Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 1400m, $500,000, handicap HISTORY * First run in 1951 when won by Jovial Lad * Run as an invitational race from 1951 to 1974 for invited jockeys NOTABLE WINNERS * Cap d’Antibes (1975); Torbek (1980); Magari (1982); Canny Lass (1986); Mannerism (1992); Poetic King (1994); Encosta… Read More »
Trainer Robert Smerdon can see no reason why Theanswermyfriend will be out of place in his first attempt in Group One company. The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Sunday has been the long-range target for the gelding since he kicked off his campaign in August. His Listed… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Aaron Purcell is looking to claim a stakes win at Mornington before he assumes control of Ciaron Maher’s stable at Caulfield. Maher was last Monday suspended for six months by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board over the ownership bona fides of five horses determined to be owned… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson admits he has rarely been so keen for a race to be run than the one he has picked out for Mishani Bullitt at the Sunshine Coast. The gelding runs in a small but quality Three-Year-Old Handicap (1600m) on Saturday in which he will clash with another… Read More »
Only two slots remain for the $10 million Everest after confirmation Lindsay Park will have Vega Magic and Redkirk Warrior lining up in the world’s richest race on turf. The Star Entertainment Group has selected Newmarket Handicap winner Redkirk Warrior with prominent owner Max Whitby confirming Vega Magic will represent… Read More »
Former Sydney stayer My Giuliano is typical of how trainer Chris Waller’s team is starting to bloom in Queensland. My Giuliano was a controversial nose second to Ingeegoodbee over 2200m at Doomben two weeks ago when his jockey Brad Stewart entered an unusual protest. Stewart complained Ron Stewart on Ingeegoodbee… Read More »
Japanese stayer Albert will not travel to Australia for the Melbourne Cup. Trainer Noriyuki Horo told Racing Victoria on Thursday night Albert, a $26 chance in the Cup, would stay at home. A winner over 3600 metres, Albert finished seventh, beaten three lengths in a 2200m-race on Sunday. Earlier this… Read More »
Odds-on favourite Enable will jump from barrier two in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly. The John Gosden-trained filly has carried all before her this season and is attempting to win her fifth Group One in succession in the European showpiece on Sunday (Monday AEDT). Numerically Irish trainer… Read More »
Fashion, fun, sport and entertainment will kick off one of the biggest events of the spring racing carnival in Sydney. Three Group One races are among nine programmed for Epsom Day at Randwick on Saturday where retiring NRL players will also talk about their sport’s grand final the following day…. Read More »
With no interest in Terravista for the $10 million Everest, trainer Joe Pride has changed his program for an assault on the Group One Moir Stakes. The eight-year-old gelding’s formidable first-up record has Pride confident ahead of Friday night’s 1000m-dash at Moonee Valley. Terravista has won six of his nine… Read More »
A wide draw at the 1400m start at Caulfield is usually considered a nail in the coffin, especially in a feature race. But trainer Tony McEvoy couldn’t be happier with barrier 12 for Royal Symphony in the Group Three Caulfield Guineas Prelude on Sunday. The draw represents the second widest… Read More »
Ahead of the return of Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign, trainer Gary Portelli is excited about the prospects of the stable’s new season juveniles. Portelli won his first Golden Slipper this year with flying filly She Will Reign who makes her season return in Friday night’s Group One Moir… Read More »
Godolphin is leaving nothing to chance in its chase for a Group One victory in Melbourne with Kementari. The colt makes his Melbourne debut in the Group Three Caulfield Guineas Prelude on Sunday en route to next month’s Caulfield Guineas 2017. Kementari went to Caulfield on Tuesday to gallop and… Read More »
Siliqua gets can make a mockery of his 1200m-race statistics and put a some extra pep into the step of his trainer Brian Wakefield at the Sunshine Coast. Wakefield, who is one of Queensland best small-team trainers, had hip surgery last week but is up and about with the aid… Read More »
Champagne Cuddles has shown no sign of flattening out during an ultra-consistent preparation and will line up for the third week in a row when she contests the Group One Flight Stakes at Randwick. The filly goes to Saturday’s 1600m-feature for three-year-old fillies after her second to Trapeze Artist in… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy will ride Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign half a kilogram over the filly’s declared weight in the Group One Moir Stakes. She Will Reign has 50kg in Friday night’s weight-for-age sprint at Moonee Valley but stewards have allowed the jockey to ride the filly at 50.5kg. The… Read More »
A month after touting The Virginian for a slot in the $10 million Everest, trainer Brett Cavanough is now wary of taking on confirmed starters for the world’s richest race on turf. The case for The Virginian never gained traction and his more experienced stablemate The Monstar is consigned to… Read More »
Mr Sneaky gets his chance to deliver on a long-range plan when he makes his first appearance at Group One level in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. The Anthony Freedman-trained gelding head to Sunday’s $500,000 race at Caulfield after a first-up win at the track in a benchmark-78 race and… Read More »
While most seven-year-old mares are on their way to the breeding sheds this spring, Zanbagh is racing with the same zest she showed as a three-year-old. After winning the Group Three Tibbie Stakes at Newcastle last Friday week, Zanbagh is primed for the Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. Her… Read More »
Trainer Shea Eden thought the idea of King Way contesting a stakes race when he started his campaign was way off the mark. But after success at Geelong at his most recent outing, King Way runs in the Listed R M Ansett Classic (2400m) at Mornington on Saturday. The victory… Read More »
