Hey Doc’s first-up win in the Aurie’s Star Handicap has reinforced jockey Luke Currie’s belief the gelding is in for a big spring. “I thought that even before Saturday,” Currie said. “He seems to have come back really well. Obviously they need to take the next step from their three-year-old… Read More »
Star Brisbane sprinter Most Important will be entered for stakes races in Sydney and Melbourne after showing his readiness in a barrier trial. Trainer Tony Gollan will enter Most Important for the Group Three Show County Quality at Randwick and the Listed Regal Roller Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Most… Read More »
The expansion of Peter and Paul Snowden to include a stable to Flemington is a natural progression for the father and son training team. After leaving his position as head trainer for Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley operation in 2014, Peter Snowden went into partnership with his Paul, planning to have a… Read More »
Speedster Heatherly is on target to defend her Carlyon Stakes crown after winning a second Flemington jump-out. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained five-year-old won a jump-out on Friday where she was pitted against Group One Goodwood winner Vega Magic. It came a week after she lowered the colours of… Read More »
Jockey William Buick has been taken to hospital in Chicago after a fall from the fatally-injured Permian in the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park. Assistant trainer Charlie Johnston, son of trainer Mark Johnston, said Buick was conscious but complaining of back pain. Permian had to be put down with a… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has captained the Rest of the World to second place behind Great Britain and Ireland in the Shergar Cup jockeys’ team challenge at Ascot. Fran Berry claimed the Silver Saddle as the leading rider with his two winners clinching the event for the winning team. Heading into the… Read More »
Michelle Payne will not compete in the Shergar Cup team jockeys challenge at Ascot because of illness. Hollie Doyle will replace the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey who missed the event last year because of injuries suffered in a race fall at Mildura. “It is with great disappointment that because of a… Read More »
Stewards have launched an inquiry into jockey Tim Clark’s tactics on heavily backed Washington Heights at Rosehill. Stewards expressed concern with Clark’s ride in the Spring Preview on Saturday after the $2.60 favourite could not find a run in the straight and finished fourth. Chief steward Marc van Gestel argued… Read More »
A fitter and stronger Michael Walker has guided heavily supported Alward to an easy victory at Flemington. The win of Alward in Saturday’s VRC Member Doris Theuma Handicap was Walker’s first at Flemington since an injury enforced lay-off in February that required the jockey to undergo back and hip surgery…. Read More »
Group One winner Hey Doc has signalled he is on target for another successful campaign with a fighting win in his season return at Flemington. The Australian Guineas winner resumed in Saturday’s Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) and after taking a leading position on the grandstand side of the… Read More »
Menari has claimed Sydney’s first three-year-old feature of the new season to give his trainer cause to spruik his chances against all comers in The Everest. Gerald Ryan put the $10 million The Everest firmly on centre stage after the colt took out Saturday’s Listed Rosebud (1100m) at Rosehill. He… Read More »
On a day suiting horses up on the speed, trainer Robert Price has stuck to his guns with Elouera at Rosehill for a winning result. Price, who trains in partnership with his son Luke on the NSW South Coast, has established a pattern with the mare to get her back… Read More »
Smart colt Let’s Party Marty could be given his chance in the Group One Caulfield Guineas after his debut win at Doomben. Despite a brilliant trial win in July, Let’s Party Marty drifted to $12 but led all the way to beat Snitz ($19) by 1-1/2 lengths in the three-year-old… Read More »
Swampland has completed a hat-trick with an impressive win in mares company at Flemington. Saturday’s victory in the VRC Member Mark Young Handicap gave the Henry Dwyer-trained four-year-old back-to-back wins at Flemington following a victory at Cranbourne last month. Providing jockey Regan Bayliss with the second leg of a double,… Read More »
The Pharoah has continued his consistent preparation at Rosehill with a win that should be a tonic for owner Ottavio Galletta. After the gelding claimed a benchmark handicap (1350m) by a 1-1/4-length margin on Saturday, trainer Gerald Ryan said the four-year-old’s second career win was particularly satisfying. “That gives me… Read More »
The decision to run Jaminzah for the second time in as many weekends at Flemington has been rewarded with another win for the progressive gelding. Jaminzah won a 1600m benchmark-70 on the opening weekend of the new season and fronted up again in Saturday’s VRC Member William O’Grady Handicap (1700m)…. Read More »
In a stable full of stars and potential carnival aspirants, Badajoz is not at the top of the Godolphin tree but the talented sprinter holds his own with his consistency. The five-year-old was backed from $5.50 to $3.70 to win the ATC Dooleys (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday and came… Read More »
Arbeitsam will be kept in suspense yet again after showcasing his flexibility in a commanding victory in the Premier’s Cup Prelude at Rosehill. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding can expect to be dual-nominated before his next run, with either the Listed Premier’s Cup (1900m) or Listed Hawkesbury Rowley… Read More »
Sovereign Nation has gone part of the way to repaying his new owners with an explosive win at Flemington. Previously owned by Gerry Harvey, Sovereign Nation was bought by his new connections, including Mark Pilkington and Darren Thomas, following a third placing at Flemington in July. Sent out the $2.35… Read More »
Master Zephyr has got the better of fellow import Kilimanjaro at Flemington to land his first win in almost 16 months. The Darren Weir-trained gelding won three of his first seven starts after arriving from the UK in the 2015-16 season but following the 2016 Terang Cup he went 20… Read More »
