The Pinnacle has made up for narrowly missing out on a Group Three win at her first attempt with a decisive victory in the Epona Stakes at Rosehill in a race marked by two late scratchings. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained mare went down by a head to Karavali in… Read More »
The son of Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Steven King has broken through for his first metropolitan winner, guiding home Velox at Mornington. Apprentice Lachlan King took the ride on the Lindsay Park-trained galloper in Saturday’s No Fuss Event Hire Handicap, giving the imported galloper a perfect ride. Velox ($11) scored a… Read More »
Apprentice Jag Guthmann Chester moved within sight of a career milestone with an all-the-way win on Yarrapower at Doomben. Guthmann Chester bounced Yarrapower ($6) straight to the lead and he went on to beat Now You See ($10) by 2 1/4 lengths in the Mandate Handicap (1050m) on Saturday. He… Read More »
Trainer David Pfieffer has a step up in class planned for I Am Excited after the filly continued her unbeaten preparation by winning the Listed Darby Munro Stakes at Rosehill. The three-year-old’s next target is the Group Two $600,000 Arrowfield Sprint (1200m) at Randwick on April 14, the same trip… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir is always thinking outside the square with his horses and some solitary confinement has landed Hellbent a Group One win at Moonee Valley. Placed second in the William Reid Stakes 12 months ago, Hellbent stormed home to win Friday’s night race. Ridden by Craig Williams, Hellbent ($10)… Read More »
Trainer Ken Keys thought he was being a bit cheeky nominating Spanish Reef for a Group One race in Sydney during the autumn carnival. But after a dominant win in Friday night’s Group Two Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley, Keys is ready to pack his bags and head north. Ridden… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir notched his 100th Melbourne metropolitan winner for the season when the heavily backed Think Bleue won a stakes race at Moonee Valley. Think Bleue’s win in the Group Three Alexandra Stakes was the second leg of a double for Weir at Moonee Valley’s final night meeting of… Read More »
One of the owners of unbeaten mare Black Caviar has been appointed to the board of the Victoria Racing Club. Successful owner and racing enthusiast Neil Werrett fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Neil Wilson as VRC chief executive. VRC chairman Amanda Elliott said Werrett brought a wealth… Read More »
Mick Price believes there is a sense of timing about Seabrook who gets her chance to deliver the Melbourne trainer a first Golden Slipper win. Price has had two horses finish third in the Golden Slipper in the past six years while another of his chances Ready For Victory was… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Ben Smith has declared In Her Time is in the prime of her racing life as she zeros in on an elusive Group One win at Rosehill. The rejuvenated mare resumes in Saturday’s Galaxy (1100m) after recovering from hoof issues stemming from a narrow loss to Hey Doc… Read More »
The Golden Slipper means different things to different people. For some it results in a multi-million stud deal, for others like She Will Reign’s large group of owners it is the excitement of a $20,000 filly winning a $3.5 million race. For high-profile owner Damion Flower whose colt Sandbar runs… Read More »
Pat Webster looks to the future as he contemplates another seemingly impossible task against champion Winx. The veteran trainer has no qualms about Happy Clapper again featuring in a supporting role when Winx attempts to claim a record-setting 17th Group One win at Rosehill on Saturday. Webster accepts just being… Read More »
Vin De Dance can emulate Gingernuts a second time by proving New Zealand Derby form stands up to scrutiny among Australia’s leading three-year-olds. The gelding has spent a fortnight in Sydney acclimatising and rain this week is no concern as he approaches the Group One Rosehill Guineas (2000m) on Saturday…. Read More »
Saddling up his second Golden Slipper runner in three years has helped ease the burden for Nick Olive as he comes to terms with the loss of his mother. Lyn Olive died on March 9, two days before Sizzling Belle earmarked herself as a Golden Slipper contender by finishing runner-up… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Enbihaar has been scratched from the Golden Slipper, with stewards approving the filly’s withdrawal on veterinary advice. The Lindsay Park-trained Enbihaar was taken out of Saturday’s $3.5 million race at Rosehill on Friday after the stable advised she had tied up and a subsequent blood test… Read More »
Jockey Beau Mertens never knows which Cismontane he’ll be riding each time he gets in the saddle. Mertens has galloped Cismontane on the training track at Flemington a number of times while he pairs up with the gelding for the third time on race day in Saturday’s Mornington Cup. The… Read More »
New Zealand Derby form has been to the fore in recent editions of the Group One Rosehill Guineas so Sydney’s premier trainer is happy to have a new stable recruit who fits that bill among his chances this year. Chris Waller saddles up five runners in Saturday’s 2000m race for… Read More »
Consistent sprinter Amanaat will need a top-two finish at Doomben to have the chance to give trainer Ben Currie another Weetwood Handicap win. Amanaat resumes in the Mandate Open (1110m) on Saturday with the Weetwood Handicap on April 7 firmly in his sights. Currie brought up his 104th overall winner… Read More »
Luke Currie admits he will have a few butterflies in his stomach before going out to ride the favourite Sunlight in the Golden Slipper Stakes at Rosehill. Currie is a four-time winner at Group One level, but has yet to win one of the majors. He is not going to… Read More »
Golden Slipper day is always a big occasion for Brisbane trainer Bruce Brown who is hoping to unveil a two-year-old winner at Doomben. Brown trained Calaway Gal to win the Slipper in 2002 and while Quanyin is a later developer, the trainer is looking to her to continue the Spirit… Read More »
