Dual Group One winner She Will Reign is back on track for her next assignment after an injury scare. The filly had some swelling in a fetlock on Friday forcing trainer Gary Portelli to cancel a scheduled gallop between races at Rosehill the following day. “It was gone by Saturday… Read More »
Preview winner Long Leaf is likely to follow the path of another Lindsay Park-trained colt, Reaan, and head to the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes without another run. Long Leaf pressed his claims as the leading chance from Lindsay Park’s team to add to its rich history in the race… Read More »
A trip to Sydney for talented filly Showus Ya Diamonds is up in the air after she pulled up sore when beaten for the first time at the Sunshine Coast. The winner of her first two starts, Show Us Ya Diamonds had a bad time on Saturday, starting when she… Read More »
America’s Horse of the Year Gun Runner has gone out a winner in his final race, claiming the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park. Gun Runner pulled away from West Coast in the straight to earn $7 million ($A8.26 million) of the $16 million purse and ended his career on… Read More »
Tough gelding Most Important ended another great summer in winning the $100,000 Sunshine Coast Cup but he has even bigger things in store in the winter. Most Important earned his owners Graham and Linda Huddy a $500,000 bonus when he won last season’s summer triple crown. He wasn’t as successful… Read More »
The tried and true has prevailed over the unknown with the in-form Lanciato winning the Listed Carrington Stakes in which the much-spruiked import George Patton was unplaced as favourite. While there were a few excuses for George Patton ($2.70) at his first start for more than 18 months, Lanciato ($3.30)… Read More »
Trainer Liam Birchkey got expenses for his trip to New Zealand’s Karaka yearling sales when Sista Act picked up a big bonus by winning at the Sunshine Coast. Sista Act ($16) came from an outside barrier to lead all the way and beat Umberto ($18) by 2 1/2 lengths with… Read More »
Luke Currie has been one of three riders suspended for careless riding at Caulfield. Currie was suspended for 11 meetings after pleading guilty to careless riding aboard Oohood for an incident in Saturday’s Group Three Blue Diamond Preview for fillies. Oohood was an eye-catching runner in the race, finishing third… Read More »
Options in Melbourne and at home in Tasmania remain open for tough gelding Tshahitsi after his front-running win in the Listed John Dillon Stakes at Caulfield. Tshahitsi won the Listed Winter Championship Final at Flemington during a successful Victorian winter campaign last year and the gelding has stepped up again… Read More »
Michelle Fleming has managed to find her way to the winners’ stall at Rosehill despite never having been to a Sydney race meeting before. The Tamworth trainer brought The Lion south for Saturday’s TAB Highway (1100m) and capped a big week after two winners from three runners on her home… Read More »
Flying filly Pennino landed the biggest pay day of her career but will head straight to the spelling paddock after winning at the Sunshine Coast. Pennino ($4.20) went straight to the lead and ran the field into the ground before defeating the favourite Sizzling Ace ($2.25) by a length in… Read More »
After a couple of recent seconds at Flemington, five-year-old Jester Halo has broken through in town to give Darren Kolpin his first Melbourne winner as a trainer. The victory of the lightly raced five-year-old mare in Saturday’s Michael McMahon Plate (1400m) at Caulfield was a thrill for Kolpin, who trains… Read More »
Expensive colt Siege Of Quebec has wound up late to win at Rosehill to the relief of punters who may just have to get used to his racing style. The raging $1.50 favourite in Saturday’s Wilkes Quality (1100m) seemingly took an age to reach Kennedy ($6) but both his co-trainer… Read More »
Tough gelding Bold Assassin carried on a family tradition and gave owner Graham Cleary his first Queensland metropolitan winner at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Bold Assassin ($15) finished powerfully to beat Pinch River ($8.50) by a neck with a half length to Cruze ($3.60) in third place in the… Read More »
The blue and red colours sported by Group One winner Single Gaze have been displayed aboard her stablemate Sizzling Belle at Rosehill with the filly causing a minor upset in the race for two-year-olds. The Canberra filly came to town on Saturday as a $9.50 chance and the only previous… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida could still manage a smile even though there was almost $500,000 difference in prize money when Outraged avenged his unlucky defeat in the Magic Millions Trophy. Outraged was rated as a certainty beaten when third in a three-way photo in the Magic Millions Trophy (2200m) at the… Read More »
Pint-sized two-year-old Lady Horseowner could have earned herself a late entry into the Blue Diamond with a fast-finishing win in the fillies Blue Diamond Preview at Caulfield. The Greg Eurell-trained Lady Horseowner returned from a let-up and made it two wins from as many starts in Saturday’s Group Three 1000m… Read More »
Exciting colt Long Leaf is expected to go straight into the $1.5 million Blue Diamond after maintaining an unbeaten start to his career in the colts and geldings Preview at Caulfield. Long Leaf won his two spring starts, including the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes in November, and returned from a… Read More »
Having his first start for seven weeks, the Darren Weir-trained Night’s Watch has finished strongly to win at Caulfield. Night’s Watch had been flown to Brisbane late last month to run in the Shoot Out Quality at Doomben. However, the four-year-old was scratched by stewards from the December 30 race… Read More »
Lightly raced entire Thronum has snared a valuable Group Two win in the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley and will now be given his chance to chase a Group One success. Thronum was having his first start since November in Friday night’s 1200m weight-for-age feature at Moonee Valley and controlled… Read More »
