There are high hopes for Irish import Mister Sea Wolf as the gelding prepares for his second Australian start in the Villiers Stakes at Randwick. The six-year-old moved from Ger Lyons Racing a few months ago to Waller’s Rosehill stable and will line up in the 1600m Group Two Villiers… Read More »
Co-trainer Mitch Beer is starting to fully understand the frustration the talented Onerous caused his previous trainers. After two stints with Hawkes Racing and one with Chris Waller in between, Onerous has had four starts for Beer and training partner Max Hinton. The now six-year-old backs up after finishing fourth… Read More »
Gary Portelli is pinning his hopes on Testashadow’s experience, and the presence of his go-to jockey to drive the gelding to an unexpected victory in the Villiers Stakes. The seven-year-old is among the double-figure chances to win the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, but Portelli would not… Read More »
For someone accustomed to saddling quality horses in big races, trainer Daniel Williams admits to a touch of nerves ahead of Valiant Spirit running at Caulfield. The three-year-old, who runs in the Sheamus Mills Bloodstock Handicap (1700m) on Saturday, will be his first city runner. “It won’t help my nerves… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida believes he has no way to keep his star three-year-olds Cellargirl and Shogun Sun apart in the lead-up to the Magic Millions Guineas. Cellargirl and Shogun Sun will resume from short breaks in the Listed Gold Edition Plate (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday. Both performed well during… Read More »
Sunlight has worked and trialled strongly in the lead-up to her first Queensland start but her trainer believes she will need another run before the Magic Millions Classic. Tony McEvoy was a strong buyer at the last Magic Millions yearling sale and has been rewarded with some promising two-year-olds including… Read More »
Edward O’Rourke is weighing up his options with From Within as the filly zeroes in on her for first start with the Irish trainer. O’Rourke has accepted for races at Randwick on Saturday and Canterbury the night before, and said discussions with owners in Singapore, Hong Kong and South Africa… Read More »
Lindsay Park two-year-olds Ennis Hill and Via Regina begin their racing careers at Caulfield where the the stable hopes they can show enough to press claims for the Blue Diamond Stakes. Both fillies are engaged in Saturday’s Evergreen Turf Plate (1100m) and hold nominations for the Group One Blue Diamond… Read More »
It will be apt if the Jim Roberts Class Six race at Doomben is won by the Norm Stephens-trained Ringo’s A Rockstar. There are no more popular figures in Brisbane racing than Doomben course manager Roberts and Stephens who at 86 is the city’s oldest trainer. They are regarded as… Read More »
About 170 Queensland racing participants have failed to pay more than $100,000 in fines and penalties this year. Some of the individual debts are as high as $8000. The Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner has in an unusual step suspended recovery efforts until the New Year but issued a final warning…. Read More »
Victorian Ben Allen has starred in a jockeys’ series in New Zealand but iit was not quite enough to pull his team to victory. Allen won two races at the Ellerslie twilight meeting on Wednesday to help the apprentices’ team to second behind the International side featuring Sydney-based New Zealander… Read More »
Jockey Brad Rawiller will start a suspension after he rides the Darren Weir-trained Ulmann in a stakes race in Perth. Racing Victoria stewards suspended Rawiller for nine meetings on a careless riding charge at Mornington on Wednesday. Riding Careering Away in the Eliza Dry Cleaners Plate, Rawiller was suspended following… Read More »
A confidence-boosting experience riding in Adelaide during the spring carnival has helped land apprentice Chris Caserta a double at Mornington. While all the big-name jockeys from around Australia applied their craft in Melbourne during October and November, Caserta was happy to head over the border. It led to him establishing… Read More »
The addition of ear muffs to the racing gear of three-year-old filly Absolutlypositivly has transformed her into a genuine Magic Millions Guineas hope. Absolutlypositivly ($4) made it three career wins and two from two since a spell when she beat older mares at the Gold Coast. Trainers Bryan and Daniel… Read More »
Richard Litt hopes a tweaked training regime can have Shalmaneser jumping out of his skin to snap a winless streak at Randwick. The seven-year-old gelding has gone 20 starts without winning and the Warwick Farm-based trainer believes his confidence has taken a knock since a succession of failures in black-type… Read More »
Anthemoessa will be racing for a trip to the Gold Coast when she runs in a two-year-old race at Caulfield. The Matt Cumani-trained filly lines up for her second race start when she contests the Evergreen Turf Plate (1100m) on Saturday. It will be a make-or-break performance to see whether… Read More »
Interlocuter can continue to justify his move to Australian racing from France when the Godolphin import steps up in class for the Villiers Stakes at Randwick. After being taken through his grades, the five-year-old is now poised to make his black-type debut in Saturday’s Group Two Villiers Stakes over 1600m…. Read More »
Mick Cerchi and his best mate will chase their first metropolitan winner as a training partnership since joining forces at the start of the racing season. The long-term Flemington-based trainer and son Luke teamed together in August and have trained seven winners from their small stable. Four-time metropolitan winner Sadaqa… Read More »
Mark Newnham’s association with multiple Group One winner Pierro takes on a new dimension when he sends Canyonero to the races for the first time. Newnham rode the 2012 Golden Slipper winner during trackwork when he was on Gai Waterhouse’s staff at Tulloch Lodge and he has five horses out… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Liam Birchley is upbeat about the chances of claiming a stakes double in separate cities with stable stars Havasay and Crack Me Up. Havasay will begin his quest for a million-dollar payday in the Bribie Handicap at Doomben while Crack Me Up is set for his grand final… Read More »
