Tchaikovsky is being set for the Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick next month after breaking his maiden at the third attempt. Peter and Paul Snowden dropped the Redoute’s Choice colt to midweek grade at the ATC meeting at Gosford and the two-year-old responded with an emphatic victory in… Read More »
Jason Collett’s next call home won’t be confined to family matters as he sources background information on Ranvet Stakes runner Consensus. The ex-pat New Zealand jockey has been booked to ride Consensus in the mare’s Australian debut and there are gaps to fill before Saturday’s Group One weight-for-age race at… Read More »
Christian Reith often feels he is controlling a seasoned campaigner when he puts Golden Slipper contender Sandbar through his paces. Whether it be trackwork or on race day, the experienced jockey gets the same reassuring reaction from the colt ahead of one of the most significant dates on the Australian… Read More »
A bigger and stronger Rains Aplenty stamped himself as winter carnival stakes horse when he won on a heavy Doomben track on Wednesday. Rains Aplenty ($4.20) lived up to his good Saturday metropolitan form when he skated home to win by four lengths to Alle Vongole ($5). The winning time… Read More »
On a day when Godolphin’s rising star three-year-old Kementari takes on champion Winx at Rosehill, another colt from the powerful racing operation also gets his own chance to shine on the Group One stage. Randwick Guineas winner Kementari clashes with Winx in Saturday’s George Ryder Stakes before stablemate Viridine takes… Read More »
Shelley Beach Road has gained a spot in the $500,000 Country Championships Final at Randwick after two horses who finished ahead of the mare in the qualifier at Port Macquarie have been sidelined with injury. Jenny Graham trained the first three placegetters in the qualifier for the mid-north coast region… Read More »
On the eve of this year’s Golden Slipper in Sydney, the 2017 winner She Will Reign will be in Melbourne bidding to snare the third Group One victory of her career. She Will Reign is already a Group One winner of the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley last spring and… Read More »
An 11-year-old former Irish-trained gelding is about to reignite his career in Australia. Clondaw Warrior, a one-time Melbourne Cup nomination for Willie Mullins, is set to run in Saturday’s Mornington Cup for Patrick Ryan. He’ll be first-up over 2400m but Ryan insists it would be pointless starting him in anything… Read More »
Racing Queensland’s chief executive Eliot Forbes has resigned, ending weeks of speculation about his future with state’s governing racing body. General manager of racing Simon Stout will be the interim chief executive while Forbes will remain in an advisory role. It has been an open secret in Queensland racing circles… Read More »
Japanese trainer Yoshinori Muto hopes his stayer Prestwick can emulate the feats of recent international raiders and salute in next month’s $2 million Sydney Cup. Muto celebrated his birthday on Wednesday in drizzling rain at Canterbury watching Prestwick do some light work. “If we can win this race it’s going… Read More »
Toowoomba Cup-bound mare Don’t Tell Mama can complete a hectic but profitable week for trainer Tony Sears at Doomben. Don’t Tell Mama was a strong Doomben winner at 1350m last start and steps up to 1600m on Saturday. Sears is setting Don’t Tell Mama for the Toowoomba Cup (2000m) on… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy expects the rain in Sydney will help offset the outside barrier of Fiesta in the Golden Slipper. “The rain is what gives us hope,” McEvoy said. McEvoy feels the elements can bridge the gap between the market leaders Sunlight and Written By and the rest of the field… Read More »
Gary Portelli drew the same barrier as last year before winning the Golden Slipper, but getting the same result won’t be easy. After Secret Lady came up with gate 13 for Saturday’s $3.5 million feature at Rosehill, the Warwick Farm trainer said the filly would need luck in running, and… Read More »
The Rosehill track has been downgraded into the soft range in the lead-up to the Golden Slipper meeting which features five Group One races. After 14mm of rain in the 24 hours to 8am on Wednesday the track was rated a soft (6) with more rain predicted in the lead-up… Read More »
Sydney filly She Will Reign will jump from the inside barrier in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley as she bids to win her third Group One race. A field of 10 has been declared for Friday night’s 1200m weight-for-age William Reid with last year’s runner-up Hellbent coming up… Read More »
Champion mare Winx is set to have five rivals including rising star three-year-old colt Kementari in the Group One George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill. Winx, who has won her past 23 starts including 16 at Group One level, has the outside barrier in gate six for Saturday’s weight-for-age race while… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings has confirmed three-year-old colt Kementari will take on champion Winx in the Group One George Ryder Stakes. Kementari has stamped himself as a rising star this preparation with three dominant wins in the Group Three Eskimo Prince Stakes, Group Two Hobartville Stakes and Group One Randwick… Read More »
The only jockey to have won a Group One race on sprinter English will be back aboard the mare in The Galaxy at Rosehill. Hong Kong-based Sam Clipperton has been booked to ride English in Saturday’s 1100m handicap for the first time since winning the 2016 Group One All Aged… Read More »
The two leading contenders in the Golden Slipper have drawn alongside each other and are edging even closer in betting markets on the $3.5 million race. Written By firmed from $5 to $4.60 after coming up with gate four at Tuesday’s barrier draw while Sunlight eased slightly to $4.20. Unusually… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has her sights on a record seventh Golden Slipper win. But there will be something different if the champion trainer edges past her late father TJ Smith on Saturday when she starts in-form colt Santos in the Rosehill feature. Santos could give Waterhouse her first Slipper in partnership… Read More »
