Connections of Mr Money Bags will monitor the order of entry for the Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast before making a call whether to send the gelding north for a crack at the $1 million race. Mr Money Bags won at Flemington last month before being scratched from… Read More »
Maiden races at a midweek summer meeting at Sandown are not the usual place to be spotting potential Classic winners. But Amankan and Ridgewood Drive may prove that theory wrong, stamping their class with impressive victories on Wednesday. Both were having their second race starts with Amankan coming from last… Read More »
A winning association dating back two decades has continued with Devils Marbles at Doomben. Having his second race start, Devils Marbles ($6) charged down the middle of the track to beat the leader Duane ($10) by length in Wednesday’s Two-Year-Old Maiden ( 1050m). Devils Marbles raced by his breeder, Toowoomba… Read More »
Joe Pride is among the Warwick Farm trainers disappointed not to be racing on his home track this weekend and is likely to have just one runner at Randwick. Saturday’s meeting has been transferred to the Kensington track amid predictions of temperatures up to 40 degrees at Warwick Farm in… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Kelly Schweida has had a big week so far and is looking to make it even better as The Odyssey heads to the Magic Millions. Schweida equalled his previous best day at a TAB meeting when Chicka Boom, Zilitor, Park Chinois and Ramtastic won at Beaudesert on Tuesday…. Read More »
Three-year-old Du Well is starting to deliver on the promise she has always shown her trainer and will chase a third-straight win this preparation when she heads to Caulfield. The Robbie Griffiths-trained Du Well has registered wins at Mornington and Sandown so far this campaign and lines up in Saturday’s… Read More »
Racing Queensland will improve the lead-up race program to the Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic after several horses missed a chance to qualify for the race. The move has been supported by the Queensland president of the Australian Trainers Association, Chris Munce. “In Queensland a lot of the two-year-olds aren’t ready… Read More »
The forecast for extreme hot weather has prompted Racing Victoria to reschedule an upcoming race meeting at Stawell. Friday’s scheduled meeting has been moved to Monday following advice from the Bureau of Meteorology the expected top temperature on Friday will be 43 degrees. RV said the decision to move the… Read More »
Leading Magic Millions Classic contender Sun City will undergo treatment for a swollen ankle in a bid to keep his hopes for the $2 million race alive. The Tony McEvoy-trained colt is a $9 chance in the 2YO Classic on January 12 after his win in the B J McLachlan… Read More »
Rachel King has gone from villain to hero for trainer Joe Pride at Randwick, causing interference to Destiny’s Kiss in the feature race before winning on his stablemate Royal Witness. The Pride-trained Destiny’s Kiss ran third in the New Year’s Day Cup (2400m) after copping a check from King’s mount… Read More »
John Allen will miss the ride on Magic Millions 2YO Classic equal favourite Yes Yes Yes after being suspended on two careless riding charges at Flemington. Yes Yes Yes joined Dubious and Unite And Conquer at the head of the market with his win at Moonee Valley on Saturday and… Read More »
Godolphin stayer Etymology has finally come of age taking out the Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington. Placed in two Derbys and the VRC St Leger as a three-year-old, Etymology had only won three races before Tuesday’s success over 2800m. The now six-year-old was successful at his second start at Pakenham… Read More »
The Darren Weir stable is likely to chase a Group One success with Whispering Brook who is unbeaten in two summer runs at Flemington. Whispering Brook backed up her first-up victory at Flemington on December 15 with an impressive win in Tuesday’s Group Three Standish Handicap (1200m). Ridden by Dean… Read More »
Imported stayer Naval Warfare has backed up his last-start win with a first stakes success in the New Year’s Day Cup at Randwick. Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has had much success with tried horses sourced from Europe, sometimes at a high level but more often in lower tier races…. Read More »
Santa Monica has caused an upset in the Railway Stakes at Ellerslie in Auckland, the first Australasian Group One race for the year. Ridden by Trudy Thornton and paying $77 on the New Zealand TAB, the five-year-old nabbed Princess Kereru on the line to win the 1200m-sprint by a neck…. Read More »
The Melbourne Cup may be 11 months away but trainer Robert Hickmott is already in planning mode with German import Schabau after his win at Flemington. Hickmott prepared Green Moon and Almandin to win the Melbourne Cup for Lloyd Williams and was at Macedon Lodge when Efficient won the 2007… Read More »
Apprentice Michael Poy says his former champion jockey father Michael Clarke would be the proudest person on Flemington Racecourse after watching his son ride Five Kingdom to victory in the Vale John Marshall Trophy. Poy rode his first winner for Lindsay Park in Tuesday’s race named in honour of one… Read More »
Promising colt Lubuk is among a host of two-year-olds entered for a last-ditch chance to make the Magic Millions Classic field via a race at the Gold Coast. Trainer Chris Waller scratched Lubuk from the B J McLachlan Stakes on Saturday when the stable decided the way the other scratchings… Read More »
For trainer Heath Conners, there is a sense of deja vu about Villa Sarchi’s return to Sandown. The gelding kicks off his campaign in a benchmark 64 race over 1000m on Wednesday, the same type of race he won at the track in March when he began his last preparation…. Read More »
Jedastar will be staying on home soil for the rich local two-year-old races after recording an impressive debut win at Flemington. Trainer Lloyd Kennewell immediately ruled out a trip to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on January 12 after the filly out-sped her rivals in Tuesday’s… Read More »
