Trips away on the float for wins at country meetings has led to a stakes race victory for Bons Away at Caulfield. Bons Away upstaged The Everest bound Brave Smash in Saturday’s Listed Testa Rossa Stakes. Providing Linda Meech with the second leg of a double, Bons Away ($11) defeated… Read More »
The temptation to run Washington Heights in the Epsom Handicap is strong after his qualifying win in the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill but connections will let the dust settle on his Group Two win. Trainer Gerald Ryan had to convince his owners to run over the 1500 metres of Saturday’s… Read More »
Group Two winner Sircconi has beaten older horses at Caulfield and has left trainer Peter Morgan pondering where to take the colt next. Morgan admitted he has been “playing catch-up” with last season’s VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner in the past couple of weeks and the colt missed a planned… Read More »
Chris Waller showed his team was ready to play a major role in Queensland when he had a two centre treble on Saturday. The premier Sydney trainer won with Colosimo and Loving Home at Ipswich and with expensive galloper Silverwin at the Gold Coast. Waller opened a Queensland stable at… Read More »
Chris Waller will urge the connections of Alward not to back up the gelding in The Metropolitan following his latest win at Rosehill. A one-time favourite for the Group One staying feature at Randwick after he scored on his Sydney debut last month, Waller is adamant Alward ($4) should not… Read More »
Chris Waller’s leading Epsom Handicap contender has put in a pleasing race day gallop ahead of her bid for a third Group One win. The winner of the Schweppes Oaks in Adelaide and Queensland Oaks in the autumn, Egg Tart is the second favourite behind Happy Clapper for next week’s… Read More »
Godolphin colt Bandipur has overcome a wide barrier to win an incident-packed three-year-old race at Caulfield. Drawing the second widest gate in Saturday’s Fight Cancer Foundation Plate, Bandipur was kept out of trouble by jockey Damian Lane and proved too strong in final stages of the 1100m contest. Backed from… Read More »
Punters have thrown their weight behind Don’t Give A Damn and been rewarded with the four-year-old putting a space on his opposition in the Highway Handicap at Rosehill. Backed from $1.80 to $1.65 in Saturday’s 1500m-event, Don’t Give A Damn hit the front in the straight and strode clear for… Read More »
Zac Spain says he is loving his stint in Victoria and a victory aboard Anaheim at Caulfield has given the apprentice his first Melbourne Saturday city winner. Spain moved from South Australia to the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable at Cranbourne a couple of months ago on a three-month… Read More »
Auvray will target the resurrected $500,000 St Leger on Everest Day after winning the Colin Stephen Quality. The Irish import survived a protest from second-placed Admiral Jello to follow up his win in the Randwick Mayor’s Cup last month with a tight victory. The seven-year-old gelding pipped Admiral Jello ($4)… Read More »
Godolphin colt Beau Geste continued the promising start to his career by outgunning a quality field of up-and-comers at Rosehill. Although the three-year-old was guilty of ove racing early in a Benchmark 74 Handicap (1300m), he regained his composure under Brendton Avdulla to claim a clustered finish. Beau Geste, the… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir says Caulfield winner Cliff’s Edge has undergone an attitude change resulting in a three-year-old that has been hard to get fit. Weir said the secret for Cliff’s Edge win in Saturday’s Mirabel Foundation Handicap was his ability to back-up from a midfield finish at Flemington last week…. Read More »
Tony Gollan celebrated the birth of his first child with one of the most satisfying wins of his career as a trainer on Saturday. Charlie Boy ($7.50) scored his first win in 574 days and 15 runs when he beat his stablemate Frespanol ($4) by a length in the City… Read More »
Darren Weir is preparing to raise the bar again for up-and-coming filly Leather’n’lace after the three-year-old made it three straight wins this preparation. After a maiden victory at Warrnambool and another provincial win at Bendigo in her first two starts this campaign, Leather’n’lace added a first city victory in Saturday’s… Read More »
A change of tactics paid off when classy filly Colosimo kept on the path to the Magic Millions carnival with her win at Ipswich on Saturday. Colosimo, who is owned by the Aquis Farm syndicate, scored her first win in slashing style at Eagle Farm in December when trained by… Read More »
Tears flowed freely when promising three-year-old Snitzkraft scored an emotional win at Ipswich on Saturday. Snitzkraft, the $2 favourite, led all the way to run a class-record time in winning the Daimler Trucks Brisbane Handicap. It was a great way for his trainer Kelso Wood, who prepares the colt in… Read More »
Dylan Mouth kicks off his preparations for a trip to Australia when he returns to action in Legacy Cup at Newbury. Trainer Marco Botti is aiming the six-year-old entire at the Melbourne Cup 2017 and is hoping for an inspiring performance in the Group Three race on Saturday (Sunday AEST)…. Read More »
Former champion trainer Peter Moody has been fined $3000 for statements he made on social media. Moody, a registered owner, reluctantly pleaded guilty on Friday after Racing Victoria stewards charged him over statements on his Twitter account that were deemed prejudicial to the image, interests and welfare of racing. “Much… Read More »
A racehorse owner has been fined $3000 over an abusive voice message directed at jockey Stephen Baster which was sent to a number of licensed people. Rory Button was handed the fine by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Friday after pleading guilty to a charge of misconduct, improper… Read More »
No horse racing at Ipswich has better form lines than classy filly Miss Exfactor. The Tony Gollan-trained filly will take on a smart field in Saturday’s Three-Year-Old Fillies Handicap (1200m). Miss Exfactor, a $70,000 buy at the Magic Millions Sales, will be having only her third race start but she… Read More »
