Hugh Bowman has relinquished the ride on Libran in the Sydney Cup in order to be free to ride Werther in a Group One race in Hong Kong. Bowman was suspended for causing interference to English when he rode Le Romain to second in Saturday’s All Aged Stakes. The six-meeting… Read More »
John Sadler has described combining with his son to win the Easter Cup with Observational as one of the bigger thrills he has had in racing. Observational gave 22-year-old jockey Tom Sadler the first stakes win of his career when he surged clear in the straight in Saturday’s Group Three… Read More »
English jockey James Doyle has signed off from his Sydney sojourn in style with a Group Three win at Randwick. A retained rider for Godolphin, Doyle was sent to Australia late last year by his employer to fill the void left by the absence of its former No.1 Australian rider… Read More »
It’s a parting gift that’s hard to beat. Stud-bound Tivaci snapped his Group One duck to win All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. In possibly his last start, the Mike Moroney-trained Tivaci surged from near last to snatch the weight-for-age feature from Le Romain by a neck. He defied… Read More »
Hooked has snapped a 19-month absence from the winner’s circle in the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. Trained for the majority of his career by John Thompson in Sydney, Hooked is now in the care of trainer Robert Smerdon at Caulfield. And Saturday’s hard-fought victory over a gallant Charmed Harmony came… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver will stay in Australia for now after his contract to ride in Mauritius fell through. Oliver, who won the Group One All Aged Stakes on Tivaci at Randwick on Saturday, was due to leave Australia this week to take up a contract on the island nation…. Read More »
Gold Coast gelding Siegfried was finally able to win over his regular jockey Jeff Lloyd with his Doomben win on Saturday. Siegfried ($3.10) was given the run of the race before scoring by 3/4 length to Sir Moments ($16). The gelding has been racing since January and won three races… Read More »
The man who took Choisir to the world has claimed a Group One win with one of his sons in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. The Mission ($9), trained by Paul Perry, led for all of the 1600m to keep the $1.85 Luxbet favourite Invader at bay by 2-1/4 lengths…. Read More »
Like father, like son. Edward Cummings followed in his father’s Anthony’s footsteps by celebrating his first stakes win as a trainer when outsider Top Of My List won the Japan Racing Association Plate at Randwick. Another landmark victory for the storied racing family was also a welcome outcome for Anthony… Read More »
Boom Time could have earned himself a crack at the rescheduled Sydney Cup with a front-running win in a staying race at Caulfield. The David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained stayer led for most of Saturday’s Robert Taranto Handicap (2425m). Boom Time ($6) was full of running rounding the… Read More »
Newcastle-trained The Mission has scored a decisive win in the Champagne Stakes, leading most of the way to beat odds-on favourite Invader. Making his own luck under jockey Damian Lane, The Mission who jumped at $9.50 with WilliamHill established a clear-cut lead in the middle stages and was never seriously… Read More »
Trainer Barry Lockwood has always felt his mare Tumbler was something special. And at Doomben on Saturday she proved it. Tumbler ($1.90) overcame a slow early pace to storm home and beat Straturbo ($8.50) by a long neck. It was Tumbler’s sixth win from seven starts in a career which… Read More »
Toughened up by two recent close defeats, Redzel has had his moment in the sun with a Group Three win at Randwick. The noted front-runner was collard by English in the Group Two Challenge Stakes and again by his stablemate Russian Revolution in the Group One Galaxy. Co-trainer Peter Snowden… Read More »
Darren Weir was quick to credit New Zealand trainer Murray Baker and the canny purchasing power of Australian Bloodstock after Mongolian Wolf won the Frank Packer Plate at Randwick. “I can’t take all the credit there. I’ve only had him for two weeks,” Weir said. Mongolian Wolf ($6) made a… Read More »
Interstate fans are likely to see popular Victorian mare Miss Vista after the sprinter made a winning return at Caulfield. Miss Vista has gained plenty of attention in her career because of her unique white markings and the four-year-old has ability to match her looks. Miss Vista, a bay horse… Read More »
Mercurial Lad lived up to the name in his past three starts, but the erratic gelding might finally be on the straight and narrow. Thanks to several gear changes, Mercurial Lad produced a flawless run to win the TAB Highway Handicap (1200m) at Randwick. Although Mercurial Lad went into Saturday’s… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick had a welcome change of luck when Marseille En Fleur flew home to win at Doomben. Kendrick lost his promising stayer Margin Trader last week after it collapsed at the training track and died. “I was a way for a couple of days and came back… Read More »
While his son Jason is established in the top 10 jockeys in Sydney, New Zealand trainer Richard Collett is keen to make his own mark with a satellite stable at Warwick Farm. Father and son combined at Randwick on Saturday with Untamed Diamond who prevailed in a close finish to… Read More »
The decision to miss the Magic Millions Classic with Bold Kingston paid dividends when he landed a long-priced betting move at Doomben on Saturday. Bold Kingston, who was backed from $21 into $12, won a length of the straight battle with Snitz ($3) before scoring by a half neck. Bold… Read More »
Trainer Ken Keys will consider giving two-year-old Al Passem a crack at a stakes race at his next start after the colt made the step to city class at Caulfield to remain unbeaten. Al Passem won at Wangaratta on debut and Keys was surprised there wasn’t more attention on the… Read More »
