-year-old… Read More »
Trainer Michael Nolan is not totally surprised with Miss Cavallo’s win at Doomben in one of the biggest upsets of the season in Brisbane. Miss Cavallo ($61) came from second last to swamp the favourite Sugar Boom ($1.50) in the Two-Year-Old Handicap (1200m). The filly was well beaten at her… Read More »
Eastender has upstaged the interstate challengers to add the $250,000 Launceston Cup to his growing list of feature race wins in Tasmania. The Barry Campbell-trained five-year-old gelding added Wednesday’s Group Three Launceston Cup (2400m) to wins in the Group Three Hobart Cup (2400m), the Summer Cup (2200m) at Hobart and… Read More »
A prolific winner of the Golden Slipper as a jockey, Ron Quinton has had few chances to add to his haul as a trainer. But he might have found his next opportunity in Sun Patch, who will be out to stop the winning momentum of the powerful Godolphin operation in… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney will chase an elusive Auckland Cup with Vengeur Masque who is set to be flown across the Tasman for the Group One staying feature at Ellerslie. Moroney, who is based in Melbourne but also operates stables in New Zealand, recently notched the 50th Group One win of… Read More »
All trainer Trent Busuttin wants from Tavago is to see him return in one piece after he has his first run in 18 months at Flemington. Tavago and stablemate Main Stage run in Saturday’s Group Two Blamey Stakes (160m) with a view to a possible Sydney trip. The winner of… Read More »
Kris Lees has been dealt a mixed bag ahead of the Group One Surround Stakes with the stable’s two fillies book-ending the field in the barrier draw. El Dorado Dreaming will start from the rails while Miss Fabulass will have to overcome the outside gate in the Surround Stakes field… Read More »
Trainer Toby Edmonds is putting the finishing touches to star mare Houtzen’s overseas campaign but first he hopes to get another of his favourites, Plucky Girl, back in winning form at Doomben. The 2017 Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Houtzen will fly to England on March 27 to be prepared… Read More »
While it would not have been his first choice, Adam Trinder says he is satisfied with the inside draw for stable star Mystic Journey who will strive to give the trainer a first Group One win in the Australian Guineas at Flemington. Mystic Journey has won her past four starts,… Read More »
Racing officials will monitor Melbourne’s forecast with a contingency plan to alter the race times at the Australian Guineas meeting with a top of 36 degrees expected. With a top of 39 degrees forecast for Friday, Racing Victoria has changed the Swan Hill meeting to start two hours earlier at… Read More »
Tasmanian filly Mystic Journey has drawn the inside barrier in a full field of 16 plus one emergency for the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington. Last-start Autumn Stakes winner Hawkshot has drawn the widest barrier in Saturday’s 1600m-race for three-year-olds while his Thousand Guineas-winning stablemate Amphitrite has drawn five…. Read More »
In-form Luke Dittman has joined a growing list of injured jockeys and is likely to be out of action for a month. Dittman rode a treble at the Gold Coast on Saturday to bring up 30 winners for the season. He has the second best strike rate of any jockey… Read More »
Happy Clapper will be the only horse from outside the Chris Waller stable to run against Winx in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick. The champion will have six rivals as she bids to extend her winning streak to 31 and her Group One tally to 23 and she will… Read More »
Connections of five-time New Zealand Group One winner Melody Belle will not take up any invitation to the $5 million All-Star Mile in Melbourne. John Galvin, manager of Fortuna Syndications, says he has been approached by Racing Victoria’s Greg Carpenter about a wild card into the race at Flemington on… Read More »
Defending title holder Happy Clapper has been given top weight of 59kg for the $3 million Doncaster Mile, two kilos more than he carried last year and one kilo more than fellow eight-year-old Hartnell. The two are also Epsom Handicap winners over the course and distance with Happy Clapper successful… Read More »
