Jockeys Brad Rawiller and Brian Higgins have been taken to Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital after a fall at Cranbourne. A Victorian Jockeys’ Association statement said the two were conscious and transported to hospital for further assessment and observation. Rawiller was suffering concussion and chest pain while Higgins was sitting up but… Read More »
A jump-out at Werribee involving Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien’s sprinters will determine how many starters he will have in the Group One Manikato Stakes. US Navy Flag, Spirit Of Valour, Fleet Magic and Intelligence Cross are all scheduled to contest the 1200m-sprint at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Intelligence Cross’s… Read More »
Verry Elleegant’s part-owner and former trainer Nick Bishara is living a dream with the filly who is the VRC Oaks favourite after her Group Three win at Caulfield. Bishara was on his way back to New Zealand on Sunday, the day after Verry Elleegant’s victory in the Ethereal Stakes which… Read More »
In-form Sydney sprinter Ball Of Muscle won’t play any further part in the Melbourne spring carnival with trainer Joe Pride instead setting his sights on Perth. Pride confirmed Ball Of Muscle and stablemate New Tipperary would head west for the feature summer carnival races with the former to target the… Read More »
Tony McEvoy is giving star filly Sunlight every opportunity to get comfortable around the tricky Moonee Valley racetrack ahead of her bid to upstage the older horses in the Group One Manikato Stakes. McEvoy took the three-year-old to the Valley on Saturday morning for a work-out under Luke Currie and… Read More »
John Gosden has broken the dominance of Aidan O’Brien to cement British racing’s Flat trainers’ title, aided by a treble on Champions Day at Ascot. With the coveted crown having headed to Ballydoyle for the past two seasons, the Newmarket handler foiled the hat-trick after taking Britain’s most valuable race… Read More »
Cracksman has returned to his brilliant best to register back-to-back triumphs in the Champion Stakes at Ascot in what was almost certainly his final race. Wearing blinkers for the first time, the John Gosden-trained four-year-old blew the opposition away in the straight. Another Gosden runner, Maverick Wave, set the pace… Read More »
Pat Cosgrave’s winning ride in the $5 million Caulfield Cup has also resulted in a suspension for the visiting jockey. Gosgrave guided the Saeed bin Suroor-trained Best Solution to a memorable win in Saturday’s Group One race in Melbourne but stewards later charged him with careless riding. Gosgrave pleaded guilty… Read More »
A week after retiring from training, Peter Morgan was in the winners’ circle to welcome back Sircconi after his win at Caulfield. Sircconi was Morgan’s last official runner when an unlucky third at Caulfield last week but there were no hard luck stories in Saturday’s Group Three Moonga Stakes. The… Read More »
Tim Clark has produced a second copybook front-running ride to provide Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with a Caulfield double. After winning aboard Thinkin’ Big in the Caulfield Classic, Clark guided Shumookh to victory in Saturday’s Group Two Tristarc Stakes. “It’s been awesome,” Clark said. “Gai and Adrian have been… Read More »
Tony Gollan’s disappointment after Ef Troop’s Randwick defeat in the Crowley Stakes was softened when he trained four winners at Doomben. Ef Troop struggled in the rain-affected conditions at Randwick to finish second last but it was a more positive result at Doomben for Gollan when talented filly Light Up… Read More »
CAULFIELD CUP JOCKEYS’ COMMENTS Pat Cosgrave (Best Solution) 1st: “I can’t believe it. I’ve got to give all credit to the horse. He was there to be beaten. Caulfield is just a great place. My two big winners of my career have been here. I’m in dreamland now, it’s just… Read More »
Lloyd Williams will be out for revenge after being denied a second Caulfield Cup with Homesman beaten narrowly in a spirited finish. Fawkner in 2013 has been the only winner for Williams and son Nick Williams in the Caulfield Cup. The Williams team had three runners line-up in Saturday’s 2400m… Read More »
As races go, the Group Three Nivison doesn’t rate as highly as the Caulfield Cup for Godolphin but Resin’s win at Randwick has been a pleasing one for the Australian arm of Sheikh Mohammed’s global racing empire. A little while before Saeed bin Suroor celebrated his second Caulfield Cup when… Read More »
A decade after winning his first Caulfield Cup, Godolphin trainer Saaed bin Suroor has triumphed again with international visitor Best Solution producing a gutsy performance to take out the world’s richest 2400m handicap on turf. In a desperate finish to Saturday’s $5 million race, top weight Best Solution held off… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings hopes Best Of Days can live up to the exploits of another Godolphin import following his dead-heat in the Coongy Cup at Caulfield. The judges couldn’t separate Best Of Days and Mask Of Time in Saturday’s Group Three 2000m contest. But Kerrin McEvoy, rider of Mask Of… Read More »
Diplomatico has executed part one of a plan designed to get him to Group One racing and a career at stud with his win in the Brian Crowley Stakes at Randwick. Having his third start in the 1200m-Listed race at Randwick on Saturday, the Hawkes Racing-trained colt came out of… Read More »
The Lion has claimed a second Highway Handicap win to ease the pain of what should have been his third. A post-race drug test after his victory at Randwick in June was found to contain an illegal substance and the gelding was stripped of his win. Trainer Michelle Fleming admitted… Read More »
Femme Fireball’s ranking among Robert Heathcote’s team is poised to skyrocket after she produced a barnstorming first-up victory at Doomben. Heathcote made no secret of his admiration for Femme Fireball after she won the Westwood Workshop Handicap (1200m), running away by 1-1/4 lengths as the $3.20 favourite. “She could be… Read More »
Thinkin’ Big has stormed to the top of Victoria Derby betting with a dominant Caulfield Classic win but trainer Gai Waterhouse has not ruled out taking on champion Winx in the Cox Plate. The colt raced away with Saturday’s Group Three race for three-year-olds and holds entries for next Saturday’s… Read More »
