Chautauqua has been entered for a Flemington jump-out in a bid for a reinstatement to racing again. The Hawkes Racing-trained sprinter is listed among six runners to contest the first 800m jump-out at Flemington on Friday. Chautauqua needs to pass two barrier tests before being allowed to race again after… Read More »
Brave Smash is unlikely to race again in Sydney before the $13 million The Everest with connections now favouring a lead-up run in Melbourne. The Darren Weir-trained sprinter was expected to make the road trip from his Victorian base to contest the Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday week,… Read More »
Corey Brown is upbeat about the impending return of The Everest contender In Her Time following a strong barrier trial performance at Newcastle. The mare sat outside the lead in the 1000m heat and took over the running in the straight before she was nabbed by Group One winner El… Read More »
Mick Price is expecting a rise in distance to benefit two of his Caulfield Cup hopefuls when they clash in an important lead up race at Caulfield. The Naturalism Stakes on Saturday provides the winner with a ballot exemption into next month’s Caulfield Cup, drawing together drawn a field of… Read More »
Former Victorian country Cups campaigner Bel Burgess is set to continue trainer David Murphy’s resurgence at the Sunshine Coast. Bel Burgess is looking for his second win over the Sunshine Coast 1400m in the Marcoola Surf Life Savig Club Handicap on Saturday. The gelding raced mainly in Victorian provincial and… Read More »
Talented three-year-old Ef Troop is back in Sydney and has been given a clean bill of health from vets after his defeat at Flemington on Saturday. Ef Troop finished with the tailenders in the Danehill Stakes after being ridden back in the field. Trainer Tony Gollan said Ef Troop was… Read More »
One more clear test of the 34 horses which remain in training with Archie Alexander will see him resume racing after a case of strangles quarantined his Ballarat stables. Racing Victoria has given Alexander provisional approval for a racing return at Caulfield on Saturday with the trainer accepting with Wheal… Read More »
A capacity field of 15 plus four emergencies has been declared for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes which will have an international presence with last-start Dubai Group One winner Jungle Cat to make his first Australian appearance. The Charlie Appleby-trained, Godolphin-owned, Jungle Cat is topweight with 58kg and has barrier… Read More »
Poet’s Word has been ruled out of the Breeders’ Cup meeting after suffering an injury setback and will not be seen in action again this year. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained five-year-old has been one of the stories of the season, beating Cracksman in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes before getting… Read More »
El Dorado Dreaming can start a spring campaign after the latest swab sample from the Group One-winning filly returned a negative result. The three-year-old was withdrawn from her seasonal debut in the Tea Rose Stakes because of an irregularity to a prohibited substance. A winner of the ATC Sires’ Produce… Read More »
Apprentice Ben Allen has made a successful return to the saddle after being laid low with a bout of glandular fever. Allen rode a double at Pakenham on Tuesday, the first time he had ridden since relinquishing rides at Moonee Valley on August 25. He won the opening race aboard… Read More »
Mick Price has navigated Holy Snow through one stage of a plan to run in the Sir Rupert Clarke but the trainer will have to wait to know if he is successful with the second. Holy Snow sits 19th on the ballot order for Saturday’s Group One Sir Rupert Clarke… Read More »
The Darren Weir-trained import Raw Impulse has been sent to New Zealand in a bid to rediscover winning form. Once rated one of the most promising horses in Weir’s stable after winning his first three Australian starts, Raw Impulse is a late entry for the Group One Windsor Park Plate… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards will give Chautauqua a 24-hour reprieve to allow the popular racehorse a chance to reignite his career. The Hawkes Racing-trained sprinter could figure in jump-out at Flemington on Friday, one of two consecutive trials he needs to pass before he is cleared for a racetrack return. A… Read More »
Godolphin will bring James Doyle to Australia for an early spring carnival cameo when the retained jockey rides at the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes meeting. One of England’s premier jockeys, Doyle will ride Godolphin northern hemisphere stars Folkswood and Jungle Cat when they step out at Caulfield on… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained Carzoff has earned a penalty for the Group One Metropolitan after winning the Newcastle Gold Cup. Carzoff will now carry 52.5kg in the principal staying race of the Sydney spring carnival for which the import is on the second line of betting in a reshaped market caused… Read More »
Seabrook has been given the tick of approval by race jockey Damien Oliver ahead the Golden Rose at Rosehill. The Mick Price-trained galloper is the only filly in Saturday’s 11-horse Group One Golden Rose over 1400m for three-year-olds. Seabrook is also aiming to become the first filly to win since… Read More »
Robert Cram has been appointed as Racing Victoria’s chairman of stewards after acting in the role since the departure of Terry Bailey. Cram began as a cadet steward in 1982 with the Victoria Racing Club and has positions in Victoria as chairman of stewards in the South Western, Ballarat and… Read More »
Golden Rose favourite Graff has drawn barrier four in the 11-horse field for the 1400m-Group One race at Rosehill. The Chris Waller stable will have three runners against the Kris Lees-trained colt – Lean Mean Machine, The Autumn Sun and Zousain who has been passed fit after a scare with… Read More »
Progressive imported stayer Avilius will not run in the Metropolitan Handicap at Randwick with Godolphin to instead aim him at the Melbourne Cup via the Bart Cummings. Avilius, who has won all three of his Australian starts including Saturday’s Group Three Kingston Town Stakes (2000m), was the 2.80 favourite for… Read More »
