Speedy Papa Jo again showed his liking for barrier one with an all-the-way win at Doomben. Papa Jo has now won seven races and five have been from barrier one. He again drew the coveted inside barrier and despite dipping at the start was too slick in the TAB Handicap… Read More »
France Galop continues to work towards a racing return despite reports of a possible last-minute threat to the plan. A report on Friday suggested a late challenge may be made to the government’s decision to allow racing to resume in France, with cards scheduled at ParisLongchamp, Compiegne and Toulouse on… Read More »
Star sprinter Santa Ana Lane has had an easy jump-out at Flemington in preparation for his bid to win the Group One Goodwood for the second time. Santa Ana Lane won the 2018 Goodwood and the Anthony Freedman-trained multiple Group One winner is scheduled to head back to Adelaide for… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will rely on first starter Equation to continue their successful run with two-year-olds this season. The training partners were determined to make an impact in the juvenile races when they set up their Sydney base last year and the results have not disappointed. While the… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney’s prediction this will be Hang Man’s best preparation yet will be put to the test when the gelding wears blinkers for the first time at Caulfield. Hang Man has finished midfield in the Group Three Victoria Handicap (1400m) before a last-start second over 1700m at Flemington to… Read More »
Under-rated Don’t Waiver gets the chance to step out of the shadows of some of his more prominent stablemates at Doomben. Trainer Stuart Kendrick still has a strong team of three-year-olds despite losing Australian Derby placegetter Eric The Eel to Hong Kong racing. Stablemate Star Of Michelin is back on… Read More »
Classy two-year-old The Drinks Cart is no certainty to contest the Group One J J Atkins despite ensuring he will make the field with an easy Gold Coast win. The Drinks Cart ($1.90) was having his first start since January and was eased down to score by 2-1/4 lengths in… Read More »
Lightly raced two-year-old Show Some Decorum is expected to appreciate a step up in distance at Caulfield where he can press his claims for a spring campaign. Show Some Decorum is one of three starters for the Anthony Freedman stable on Saturday’s program, with imported four-year-old Aussie Nugget and stable… Read More »
The Hawkes family has become accomplished at switching horses between states and they will have two runners who fit that bill at Randwick. Scarlet Dream returns to Sydney for Saturday’s Gosford Gold Cup (2000m) after kicking off her campaign with two runs in Melbourne while promising three-year-old Masked Crusader has… Read More »
Gary Doughty will get a special buzz if Bold Warrior can help him celebrate two years as a trainer with a win at Doomben. A multiple Group One-winning jockey, Doughty retired from riding 20 years ago after suffering an eye injury in a fall. For many years he was stable… Read More »
Joe Pride’s affinity with the Takeover Target Stakes stretches back to the year it was won by its namesake. It was 2004 and Pride saddled up Red Oog, who finished third to the rising sprint star in what was then known as the Pacesetter Stakes. A year later, Red Oog… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson has one main worry as he attempts to land his first black-type quinella at Doomben. Anderson has Profit and Ballistic Boy in Saturday’s Listed Doomben Guineas (formerly Daybreak Lover Stakes) over 1600m where they look well placed under the set weights conditions of the race. The pair… Read More »
The Gosford Gold Cup was not originally on the radar for imported stayer Sweet Thomas but the horse has left trainer Matt Smith with little option but to run him. After a sound autumn carnival campaign rounded out by a fourth in the Sydney Cup, Sweet Thomas was being freshened… Read More »
Sprinter Mishani Hustler’s outstanding record at Doomben has prompted trainer Les Ross to give him his chance in Group Three company. Ross accepted with Mishani Hustler in an open handicap at the Gold Coast on Friday but has opted instead for the BRC Sprint a day later. “It is often… Read More »
A provisional outline program for the resumption of racing has been published by the British Horseracing Authority ahead of what is set to be a crunch weekend for the return of the sport. The BHA unveiled some details of its planned phased return to racing, with 13 fixtures over the… Read More »
Australian Derby placegetter Eric The Eel will do his future racing in Hong Kong after being sold to clients of trainer Danny Shum. Eric The Eel, who cost $7000 as a yearling, has won four races and been Group One-placed in the Australian Derby when third last month. The gelding,… Read More »
The Andreas Wohler-trained Majestic Colt has landed the first Listed race of the European season at Hanover which signalled the return of German racing. Action had been on hold in the country since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, but under blue skies and glorious sunshine, racing resumed with a… Read More »
Handy mare Lashes will kick off her latest campaign at Randwick but a hefty weight and wide draw has trainer Matt Smith cautious about her return. The four-year-old will lump 60kg in Saturday’s Tooheys Handicap (1100m), even after the 1-1/2 kilogram claim of apprentice Jean Van Overmeire. While Smith has… Read More »
Trainer Mark Pegus hopes his decision to bypass the Warrnambool Cup and bring Sentimentalist back in distance pays off with a hat-trick. After victories in the Stawell Cup and the VOBIS Gold Heath at Caulfield, Sentimentalist is aiming to add Saturday’s Neds Handicap (1800m) at Caulfield to his record. Pegus… Read More »
Leading Brisbane jockey Baylee Nothdurft will seek an internal review of a three-month suspension he has received on a handling charge. Stewards reopened an inquiry on Thursday into Nothdurft’s ride on Vega One at the Sunshine Coast on April 25. Nothdurft rode Vega One when the gelding finished fourth in… Read More »
