The Anthony Freedman stable has high hopes for Charm School after her impressive but wayward debut victory at Sandown. Under the guidance of Mark Zahra, Charm School took out Monday’s Ladbrokes Handicap (1200m) in a performance that showed the filly still has a lot to learn. A $480,000 yearling at… Read More »
A younger sibling to champion colt The Autumn Sun has made an impressive start to her racing career, blitzing her opposition in a maiden at Warwick Farm. The Chris Waller-trained Archanna was a notable market drifter in Monday’s Hyland Race Colours Plate (1300m) for three-year-olds but the filly stormed clear… Read More »
Australian Derby winner Quick Thinker and stablemate The Chosen One, runner-up in the Sydney Cup, will spell in Australia with the spring in mind. Their New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have been forced to watch them from afar as they competed at the autumn carnival because of… Read More »
Vow And Declare is back in Melbourne at Danny O’Brien’s Flemington stable after a change to his racing program because of COVID-19. The Melbourne Cup winner was unplaced in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick and is now being aimed towards the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington next month…. Read More »
Santa Ana Lane and Pierata head a stellar list of nominations for the All Aged Stakes on the final Group One day of the Sydney autumn carnival. They are among eight Group One winners in the 22 entries for Saturday’s 1400m-feature at Randwick which has a field limit of 14…. Read More »
Blake Shinn, the jockey who rode Happy Clapper to his three Group One wins, has paid tribute to popular galloper who has run his last race. Trainer Pat Webster and owner Michael Thomas announced Happy Clapper’s retirement on Sunday, a day after the nine-year-old gelding finished seventh in the Queen… Read More »
Daring Tact has extended her unbeaten record to three from three with victory in the Oka Sho, the Japanese 1000 Guineas, at Hanshin. Trained by Haruki Sugiyama, Daring Tact is a daughter of 2014 Japan Cup winner Epiphaneia. The filly produced produced an extraordinary burst of speed from back in… Read More »
The Te Akau team found the going at Randwick tough but New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards is more than happy with their Australian efforts. Te Akau Shark, Melody Belle and Probabeel have had an extended stay in Australia during the autumn. Probabeel (Surround Stakes) and Te Akau Shark (Chipping Norton)… Read More »
Central Queensland apprentice Elyce Smith has joined an elite band of jockeys by riding six winners at the Emerald meeting in Queensland. Smith, who is apprenticed to her father Fred in Rockhampton, won on Summer Lea ($1.55), Fidereus ($4.40), Addicted ($1.60), Burden ($4.60), Fastnet Flyer ($4.60) and Mono Lad ($2.50)… Read More »
Retired jockey Jim Cassidy has joined the tributes for Might And Power, the horse who captured the public’s imagination with his breathtaking wins in Australia’s biggest races. The 26-year-old popular resident of the aptly named Living Legends retirement home died in the early hours of Sunday morning after a bout… Read More »
Trainer Nick Ryan has the choice of a couple of races for stable favourite Mahamedeis at the rich Victorian Owners and Breeders race day at Caulfield. Ryan is contemplating the VOBIS Gold Mile (1600m) or the VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) both of which carry prize money of $200,000. The Caulfield… Read More »
Gold Coast trainers Toby and Trent Edmonds plan to send three horses to Sydney for feature race assignments. The Edmonds-trained Winter Bride is already in Sydney where she ran fourth in the Group Two Sapphire Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. She will be joined by Tyzone, Vanna Girl and Vivid… Read More »
Limited numbers of horses will be allowed to move between Queensland’s racing zones from this week. The state has been divided into five regions to help combat the coronavirus pandemic and there has been no horse or human movement permitted between the zones. RQ has reviewed the procedures which have… Read More »
Free-rolling mare White Moss has claimed successive wins in the Sapphire Stakes, appreciating a drop back to mares grade to lead throughout. Having contested weight-for-age company at her past two starts, including an unplaced run behind Nature Strip in the TJ Smith Stakes, White Moss was back to her best… Read More »
Consistent mare Bam’s On Fire has scored an important win for her future as a broodmare with an all-the-way win at Caulfield. Saturday’s win in the Elvis Thurgood 40th Anniversary Cup (1400m) was her first at stakes level after four placings in black type races. Bam’s On Fire arrived at… Read More »
Con Te Partiro has added to a stellar autumn carnival for co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with the second Group One win of her campaign in the Coolmore Legacy Stakes. Bought from America as a broodmare prospect by Newgate Farm, Con Te Partiro was retired to stud last year… Read More »
Young English jockey Tom Marquand has achieved more in a few short weeks in Sydney than he could have imagined. After a successful stint during the Australian summer, Marquand returned to Sydney primarily to ride English horses Addeybb and Young Rascal for trainer William Haggas during the autumn carnival. In… Read More »
A daring long-range plan to aim Addeybb at the Queen Elizabeth Stakes has paid off in more ways than one for English trainer William Haggas. Not only did the horse live up to his billing in Saturday’s Group One race at Randwick, he gave Haggas something to cheer from afar… Read More »
The benefit of a run over a longer distance has shone through for Inverloch in the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield. Inverloch was dropped back to the 2000m journey of Saturday’s race after finishing second behind Mirimar over 2400m at the track a week ago. Jockey Michael Dee adopted… Read More »
Glen Boss considered her his best long-shot ride in a Group One race and Etah James has proven him right, upsetting her more fancied rivals to win the Sydney Cup at Randwick. Making her debut for co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, the well-travelled mare has spent most of her… Read More »
