It is drawing a long bow to compare restricted class horse The Candy Man with the legendary Gunsynd but there was a touch of the Goondiwindi Grey in his Sunshine Coast win. Gunsynd is rated among Australia’s greatest horses, winning 29 races, and he is the only horse to win… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller is buoyant about Winx’s upcoming campaign despite his original caution about whether she would indeed have a final preparation. After observing the champion in the stable for the past three weeks, Waller says she seems as good as ever and is on track to return in the… Read More »
Classy central Queensland filly Better Reflection has settled in well on the Gold Coast as she prepares for the $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic. As a $20,000 yearling, Better Reflection will have underdog status against a field in which the average price will be about $200,000. Better Reflection bounded… Read More »
Australian mare True Excelsior is set to head across the Tasman for a crack at a Group One sprint. Trained by Leon and Troy Corstens in Victoria and raced by Rosemont Stud, True Excelsior finished third in the Group Three Standish Handicap on New Year’s Day at Flemington in her… Read More »
Godolphin Australia’s head trainer James Cummings believes he has already passed one major Gold Coast stress test ahead of the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Cummings is quietly confident he can join his grandfather, the legendary Bart Cummings, as a Magic Millions Classic-winning trainer. Bart Cummings won the race… Read More »
Queensland’s former chief steward Allan Reardon is confident his new role as a track walker can help the industry overcome a controversial problem. Trainers and jockeys have been complaining for months about what they say are inaccurate track ratings at some TAB meetings. In response, Racing Queensland has appointed Reardon… Read More »
What looked like it might have been going to be a comfortable victory for Mastering has turned into a few anxious moments for connections and supporters of the short-priced favourite at Caulfield. The Mick Price-trained gelding was the shortest-priced favourite on Saturday’s nine-race program at $1.70 in the Fiona Jamieson… Read More »
Rising star Robbie Dolan has taken another major step in his blossoming career with his first winner for Chris Waller at his first ride for Sydney’s premier trainer. The 22-year-old Irishman began riding in his homeland before coming to Australia two years ago looking for more opportunities. He was riding… Read More »
The massive Godolphin operation will have its first runner in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic after filly Exhilarates scored a decisive win in the traditional lead-up to the high-profile race. Goldolphin had a huge 2018 in Australia including winning the Melbourne Cup with Cross Counter and there seems no reason… Read More »
Promising signs on the training track have translated to a winning performance on race day for Godolphin mare Chatuchak at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained Chatuchak brought up a winning double at Saturday’s meeting for jockey Dwayne Dunn when she came from back in the field to take out the In… Read More »
Class told when Tyzone gave trainer Toby Edmonds a treble for the day with a runaway win at the Gold Coast. Tyzone ($3) had been unlucky in stakes company at his previous three starts but had no worries on Saturday charging home to beat Mogador ($13) by two lengths with… Read More »
While many trainers are gearing up for the rich Magic Millions meeting, Ron Quinton has other targets in mind for Ljungberg, an impressive winner at Randwick. Having his fifth start on Saturday and first since his win on a heavy track at Canterbury on December 14, the three-year-old lived up… Read More »
A horse who has been a challenge for trainer Henry Dwyer has delivered an upset city victory at Caulfield to bring up a winning double for the stable. Dwyer opened Saturday’s meeting with a win with three-year-old filly Tropezina before the trainer’s only other runner at the meeting, Bold Missile… Read More »
Consistent galloper Prioritise could venture back to Sydney chasing black type following his all the way win in the Visit Aquis Farm Handicap at the Gold Coast. Apprentice Michael Murphy was able to set a walking pace on Prioritise ($4.20) in the early stages. Prioritise was able to kick away… Read More »
Easy Eddie has earned his first crack at stakes company with his win at Randwick confirming his on track for the Listed Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford. His trainer Joe Pride has won the race three times with Title (2011), See The World (2012) and Ball Of Muscle (2015) and… Read More »
A quick decision by Toowoomba apprentice Baylee Nothdurft to get his city Saturday licence has seen him ride his first metropolitan winner on Oaks hopeful Barefoot. Barefoot ($2.20) made the most of Nothdurft’s 3kg claim cruising home to a 3 -1/2 length win over Rosendahl Red ($7) at the Gold… Read More »
Hightail has been crunched in markets for the Magic Millions Classic following his Randwick win despite trainer Peter Snowden cautioning he is not a certain runner. The colt claimed his second win from three starts in Saturday’s two-year-old handicap with his price for next week’s $2 million 2YO Classic at… Read More »
The Aquis group’s decision to race on with well-bred mare Acqume paid dividends when she won a race it sponsored at the Gold Coast. Acqume ($2) got up on the rail beat Boom Chicka Boom ($6) by a neck with 1-1/2 lengths to I am Queen ($4.60) in the Aquis… Read More »
Lightly raced filly Tropezina has made it back-to-back wins this preparation, proving too fast for her rivals at Caulfield. The Henry Dwyer-trained three-year-old was unplaced in two starts as a juvenile but has returned this campaign with a maiden win at Mornington last month and added a front-running city win… Read More »
Leading Brisbane apprentice Jackson Murphy plans to be back riding in time for the start of the Queensland winter carnival after learning he must have surgery on his right thumb. Murphy was originally cleared of serious injury after being taken to hospital following a fall in the middle stages of… Read More »
