The standard bearer for Anthony and Edward Cummings over winter has another opportunity to shine at Rosehill, while a batch of younger horses continue their development for the father-and-son training partnership. Although Life O’Brien has the foundation to suggest he is the duo’s best hope to finish the season on… Read More »
The world’s former best sprinter, Lankan Rupee, has come in for early support for his return to racing at Caulfield in the Bletchingly Stakes. The rising eight-year-old resumes in Saturday’s weight-for-age 1200m feature, his first start since last spring and just his fourth run in the past two years during… Read More »
James Cummings has trained his first Victorian winner for Godolphin with Esperance successful at Echuca after being subject of a massive betting plunge. Cummings took over as head Australian trainer of the international organisation earlier this month after being named as John O’Shea’s replacement in May. Darren Beadman was installed… Read More »
Co-trainer Paul Snowden believes better barriers will allow Gold Symphony and Snippets Land to threaten in Listed Winter Challenge, after awkward gates undermined their previous run at Rosehill. “The boys didn’t see daylight at all but they went to the line full of running,” Snowden said. Gold Symphony and Snippets… Read More »
Promising two-year-old Cabeirian is expected to be more tractable after being gelded when he makes his much anticipated return to racing at Doomben. Trainer Kelly Doughty entered Cabeirian for both Doomben on Saturday and Ballina on Friday. But she elected to head to Brisbane when the youngster drew barrier three… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Mitch Freedman believes lightly-raced Poetic Ray has the potential to be a handy stayer. After three runs on his home track, for two wins, Poetic Ray makes his city debut in the Nicole Slater Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. Freedman hopes to get a deeper insight into Poetic… Read More »
Stakes-winner Oxford Poet will dodge the better horses in Sydney as he attempts to win his first race in a year at Doomben. Oxford Poet won the Listed Winter Stakes in July last year before running second to Marenostro in the $150,000 Winter Challenge final at Rosehill. But his form… Read More »
Lindsay Park enters the final Group race of the season with a two-pronged attack in the weight-for-age sprint at Caulfield. Keen Array and Tashbeeh tackle Saturday’s Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) looking to wind up a successful season for the stable. Under the guidance of David and Ben Hayes and… Read More »
The end of the racing season will highlight several records,particularly in Brisbane. Jeff Lloyd, who rode a treble at Ipswich on Wednesday, will set a metropolitan record of at least 137 winners and a Queensland record of at least 181 victories for the season. The veteran jockey is set to… Read More »
Maurice Logue has been appointed as the new head of training and jockey welfare at Racing Queensland after filling a similar position in NSW. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Logue who rode in Brisbane after completing an apprenticeship with the legendary Sydney trainer Theo Green in the… Read More »
Argentinian horse Sixties Song will break new ground as the first South American horse to compete in Britain when he runs in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. The four-year-old, who has claimed top-level victories in Chile and his homeland, will be ridden by Gerald Mosse… Read More »
Jack Martin’s midweek city winner on White Devon at Sandown has come at a cost with the apprentice suspended for careless riding. Martin guided the seven-year-old mare to a frontrunning victory in Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Multi Handicap (1600m) but was later outed for eight meetings after pleading guilty to… Read More »
Eccellere has put a smile back on Richard Litt’s face after the retirement of stable star Song And Laughter. Sent out at $31 in Wednesday’s Benchmark 67 (1100m), scored a 2-3/4 length win for the Warwick Farm trainer. “That was wonderful. I said to Deanne (Panya) put your foot down… Read More »
Apprentice Beau Mertens has vowed to make Craig Williams work hard for a sixth Melbourne jockeys’ premiership at the season’s final meeting. Williams extended his lead to four in the title race after claiming a winning double early on Wednesday’s Sandown program before Mertens hit back with a winner later… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has a strong hold on the Sydney jockeys’ premiership after riding a treble at the Canterbury midweek meeting. With one metropolitan meeting for the season remaining at Rosehill on Saturday, Bowman is poised to claim a fourth title after Brenton Avdulla endured another frustrating afternoon. Bowman saluted on… Read More »
Miss Arabella has given Tony Gollan his 100th Queensland winner and a chance to snatch the state trainers’ premiership. Gollan has a high opinion of Miss Arabella ($3.20) who stormed home to win a maiden (1350m) at Ipswich on Wednesday. He trails Toowoomba-based Ben Currie who has won 102-1/2 races… Read More »
The lure of a restricted juvenile race for good prize money has trainer Shane Nichols preparing to give last-start city winner Fully Maxed a crack at the VOBIS Gold Ingot at Caulfield. Fully Maxed came from back in the field in a 1000m race for two-year-olds at Sandown last Wednesday… Read More »
Rachel King’s stellar season has been tinged with sadness at Canterbury with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Sebrarian collapsing and dying mid-race. The in-form apprentice eased up the three-year-old during Wednesday’s Benchmark 66 Handicap (1900m). Sebrarian, who won once in 10 starts, then collapsed after she dismounted. Racing NSW… Read More »
Trainer Nathan McPherson has described scoring a double at Sandown in successive races as the best hour of his life. The Cranbourne-based horseman has only two horses in work with both successful on Wednesday giving the 29-year-old his first city double. Hunting Hill got the ball rolling in the Hamilton… Read More »
Smart country galloper Nictock has shown again he can turn it on when needed after notching his first metropolitan win to extend his impressive record. Trainer Cameron Crockett now has an enviable task to decide where to take the three-year-old gelding for his seventh start, after he beat a depleted… Read More »
