Consistent filly Prompt Return has finally broken through for a stakes race victory with a hard-fought win at Sandown. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old ended a run of second placings with her win in the Listed Twilight Glow Stakes on Saturday. Ridden by Damien Oliver, Prompt Response was… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has linked with her brother Patrick for Listed race success at Sandown, guiding Husson Eagle to an impressive first-up win in the Doveton Stakes. Trained by Patrick Payne, Husson Eagle showed he was on target for a defence of the $1 million Magic Millions Sprint… Read More »
Zumbelina and Pursuit Of Hoour might not have made the cut for the spring three-year-old features, but their trainer Chris Waller expects them to step up in the autumn. Both came to Rosehill on Saturday after lower-grade wins and proved their class with Zumbelina taking out the Club Marconi Handicap… Read More »
English trainer Charlie Appleby has ended his first assault on Australian racing, collecting another feature Cup . Appleby brought a team of five horses for the Melbourne spring carnival with all bar Second Wave earning a prize money cheque. Qewy added Saturday’s Sandown Cup to the Godolphin record of Appleby-trained… Read More »
The Australian Cup is a likely autumn target for Redkirk Warrior, with co-trainer David Hayes convinced the former Hong Kong galloper can reach the top level in Australia. Redkirk Warrior notched his first Australian win in his second local appearance in Saturday’s Group Three Yarramalong Racing Club Stakes (1500m) at… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea has stopped short of comparing Rosehill debut winner Veranillo to Astern, but says like his stablemare he stands out on type. The colt lived up to his $3.40 favouritism on Saturday with a professional display in the Two-Year-Old Handicap beating Groundbreak ($7) by a length. He covered… Read More »
Two-year-old colt Saxton Rock has made a mockery of his debut failure while earning himself a 2017 Magic Millions Classic campaign after winning at Doomben. Saxton Rock ($3.90) came from second last to beat Serious Doubts ($8) by 1-1/2 lengths on Saturday. It was in stark contrast to his first… Read More »
The value of race experience has shone through for Arctic Angel with the filly taking out a stakes race at Sandown. Arctic Angel and runner-up Mikuni were two of only three runners in Saturday’s Listed Merson Cooper Stakes to have previous race experience. Ridden by Chris Symons, Arctic Angel firmed… Read More »
English jockey Paul Hanagan has lost his position as No.1 rider for Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum. Hanagan was announced as Sheikh Hamdan’s first-choice rider in February 2012 after the retirement of Richard Hills but the alliance came to an end with two rides at Wolverhampton on Friday evening. Sheikh Hamdan’s… Read More »
Jockeys Jason Collett and Taylor Marshall have suffered suspected broken bones in separate incidents at Canterbury. Collett is believed to have a broken bone in his foot after a fall in the second race on Friday night while apprentice Marshall suffered a suspected broken wrist and dislocated shoulder after coming… Read More »
A horse bought for $5000 by Neville Parnham to help his son Chris hone his riding skills at the beginning of his career could take her earnings past half a million dollars if successful in the Summoned Stakes at Sandown. West Australian-based trainer Neville Parnham owns Vital Importance, along with… Read More »
Leading trainer Chris Waller has confirmed he is conducting his own investigation into a possible positive swab to methamphetamine in one of his horses. Racing NSW stewards would not comment because the results of tests on the second, or B sample, from the unnamed horse have not been returned. However,… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards has no qualms about extending Benz to the distance of the Sandown Guineas. At Sandown on Saturday Benz will be attempting 1600 metres for the first time. Richards has always thought highly of Benz’s ability and was planning a Caulfield Guineas assault until the gelding had… Read More »
In the past year, Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote has been to Melbourne, Perth, Dubai and Hong Kong but he can’t remember the last time he brought a horse to Sydney. Buffering, the horse he took to those places was retired last month, and his trainer is getting used to life… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has been a regular in the winner’s circle at Sandown’s feature spring meeting in recent seasons and has a book of rides which suggests he can again make an impact. Since 2007, McEvoy has ridden 14 winners at the meeting including a winning treble last year and a… Read More »
Stephen Baster will be out to improve on his stakes race success over the spring carnival with a good book of rides at Sandown. Since the racing season began in August, Baster has ridden eight winners of which four have come in stakes races. The biggest came last week with… Read More »
As he enjoys a rare holiday in tropical Queensland,. Sydney trainer Clarry Conners is keeping in close touch with his Warwick Farm stable. Among his runners this weekend is Kudero who has returned home after 18 months in Brisbane with his owners lured by the increased prize money in Sydney…. Read More »
Prolific central Queensland winner Outback Saga will be at the crossroads of her career when she makes her return to Brisbane. Outback Saga did her early racing in south east Queensland where she won at the Sunshine Coast and Doomben before going to Rockhampton trainer Kevin Hansen. She won five… Read More »
Prompt Response has been agonisingly close to a stakes win a number of times and her co-trainer Adrian Bott is hoping the Twilight Glow Stakes is the race where the filly will finally break through. The three-year-old has been runner-up in four stakes races during her eight career starts, including… Read More »
A defence of the Magic Millions Sprint at the Gold Coast is the main objective for Husson Eagle who begins his latest campaign in a Listed race at Sandown. Husson Eagle is a $6.50 chance in Saturday’s Doveton Stakes (1000m) and while trainer Patrick Payne believes he will run well… Read More »
