Redkirk Warrior has already won a Newmarket Handicap first-up from a spell and will attempt to do the same in the Lightning Stakes. The seven-year-old gelding is one of two Lindsay Park-trained sprinters in Saturday’s Group One Lightning (1000m) at Flemington after the stable also decided to run Formality. Redkirk… Read More »
Hartnell has returned to Godolphin’s private training facility in NSW after his Group One win in Melbourne but trainer James Cummings says a decision on his next target is yet to be locked in. The seven-year-old gelding made a winning return in Saturday’s C F Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott held Sheikha back from the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick but are confident the filly is capable of a return to black-type racing. The training partnership chose an easier option for the three-year-old this week and the strategy paid off when Sheikha claimed the TAB… Read More »
Wyong trainer Kim Waugh was pleased to learn Doomben should again have a near-perfect racing surface when Supreme Effort heads north on Saturday. Queensland trainers have been complaining about some tracks being too hard but all agree Doomben has been the “right” racing surface in recent weeks. Provided there are… Read More »
Matt McGillivray is set to make his return from a month-long suspension with a solid book of rides on Friday. McGillivray was sent out for his controversial ride on Ef Troop in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on January 13. Stewards found McGillivray caused severe interference to several runners on… Read More »
Redzel will be the banner sprinter in a field of 10 for the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington which also features defending champion Terravista. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel, unbeaten in his past six starts including The Everest and Darley Classic last spring, has barrier nine for Saturday’s… Read More »
The first yearling sale at the new William Inglis’ Riverside complex has been hailed a success with a record breaking Book One continuing on to the three days of selling for Book Two of the Classic sale. The multi million dollar establishment at Warwick Farm opened for business on Saturday… Read More »
John Allen has lodged an appeal against a careless riding suspension incurred at Caulfield. Allen was suspended for nine meetings after pleading guilty to the charge aboard Goldstream in The Big Screen Company Handicap (1800m) last Saturday. His suspension started following last Saturday’s meeting and is due to end at… Read More »
Frolic’s calm demeanour is in contrast to her new trainer’s nerves leading into the Golden Slipper runner-up’s comeback in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. Edward O’Rourke took over training the filly when Michael Freedman relocated to Hong Kong last year. The Irishman worked alongside Freedman before he headed to Asia,… Read More »
Perth trainer Chris Gangemi says his sprinter Rock Magic is capable of one day winning a big Group One sprint. Whether that is in Saturday’s Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington Gangemi is not so sure, but he knows he is in good form ahead of his return. He had a… Read More »
Golden Slipper aspirant Legend Of Condor gets the chance to prove he is as good as his trainer thinks he is when he runs in the Pierro Plate at Randwick. Gerald Ryan believes the colt has the makings of a top-line performer and can show that on Saturday. A debut… Read More »
Spring plans for Anchor Bid didn’t work out as hoped and the filly is set to make her return in a stakes race at Flemington. Anchor Bid bumped into some smart performers during her first campaign as a two-year-old including Levendi and Sully on debut at Ballarat. She further enhanced… Read More »
Winx’s absence from the Apollo Stakes isn’t the only reason Gary Moore is upbeat about Classic Uniform making a successful comeback to racing at Randwick. The Rosehill trainer hasn’t saddled up a runner in Sydney since before Christmas, but he expects the experienced gelding to make that wait worthwhile. Although… Read More »
Well-known Tamworth trainer, Merv Corliss has died aged 93. Corliss was once dubbed the ‘Country Cups King’ for his feats with horses like Akwazoff who won 16 country Cups during the early 1990s. Akwazoff won the 1997 Grafton Cup and ran third twice, retiring with 36 wins to his credit… Read More »
John Thompson hopes he has a treat in store when Republic launches an ambitious bid to qualify for the Golden Slipper. The Randwick trainer rarely has a runner by Snitzel so he is looking forward to gauging how his second two-year-old colt from the prolific stallion measures up at Warwick… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Brett Conlon has been associated with many good horses during his career in racing. Conlon worked for the Woodlands Stud team in Melbourne under John Hawkes and continued with Peter Snowden when the operation was taken over by Darley, which later became Godolphin. After leaving Darley he had… Read More »
Safety concerns over a section of the Kilmore track has forced a meeting transfer. Thursday’s meeting has been switched to Yarra Valley which has resulted in distance alterations for seven of the eight races. An inspection on Tuesday by Racing Victoria stewards found the Kilmore track was not suitable to… Read More »
The prize money for the $6 million Melbourne Cup will increase this year, although the Victoria Racing Club insists there is no competition with The Everest in Sydney. VRC chairman Amanda Elliott says there will be movement on the Cup prize money, which will be announced when the board has… Read More »
Lexus will replace Emirates as the naming rights sponsor of the Melbourne Cup. The Victoria Racing Club on Tuesday announced Toyota’s luxury car brand as the new principal partner of the world’s richest turf handicap, ending the Middle Eastern airline’s 14-year reign. The motor vehicle label has sponsored several races… Read More »
A record number of nominations have been taken for The Championships in Sydney. Champion Winx has been nominated for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), a race she won last year, while she also holds an entry for the Group One Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) for fillies… Read More »
