Former Perth mare Samovare was on her best behaviour at Moonee Valley in breaking through for her first win for Lindsay Park. Having her third start for the stable, Samovare came around the field in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap to score under Damien Oliver. Sent off the $3.60 favourite,… Read More »
Trainer Toby Edmonds’ decision to geld well-bred Whypeeo continued to pay dividends when the three-year-old won for the third time at Doomben on Saturday. Whypeeo was sent out a $1.16 favourite and won accordingly, strolling home for an easy win. It took his record to four starts for three wins… Read More »
Trainer Marco Botti has confirmed Dylan Mouth is set for a trip to Australia for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup.. The six-year-old was last seen shouldering top weight to victory in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock in early July, and the Newmarket handler subsequently opted to give him… Read More »
There will be no rematch yet between Order Of St George and his Ascot Gold Cup conqueror Big Orange with the latter to miss the Irish St Leger because of unsuitable ground. Trainer Michael Bell has decided not to risk sending Big Orange from England to Ireland for Sunday’s race… Read More »
Likely leader Siege Of Quebec has been withdrawn from the Run To The Rose with favourite Menari now likely to take up a more forward position. The Gerald Ryan-trained Menari has drawn the outside gate in Saturday’s field which was reduced to nine on race eve when Siege Of Quebec… Read More »
Confusion has reigned in a race at Geelong after a number of runners appeared to be denied a fair start. Correct weight was delayed following the fourth race on Friday as Racing Victoria stewards inquired into the start of the 1000m maiden. After conferring with starters, speaking to all nine… Read More »
Veteran trainer Fred Adams is looking to continue his recent run of upsets when he makes a rare Saturday visit to Doomben with Choice Princess. Adams has been one of Queensland’s most respected trainers for decades and has had many handy horses including Fossicker, a sprint star of the 1980s…. Read More »
After missing a start at Caulfield last weekend, stakes winner Anaheim will instead kick off his spring campaign in a benchmark race at Moonee Valley. Anaheim was an acceptor in a 1400m handicap last Saturday but failed to get a run as third emergency, forcing his trainers Trent Busuttin and… Read More »
Bjorn Baker is confident an awkward barrier draw will not derail Bonny O’Reilly’s return to Group company in the Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill. The consistent mare put a rare blemish on her record the last time she drew an outer gate, albeit in top class company in the Group One… Read More »
Co-trainer Simon Zahra is convinced Heatherly will strip a fitter mare in the McEwen Stakes as she continues on a path to the Group One Moir Stakes. Heatherly was chased down by another quality mare, Missrock, in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at Moonee Valley first-up two weeks ago and that… Read More »
Damien Oliver can’t remember the first time he teamed with New Zealand trainer Murray Baker, but knows it was a long time ago. Baker has been coming to carnivals in Australia for the best part of 30 years and Oliver remembers well the master horseman from his younger days. The… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick has been juggling his team of top quality three-year-olds and hopes to keep the winners coming at Doomben. Kendrick made a committed effort to buy quality young stock several years ago and it has been paying off as the crop reach three. He will have the… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas favourite Royal Symphony will make another race day appearance for an exhibition gallop as he builds towards his spring return. The unbeaten Tony McEvoy-trained colt will have a work-out at Moonee Valley on Saturday between the second and third races on the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes program,… Read More »
A Moonee Valley three-year-old race decimated by scratchings is a stepping stone for Aberro to a potential Group One race in Sydney. Trainer Matt Laurie is eyeing off the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on October 7. But a more immediate assignment is Saturday’s Sweeney We Know West Handicap… Read More »
Ron Quinton hopes the focus returns to two of his talented mares at Rosehill as he prepares for a Racing NSW inquiry following the detection of elevated cobalt levels in one of his horses. One of Sydney’s most respected trainers, Quinton welcomes Dixie Blossoms and Daysee Doom back to racing,… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn believes he may have found the key to getting the much-travelled Manndawi to perform to his best at Doomben. Manndawi, who has raced in three countries, has won only one race and is a Class 2 horse but Dunn has been forced to run him in the… Read More »
Trainer Brendan McCarthy has taken encouragement from Blondie’s first-up win at Sandown as he plots a Thousand Guineas campaign for the talented filly. Those lofty ambitions will be put to the test on Saturday at Moonee Valley when Blondie runs in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m). Blondie was an… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson hopes fortune will be on his side when Mystic Opal backs up a week after her last-start second at Doomben. Mystic Opal was rated unlucky when she was beaten a long neck by the in-form Havasay last Saturday. Anderson had no qualms about backing Mystic Opal up… Read More »
Punters have a new tool to accurately analyse races and the performance of each horse via a new App developed by Racing NSW. The App allows punters to study detailed breakdowns of race information, collected 50 times per second via the Swiss Timing Horse Positioning System. An average of 20… Read More »
Darren Weir is one of three trainers to be fined after horses returned positive samples to a banned substance at country jump-outs. Weir, Simon Morrish and Henry Dwyer all had horses return positive tests to a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, at the Burrumbeet jump-outs in June. They all pleaded guilty with Dwyer… Read More »
