Tasmanian Aiden Nunn is living two dreams at once as he travels the mainland playing the polo circuit and saddling up Brilliant Jet at race meetings along the way. The journey has taken the 30-year-old trainer from his home in Longford to Victoria, northern NSW, Queensland and now Sydney where… Read More »
Royal Symphony retains Caulfield Guineas favouritism after the barrier draw and his jockey Dwayne Dunn maintains faith the colt will bounce back from his first defeat. Dunn’s wife Amanda is a part-owner of Royal Symphony and on Tuesday drew barrier nine for the colt in the capacity field of 16… Read More »
The horse is ready and the weather looks promising, now Gerald Ryan’s only concern before the world’s richest turf race is that he doesn’t screw it all up. Ryan has prepared Deploy for the $10 million Everest sprint at Randwick on Saturday, eyeing the $5.8 million prize for first place… Read More »
Favourite She Will Reign has drawn barrier two in the 12-horse field for the $10 million Everest at Randwick with Chautauqua to jump from five. Jockey Corey Brown said he had hoped for a draw between two and six for She Will Reign who he will ride at 51kg on… Read More »
Co-trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are set to add to their Melbourne spring carnival team with lightly raced Victoria Derby hopeful Vin De Dance to be flown over from New Zealand. The high-profile New Zealand stable already has Group One winners Bonneval, Jon Snow and Lizzie L’Amour in Melbourne… Read More »
Every trip Craig Williams makes to Werribee to partner his Caulfield and Melbourne mount Admire Deus the better understanding he gets of the stayer. Williams rode the Darren Weir-trained Japanese import at the Werribee quarantine centre on Tuesday, the fourth time he’s been aboard Admire Deus since his arrival in… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas favourite Royal Symphony has drawn barrier nine in the 16-horse field with well-supported Godolphin colt Kementari next to him in 10. Saturday’s $2 million race has a capacity field plus one emergency with New Zealander Summer Passage coming up with gate 17. In the Thousand Guineas for fillies… Read More »
Ball Of Muscle, Takedown, Trapeze Artist and In Her Time have been named as the four emergencies for the $10 million Everest at Randwick. If there are any scratchings from Saturday’s declared 12-horse field, the slot holder can negotiate with the owners of one of the four reserves. The emergencies… Read More »
A full field of 16 plus one emergency has been declared for the Group One Caulfield Guineas while the Thousand Guineas for fillies has a field of eight. As expected, Blue Diamond Stakes-winning filly Catchy will take on the males in Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas while the Mick Price-trained Mighty Boss… Read More »
Glyn Schofield is the new rider for Hartnell in the $1 million Group One Caulfield Stakes. Hartnell has raced three times this preparation for a first-up win under Craig Williams in the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield before Group One seconds in the Makybe Diva Stakes and… Read More »
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Enable will stay in training, raising the possibility of a clash with Winx at Royal Ascot. Enable’s owner Prince Khalid Abdullah has announced Enable will race on as a four-year-old with Ascot’s Director of Racing and Communications Nick Smith hoping she will return to… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings will accept with two runners in the $2 million Caulfield Guineas. Cummings said Sanctioned was scheduled to take his place in Saturday’s Group One Classic along with Kementari who closed strongly for third in the Prelude in his first Melbourne start. He said Sanctioned, fourth in… Read More »
Thousand Guineas favourite Alizee has impressed Godolphin trainer James Cummings in a gallop at Caulfield ahead of her next Group One target. Cummings took the Flight Stakes winner to Caulfield on Tuesday morning for a familiarisation gallop at the track where she will run in Saturday’s Thousand Guineas (1600m). “It… Read More »
Toorak Handicap favourite Egg Tart has pleased champion jockey Damien Oliver in a course proper gallop at Caulfield ahead of the Group One race. Oliver was at Caulfield early on Tuesday morning to ride Egg Tart who worked in company with her Chris Waller-trained stablemate Omei Sword who is also… Read More »
Trainer Gary Moore has changed focus with Takedown and will set him for a defence of the Winterbottom Stakes in Perth. Once the five-year-old gelding missed selection for a slot in Saturday’s $10 million Everest at Randwick, the Rosehill trainer started mapping out plans for another trip to the Perth… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Paul Perry will take the opportunity to send one of his Caulfield Guineas aspirants, The Mission, to the course for a familiarisation gallop ahead of the $2 million Classic. While Perast has already proven himself at Caulfield by winning the Group Three Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) last start,… Read More »
While there are concerns Winx may have frightened off some of her Cox Plate rivals with her devastating display in the Turnbull Stakes, Happy Clapper’s name will be there when third declarations are taken. Trainer Pat Webster said the Cox Plate 2017 was still on the table for the Epsom… Read More »
Vega Magic is making a smooth transition to Sydney with an impressive gallop at Randwick indicating the sprinter is right on track for the $10 million Everest. Ben Hayes, the junior partner in the Victorian-based Lindsay Park training team, issued a positive report after Vega Magic worked with stablemate, fellow… Read More »
Bonneval and Jon Snow continue their spring campaigns in the Caulfield Stakes which is also an option for fellow Group One-winning stablemate Lizzie L’Amour. Along with Saturday’s $1 million Group One Caulfield Stakes, Lizzie L’Amour will also be nominated for Sunday’s Listed Cranbourne Cup (2025m) as connections try to boost… Read More »
English appears ready to prove she is a horse for all seasons when the mare steps out in the inaugural $10 million Everest. Co-trainer Adrian Bott oversaw her final serious hit-out at Canterbury on Monday morning ahead of Saturday’s showpiece at Randwick and was confident the five-year-old could finally transfer… Read More »
