Trainer Kevin Kemp’s confidence in Sold For Song during her 30-month winning drought has paid dividends with the mare winning the $150,000 Buffering Quality at Doomben. Sold For Song ($21) beat Snippets Land ($26) in Saturday’s 1350m-race by a short neck with another neck to Victorem ($1.90) third. She had… Read More »
Ashlor has returned from a trip to Perth to claim victory over a sprint trip at Moonee Valley. Trainer Dan McCarthy is now planning another Group One assault after the gelding won Saturday’s Punters.com.au Handicap. Ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, Ashlor was sent off the $3.50 favourite in defeating Essence Of… Read More »
Visiting English jockey Tom Marquand is off the mark in his latest Australian stint with two winners from his two rides at Randwick. His victory on Movie Role at Randwick has earned the Lindsay Park-trained filly a start in next month’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Marquand is based… Read More »
A dashing front-running ride by Damian Browne has helped Boomsara score his first stakes win in the Group Three Vo Rogue Stakes at Doomben which was marred by a mid-race fall. Browne took Boomsara ($6) to lead Saturday’s 1350m-race from a wide barrier and kept up the momentum to beat… Read More »
The much-anticipated return of Alizee has gone exactly to plan with the mare exhibiting her class in the Listed Christmas Classic at Randwick. A dual Group One winner as a three-year-old, Alizee missed the spring when she had to serve a mandatory ban for a bleeding attack she suffered at… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy’s warning that Sun City was ready to beat his more fancied stablemate Just Zerene was proved correct when the colt won the $200,000 BJ McLachlan Stakes at Doomben. Just Zerene was heavily backed in both the McLachlan and the Magic Millions 2YO Classic during the week and… Read More »
Al Galayel is making the right steps with one of his co-trainers confident the imported galloper will win a nice race one day. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained gelding completed back-to-back Moonee Valley wins on Saturday taking out the Events @ The Valley Handicap. Al Galayel was a two-time… Read More »
Jockey Jackson Murphy was taken to hospital after a fall in the middle stages of the Group Three Vo Rogue Stakes at Doomben on Saturday. Murphy was tossed from Granny Red Shoes near the 650-metre mark and landed heavily. Course doctor Jack See said Murphy had not been knocked out… Read More »
Mick Price has unearthed a couple of autumn carnival three-year-old filly contenders at an off-season meeting at Moonee Valley. Crack The Code won Saturday’s Ladbrokes Handicap (1000m) before Oceanex took out the Dean & McPherson Catering Handicap (1600m). Both are different types with Price looking at keeping Catching The Code… Read More »
Tommy Smith’s famous blue and green striped colours have been rarely seen in recent years but have been front and centre at Randwick on Mister Songman. The winner of four races in Tasmania, Mister Songman was having his third start for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in Saturday’s Vale John… Read More »
Trainer Barry Lockwood a one stage thought he might have to ride his horse Fiery Heights himself before the gelding scored in the Listed Falvelon Quality (1100m) at Doomben. Lockwood had a desperate search for a jockey who could ride on the minimum weight with 13 of the runners on… Read More »
The powerful Godolphin stables’ decision to campaign in the Brisbane summer paid immediate dividends when Tally earned a start on Magic Millions day with victory at Doomben. The Doomben meeting featured four races with wild cards to the Magic Millions day where horses which did not go through a MM… Read More »
Visiting English jockey Tom Marquand is off the mark in his latest Australian stint with his victory on Movie Role at Randwick earning the filly a start in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic. Marquand is based with Sydney trainer John O’Shea during the European winter having spent time in… Read More »
A perfectly judged front running ride aboard Catching Beams has provided apprentice Jessica Eaton a first Saturday metropolitan success. A four-time winner previously at city midweek and night meetings, Eaton gave a polished display on Catching Beams in the Junction Club Handicap at Moonee Valley. Sent out a $13 chance,… Read More »
Gold Coast gelding Eker Road took the shortest route before and during the final of the Provincial Sprint Championship at Doomben. Eker Road ($16) went straight to the front from barrier one and led all the way to beat Bold Endeavour ($26) by a half length in the $105,000 race… Read More »
Yes Yes Yes has moved into a share of second favouritism for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic after a comfortable victory at Moonee Valley. The Darren Weir-trained colt followed his win at Flemington on December 15 with an easy victory in Saturday’s Punters.com.au Plate. Yes Yes Yes had his price… Read More »
Handy galloper Brains lived up to a recent good trial but surprised even trainer Tony Gollan when he won first-up at Doomben. Gollan admitted he thought stablemate Ignite The Light was the better of his two runners in the Gold Coast Yearling Sales Handicap (1200m). But Brains ($11), who was… Read More »
A week after riding a career high six winners at a country meeting at Colac, Dylan Dunn has been taken to hospital following a fall at Moonee Valley. Dunn was riding Crystal Beau in Saturday’s Punters.com.au Plate when the two-year-old broke down near the 400m mark. The jockey fell awkwardly… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price likes the look of a couple of two-year-olds he is set to unveil at Moonee Valley but also concedes they will improve with time. Price has Battlecruiser and Sweeping The Board running in Saturday’s Punters.com.au Plate and, as both are Super VOBIS and VOBIS Gold qualified, they… Read More »
Sexy Eyes has carried the colours made famous by her stablemate Winx to victory in the Group Three Belle of the Turf at Gosford. Raced by Winx’s owner Peter Tighe and others, the Chris Waller-trained Sexy Eyes raced just behind the leaders in Friday’s 1600m-race and Jay Ford produced her… Read More »
