There are few chances in Australia to run over the Melbourne Cup distance so it’s only natural if a horse can win over 3200m, the dream is alive. For now, Plot Twist’s owner Greg Kolivos is playing his ambitions down for the winner of Saturday’s Stayers Cup at Randwick. Kolivos… Read More »
Blinkers have provided a Group One spark for Capital Gain with the Jim Byrne-ridden two-year-old claiming the JJ Atkins at Doomben. One of the outsiders in the 1600m race, Capital Gain produced a long, deep run to beat Aloisia and Taking Aim. The win continued a profitable winter carnival for… Read More »
Clipper has another road trip ahead of her after racing through the Highway Handicap series in style at Randwick. The three-year-old filly claimed her second Highway on Saturday by a comfortable margin and a Melbourne trip beckons. Canberra trainer Matt Dale revealed those plans after Clipper recorded her fourth win… Read More »
Lake Como has continued her affinity for straight-track racing producing a strong on-pace win at Flemington. Having her first start since finishing last in the Group One Sangster Stakes at Morphettville last month, Lake Como took out the Bruce Gadsden Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. Ridden by Stephen Baster, Lake Como… Read More »
Sydney filly Prompt Response is set to give Tommy Berry a Group One farewell win after her strong effort at Doomben on Saturday. Prompt Response ($4.60) shed her reputation as a bridesmaid when she finished strongly to beat her stablemate My True Love ($12) by a long neck in the… Read More »
The decision to drop Pedrena back to 1400m at Flemington has proven a winning move with the filly racing to the third win of her campaign. Pedrena ($3.50) held off $2.80 CrownBet favourite Samovare in Saturday’s Trevor Clarke Handicap at Flemington in her fifth start of the preparation. And trainer… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller will consider backing up Religify in the Ipswich Cup after his all-the-way win in the Wayne Wilson Quality at Doomben on Saturday. Jockey Hugh Bowman took Religify, the $3.80 Crown Bet favourite, to the lead soon after the start and the gelding held his advantage all the… Read More »
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has confirmed he is likely to set-up a Queensland stable. Waller was in Brisbane on Saturday to saddle Religify to win at Doomben. He said he was keen to have a larger presence in Queensland but could not confirm where his Queensland stables would be… Read More »
Champagne Cuddles has continued a promising start to her career in maintaining an unbeaten record at Randwick. The two-year-old made light work of the heavy track a heavy 10 to claim the Club Redfern Plate (1000m) with ease. Jason Collett brought Champagne Cuddles along the inside and the $2.10 Palmerbet… Read More »
A week after her riding her first metropolitan Saturday winner at Rosehill, apprentice Rachel King has brought her form to Randwick. King rode a double at Rosehill last Saturday but admitted it was particularly special to win on the Jason Coyle-trained Memes on the track she calls home. The 26-year-old,… Read More »
Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes was happy to walk away with a share of first prize at Flemington with two-year-old Royal Phoenix. The Chris Waller-trained Andaz and Royal Phoenix couldn’t be separated at the end of the Eugene Gorman Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. Hawkes had been defeated by Andaz with another of… Read More »
Victorian filly Miss Gunpowder is on track for a Group One breakthrough after winning at Doomben. Miss Gunpowder ($4) won a blanket finish, scoring by a short half-head from Too Good To Refuse in the Listed Makers Mark Hinkler Handicap. The Pendragon mare was sold for $700,000 to a Neil… Read More »
Lightly framed filly All Over Bosanova overcame a pre-race scare but then had some luck in running before she scored at Doomben on Saturday. All Over Bosanova ($3.80) shifted a plate before the race and had to be reshod. She then got an easy lead before holding on to beat… Read More »
Darren Weir’s racing manager Jeremy Rogers has won the Thoroughbred Excellence Award at the annual Australian Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. Rogers was nominated for his commitment to the racing industry around Australia, and particularly for his work in the programming 2500 runners nationwide for premier Melbourne trainer Weir…. Read More »
Trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh are victims in their long-running cobalt saga and should not be punished should Racing Victoria win an appeal on points of law, a court has heard. Three Court of Appeal judges are deciding whether to resurrect any cobalt offences against the two Flemington trainers… Read More »
There are few more experienced jockeys than Kevin Forrester who has had stints in Victoria, Queensland, NSW, South Australia, Western Australia and Asia. And at 55, he has found a new lease of life winning stakes races this autumn on Jungle Edge, most recently the Group Three BRC Sprint at… Read More »
Sydney jockey Tommy Berry will join trainer John Moore in Hong Kong as stable rider in the new season. Berry has been successful in short stints in Hong Kong with Moore, recording seven Group One wins for the trainer including four on the recently retired Designs On Rome. “I am… Read More »
Kudero loves his regular walk through water, but wading through a heavy track at Randwick is not quite a favourite pastime of the seasoned campaigner. The six-year-old will be out to record back-to-back wins for just the second time in his 56-race career when he runs in Saturday’s Listed June… Read More »
Jockey Linda Meech’s victory on Mio Dio in the main race on the opening day of the Swan Hill three-day meeting has moved her equal with her personal best tally of winners for a season. Her 111 wins so far in 2016/17 also equals the record Meech shares with Clare… Read More »
Bjorn Baker doesn’t anticipate gun mare Bonny O’Reilly gaining promotion to the Stradbroke Handicap, and now the focus is on overcoming a wide gate to extend her winning streak. The four-year-old is an emergency for Saturday’s $1.5 million Group One race at Doomben and Baker does not expect her status… Read More »
