Limestone has spoilt the party for a large Flemington crowd who came to witness the debut of Black Caviar’s daughter Oscietra. Not that Limestone was unfancied in the New Year Plate on Sunday, she was the $4.40 second favourite,but Oscietra was one the public had come to see. A large… Read More »
Luke Nolen is adamant Oscietra, the first foal of champion mare Black Caviar, will win her fair share of races after her debut third at Flemington. A large crowd came to witness Oscietra’s much-anticipated debut in the New Year Plate on Sunday and while connections were disappointed with the defeat… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce hopes history will remain on his side when Ours To Keep chases the biggest ever pay day in Queensland racing. Ours To Keep’s win in the Group Three B J McLachlan Stakes on Saturday moved him to the fourth line of TAB betting at $8 in the… Read More »
Destiny’s Kiss is a proven wet track horse but his trainer is not dismissing his chances of another stakes win on a firm surface. Joe Pride was rapt with the eight-year-old’s last-start sixth in the Summer Cup when he made ground late to finish 4-1/2 lengths from the winner Red… Read More »
The first foal of champion unbeaten mare Black Caviar has finished third in her first start at Flemington. Oscietra led the field until the 200m mark under jockey Luke Nolen before being overrun by Limestone and Miss Wahoo in the New Year Plate on Sunday. Nolen, who rode Black Caviar… Read More »
A lack of suitable races in Queensland could prompt Helen Page to take Group winner Rudy return back to Sydney for a short campaign. The Gold Coast trainer is weighing up her options after Rudy was an unlucky fourth in the Listed Bernborough Quality (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday…. Read More »
It Is Written has broken through for an overdue win with victory in the final race of 2016 at Moonee Valley. Victory in Saturday’s William Hill Handicap (1000m) was It Is Written’s first since winning over 1200m at Moonee Valley in February 2015. Ridden by Dylan Dunn, It Is Written… Read More »
A shot at a rich restricted race at Flemington awaits Fuhryk after she brought up a hat-trick with her victory at Moonee Valley. And Fuhryk made it a better pay day for her connections by collecting a Super VOBIS bonus for winning the Gold Carat on Saturday. On top of… Read More »
The powerful Godolphin operation will have a runner at the Magic Millions carnival after Kinsachi earned a wild card at Eagle Farm. Godolphin mainly race homebred horses and rarely have runners in races which are sales restricted. However, Saturday’s Listed Nudgee Quality carried a wild card into the Magic Millions… Read More »
Raw gelding Cylinder Beach has confirmed a Group One campaign in the winter by smashing the Eagle Farm 1600-metre record in the Bernborough Handicap. Cylinder Beach ($4.80) overcame an early bias against horse racing back in the field to storm home and beat Man of His Word ($5) by a… Read More »
The Lindsay Park training team is confident it has a good batch of two-year-olds this season and Tulip looks to be among the best after a stylish debut victory at Moonee Valley. Tulip sat at the back of the field in the 1Print Plate (1000m) on Saturday before rounding the… Read More »
Jockey Christian Reith has benefited from a second show of leniency from stewards within a week as he landed a Canterbury Classic upset on Le Cordon Bleu. Stewards allowed Reith to ride the $19 chance 1kg overweight after the introduction of new handicapping rules and subsequent confusion left a shortage… Read More »
Most Important has become the second horse at the Eagle Farm meeting to plunder a $500,000 bonus with his win in the Brisbane summer sprint triple crown. Earlier on Saturday afternoon, Winning Rupert claimed an identical sum put up by wagering company UBET for horses who could win three designated… Read More »
Chris Munce admits he won’t get much sleep for the next two weeks after his colt Ours To Keep confirmed he was a genuine Magic Millions Classic hope with victory at Eagle Farm. Ours To Keep ($3.20) made it three wins from three starts and gave fledgling trainer Munce his… Read More »
Norm Gardner will always be thankful he never judged Atom Eve on her solo track gallops after the mare made a winning return at Canterbury. Starting favourite, Atom Eve enhanced a promising record even further when she rushed home from beyond midfield for leading country rider Mathew Cahill to land… Read More »
Winning Rupert has produced another record-breaking performance at Eagle Farm and claimed a $500,000 bonus to boot. The Bjorn Baker-trained colt remains unbeaten after Saturday’s Group Three Vo Rogue Plate and his latest three wins have been part of the Queensland summer sprint crown, earning his connections the bonus. Winning… Read More »
From the day Hidden Pearl walked into trainer Barry Lockwood’s Eagle Farm stable he was convinced she would one day win a stakes race. After 18 months and eight wins, Hidden Pearl confirmed Lockwood’s rating when she won Saturday’s Listed Falvelon Quality in record time for the Eagle Farm 1000… Read More »
Arrowfield Stud lost a potentially valuable stallion prospect when Weatherly had to be euthanised at Canterbury. The colt, a son of the deceased Arrowfield sire Beneteau, went amiss during Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap. Trained by Paul Messara, Weatherly was having his first start after making a favourable impression as a two-year-old… Read More »
Tiny mare Col ‘N’ Lil has shown the benefit of a trip to Sydney with a strong win at Eagle Farm to qualify for the Magic Millions Stayers Cup. Col ‘N’ Lil ($9) earned a wild card entry to the Magic Millions Cup when she beat the favourite High Church… Read More »
Chris Waller insists From Within has everything a trainer wants in a two-year-old being prepared for at least one of Australia’s richest juvenile races. But just to make sure, he will pit Saturday’s Canterbury winner against some of her more seasoned stablemates who know a thing or two about morning… Read More »
