Greg Eurell thought enough of Fontein Lad to run him in the Queensland Derby and the trainer is optimistic about the gelding’s chances to break through for his first win of this season at Pakenham. Fontein Lad finished seventh in the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) at the final start… Read More »
Eawase’s quest to emulate her mother’s success in the Magic Millions Classic gets underway when the first foal to race from Karuta Queen starts at Rosehill. Co-trainers Petrer and Paul Snowden hope Eawase, who cost the China Horse Club $500,000 at the Gold Coast January sale, can to Queensland next… Read More »
The well-performed Burning Front has made a habit of winning races restricted to VOBIS Gold-nominated horses in Victoria and is favoured to add another on Pakenham Cup day. The Darren Weir-trained gelding has amassed $1.3 million prize money and bonuses from his 54 starts and is the most successful VOBIS… Read More »
The Bryan and Daniel Guy training partnership has had plenty of success since forming 14 months ago and has a genuine chance of a first Saturday-class metropolitan double at Doomben. The father-and-son team formed their partnership in September last year and have had 41 winners. Daniel Guy said the stable… Read More »
Trainer Pat Carey is no stranger to winning feature races with long shots. He won the 2010 BMW Stakes at Randwick with $26 chance Cedarberg and two years later captured the Australian Derby with $15 hope Ethiopia. Racing in the same colours as those two Group One winners is $41… Read More »
Country apprentice Hannah English has been rewarded for her good work for trainer Pat Duff with the ride on veteran Steel Zip at Doomben. English is apprenticed to Glen Richardson at Nanango, in the Burnett region, and has ridden 109 career winners but is yet to score in Saturday metropolitan… Read More »
Moe trainer Craig Blackshaw sees two major stumbling blocks for Hokkaido in the VOBIS Gold Bullion at Pakenham. Blackshaw said Burning Front and Grande Rosso were well positioned ahead of Saturday’s 1400m-race under the set-weights and penalty conditions. Burning Front (104) and Grande Rosso (101) are the two top raters… Read More »
Jockey James Orman is hoping a midweek success for trainer Toby Edmonds can translate into a stakes winner at Doomben. Orman rarely rides for Edmonds and Cosmic View’s win at Ipswich on Wednesday was only his second winner for the Gold Coast-based trainer this season. It was Orman’s 396th career… Read More »
Talented two-year-olds EF Troop and Sunlight are expected to shorten sharply in betting for the Magic Millions Classic after impressive trials. EF Troop, a colt from the first crop of Spirit Of Boom, won his Gold Coast trial on Thursday by 20 lengths. He will attempt to cement a start… Read More »
Favouritism is no guarantee Brave Song will return to racing at Rosehill. Co-trainer Paul Snowden says two factors count against the three-year-old colt resuming in the 2018 ATC Membership Open Now Sprint (1200m). Drawing the outside barrier is one potential road block while forecast thunderstorms on Friday could also delay… Read More »
The Golden Slipper isn’t up for discussion for Chris Waller when it comes to two-year-old newcomer Charge. The colt steps out in the Merry Christmas ATC Members Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday, a first-up run that will govern the next phase of his development. But Sydney’s premier trainer is… Read More »
After a winning return at Moonee Valley, Invincible Al will now aim for successive Pakenham Cup day victories. The Patrick Payne-trained sprinter is the early $5 favourite for Saturday’s John Duff & Co Handicap (1000m) at Pakenham, having won over the same distance at the corresponding meeting a year ago…. Read More »
KINGSTON TOWN CLASSIC – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW * Group One, 1800m, $1,000,000, weight-for-age. Run at Ascot on Saturday, December 9, 4.50pm (AWST) HISTORY * The race was first run in 1976 and is named for Kingston Town, an Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse who won the race… Read More »
Trainer Richie Stephenson believes he has learned a valuable lesson after Emphasis turned in the worst run of his career three weeks ago. Emphasis had an excellent record at Doomben before running last beaten nearly 19 lengths in an open handicap. The track was rated a heavy 10 and Stephenson… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler will plead guilty to an improper conduct charge when he fronts the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. Sadler was last week charged by Racing Victoria stewards following the scratching of Observational from the Group Three Eclipse Stakes at Sandown on November 18. RV stewards found comments made… Read More »
Angela Davies hopes the waiting game is over for an injury-prone gelding that has provided the Gosford trainer with her fair share of headaches. The aptly named Waitandwatch is expected to race for the first time since January in the ATC Membership Open Now Sprint (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday,… Read More »
Rachel Hunt never hesitated when offered the ride on Highly Geared at Rosehill. Now based in Sydney, the apprentice’s connection to a grieving yet resolute Canberra racing community means the eight-year-old mare stands out among her four bookings on Saturday. Canberra racing is reeling from the death of popular trackwork… Read More »
After a memorable spring, jockey Stephen Baster will try to continue his run of success with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable in the Pakenham Cup. Baster rode a host of winners during the Melbourne spring for the Waterhouse and Bott training partnership, highlighted by Pinot’s Group One VRC… Read More »
Champion jockey Clare Lindop can understand why people are surprised she is representing Victoria in the annual Origin Jockey Series this weekend. Lindop will join Luke Nolen to ride for Victoria against jockeys from six other teams at Doomben on Friday and Saturday and Caloundra on Sunday. She was among… Read More »
Trainer Peter Roche is hopeful the only horse he has in training can give him victory in his home track Cup. Transfer Allowance runs in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup after finishing fourth in the 2500m race 12 months ago. Roche says this year’s contest looks easier on paper, however it hasn’t… Read More »
