Adrian Bott is confident English’s first campaign in Melbourne a year ago has set the foundation for a much-improved spring showing. The mare has her first run since sixth in the $10 million Everest in the Group One Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night, while the Darley… Read More »
The call came from Gailo Chop’s managing owner Terry Henderson telling jockey Mark Zahra to keep the imported galloper in mind for the spring. It was before Gailo Chop had made his return from a tendon injury. “He said to me ‘keep him in mind, I think the horse is… Read More »
Accepted will continue his second coming as a racehorse at Randwick this weekend, almost a year after his career appeared at an end in Hong Kong. The six-year-old headed into retirement in Australia earlier this year but Rosehill trainer Gary Moore brought him back into the racing fold after his… Read More »
Too Good To Refuse is set to give his biggest fan a farewell present by winning at Doomben. Trainer Desleigh Forster had been planning to send Too Good To Refuse south but her loyalty to her staff means her stable star will run in Saturday’s Kartaway Handicap (1200m). Too Good… Read More »
A last-minute decision to run Boom Time landed Lindsay Park the spoils in the Caulfield Cup and they’re hoping for a similar story at Moonee Valley. This time they have Seaburge running in Saturday’s Cox Plate and like Boom Time he’s one of the outsiders in the Group One contest…. Read More »
Two previous Melbourne Cup winners are trying to claim victory as a jockey and trainer partnership in the famous race at Flemington. Two-time winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy and German trainer Andreas Wohler combine for the first time with $15 fourth favourite Red Cardinal in the $6 million Melbourne Cup on… Read More »
The availability of leading apprentice Tiffani Brooker has swayed trainer Robert Heathcote to keep the in-form Hopfgarten in Brisbane. Heathcote had intended to run Hopfgarten in the Filante Handicap (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. But after studying the initial nominations for the Open Handicap (1200m) at Doomben Heathcote decided to… Read More »
A winning double for Ben Currie at Ipswich has him firmly in Brisbane’s top ten trainers and he hopes to continue the run at Doomben. Toowoomba-based Currie leads the state premiership on 40 winners which has him well on the way to going better than his 2016/17 total of 107…. Read More »
Aidan O’Brien could have three runners in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster in his bid to establish a world record for training the most Group One winners in a calendar year. Saturday’s 1600m-race for two-year-olds is the final Group One race in Britain for 2017 after which O’Brien will… Read More »
Trainer John Thompson and jockey Blake Shinn have extended their successful association at Warwick Farm, masterminding a maiden winner and first city victory. Cuba got off the mark at his seventh start for the Randwick trainer while Our Belisa finally celebrated a city win at her eighth attempt. The three-year-old… Read More »
Aloisia is following the Jameka path to the VRC Oaks and will be out to pick up another feature race win on the way. The three-year-old won the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at her most recent start, giving her new trainer Aaron Purcell his first Group One victory. Saturday’s Group Two… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney is banking on a penalty and attrition for imported stayer Vengeur Masque to get a start in the Melbourne Cup. As the winner of Wednesday’s Geelong Cup, Vengeur Masque is eligible for a re-handicap after his narrow victory in the 2400m handicap. The six-year-old currently sits 45th… Read More »
Godolphin filly Popular is on track to live up to her name after winning her maiden as favourite at Warwick Farm. The three-year-old ($3), trained by James Cummings, was an impressive winner over 1300 metres on Wednesday, a half-length in front of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Chain of… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne will realise another dream when she gets the chance to compete in her first Cox Plate. Payne shot to international prominence two years ago when she became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Penzance at Flemington. On Saturday Payne… Read More »
Weather With You has emerged as a contender for the Victoria Derby with a hard-fought on-pace victory at Geelong. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained three-year-old broke his maiden status with Wednesday’s Geelong Classic win. Racing on the speed under Mark Zahra and wearing blinkers for the first time, Weather… Read More »
Toby Edmonds has had more than 100 winners in the past 12 months but few gave him as much satisfaction as reformed “naughty boy” Locus at Ipswich. Ridden by leading jockey Jeff Lloyd, Locus was sent out at $8.50 and strolled home by 5-1/4 lengths in Wednesday’s 1200m-maiden run on… Read More »
Tactical Advantage is poised to make his race debut for Joe Pride after joining the Warwick Farm trainer with fellow Gooree Stud-owned Passage of Time. The duo were transferred to Pride when James Cummings took up the head training role at Godolphin in July. Passage Of Time has had two… Read More »
Sikhing Glory and So Spirited have transferred their provincial form to town in style at Warwick Farm with the Joe Pride-trained duo continuing consistent preparations. Four-year-old Sikhing Glory’s first metropolitan start justified Pride’s decision to step him up and indicated to his trainer he will be up to Saturday grade… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Gillian Heinrich will travel to Germany to undergo further cancer treatment but not before seeing her Cabin Fever return to racing at Doomben. The filly takes on a strong field in Saturday’s Three-Year-Old Handicap (1050m). Heinrich has long been regarded as one of Queensland best trainers having… Read More »
After going agonisingly close in the Moir Stakes, Adelaide mare Viddora will be back at Moonee Valley aiming to snare her first Group One win in the Manikato Stakes. Viddora weaved through late in the Moir Stakes last month and charged to the line only to be denied by a… Read More »
