Mr Sneaky is again in line for a trip north of the Victorian border after an impressive win at Caulfield. The Lee and Anthony Freedman-trained three-year-old made it back-to-back wins when successful in Saturday’s No Fuss Events Hire Handicap. But there was a break of eight weeks between victories. In… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce has racked up his fourth two-year-old stakes win of the season with second stringer Saint Patricks Day winning the Dalrello Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm. Munce also saddled up Ours To Keep ($4.40) who ran a solid race at his first start back from a spell to… Read More »
Odeon has stamped his South Australian Derby credentials with a strong win against older horses at Caulfield. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained three-year-old was sent out the $4.80 favourite in Saturday’s Sky High Mt Dandenong Handicap (2000m), a race the stable was using as a stepping stone to the… Read More »
Veteran jockey Michael Cahill is philosophical about his career after riding two winners from his only two rides at Eagle Farm. A multiple premiership winner, Cahill originally had only one ride for Saturday’s meeting on Morendi ($6.50) who won the Open Hcp (1800m). He picked up an earlier winning ride… Read More »
The first start for Wanna Get A What in a Highway race for country-trained horses will also be the Canberra sprinter’s final appearance in the popular series, Wanna Get A What made himself ineligible for the future Highways with an all-the-way win at Hawkesbury over 1100m. Providing the right result… Read More »
As Sydney’s weather has started to improve, so to have the racing fortunes of Go Daddy Go. “We thought he might have been a horse for the (Group One) Champagne Stakes but the more it rained the less prospects he had,” co-trainer Anthony Cummings said. Go Daddy Go went some… Read More »
A Brisbane trip is on the cards for He Ekscels after his impressive maiden success at Caulfield. Sporting blinkers for the first time, He Ekscels raced to a commanding victory in Saturday’s Ern Jensen Funerals Handicap over 1800m. Ridden by Dwayne Dunn, He Ekscels ($9) scored by 3-1/4 lengths from… Read More »
Trainer Darren Bell has been swamped with well wishers after claiming his first metropolitan Saturday win since returning from the most trying four months of his life. The Bell-trained Misery ($6) held on to score by a short neck to the heavily backed Live Fast ($31 into $14) in Saturday’s… Read More »
One-time leading Melbourne Cup hope Wicklow Brave has caused an upset to win the Punchestown Champion Hurdle for trainer Willie Mullins. The champion trainer now has a slight lead over Gordon Elliott to retain his title with one jumps meeting remaining in Ireland. Earlier this season Mullins lost 60 horses… Read More »
Trainer Ron Quinton is confident Daysee Doom can bounce back from a luckless run and threaten Peter Snowden’s domination of the Godolphin Crown at Hawkesbury. The four-year-old Daysee Doom has been freshened since finishing second in the Group Two Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on March 25, a placing that… Read More »
Australian Group One winner The United States has pleased his race jockey in a gallop at Sha Tin. The United States is in Hong Kong for Sunday’s QEII Cup (2000m) and jockey Brett Prebble says the Robert Hickmott-trained 2016 Ranvet Stakes winner has given him a “great feel” during track… Read More »
A victory at Benalla in country Victoria has brought up another milestone for Group One-winning jockey Linda Meech. Meech guided the Peter Morgan-trained Prating home in the third race on Friday’s program to bring up her 100th win for the season. It is the fifth time Meech has reached triple… Read More »
While many trainers have expressed disappointment with the Eagle Farm track after course proper gallops, Robert Heathcote’s confidence in Hopfgarten has been boosted after his work-out. The gelding lines up in Saturday’s Group Two Victory Stakes (1200m) with his work-out on Tuesday pleasing Heathcote. Hopfgarten was one of 16 horses… Read More »
While decorated pinto mare Moonwind Park Prosperity again proved she was in a class of her own at the Royal Easter Show, Michelle Ritchie admits it is more difficult to place the pride of her racing stable. The Kembla Grange trainer can now devote full attention to Better Not Blue… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie has no lofty ambitions for Master Reset who is set to take his place in a stakes race at Caulfield. Master Reset is one of nine runners in Saturday’s Thoroughbred Club 50th Year in 2018 Stakes (1440m) with Laurie expecting the distance may be a little short… Read More »
A stronger and more mature Widgee Turf is preparing to begin his latest campaign at Caulfield having shown promise in his six starts so far. The Patrick Payne-trained three-year-old has won twice, including one at Flemington, along with three runner-up finishes in town. Widgee Turf resumes in Saturday’s Next Payments… Read More »
Bold Kingston has been behaving like a new horse after a recent upset win and trainer John Zielke says he is ready to spring another surprise at Eagle Farm. The two-year-old takes on two of the most highly rated young horses in Queensland, Snitzkraft and Ours To Keep, in Saturday’s… Read More »
It’ has already been a golden year for trainer Gary Portelli who aims to keep the theme going for a little while longer. She Will Reign won the Golden Slipper and now Portelli has an audacious plan to win two Gold Cups in less than a week with stable favourite… Read More »
In the same week the John Moloney-trained Dornier won the Listed VRC St Leger, two-year-old Indernile will try to add another stakes win for the prominent Victorian racing family. Indernile is trained by John’ brother Gerard Moloney and will be ridden by Gerard’s son Patrick in Saturday’s Listed Thoroughbred Club… Read More »
Realing can confirm a Queensland Derby campaign when he races in the Group Three Gunsynd Classic at Eagle Farm. After much thought, trainer Matt Dunn decided to aim for the Group One Derby (2400m) on June 10 rather than the Group Two Queensland Guineas (1600m) on the same day. “In… Read More »
