The second-best horse in Chris Waller’s stable is in pre-training with The Autumn Sun to join champion Winx at Rosehill in the coming days. Waller has outlined a possible four-race campaign for Winx’s final campaign but has only confirmed two races for triple Group One winner The Autumn Sun –… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths is toying with the idea of a trip to the Gold Coast with Mr Money Bags if he can win at Flemington. But the gelding will have to overcome barrier 14 when he lines up in the Yuletide Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. “When they compile the fields… Read More »
Warwick Farm trainer David Pfieffer has a firsthand view of the slick operation that is Godolphin and as such he has no hesitation buying their thoroughbred cast-offs. Having worked out of the same training centre as the global giant, Pfieffer has seen – from a distance at least – how… Read More »
Pocket Pistol needs a top three finish at Eagle Farm to confirm his place in trainer Kelly Schweida’s team for the Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic. Schweida has three likely runners in the $2 million race but only The Odyssey who has earned $129,500 in eligible prize money is assured of… Read More »
The Gold Coast Turf Club’s chances of getting its first Group One race have been boosted by a prize money boost for the Group Two Hollindale Stakes. Racing Queensland has announced the Aquis QTIS 2YO Jewel and the TAB Hollindale Stakes will have stakes increases to $500,000. The Aquis QTIS… Read More »
A bushranger, an empty feed bin and a stroke of good fortune – it almost sounds like the start of an Irish joke. But trainer Joe Cleary will be hoping to have the last laugh when Girls Are Ready attempts to book a spot in the Magic Millions Classic with… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien hopes to learn a little more about promising filly My Pendant who chases a winning hat-trick at Flemington. The three-year-old runs in Saturday’s Santa’s Workshop Plate following 1200m victories at Sandown and Moonee Valley. “She steps up in trip on Saturday so it’ll be good to get… Read More »
Father and son partners Bryan and Daniel Guy are typical of the trainers who have been waiting patiently for the reopening of Eagle Farm racecourse. The Guys have Nashville Skyline in the Inglis Classic 9-14 Handicap (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. It will be the mare’s first run at… Read More »
Young Sydney jockey Andrew Adkins will miss the holiday racing period after being diagnosed with pericarditis, inflammation of the heart. Racing NSW said on Friday, Adkins would be sidelined for at least the next two weeks. Sydney’s champion apprentice for 2016/17, Adkins rode his first Group One winner earlier this… Read More »
Trainer Les Ross has stolen a march on some of Miss Sara’s Eagle Farm rivals by ensuring the filly had a grass track gallop earlier this week. The grass tracks at Eagle Farm and Doomben were closed on Tuesday after heavy overnight rain but Ross was able to get Miss… Read More »
Trainer Shea Eden is awaiting his fate after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board found him guilty on race day treatment and misconduct charges. The RAD Board handed down their decision on Thursday but is yet to deliver penalty. Eden faced a charge of stomach tubing Considering ahead of a… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price is hoping Grunt’s record at Flemington will help him become one of the popular horses with the voting public and he can gain a start in The All-Star Mile. The inaugural All-Star Mile will be run on March 16 carrying prize money of $5 million with 10… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths would like to give visiting German jockey Martin Seidl his first victory at Flemington in the hope it may open up more opportunities. The trainer says a win at headquarters would be timely for Seidl who returns home in late March. Seidl rides Robe De Fete in Saturday’s… Read More »
In recent seasons, David Payne has scaled back his training operation favouring quality over quantity. But even with his decreased horse numbers, Payne has rarely been without a handy two-year-old on his books. It will be one of the new generation that gives him his sole representation at Warwick Farm… Read More »
Port Macquarie trainer Jenny Graham will send Awesome Pluck out to attempt back-to-back Brisbane wins before giving him a summer break. Awesome Pluck, who runs in Saturday’s Class Six Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm, is part of a small but strong team Graham has in Brisbane. From her past six… Read More »
Early success came at a heavy price for Prezado who has finally recaptured winning form and will be shooting for two straight wins at Flemington. Prezado returned to winning form at Pakenham earlier this month and on Saturday contests the Festive Season Sprint. The sprinter’s problems began on Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer David Murphy is ruing the lack of a 1000m-race on the Magic Millions program. Murphy has the promising Archer’s Paradox in Saturday’s Three-Year-Old Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm. The filly has won three of her eight starts and Murphy has had a big opinion of her since… Read More »
Matthew Dale will have a spring in his step when he heads to Warwick Farm with new recruit Sayed, a horse he hopes can showcase the stable’s versatility. Dale is still high on confidence after celebrating a winning double with Standish Handicap-bound sprinter Fell Swoop and improving mare Sei Stellar… Read More »
Phillip Stokes says it’s now time to test the water in Melbourne with Flying Krupt after her two successive victories in Adelaide. The mare is an acceptor for Saturday’s Yuletide Handicap (1400m) at Flemington while Stokes is also considering starting her at Caulfield on Boxing Day against her own sex…. Read More »
Skye Bogenhuber’s hard work ethic has resulted in the key ride on Oakfield Monarch at Eagle Farm. Bogenhuber has developed a winning association with the former NSW galloper and they will be aiming for their fourth win in a row in the TAB Handicap (2200m). Trainer Tony Gollan gave Bogenhuber… Read More »
