The Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill will be a defining race for the in-form Deploy. Trainer Gerald Ryan will assess how tracks in Sydney and Melbourne are playing over the next few weeks before deciding where the gelding will go. “I’m not going to run him on rock-hard tracks and… Read More »
Murray Baker is no stranger to winning Derbys in Australia and his New Zealand stable’s latest Classic hopeful, Weather With You, will begin his Melbourne spring campaign in a maiden at Sandown. Baker, who now trains in partnership with Andrew Forsman, has four horses in Melbourne for the spring with… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club have announced a shortlist of 5 horses who are in contention for their slot in the $10 million The Everest. Brave Smash, Clearly Innocent, Global Glamour, Le Romain and Redzel have made the shortlist for the Australian Turf Club’s slot in The Everest. The ATC received around… Read More »
Godolphin is continuing to keep everyone guessing which direction Hartnell will head this spring. The James Cummings-trained gelding was taken to Moonee Valley, the home of the Cox Plate, on Tuesday morning for a work-out. Following the gallop, Godolphin’s Melbourne foreman David Charles said which path Hartnell would take would… Read More »
Red Excitement, the horse who gave Winx a fright in the Chelmsford Stakes, is among 89 nominations for the Group One Epsom Handicap. The Gerald Ryan-trained Red Excitement led until the final 50 metres of Saturday’s Group Two Chelmsford until the champion ran him down to win by a length…. Read More »
In-form apprentice Ethan Brown is free to ride at the midweek Sandown meeting pending an appeal against a careless riding suspension. Brown was outed for nine meetings at Pakenham last Thursday and the ban was due to start after last Saturday’s Memsie Stakes meeting. But the 18-year-old has appealed the… Read More »
Lee Freedman is set to start training in Singapore with the final piece of paperwork approved. An Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Freedman was last month granted a licence to train at Kranji and the Singapore Turf Club allocated him stables from September 1. His work permit has now… Read More »
Star jockey Craig Williams is expected to miss riding Magic Millions winner Houtzen in a gallop at Moonee Valley because of a cut finger. Houtzen is scheduled to work at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning ahead of her return in Saturday’s Group Two McEwen Stakes. Williams had an accident at… Read More »
Less than 24 hours after a career highlight, jockey Josh Adams has made a blunder which will keep him out of the saddle for six weeks. Adams rode Happy Clapper to win the Group Two Tramway Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, to cap the long road back to the big-time… Read More »
Blue Diamond winner Catchy has been nominated for the Atlantic Jewel Stakes at Moonee Valley but is expected to wait another week for her next start. Catchy closed strongly in her first-up run at Caulfield on August 19 and just failed to reel in Crown Witness when second in the… Read More »
Caulfield Cup contender Gingernuts has come through an encouraging first-up run in New Zealand in good order. The winner of the Rosehill Guineas in Sydney during the autumn, Gingernuts came from the back of the field to run fifth in the Group One Tarzino Trophy after copping a check at… Read More »
Group One winner Russian Revolution has been installed the early favourite for the McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley and will get a look at the course in a gallop ahead of the Group Two sprint. A number of horses entered for races on Saturday’s Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes program… Read More »
Tavago has produced a pleasing barrier trial at Cranbourne but his co-trainer Trent Busuttin is still undecided whether he will kick off his campaign in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes. The 2016 Australian Derby winner has not raced since he pulled up lame after finishing last in the Group… Read More »
Punters have been quick to take the $3 on offer early for Menari to win the Run To The Rose and the colt is already in to $2.80 for the Group Two race. Trained by Gerald Ryan, Menari is the $6 equal favourite for the Group One Golden Rose alongside… Read More »
Golden Slipper-winning jockey Ben Melham will miss the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes meeting after failing in an appeal against a careless riding suspension. Melham was outed for seven meetings at Sandown last Wednesday. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board dismissed his appeal in Melbourne on Monday. It means Melham… Read More »
Premier Melbourne jockey Craig Williams has won a sixth Scobie Breasley medal for riding excellence. Williams made a late charge in the premiership battle with apprentice Beau Mertens and his consistency throughout the 2016/17 season won him the award named for the late champion rider. The voting for the Scobie… Read More »
A day after riding a career-high five winners at Randwick, Kerrin McEvoy has been inducted into the South Australian Racing Hall of Fame. McEvoy made the SA town of Streaky Bay famous when he won the 2000 Melbourne Cup on Brew as a 20-year-old. Last year he won his second… Read More »
After getting his first look around the course where he is favourite to win the $2 million Caulfield Guineas, Royal Symphony could have another raceday gallop ahead of his highly anticipated spring return. On Saturday, trainer Tony McEvoy took Royal Symphony to Caulfield where he galloped in company with stablemate… Read More »
Comparisons to Winx are premature but Egg Tart is ready to step out in a spring preparation that mirrors that of her illustrious stablemate two years ago. As he often does with Winx, trainer Chris Waller took Egg Tart to Randwick on Saturday for a raceday gallop, a week out… Read More »
Co-trainer Trent Busuttin wishes he had another week up his sleeve with Tavago who could make his return in a Group Two race at Moonee Valley. Busuttin, who co-trains with partner Natalie Young, says Tavago will be entered for Saturday’s Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes but is only a 50-50… Read More »
