Racing Victoria is bringing forward the start times of several race meetings because of the forecast for hot weather. Following Tuesday’s announcement that Saturday’s Caulfield meeting would begin two hours earlier than initially scheduled, RV has also decided the other two meetings in the state on Saturday will also be… Read More »
A number of Blue Diamond hopefuls will put their credentials on show in the respective Previews at Caulfield. A field of eight has been declared for Saturday’s Listed Preview for colts and geldings while the Group Three Blue Diamond Preview for fillies has already been reduced to a field of… Read More »
He may not have raced for 18 months but that has not deterred punters who believe former French horse George Patton can win the Listed Carrington Stakes at Rosehill. Now trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, George Patton was backed from $4.60 to $3.20 when markets opened on Wednesday for… Read More »
The Hobart Cup remains in the plans for Adelaide mare Pretty Punk but she will first chase another city win in Melbourne. The Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained Pretty Punk has won her past two starts at Morphettville and Flemington and she is set to contest Saturday’s $120,000 Cape Grim… Read More »
The horse Gary Portelli has earmarked as a potential Golden Slipper contender will be saved for another day while the titleholder will make her way to Rosehill, but not to race. She Will Reign will gallop between races on Saturday as she prepares for the autumn but two-year-old Exceltic’s debut… Read More »
Talented filly Darktown Strutter has confirmed her rating as a Gold Coast specialist but she could be headed to Sydney in the near future. Darktown Strutter ($1.30) made it four wins from four starts at the Gold Coast and three from three at 900m when she won a Benchmark 75… Read More »
Promising colt Ollivander can confirm targets in Sydney and Melbourne if he performs well in the first race of this year’s Blue Diamond series. Ollivander made an immediate impression when he finished strongly to win on debut at Caulfield last month. He races for the second time in Saturday’s Listed… Read More »
The discovery promising two-year-old Hopes Eternal was running “on only two tyres” when stakes placed last start has boosted trainer John Zielke’s confidence for the future. Hopes Eternal will be having his final run before a trip to Sydney in the $125000 Two-Year- Old Classic (1200m) at the Sunshine Coast… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Volkstok’n’barrell will spearhead Donna Logan’s Singapore stable when the New Zealand trainer makes a delayed start to the new phase of her career. Logan is recovering from a fractured skull and facial injuries suffered in a fall last month which has prevented her flying to Singapore…. Read More »
Premier Victorian trainer Darren Weir will have three of the six runners in the Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley headed by Japanese import Brave Smash. Friday night’s weight-for-age 1200m sprint is the feature event on the program with Brave Smash set for his first race since his third… Read More »
The Lismore Turf Club has set the date for a fund-raiser for injured secretary/manager Scott Jones who suffered serious burns in an explosion at the track. The LTC will hold the benefit the day after its race day on March 17. The club’s deputy chairman, Mike Cleaver, said the club… Read More »
A midweek summer meeting at Terang in country Victoria has had added star power with multiple Group One winner Black Heart Bart making an appearance for a race day gallop. The Darren Weir-trained gelding galloped solo between races on Tuesday with his regular jockey Brad Rawiller aboard in preparation for… Read More »
After beating expensive filly Al Naifa on debut, Lady Horseowner gets the chance to chase black type in her second start at Caulfield. Lady Horseowner is scheduled to run in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) for fillies and while she is likely to be giving away a size advantage to… Read More »
Lanciato has been a constant in Mark Newnham’s short training career and the five-year-old will be given his chance in Listed company in the Carrington Stakes. The gelding was Newnham’s first runner when he took out his licence 18 months ago after many years at Tulloch Lodge as Gai Waterhouse’s… Read More »
Aaron Purcell is confident Merchant Navy is in for another successful campaign after the Group One-winning colt impressed in his first serious piece of work of the preparation in a jump-out at Caulfield. Merchant Navy was one of a number of carnival contenders based at Caulfield to contest jump-outs on… Read More »
Apprentice Jordan Grob will join fellow Victorian rider Jake Bayliss at trans-Tasman trainer Mike Moroney’s New Zealand stable which he operates with Pam Gerard. Bayliss has been riding successfully in New Zealand since late last year with his wins including the Group One Railway on Volpe Veloce. “He’ll be here… Read More »
The Caulfield meeting featuring the Blue Diamond Previews will be brought forward to avoid the anticipated hottest part of the day. Saturday’s nine-race meeting will begin at 11am (AEDT), two hours earlier than initially planned, with the final race to be run at 3.20pm. “The Bureau of Meteorology has today… Read More »
The sixth annual National Jockeys Trust T20 cricket match has raised over $114,000 for the charitable organisation. Monday’s match between the Jockeys team and the Racing All Stars side was played at Caulfield Park with the Jockeys getting home in a super over. The now annual event was the brainchild… Read More »
Trainer Gary Portelli will give dual Group One winner She Will Reign a race day gallop rather than a second barrier trial ahead of her return in the $250,000 Inglis Sprint. Last year’s Golden Slipper and Moir Stakes winner trialled well under her own steam at Warwick Farm last Monday… Read More »
Japanese import Brave Smash headlines the Group Two Australia Stakes nominations which have been extended. The Darren Weir-trained entire Brave Smash’s first Australian racing preparation culminated in his third to Redzel and Vega Magic in the $10 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick in October at his most recent start…. Read More »
