The Kris Lees-trained Le Romain has played the role of giant killer before and jockey Glyn Schofield won’t be surprised if he can do it again against Winx. The gelding faces the daunting task of taking on Winx in Saturday’s Group One George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill where the champion… Read More »
ROSEHILL GUINEAS 2000m, $600,000 Group One set weight-for-age for three-year-olds at Rosehill HISTORY * Electric Wire won the inaugural Rosehill Guineas in 1910. * Only three fillies have won. * The Rosehill Guineas was classified as a principal race until 1979, Kingston Town won the first Group One edition in… Read More »
THE RANVET STAKES 2000m, $700,000, Group One standard weight-for-age for three-year-olds and up at Rosehill HISTORY *Originally named after Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, the Governor of NSW from 1902-1909. * The race was first held in 1903 and won by Great Scot; The United States won in 2016. * In… Read More »
The lure of a prestigious north Queensland race is likely to mean three-year-old Tyzone will have his last southern area start this campaign at the Gold Coast. Tyzone is rated the best horse to come out of Far North Queensland in many years and will be looking to make it… Read More »
The second highest-rated horse in the country, Hartnell, is the odds-on favourite to bounce back and win the Group One Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill after a disappointing showing at his most recent start. With champion Winx running in Saturday’s George Ryder Stakes (1500m) on the same program as the weight-for-age… Read More »
Mike Moroney believes there is not much between stablemates War Legend and Strike Force who will face each other in one of the $150,000 Grand Handicaps at Flemington. Saturday’s Flemington card is highlighted by the Group Two Blamey Stakes but the program also features three ‘Grand Handicaps’ over 1200m, 1600m… Read More »
Officials are confident the Golden Slipper meeting will go ahead at Rosehill despite the forecast for continuing rain in Sydney. The Australian Turf Club’s general manager of tracks, Lindsay Murphy, said on race eve the western Sydney track could cope with more rain before Saturday. “It hasn’t been a bad… Read More »
The revamped Newcastle track has been given the thumbs up from jockeys who say it has stood up exceptionally well to host the Newmarket Handicap meeting despite heavy rain. Josh Parr, sweating on first emergency Chauffeur gaining a start in Saturday’s Golden Slipper at Rosehill, won the opening race and… Read More »
Victorian trainer Danny O’Brien says he and Mark Kavanagh were bullied by Racing Victoria over cobalt charges, which have been dismissed on appeal. Kavanagh and O’Brien received respective three- and four-year disqualifications after five horses returned positive results for cobalt in 2014. Justice Greg Garde dismissed the cobalt charges against… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker is confident Impavido can put his Australian Derby campaign back on track at Rosehill after a luckless run in the Group One Randwick Guineas. The three-year-old gelding was handling the 1600m heavy slog as well as any on March 4, but was held up in the straight,… Read More »
After nearly seven years and 77 starts, veteran Jopa returns to where it all began in his search for a first stakes win. Provided weather predictions are correct, the nine-year-old gelding will back up from last week in Saturday’s Listed Goldmarket Stakes (1200m) at the Gold Coast. The Goldmarket, the… Read More »
Golden Slipper hopeful Invader has become the second horse in doubt for the $3.5 million race after being found to have a stone bruise. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt will be monitored throughout Friday, the eve of the big race. Peter Snowden told stewards Invader was displaying tenderness in… Read More »
Black Heart Bart has been scratched from the Blamey Stakes after apparently becoming cast in his box and taking skin off a leg. His withdrawal leaves a six-horse field for Saturday’s Group Two feature at Flemington with Black Heart Bart’s Darren Weir-trained stablemate Tosen Stardom the new $1.95 favourite with… Read More »
After a miserable first two days of the Cheltenham Festival, master Irish trainer Willie Mullins has hit back with four winners. Having been left frustrated with the likes of Limini and in particular Douvan being beaten, it was a case of the empire striking back as Mullins stole the limelight… Read More »
James McDonald’s bid to have his punishment for betting on his own horse downgraded has failed after a split decision by the Racing NSW Appeal Panel. In a disappointing judgment for the 25-year-old former Godolphin jockey, all three panel members agreed the Australian Racing rule should make a distinction between… Read More »
Ben Melham has the ride on one of the leading Golden Slipper contenders She Will Reign and is also looking forward to partnering The United States in his defence of the Group One Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill. Melham is booked for four rides at the feature meeting on Saturday, headlined… Read More »
Blake Shinn has notched his first Group One win in New Zealand aboard two-year-old Summer Passage at Ellerslie. The Sydney jockey stepped in to ride the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained colt in Thursday’s Sistema Stakes because Zac Purton was unavailable when the washed out meeting was transferred from Saturday… Read More »
Deja vu, all over again. That’s the scenario Chris Waller has prepared super mare Winx for at Rosehill, as her George Ryder Stakes rivals again contemplate the race for second place. The world’s greatest horse on turf wrapped up her trackwork for the defence of one of her multiple Group… Read More »
Zabeel has passed the record of his champion sire Sir Tristram with Lizzie L’Amour giving him his 46th individual Group One winner. Ridden by Matthew Cameron, the mare won Thursday’s Bonecrusher NZ Stakes at Ellerslie for trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman and owner/breeder Lorna Moore. The late Zabeel, who… Read More »
Japanese import Tosen Stardom has been confirmed as a Blamey Stakes runner at Flemington in preference to the George Ryder Stakes at a wet Rosehill in Sydney. The decision to keep the Darren Weir-trained Tosen Stardom in Melbourne on Saturday provides added intrigue to the small Group Two Blamey Stakes… Read More »
