Trainer David Brideoake has had a long and distinguished career training from the bayside track at Mornington. While he has won a number of country Cups around Victoria, and interstate, the Mornington Cup has so far eluded him. Brideoake hopes that will change on Saturday when he saddles Self Sense… Read More »
Sandbar was the final horse to make the Golden Slipper field but trainer Brad Widdup guarantees the colt is not there to make up the numbers. The Hawkesbury trainer has experienced ups and downs with Sandbar since joining Damion Flower’s Platinum Park training operation last May, and now the two-year-old… Read More »
Premier jockey Hugh Bowman says he is thrilled to be back in the saddle ahead of returning to Group One action at Rosehill at the Golden Slipper meeting. He returned to trackwork with champion mare Winx on Tuesday morning after being out of action with a concussion from a race… Read More »
Not daring to look, star jockey Brenton Avdulla waited in hope his Golden Slipper barrier draw fears would not be realised. They were. Estijaab, the filly Avdulla will partner in Saturday’s $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill, came up with barrier 17 in the capacity field of 16 plus four… Read More »
The make-up of the final field and barrier draw will determine whether Bons Away takes his place in Melbourne’s final Group One race of the season. Trainer Aaron Purcell’s intention is to run him in Friday night’s William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley but Bons Away is also among nominations… Read More »
Danzibar Dancer begins her career in familiar surroundings at Gosford at the ATC metropolitan meeting on Wednesday, trainer Jim Louizos’ Central Coast base since he left the hardware business in Sydney. Louizos took out his trainer’s licence in 2001, had his first winner three years later and after spending the… Read More »
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan is looking forward to heading to the midweek city meeting at Sandown with two last-start Bendigo winners. The Ballarat trainer has Near Queue running in the Ladbrokes Handicap (1700m) and Fine Embers going for a hat-trick of wins in the Dream Thoroughbreds Handicap (2400m) on Wednesday. Near… Read More »
Rarely has a Brisbane midweek two-year-old race featured as many well related youngsters as the QTIS Plate (1200m) at Doomben. Among the juveniles set to race on Wednesday is the Barry Baldwin-trained Surface To Surface, a half-brother by Smart Missile to the 2006 Stradbroke Handicap winner La Montagna. Robert Heathcote… Read More »
Fancied runners Sunlight and Written By have both drawn well for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill in a capacity field of 16 plus four emergencies. The Magic Millions winner Sunlight has come up with barrier five while Blue Diamond Stakes winner Written By will start alongside her in… Read More »
A full field of 16 plus four emergencies has been declared for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Sandbar is the final horse in the 16 guaranteed runners with Godolphin deciding not to run Black Opal Stakes winner Encryption. The barrier draw for Saturday’s 1200m race for two-year-olds will… Read More »
The resurgence of trainer Graham Begg is set to continue beyond stable star Written By. Begg, who has resurrected his career in Victoria after stepping away from the hustle and bustle of Sydney, rejoined the Group One honour roll when Written By won the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. The… Read More »
After causing an upset in the Australian Cup, import Harlem will be out to add the Group One Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill to his record. The Lindsay Park-trained gelding burst through late to win the Australian Cup at Flemington on March 10, defeating favourite Gailo Chop who has firmed in… Read More »
Winx will have a maximum of 10 rivals in the George Ryder Stakes with three-year-old Godolphin colt Kementari the second favourite in the Group One race at Rosehill. The champion is at $1.10 in first markets to win her third George Ryder Stakes and take her Group One tally to… Read More »
Connections of Lord Fandango will be on weather watch before deciding if the stayer travels interstate or remains in Victoria to contest the Mornington Cup. Trainer Archie Alexander said Saturday’s Group Three Manion Cup (2400m) at Rosehill was the preference but with rain forecast this week in Sydney, Lord Fandango… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is considering using a secret weapon as he prepares for the biggest day of his career with Ef Troop in the Group One Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Gollan was in Sydney on Saturday morning to supervise trackwork for his two-year-olds Ef Troop and Outback Barbie before this… Read More »
Perth sprinter Rock Magic will front up again in the Group One William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley and his trainer believes the consistent sprinter deserves to break through at the elite level. Rock Magic has finished fifth and fourth respectively in the Group One Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap… Read More »
Fallen Victorian racing identity Bill Vlahos will fight hundreds of fraud and deception charges over a betting syndicate in which investors lost millions of dollars. The former BC3 Thoroughbreds chairman pleaded not guilty in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday to 349 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception and one… Read More »
Last year’s Golden Slipper and Moir Stakes winner She Will Reign is among the headline nominations for Melbourne’s final Group One race of the season, the William Reid Stakes. The Gary Portelli-trained filly is one of 15 entries for Friday night’s 1200m William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley with nine horses… Read More »
Illustrious Lad heads to Dubai in perfect shape, pleasing his stable with his second in a Cranbourne barrier trial highlighted by Chautauqua’s refusal to participate. The Peter Gelagotis-trained Illustrious Lad finished second to Pleasant in Monday’s 800m-trial and leaves on Tuesday night to run in the Al Quoz Sprint over… Read More »
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman has passed a mandatory cognitive test after suffering concussion in a race fall and has rides in all five Group One events at the Golden Slipper meeting. He will partner Winx as she attempts a world record 17th Group One win in the George Ryder Stakes… Read More »
