Anthony Freedman has trained a Group One quinella in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield with Santa Ana Lane beating Mr Sneaky. Ridden by Dean Yendall, Santa Ana Lane was an outsider in Sunday’s 14-horse field but produced a powerful finishing burst to overtake his stablemate. Freedman said he… Read More »
Far from the bright lights of She Will Reign’s Group One win at Moonee Valley, trainer Gary Portelli will concentrate on a couple of stable stalwarts at the Warwick Farm public holiday meeting. Dual stakes winner Straturbo runs in Monday’s 1000m-open handicap while Cosmic Cameo will contest a benchmark 70… Read More »
Wheal Leisure has added to a successful past week for trainer Archie Alexander with victory in the $250,000 Inglis Cup at Caulfield. The mare upset $1.55 favourite Hardham to win Sunday’s 2000m-race by 1-3/4 lengths, bringing up the fourth winner from seven runners in the past five days for the… Read More »
Golden Slipper placegetter Tulip will represent Coolmore in The Everest, giving Lindsay Park three runners in the $10 million race. The Lindsay Park team also has Redkirk Warrior and Vega Magic in the Everest representing slot-holders Star Entertainment Group and Max Whitby respectively. Coolmore opted not to bring three-year-old sprinter… Read More »
Steel Frost has made it three wins from as many starts for Adelaide trainer Will Clarken with victory at Caulfield. Clarken brought Steel Frost across from Adelaide to Melbourne for Sunday’s Mypunter.com Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield and the lightly raced five-year-old came from back in the field to add to… Read More »
Golden Slipper placegetter Tulip will represent Coolmore in The Everest, giving Lindsay Park three runners in the $10 million race while Clearly Innocent will run for Damion Flower’s group. Coolmore opted not to bring three-year-old sprinter Caravaggio from Ireland but has a close connection with Tulip who is a daughter… Read More »
Queensland racing officials will chase a headline act to boost the $15 million summer racing carnival. There will also be a major push to attract some of Sydney’s top 1600m-horses. Racing Queensland has also announced there will be a new look to the $1.6 million bonus payments. Last year three-year-old… Read More »
Garlingari has brought back memories of grand campaigner Cirrus Des Aigles and put his trainer Corine Barande-Barbe back in the spotlight with victory in the Prix Dollar at Chantilly. Cirrus Des Aigles claimed the race Group Two race three times in a decorated career for Barande-Barbe. The Chantilly trainer had… Read More »
Irish gelding Foundry and New Zealand jockey Michael Dee have shared a Group One-breakthrough at Randwick as the Victoria-based duo teamed up to claim the Metropolitan. Trainer Richard Hickmott was not in Sydney to witness the stayer’s first win since his Australian debut in 2014, leaving Dee to justifiably take… Read More »
If there has been a more popular Group One winner at Randwick than Happy Clapper in recent times, no one can remember it. The seven-year-old came to the fore in Saturday’s Epsom Handicap (1600m) to claim a deserved first win at the highest level for his trainer Pat Webster who… Read More »
Shortly to take over the stable of Ciaron Maher, Warrnambool-based Aaron Purcell is ready for the challenge. Maher was last week suspended for six months by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board over the ownership bona fides of five horses determined to be owned by convicted con man Peter Foster…. Read More »
Foundry has won the Metropolitan at Randwick, giving Team Williams another win and jockey Michael Dee his first Group One triumph. The eight-year-old gelding charged to the front in the final 200m to beat fellow Victorian Big Duke by half a length on Saturday, with Chocante third in the 2400m… Read More »
Three months into his tenure as Godolphin’s head trainer in Australia, James Cummings has celebrated a milestone Group One victory with Alizee in the Flight Stakes at Randwick. A sister to Group One winner Astern, Alizee lived up to her $2.90 favouritism to take out Saturday’s Flight Stakes (1600m) on… Read More »
Classic Uniform’s stamina has come to the fore at Randwick as the dependable gelding scored the first win of this preparation in the Group Two Hill Stakes. Although trainer Gary Moore’s race plan for the 1800m test didn’t pan out an intended, the five-year-old still managed to better second placings… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce was not surprised when Cauthen’s Power turned its form around in a week to win the Open Handicap on the Sunshine Coast. Munce thought Cauthen’s Power could win at Ipswich last week but after leading the gelding stopped quickly to run last. “He’s been working well and… Read More »
It’s always good to land a winner on your home track and trainer Pat Carey has had double the reason to celebrate at Mornington. After three-year-old Ultra Smart broke her maiden status in the Highview Accounting Mornington Handicap (1000m) the Carey-trained Toorak Cowboy won the following race on Saturday, Thebigscreencompany.com.au… Read More »
Godolphin filly Alizee has stormed home to win the Group One Flight Stakes at Randwick. Ridden by Glyn Schofield, the James Cummings-trained favourite beat Champagne Cuddles by two lengths on Saturday. Cellargirl edged One More Honey for third place in the 1600m race.
Chris Waller has added a new training achievement to his impressive record, with Performer securing his first Listed Breeders’ Plate with a record-setting debut at Randwick. Waller has rarely succeeded with a two-year-old before Christmas but the Exceed And Excel colt lived up to his name to start recouping his… Read More »
Much has changed for James Cummings since he became a fourth-generation Victoria Derby-winning trainer a year ago, and he has his eyes on the prize again. Now the head Australian trainer for the global Godolphin operation, Cummings unveiled plans for Ataraxia after the colt’s win in Saturday’s Listed Dulcify Quality… Read More »
Sin To Win has continued the recent good form of Lindsay Park with a fighting win at Mornington. The stable had four winners at the Benalla Cup meeting on Friday before another victory at Moonee that night. Saturday’s win in the Jack Dow Memorial Plate (2025m) came as an afterthought… Read More »
