Brenton Avdulla hopes to protect his healthy lead in the Sydney jockeys’ premiership with several Brisbane-bound runners at Randwick. Avdulla has a strong book for his first metropolitan Saturday meeting since a brief absence to treat a jaw infection. While senior Sydney jockeys Corey Brown, Glyn Schofield, Kerrin McEvoy, Tim… Read More »
Andrew Adkins has built a rapport with Royal Celebration since the colt joined the Ron Quinton’s stable and he has no fears about his progression to Randwick. Royal Celebration makes a step up to Saturday grade in the Energy Air late (1400m), where the two-year-old encounters Group One JJ Atkins… Read More »
Kris Lees is already well represented at the Queensland winter carnival, but there is still scope for Turnberry to join his established star Le Romain and promising colt Graff in Brisbane. The Newcastle trainer will be at Doomben on Saturday but he will still take a keen interest closer to… Read More »
Glyn Schofield isn’t ruling out Another Dollar avenging a defeat to stablemate Youngstar when the duo renew their rivalry in the Group One Queensland Oaks. The jockey is feeling upbeat with Another Dollar after she drew barrier two in contrast to her gate 12 in the Group Two Roses (2000m)… Read More »
Le Romain is on track to give trainer Kris Lees back-to-back Group One Kingsford Smith Cup victories after finally drawing favourably for the Doomben feature. Despite drawing wide barriers in his four most recent starts at the elite level, Le Romain has been placed in the All Aged Stakes and… Read More »
Group One-winning trainer Bryan Guy can’t remember being so excited about having an outsider in a stakes race than is the case with Protest at Doomben. Guy and his son Daniel, who co-train Protest, have been on edge for a week hoping the filly would make the field for the… Read More »
There’s rarely a jumps race run in Victoria or South Australia that doesn’t have representation from trainer Eric Musgrove. He’s a household name in the jumps fraternity and last week had the thrill of seeing Karasi, a horse he trained to win three Grand Jumps in Japan, join Crisp as… Read More »
A better barrier and a longer distance are expected to give Sizzling Ace a chance to become the first maiden in 52 years to win the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes. Sizzling Ace came into contention for the Group Two Sires’ (1350m) and the Group One JJ Atkins (1600m) on June… Read More »
Promising three-year-old Mishani Bullitt is likely to skip the Group One Stradbroke Handicap even if he gets a free passage into the race. Mishani Bullitt will contest the Group Three Fred Best Classic (1350m) which carries a ballot exemption into the 2018 Stradbroke Handicap for the winner. Trainer Chris Anderson… Read More »
Jockey Michael Cahill hopes stayer Morendi can continue to improve enough to make an impact in Group Three company on Saturday. Morendi has won 11 races and Cahill has been his jockey in five of his six most recent victories. Cahill rode Morendi when he won the Toowoomba Cup (2000m)… Read More »
Trainer Henry Dwyer and the connections of Under Oath had dreams of a trip to Brisbane for a Queensland Derby start. But a reality check emerged after the gelding was comfortably beaten at his last start at Caulfield in a race where Queensland Derby contenders Lucky For All and Mahamedeis… Read More »
Sydney jockey Deanne Panya will join a select group of women riders if she can win the Group One Queensland Oaks on Highway. Highway indicated she had a good Oaks chance when third in the Doomben Roses (2000m) two weeks ago. Doomben has been a happy hunting ground for women… Read More »
Magic Circle has further enhanced his Melbourne Cup credentials with a striking success at Sandown in the Group Three Henry II Stakes. The winner of the Chester Cup 13 days ago left his rivals standing in the race over the Melbourne Cup distance of 3200 metres. Ridden by Fran Berry,… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller expects The Autumn Sun to justify his status as a prime contender for the Group One JJ Atkins Stakes at Doomben in a lead-up race at Randwick. Sydney’s premier trainer plays a strong hand in Saturday’s Energy Air Plate (1400m), where The Autumn Sun is expected to… Read More »
Tracey Bartley has grudgingly accepted To Excess must pay for his winning exploits at Scone. Claiming the Listed Ortensis Stakes earlier this month has had an unfortunate side effect for the four-year-old gelding – a 12-point rating jump that doesn’t sit well with the Wyong-based trainer. “Is 12 fair? Not… Read More »
Three trainers will be hoping form from a recent midweek meeting holds up as they chase places for their horses in the Queensland Derby. The Toby Edmonds-trained Evolo, Chris Munce’s Lucky Jackson and Richard Collett’s Time Lord were all impressive winners at the Caloundra meeting on May 15. They will… Read More »
The Getaway faces a familiar scenario in the Listed McKell Cup at Randwick, and trainer Paul Perry is confident his the stayer will hold his own against Brisbane-bound rivals. Newcastle-based Perry has no pretensions about the four-year-old gelding joining the northerly drift to the Queensland winter carnival, yet he still… Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani is hoping different tactics will bring about a change of fortunes for Greycliffe at Sandown. The three-year-old runs in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Cash Out Handicap (2100m) where he’ll have in-form jocky Ben Melham in the saddle. Greycliffe has travelled from Ballarat to Adelaide for his past two outings…. Read More »
QUEENSLAND OAKS (2200m) TO BE RUN AT DOOMBEN * Set weights for three-year-old fillies HISTORY: * First run in 1951 (winner Maltmaid) * NOTABLE WINNERS: Evening Peal (1955), Mode (1971), Analie (1973), Denise’s Joy (1976), Surround (1977), November Rain (1981), Triscay (1991), Slight Chance (1993), Arctic Scent (1996), Ethereal (2001)… Read More »
Serial biter So Si Bon will race on with his owners deciding to have him gelded. So Si Bon was banished from the racetrack last Saturday after taking a nip at Yesterday’s Songs as the field leapt from the barriers in a 1400m race at Flemington. It was the third… Read More »
