Imported mare Con Te Partiro has relished a rain-affected track to win the Group One Coolmore Classic at Rosehill. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Con Te Partiro camped in the first half of the field and reached the front before holding in resolute style in the $600,00 race…. Read More »
Inverloch is set to race for prize money of $500,000 in the space of a week after winning the Mornington Cup Prelude at Caulfield. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained galloper will back-up next Saturday in the $350,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) after a polished display in Saturday $150,000 Listed… Read More »
Funstar and Probabeel have renewed their rivalry at Rosehill with the former coming out on top to deliver Chris Waller a fourth successive win in the Phar Lap Stakes. Starting the $1.55 favourite, Funstar made the ledger three-one in her favour on Saturday after James McDonald took up the running… Read More »
Consistent galloper Magnufighter finally had things go his way when he scored his biggest win in the $125,000 Gold Coast Stakes. Trainer Jack Duncan summed it up perfectly when he said Magnufighter never ran a bad race. “He always tries hard and he is never far away. Magnufighter had a… Read More »
A deteriorating track has played in favour of Star Of The Seas who has claimed a strong win in the Maurice McCarten Stakes. After the late scratching of Soothing, the Chris Waller-trained Star Of The Seas was sent out at $6 in Saturday’s Group Three sprint over 1100m on a… Read More »
River Night could head to Sydney for the Percy Sykes Stakes after snapping a frustrating city run for the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra stable with victory in the Redoute’s Choice Stakes at Caulfield. River Night’s success in Saturday’s Listed 1000m race for two-year-olds gave the Ellerton and Zahra team… Read More »
Godolphin has unearthed a belated contender in its bid for back-to-back Golden Slippers with filly Thermosphere landing an upset win in the Magic Night Stakes. While head trainer James Cummings has stopped short of committing the filly to a Slipper start, he says Saturday’s win has given the team something… Read More »
European import Grand Promenade is being set for an assault on the Warrnambool three-day carnival after a hard-fought win at Caulfield. Like last week’s Australian Cup winner Fifty Stars, Grand Promenade is part-owned by Gerry Ryan and was purchased in the UK before making his racecourse debut. Saturday’s outing in… Read More »
Ciaron Maher could have up to five Golden Slipper runners after Prague booked one of the final places with a return to form in the Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill. English jockey Tom Marquand flew into Sydney on Friday night to renew his association with the Aquis Farm-owned colt, the… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes has compared the locked-out Caulfield meeting to like watching a silent movie. Hayes, his co-trainer son Ben and Caulfield trainer John Moloney sat in an empty grandstand at Caulfield on Saturday to watch the opening race on the All-Star Mile program. With the growing threat of coronavirus,… Read More »
Trainer Barry Baldwin was disappointed after watching his stable star The Candy Man work between races but quickly had a smile back on his face after Motion Granted won at the Gold Coast. Baldwin is hoping to get crowd favourite The Candy Man to the Group One Doncaster Mile at… Read More »
Exasperate, who almost died as a younger horse, has continued a rise through the grades and delivered an emotional win for his trainer Matthew Brown on All-Star Mile day at Caulfield. Five-year-old gelding Exasperate notched his second Caulfield win in his past three starts, taking out Saturday’s the Superior Food… Read More »
Gatton trainer Leanne McCormick posted her first metropolitan Saturday winner when consistent Mountbatten won the Mount Franklin Plate at the Gold Coast. The Plate race over 1300m was designed to attract country and provincial trainers but Mountbatten had been racing in city class. The gelding gave McCormick her first Doomben… Read More »
Sam Clipperton has celebrated his first city win since returning from a racing hiatus, getting the best out of quirky gelding Zoffany’s Lad to win at Rosehill. After returning to Sydney from Hong Kong last year, Clipperton decided to take an extended break from the sport to spend time enjoying… Read More »
The Cheltenham Festival has ended with more than 250,000 people attending over the four days despite the coronavirus crisis. The crowds were slightly down on last year with the meeting going ahead despite many other sports in Britain barring public attendance. Scottish and Irish racing jurisdictions have announced spectator-free racing…. Read More »
Willie Mullins has again been crowned leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival with the four days going ahead against the backdrop of coronavirus concerns. Mullins saddled seven winners at the Festival, four on the final day on Friday (Saturday AEDT) including Al Boum Photo who took out the Gold Cup…. Read More »
Favourite Alligator Blood will run in the All-Star Mile after his owner had earlier threatened to scratch him because of the public lock-out at Caulfield. Spectators, including owners, will not be allowed to attend Saturday’s meeting at Caulfield with the Melbourne Racing Club and Racing Victoria opting to host the… Read More »
Spectators will be barred from the feature race meeting at Caulfield in Melbourne but the public will be allowed into racecourses in other jurisdictions over the weekend. Racing NSW will wait until Monday to reassess the coronavirus situation as per government guidelines with Queensland and South Australia also holding meetings… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy has seen no signs that Secret Blaze’s performance in the Blamey Stakes has taken a toll as he prepares the gelding for the Mornington Cup Prelude at Caulfield. Four-year-old Secret Blaze returned from an eight-week let-up at Flemington on February 29 to run second in the Group… Read More »
Opie Bosson has had seven rides in Australia this season for three Group One wins and another three placings at the elite level. The star New Zealand hoop will be back in action in Australia on Saturday, confident 10-time Group One-winning mare Melody Belle can add to his recent big-race… Read More »
