Black Heart Bart has claimed a fifth Group One victory with a last-stride win in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. A winner of the CF Orr Stakes over Saturday’s course and distance two weeks earlier, Black Heart Bart beat stablemate Tosen Stardom right on the line. Ridden by Brad Rawiller,… Read More »
Champion jockey Joao Moreira has combined with Melbourne Cup-winning trainer John Meagher for Group race success on Blue Diamond Stakes day at Caulfield. Moreira, the champion jockey in Hong Kong who has been dubbed “the Magic Man”, finished runner-up in his first two rides on Saturday before getting the best… Read More »
In his first full season as a trainer, Mark Newnham is poised to have a runner in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper 2017, with Diamond Tathagata booking a berth following his win in the Skyline Stakes at Randwick. A former jockey and long-time foreman for Gai Waterhouse, Newnham is building… Read More »
Former publican Mick O’Neill has made a dream start to his training career at Randwick, toasting Mr Spin’s success after he defied a heavy track to claim the Class Three TAB Highway Plate. The 68-year-old secured his trainer’s licence only six months ago after previously focusing on breeding, and the… Read More »
Black Heart Bart has claimed his fifth Group One win with a last-stride victory over stablemate Tosen Stardom in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. The Darren Weir-trained Black Heart Bart was sent out the odds-on favourite in Saturday’s 1400m weight-for-age race and had to dig deep to get home by… Read More »
Heavy rain and a downgrade of the Randwick track to heavy has had little effect on One More Honey, which is in the frame for the 2017 Golden Slipper after victory in the Sweet Embrace Stakes. Trainer John Thompson said the decision on whether to pay the late entry fee… Read More »
Pinch River has lived up to his trainer’s high opinion of him with a runaway win in the Central Handicap (1050m) at Doomben. Trainer Robert Heathcote compared Pinch River to a young version of his superstar Buffering but he has had a constant battle with the gelding’s hoof injuries. “I… Read More »
The likelihood of missing a start in the Australian Guineas has resulted in Farson claiming a stakes race victory at Caulfield. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old stretched his winning run to three on Saturday after success in the Autumn Classic (1800m). Ridden by Stephen Baster, Farson was sent… Read More »
Star filly Houtzen will have her lead-up run to the Golden Slipper in Brisbane next weekend after a slashing gallop at Doomben. Ridden by jockey Jeff Lloyd, Houtzen worked over 600m with stablemate Always Scared (Jim Byrne) between races on Saturday. The pair quickened in the last 400m, running the… Read More »
Compact gelding Pah Terie has finally switched on to earn a bonus win and upset two well-backed favourites at Doomben. In a muddling race on Saturday, Pah Terie ($6) surprised even trainer Kelly Schweida when he got up to beat Lady Lark ($3) by 1-1/2 lengths in the Two-Year-Old Handicap… Read More »
Adelaide visitor Benz has upstaged the locals in Victoria to land his first group race win in the Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield. The Gordon Richards-trained Benz ($4.60) resumed from a spell in Saturday’s Group Three 1200m race for three-year-olds and chased down Hard Promise ($16) inside the final 100m to… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable has had the perfect start from its large team of runners in the Blue Diamond Stakes meeting at Caulfield, with Boom Time scoring in the opening race. The stable has 20 runners engaged in eight of the nine races on Saturday and provided the winner and… Read More »
Toast Of New York is back in the Britain being assessed by veterinary staff to see if he can make a return to racing. The UAE Derby winner was last seen when agonisingly beaten in the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic by Bayern with injury forcing him into early retirement. After… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Dracarys is the new favourite for the Skyline Stakes following the withdrawal of Golden Slipper second-elect Menari. The Gerald Ryan stable said on Friday Menari needed stitches after cutting his top lip in a mishap in his yard overnight. The colt will now run in… Read More »
It’s been 17 years since Clarry Conners trained the most recent of his four Golden Slipper winners but he has never lost his appetite for the race. Conners came close to winning a fifth in 2010 when Decision Time ran a half-length second to Crystal Lily. Decision Time is the… Read More »
Three-year-old Attention might have appeared as a late nomination for the Group One Futurity Stakes but co-trainer Peter Snowden says the plan was always to run the colt in the weight-for-age race at Caulfield. When the entries for the race were released on Monday there were only seven horses nominated…. Read More »
Adelaide trainer Ryan Balfour knows Ready Sunshine faces an uphill battle in a Group One sprint at Caulfield. Ready Sunshine is the $201 outsider with WilliamHill.com.au in Saturday’s G1 Oakleigh Plate and is the lowest-rated sprinter in the 1100m-race. “We are the underdog but I wouldn’t run him in the… Read More »
A three month-wait by trainer Liam Birchley should prove worthwhile when Lady Jetsetter returns to her favourite track and distance at Doomben. Birchley has been waiting for the right race at the track for Lady Jetsetter and he gets it in the Sofitel Open (1050m) on Saturday. Lady Jetsetter has… Read More »
Trainer Mick Kent believes talented mare Abbey Marie probably needs another run before she’s ready to return to winning form but he expects her to go well at Caulfield. Abbey Marie runs in the Mannerism Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, her second run back following a long break. The four-year-old won… Read More »
Despite all the glitz and glamour that surrounds Winx when she races, the mare is a no-frills horse. Her trainer Chris Waller is happy to let her gallop in front of television crews as he did this week in the lead-up to Saturday’s Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick. But when… Read More »
