Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby still plans to run last years Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner in the Caulfield Cup despite an injury sustained on the flight from England which raised questions over his form. The eight-year-old “gave himself a little, superficial knock” on the plane into Melbourne on Saturday but was… Read More »
Lankan Rupee has taken another step to a racetrack return with a narrow Caulfield jump-out victory. The Mick Price-trained sprinter finished on terms with stablemate Run Gypsy Run in an 800m jump-out on Tuesday. Ridden by Michael Dee, who claimed his first Group One win on Foundry in Saturday’s Metropolitan… Read More »
Fred Skerbic had no qualms about racing against superior horsepower when he was focused on motorsport, and he is championing the same philosophy as a horse trainer. The Queanbeyan-based Skerbic’s belief in the underdog explains why Fire And Flood will race in Sydney for the first time since 2010 when… Read More »
Craig Williams has continued to get to know Japanese stayer Admire Deus, galloping him at the Werribee quarantine centre for a second time ahead of the horse’s Cups campaign. Australian Bloodstock now own Admire Deus who has been transferred to leading trainer Darren Weir. Williams went to Werribee on Tuesday… Read More »
Persistence has paid off for Corey Brown, with the experienced jockey talking himself into the coveted ride on Everest favourite She Will Reign. Brown left a message with trainer Gary Portelli on Sunday, reminding him he was still available to ride the Golden Slipper winner in the $10 million sprint… Read More »
New Zealand trainers Donna Logan and Chris Gibbs are keeping their options open with Volkstok’n’barrell who could make a return trip to Sydney if the weather is wet at home. Volkstok’n’barell is scheduled to run in Saturday’s Group One Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings but could be diverted to the… Read More »
Craig Williams will test his possible Melbourne Cup mount, Japanese stayer Admire Deus, in a gallop at the Werribee quarantine centre. The first shipment of 19 overseas horses at the centre will step out on the track on Tuesday. Williams rode Admire Deus in a work-out during a recent holiday… Read More »
Foundry has been penalised for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups following his win in The Metropolitan at Randwick. Registering his first win on Saturday since February 2014, Foundry was handed a 1kg penalty for both races by Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter. The Lloyd Williams-owned stayer now has 51kg in… Read More »
What was looking as a likely strong line-up from Lindsay Park for the Guineas races at Caulfield has dwindled to one definite and one possibility. Filly Catchy will tackle the males in the Caulfield Guineas on October 14 with the stable engaging Mark Zahra to ride the three-year-old. The performance… Read More »
John O’Shea has celebrated his first Sydney winner since his return as a public trainer, appropriately with a horse who has come full circle. O’Shea picked Kaepernick out as yearling but the trainer joined Godolphin before the gelding raced and he was sent to the Hawkes team at Rosehill. Kaepernick… Read More »
While Chris Waller will rely on one horse in the Turnbull Stakes in Melbourne, he could have a three-pronged assault on the Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney. Champion Winx will have her first start at Flemington when she runs in Saturday’s Turnbull (2000m) while Augustus, Sambro and Tangled are entered… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has trained a winner with his last runner before starting a six-month suspension. The Maher-trained See The Night won a maiden race over 1400m at Echuca on Monday. Maher was last week suspended for six months and fined $75,000 by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board over the… Read More »
Ron Quinton is confident Daysee Doom can step up to 1600 metres and loom as the major threat to stablemate Dixie Blossoms defending the Angst Stakes at Randwick. The trainer’s duo gave Quinton a quinella in the Group Two Golden Pendant at Rosehill on September 23, with Daysee Doom victorious… Read More »
Comeback jockey Jarrod Lorenseni has been transported to hospital following a fall at Echuca. Riding Dupo in a maiden race on Monday, Lorenseni fell around the 600m mark of the 1000m race. A Victorian Jockeys’ Association statement said Lorenseni was fully conscious and had a suspected shoulder injury. He was… Read More »
The Group One Turnbull Stakes is expected to have a less than capacity field with the Winx factor coming into play. Aiming for her 21st consecutive win, Winx is one of 11 entries for Saturday’s Group One race over 2000m for which nominations have been extended until 10am on Tuesday…. Read More »
Jockey Stephen Baster has received the phone call he was waiting for to confirm he will ride Jon Snow in the Caulfield Cup. Baster has ridden the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained four-year-old in his three Melbourne starts this campaign, guiding him to victory in the JRA Cup at Moonee… Read More »
Enable has capped a memorable season with a scintillating display in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly to give jockey Frankie Dettori a record fifth win in Europe’s premier middle distance race. The John Gosden-trained filly lined up as the odds-on favourite after four consecutive victories at the… Read More »
New Zealand mare Bonneval has joined Humidor at the head of Caulfield Cup betting following her win in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. Sunday’s victory gave trainer Murray Baker, who now trains in partnership with Andrew Forsman, his fourth victory in the Group One race over 1800m. Ridden by Hugh… Read More »
The Paul Perry-trained Perast has caused a minor upset in the Group Three Caulfield Guineas Prelude, a race which signalled the end of Royal Symphony’s unbeaten run. Perast ($11) was backing up eight days after a tough effort for seventh in the Group One Golden Rose in Sydney. After sitting… Read More »
Trainer Mathew Ellerton and his training partner Simon Zahra have some thinking to do after Booker took out the Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. The dilemma is whether to press on to the 1600 metres of the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield on October 14 following Sunday’s victory over 1400m or… Read More »
