Adelaide trainer Will Clarken is prepared to hitch up the float and head across the border to Caulfield for Easter rather than stay closer to home and race at Oakbank. Providing they draw well, Steel Frost will run in Saturday’s Group Three Victoria Handicap (1400m) with Savatag to contest an… Read More »
Trainer Mark Newnham has taken his time with Invictus Salute who is now ready to make her debut at Warwick Farm. After being held back from the track during two preparations, the two-year-old opens her career on Wednesday for her owner/breeder Geoff Grimish. The Vietnam War veteran has entrusted a… Read More »
The man responsible for spruiking the Melbourne spring carnival to overseas connections is joining the Victoria Racing Club at its executive general manager of racing. Leigh Jordon will join the club next month in the position previously held by Martin Talty. VRC chief executive officer Neil Wilson said the club… Read More »
Robbie Laing has his eyes on a two-year-old race at Randwick during The Championships with Tatiara who will take a step towards that assignment when she runs at Sandown. With Craig Williams to ride, Tatiara runs in Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Handicap (1000m) before heading north. Laing has set the filly for… Read More »
Rosehill Guineas winner D’Argento has moved closer to making the field for the Doncaster Mile with his rating increased to 104 after his Group One win. The three-year-old is now equal 24th in the order of entry for the $3 million Doncaster Mile which has a field limit of 20…. Read More »
Harry Herbert will leave his role as Sheikh Joaan Al Thani’s racing adviser to concentrate on his Highclere Thoroughbred Racing operation. Herbert has held the position since December 2013 and has overseen a fruitful spell for the Qatar-based team, including a Royal Ascot treble in 2014 and the 2000 Guineas… Read More »
Last-start Group winners Unforgotten and Luvluva head the market for the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained Unforgotten, who beat her male counterparts in the Group Two Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) on March 17 is the $4.60 favourite with the TAB. Luvaluva from the John Sargent… Read More »
Apprentice Michael Poy has had a careless riding suspension reduced on appeal by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. Suspended for 11 meetings at Geelong on March 17, Poy headed to the RAD Board on Monday appealing both the decision and severity of penalty. While he had the appeal against… Read More »
Sweet Ava is among the two-year-olds who didnt make it to the Golden Slipper but she will still get the chance to earn a berth in a Group One race. The filly finished third in the Magic Night Stakes on March 17 won by Sunlight who ran third behind Estijaab… Read More »
Trainer Saab Hasan is considering backing Shoreham up in the Easter Cup at Caulfield. The eight-year-old finished third over 2000m at the Mornington metropolitan meeting on Saturday, his first outing for seven weeks. Hasan said the gelding raced fresh and was forced into the role of pacemaker and the tactics… Read More »
Single Gaze’s trainer Nick Oliver is looking forward to the mare’s rematch with Gailo Chop in the Tancred Stakes, believing she is primed for 2400 metres. Gailo Chop finished three lengths clear of Single Gaze who racked up another Group One second in Saturday’s Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. The… Read More »
Bypassing the likes of Humidor and Tosen Stardom could pave the way for Violate to collect a maiden stakes race success at Caulfield. The Brent Stanley-trained four-year-old is nominated for the Group Three Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Fourth in the Queensland Derby last year, Violate was successful at Caulfield,… Read More »
Star sprinter Redzel has tuned up for his tilt at the TJ Smith Stakes with a stylish three-length win in a Randwick barrier trial. With race jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard, Redzel took the lead early and was given a searching hit-out with Lanciato closest to him at the end of… Read More »
Manion Cup winner Master Of Arts has been given a 1.5kg penalty for the Sydney Cup, taking him to 51.5kg for the Group One staying feature. Master Of Arts was one of three winners for Victoria’s premier trainer at Rosehill on Saturday, the highlight Gailo Chop’s Group One win in… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Ribchester will stand in Australia in the next southern hemisphere breeding season. Godolphin’s dual European champion miler will join the Darley roster at Kelvinside in the NSW Hunter Valley in the spring. Ribchester set a track record for Ascot’s straight mile when he won last year’s… Read More »
The will she or won’t question of whether Winx goes overseas is still on hold after her record-setting George Ryder Stakes win. One of her three owners, Peter Tighe, says the decision will mostly be left to trainer Chris Waller who has to work out the logistics of taking her… Read More »
Dubbo trainer Justin Stanley will come to Randwick for the $500,000 Country Championship final with Good Host who has earned his place with a tough victory in his local qualifying heat. The four-year-old fought back to win by a short head after Sea Lady edged in front of him in… Read More »
Co-trainer Andrew Forsman has been encouraged by Vin De Dance’s Rosehill Guineas performance despite the New Zealand Derby winner being relegated from second to fourth on protest. Forsman, who trains in partnership with Murray Baker, believes the gelding can still pose a threat in the Australian Derby on April 7… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler is hoping his recent run of success can extend to the Easter Cup at Caulfield with Berisha. Sadler registered a double at Saturday’s metropolitan meeting at Mornington which followed Berisha’s win in the Yarra Valley Cup on March 18. A six-week suspension following a clash with stewards… Read More »
She Will Reign will return to racing against her own age group after a disastrous trip to Melbourne for the William Reid Stakes. The 2017 Golden Slipper winner finished eighth in Friday night’s 1200m Group One race at Moonee Valley where she beat open age sprinters in September in the… Read More »
