Australian Group One winner Merchant Navy has won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot for new trainer Adian O’Brien. Sent off at 4-1, Merchant Navy was all out at the line under Ryan Moore but managed to hold out French raider City Light by a short head. Incredible!At just… Read More »
Jockey Chris Parnham has combined with a horse trained by his father Neville to win a sprint race at Flemington. Parnham had only previously ridden Malibu Style once in a race, for a win in a Listed event in Perth in 2016, and maintained his perfect record aboard the six-year-old… Read More »
Rejuvenated mare Spright overcame a bout of home sickness to win the Group Three WJ Healy Stakes at Doomben on Saturday. After Spright had been struggling on wet tracks at her two previous Brisbane runs, Frazer decided to send the mare back to his Hawkesbury stables. “I took her home… Read More »
New Zealand apprentice Sam Weatherley has made an immediate impression in Sydney, riding She Knows to win at Randwick. The 19-year-old has begun a three-month stint with Chris Waller at Rosehill and the Danny Williams-trained She Knows was the last of his three rides on Saturday. The filly started at… Read More »
The real I Thought So has stood up and spoiled the Jungle Edge party at Randwick, taking out the 1200-metre open sprint. With heavy conditions to suit, Jungle Edge was the $3.90 favourite but even with Georgina Cartwright’s three kilogram claim he had to give I Thought So ($5.50) 6.5kg…. Read More »
An upset victory to consistent galloper Chamois Road over favourite Ozi Choice has given apprentice Mitchell Aitken his first Flemington win. After going close to the Flemington 1400m record when winning two weeks ago, the Darren Weir-trained Ozi Choice was sent out the $2.10 favourite in Saturday’s Brian Beattie Handicap… Read More »
Consistent mare Prompt Response finally got her Group One win on Saturday and could now have a change in training routine with a slot in the $13 million The Everest in mind. Ridden an aggressive race from a good barrier by Blake Shinn, Prompt Response ($4.20) dashed away to a… Read More »
A key gear change worked wonders for Grande Rosso in the GH Mumm at Doomben on Saturday. Trainer Peter Snowden decided to remove blinkers from Grande Rosso in the wake of two unplaced runs this campaign. “Taking the blinkers off him helped him to relax a lot better and he’s… Read More »
Promising stayer Divine Unicorn was always expected to end up racing in Hong Kong but it could be even sooner than trainer Matt Dunn anticipated. Divine Unicorn ($4.40) underlined his class when won the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup (2200m) at his eighth start at Doomben. Ridden just behind the pace,… Read More »
After racing against some multiple stakes performers in Queensland, Karavali has returned to Randwick to score a narrow win but satisfying win. The Kris Lees-trained mare ran last earlier this month in the Group Two weight-for-age PJ O’Shea Stakes (2200m) at the Sunshine Coast won by dual Group One winner… Read More »
Tough New Zealand galloper The Bostonian will contest next week’s Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas after continuing his late winter carnival form with another win on Saturday. Trainer Tony Pike had high hopes for The Bostonian this winter but a series of setbacks meant he didn’t make his Queensland debut… Read More »
Boom sprinter Nature Strip has toyed with his rivals at Flemington and given the course record a shake in his first start for new trainer Darren Weir. The gelding had 60.5kg and was giving plenty of weight to his rivals in Saturday’s Great Ocean Road Handicap (1100m) for three-year-olds but… Read More »
Mason’s Chance was the last to qualify for the race and left it to the final few strides before winning the $100,000 Battle of the Bush at Doomben. Racing Queensland introduced the Battle of the Bush to promote country racing and it was an outstanding success with a capacity field… Read More »
Trainer Toby Edmonds believes he has plenty of options with Granny Red Shoes after the filly won her second stakes race of the winter carnival at Doomben. Jockey Blake Shinn took Granny Red Shoes, the $1.55 favourite, back to a clear last in the middle stages but she sprinted far… Read More »
Dio D’Oro has claimed his second wet-track win at Randwick but his jockey Rachel King has scouted a little wider than she planned. The Gary Portelli-trained youngster was sent out the $3.90 favourite in Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) after his win in similar heavy conditions two weeks ago. The field… Read More »
Good ‘n’ Fast is likely to get his chance to chase a black-type win late in his juvenile season after the colt backed up an eye-catching debut with a victory in his second start at Flemington. A half-brother to multiple Group One placegetter Fast ‘n’ Rocking, Good ‘n’ Fast charged… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa has had a good season but his hunt for a headline horse could be over with two-year-old filly Malahide. Malahide ($5.50) finished strongly to beat Pennino ($6.50) by 1-3/4 lengths Cyrstal Slipper (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday. Gold Coast-based Costa has trained 38 winners this… Read More »
After an eye-catching debut from Good ‘n’ Fast, co-trainer Tom Dabernig is looking forward to seeing what the colt can produce when he steps out again at Flemington. Good ‘n’ Fast, a half-brother to the Lindsay Park stable’s multiple Group One placegetter Fast ‘n’ Rocking, made his debut at Flemington… Read More »
With 11 city meetings of the season remaining, Damian Lane and defending champion Craig Williams are tied at the top of the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership. Lane has missed the past two Victorian metropolitan meetings through a careless riding suspension but has been back in action this week and returns to… Read More »
Group One-winning mare Miss Wilson has already had one piece of luck as she attempts to become only the third New Zealand-trained horse to win the Tattersall’s Tiara. The kiwis have a good record in Queensland Group One races but Miss Potential (2004) and La Sizeranne (2006) are the only… Read More »
