My Tagoson has snared consecutive Highway Handicaps, two years after it was feared he was at the end of the road. Scone trainer Rod Northam revealed the five-year-old gelding risked being euthanised before he joined his stable in April, 2015. “When I actually got the horse there was a feeling… Read More »
Trainer Anthony Freedman has Group One aspirations for talented gelding Mr Sneaky who has returned from a spell with a dominant win at Caulfield. Mr Sneaky ($9) made it five wins from 12 starts, and three-straight, with his 2-1/2 length victory over Theanswermyfriend ($5) first-up in Saturday’s Benchmark 78 (1200m)…. Read More »
Trainer John Sadler is hopeful the Melbourne Racing Club will consider refunding the acceptance fee to the connections of Charmed Harmony after the gelding was a late scratching from the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Sadler exercised his right to scratch Charmed Harmony and stablemate Divine Chills, from an earlier race… Read More »
At the fourth start of his campaign, Embley has finally jumped out of the gates cleanly with the desired result — a win at Randwick, albeit a close one. The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding has featured in the stewards’ reports at his past three starts for his slow starts and not… Read More »
Unbeaten Royal Symphony has had a look at Caulfield in a pleasing exhibition gallop on Memsie Stakes day as he builds towards his highly anticipated spring return. The Tony McEvoy-trained colt is the current favourite for next month’s $2 million Group One Caulfield Guineas (1600m) after three impressive wins during… Read More »
For a few strides turning for home in the Class 3 Handicap at Caulfield, Princess Of Queens was looking as though she was going to provide a fairytale result. But it was her stablemate Oregon’s Day that scored, coming from back in the field. Princess Of Queens lined-up in Saturday’s… Read More »
Chris Waller’s search for Metropolitan-class runners has identified Up ‘N’ Rolling as a potential lightweight contender for the Group One feature later this next month. The five-year-old gelding made his case at Randwick when scoring on his city Saturday debut as the $1.40 favourite for the National Jockeys Trust Handicap… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien has high hopes for three-year-old filly Watchmespin who has backed up a maiden win at Seymour with a city win at Caulfield. Having her third career start in Saturday’s Benchmark 70 (1400m), Watchmespin settled at the tail of the seven-horse field before weaving between runners at the… Read More »
Mark Newnham’s association with Macau as a jockey has paid dividends as a trainer, after talented colt Super Ex continued as impressive maiden preparation at Randwick. The Hong Kong-owned three-year-old held a quality field at bay in the Benchmark 75 Handicap (1300m) to hit the line in a track record… Read More »
Promising galloper Havasay has made the step from restricted class to winning an open handicap with ease on Saturday but is set to have a break after the win. Havasay, who was backed from $1.50 to $1.26, beat Mystic Opal ($10) by a long neck in the 1200m Handicap. It… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has suspended the licence of a Brisbane trainer for a contravention of his licence conditions. Deagon-based Brad Smith has been unable to attend some QRIC stewards inquiries due to ill health in recent months. QRIC Commissioner Ross Barnett said Mr Smith failed to inform the… Read More »
Promising gelding Impregnable ran a class record winning at Doomben on Saturday but trainer Toby Edmonds believes he will have to improve his barrier manners to be top class. Impregnable ($2.90) charged to the line to beat Red handle ($20) by a 1/2 length with a head to Jetsonic ($7)… Read More »
Trainer Jarrod McLean has been fined a total of $13,000 in relation to starting a horse on two separate occasions when veterinary reports confirmed it had had corticosteroid injections within eight clear days of racing. Stewards have disqualified the McLean-trained Wee Frankie from his eighth placing in a race at… Read More »
The youngest member of the Lindsay Park training trio believes stakes winner Fuhryk could be a sleeping giant in the sprinting ranks as the mare prepares for her season return. Fuhryk won five of her eight starts last season including the Group Three Kevin Hayes Stakes at Caulfield and Proud… Read More »
A noted wet-track specialist, ageless stayer Destiny’s Kiss has proven his versatility on a good surface to win the Listed Wyong Gold Cup. Backing up on Friday from a fourth in the Listed Premier’s Cup at Rosehill last Saturday proved no problem for the Joe Pride-trained nine-year-old. Destiny’s Kiss, who… Read More »
Ben Melham has lodged an appeal against a seven-meeting careless riding suspension which threatens to rule him out of one spring Saturday meeting. Melham was suspended after pleading guilty to a charge from the opening race at Sandown on Wednesday aboard Miss Vixen. His ban starts after Saturday’s Caulfield meeting… Read More »
After a pleasing first-up run in Sydney, promising Godolphin colt Trekking has headed south and will chase his first Group race win in the McNeil Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer James Cummings is convinced Trekking, who finished third to highly rated Menari and Siege Of Quebec in the Listed Rosebud Quality… Read More »
Joyfilly Ours has a chance to live up to the name for a new group of owners when the promising New Zealand filly makes her Australian debut at Randwick. Brought across the Tasman after running third in the Group One Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) in April, the three-year-old steps… Read More »
A suspension to Damien Oliver has given fellow champion jockey Craig Williams the chance to reunite with Vega Magic who is favourite for the first Group One race of the season at Caulfield. Williams rode former Perth sprinter Vega Magic to victory in the Group One Goodwood in Adelaide in… Read More »
Lasqueti Spirit has a second to Winx on her record, but her trainer is more interested in how the Metropolitan Handicap-bound mare fares against another of trainer Chris Waller’s runners at Randwick. While the world’s greatest horse on turf can provide a benchmark to how rivals measure up on race… Read More »
