Brilliant gelding Rothfire continued trainer Rob Heathcote’s success in his favourite race when he won the Group Two Champagne Classic at Eagle Farm. The gelding is now a clear cut $4 favourite for the Group One JJ Atkins in a fortnight. Starting favourite, Rothfire ($2.45) jumped straight to the lead… Read More »
He might not have the talent of his sibling Bivouac but Coruscate has outclassed a depleted field at Randwick to chalk up his seventh win. A brother to the Group One Newmarket Handicap and Golden Rose winner, Coruscate has relished an interstate switch to win the At Sea Handicap (1100m)… Read More »
A patient ride aboard Stockman has helped Sam Clipperton to break a run of outs and land his first metropolitan win since Anzac Day. Clipperton has been happy with his form but the depth in the Sydney jockeys’ ranks has made getting on the better chances challenging. “I have been… Read More »
A police operation has delayed the Eagle Farm race meeting in Brisbane. Police were called to the racetrack after the second race while horses were parading for the third event. After inspecting the track and racecourse proper, police gave the all-clear to continue racing. Chief steward Peter Chadwick said safety… Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani’s hopes of an early Flemington double have been thwarted by jockey Craig Newitt and an impressive on-pace victory from Immortal Love. Sasko provided Cumani a long-shot victory and punters pinned their hopes in stablemate Khoekhoe, sending the two-year-old out the $2.50 favourite in the Tom Melbourne Trophy…. Read More »
Peltzer has maintained his undefeated record and set himself up for an ambitious spring carnival assault in claiming the scalps of some highly touted rivals at Randwick. The Gerald Ryan-trained youngster took up the running in Saturday’s Darley 2YO Handicap (1300m) and gave his rivals the slip, coasting through the… Read More »
Caloundra filly Cosmic Gossip confirmed her place in the Group One JJ Atkins field with a strong win at Eagle Farm. Cosmic Gossip ($7.50) came from last early to beat Ready For Magic ($4.80) by a short neck in the XXXX Dry 2YO (1200m). The filly was already in the… Read More »
An expectation that Peter Moody would have his first metropolitan winner since a return to training has ended in disappointment. Moody sent out Shepard as a heavily supported favourite but the northern hemisphere-bred stayer couldn’t deliver on a rain-affected track at Flemington. Shepard carried $3.90 to $3.20 backing in the… Read More »
Racing Australia has announced it will form a working party to review the racing calendar with an over-riding national focus. The group will be charged with analysing the structure and relevance of the Australian Pattern guidelines which help determine which races are allocated black-type status. Among the working party’s main… Read More »
Consistent gelding Soxagon is a perfect example of how studying bloodlines can produce a surprise racetrack star. Soxagon will go down as one of the bargains of all time if he can win the Group Two Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The gelding was bred by former… Read More »
Robbie Dolan will round out his final day as a claiming apprentice with six rides at Randwick and fittingly the final one will be for his boss Mark Newnham. The 24-year-old outrode his claim with a double at the Kensington track midweek but because he was already declared for mounts… Read More »
Co-trainer Toby Edmonds believes there is little between his Gold Coast winner The Drinks Cart and JJ Atkins favourite Wisdom Of Water as the colts head to the Group One race. Sent out a warm favourite, The Drinks Cart ($1.65) had no problems cruising to a win after sitting back… Read More »
On the recommendation of jockey Dwayne Dunn, Tasmanian galloper Blaze Forth will attempt to add a 1600m win to his record at Flemington. Sent to Victoria after Tasmanian racing was shutdown in early April, Blaze Forth will contest the Apache Cat Handicap at Flemington on Saturday. Trainer John Blacker, who… Read More »
Former New Zealander Not An Option will make his debut for new trainers Richard and Michael Freedman at Randwick but he is far from an unknown quantity to the stable. Previously with Tony Pike, Not An Option was housed with the Freedmans during his Sydney autumn carnival campaign, which he… Read More »
Gary Moore has set his sights on delivering his brother John a coveted milestone when the pair join forces in a new-season training venture. Moore, who will saddle up improving colt Petronius in the Calyx@Coolmore Australia Handicap (1500m) at Randwick on Saturday, enters a training partnership with his legendary brother… Read More »
In a normal year, Matt Cumani would not hesitate to take two-year-old Khoekhoe to Brisbane for the winter carnival. But with COVID-19 making the movement of racing personnel between states impossible unless they undergo a two-week quarantine period, 2020 is anything but normal. That scenario has all but ruled out… Read More »
Talented Toowoomba galloper Niccanova is ready to take another step to a Group One debut that has been three years in the making. Niccanova resumes from a spell in the Group Two Victory Stakes (1200m) as his final hit-out for the Group One Stradbroke Handicap on June 6. The gelding… Read More »
The Mike Moroney-trained Milwaukee is set to run on a seven-day back-up when he contests the Listed Straight Six at Flemington. Milwaukee finished second behind Order Of Command in last year’s edition of the 1200m sprint and heads into Saturday’s race at the fourth start of his preparation. In a… Read More »
Trainer Michael Costa is genuinely excited about his promising three-year-old Supergiant stepping up to middle-distance racing. Supergiant will be having only his fifth race start in the Group Three Gunsynd Classic (1800m) at Eagle Farm. Supergiant’s ability was the worst-kept secret at the Gold Coast before it became public knowledge… Read More »
Top sprinter Sunlight has been retired and will be sold at an upcoming broodmare sale. Connections had been deliberating on the four-year-old’s future following two uncharacteristically poor performances in Group One races in Adelaide. Her retirement was announced on Friday and trainer Tony McEvoy paid tribute to the mare as… Read More »
