Being forced to go back in the field from a wide draw has helped French Emotion finish strongly for a stakes win at Flemington. The mare’s win in Sunday’s Group Two Blazer Stakes brought up a winning double for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller after Wine Bush’s win in the… Read More »
Hartnell has taken his Sydney form to Melbourne, cruising to victory in the Group One Turnbull Stakes. The Godolphin-owned gelding has won three of his four starts this campaign by big margins with his only defeat his second to Winx in the Warwick Stakes. Trainer John O’Shea says a decision… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes is eyeing a quick back-up for Serenely Discreet into the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield, six days after her Group Two win at Flemington. Serenely Discreet made up for an unlucky run at Caulfield at her last start by capturing the Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) on Sunday…. Read More »
German import Almandin has stormed into calculations for the Melbourne Cup after securing a start in the $6.2 million race with a dominant win in the Group Three Bart Cummings at Flemington. Raced by four-time Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams and his son Nick, Almandin won Sunday’s 2500m race by 1-1/2… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths thinks The Quarterback is in line for his best campaign after an impressive first-up victory at Flemington. The Quarterback won the Group One Newmarket Handicap earlier in the year and returned on Sunday to take out the Group Two Gilgai Stakes. Ridden by Matthew Allen, The Quarterback… Read More »
Victoria Derby 2016 hopeful Wine Bush has broken his maiden at his Melbourne debut with a hard-fought win in the UCI Stakes at Flemington. Having just his sixth start in Sunday’s Listed race, the Chris Waller-trained Wine Bush ($19) ran in blinkers for the first time and appreciated the step… Read More »
Many horses including four Golden Slipper winners have passed through Clarry Conners’ Warwick Farm stable but none have stayed around as long as Decision Time. And the nine-year-old shows no signs he wants to leave just yet. The runner-up in the 2010 Golden Slipper has had his share of highs… Read More »
Nigel Blackiston didn’t know whether he could afford Inside Agent when the colt was offered as a yearling in New Zealand. The Flemington trrainer put together an ownership group to eventually secure him for $180,000. It may prove to be cheap after Inside Agent landed the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Impressive two-year-old debut winner Madeenaty has shown she has the motor to match her price tag and co-trainer David Hayes has high hopes for the filly. Madeenaty cost $775,000 at this year’s Magic Millions sale at the Gold Coast and will be aimed at the 2017 Magic Millions Classic in… Read More »
Luke Currie is free to take the ride on Hey Doc in the Caulfield Guineas despite incurring a careless riding suspension at Caulfield. Hey Doc is on the fifth line of betting for Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas 2016 following his win in the Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night…. Read More »
English stayer Quest For More has claimed his first Group One win in the Prix du Cadran at Chantilly. The Roger Charlton-trained seven-year-old, who finished ninth in last year’s Melbourne Cup, overhauled the favourite Vazirabad to win by a short neck under George Baker. Quest For More is now an… Read More »
Trainer Con Karakatsanis has landed himself in more hot water with stewards fining him for not reporting a treatment he gave to Howmuchdoyouloveme. Karakatsanis admitted to treating the sprinter on Wednesday before the Group Two Premiere Stakes at Randwick on Saturday where Howmuchdoyouloveme finished last. He pleaded guilty and was… Read More »
One thing was certain when Takedown won the Premiere Stakes. Gary Moore would attempt to lift the roof off the Randwick grandstand and in typical fashion, the trainer enjoyed every moment of the horse’s Group Two victory at Randwick on Saturday. He repeated his celebration after Takedown won The Shorts… Read More »
Hauraki’s thrilling last-stride Epsom Handicap win happened too quickly for trainer John O’Shea to consider the horse a winning chance. In coming from last to win Saturday’s Group One over 1600m at Randwick, Hauraki moved O’Shea to declare: “I’ll take it, but I can’t believe it.” The win gave Sheikh… Read More »
New Zealand mare Shillelagh will be aimed at stakes company after she overcame adversity to score at Caulfield. Her New Zealand co-trainer Stephen Autridge said the mare will return to Caulfield in 11 days following her win in the Ladbrokes Up For The Challenge Handicap on Saturday. Sent out the… Read More »
Young jockey Blake Spriggs has celebrated his biggest moment in racing, winning the Group One Metropolitan on veteran stayer Sir John Hawkwood at Randwick. “Best day of my life,” Spriggs said. “It just panned out beautifully. I got into a nice spot, just where I wanted to be.” Trained at… Read More »
A one-time Victoria Derby placegetter has made it back to the winner’s circle at Caulfield after an injury-enforced break. Nozomi, who defeated Preferment in the Geelong Classic before finishing third to that galloper in the 2014 Victoria Derby, outstayed his rivals to take out the Argyle Maintenance Handicap on Saturday…. Read More »
The John O’Shea-trained Hauraki has come from last to snatch a last-stride win in the $1 million Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Giving away what seemed to be an impossible start under jockey James McDonald, Hauraki mowed down Dibayani and Mackintosh to win the famous Group One mile on Saturday. “I… Read More »
Russian Revolution has stamped himself among spring’s heavyweight colts with a shock victory in the Roman Consul Stakes. Saturday’s Group Two at Randwick loomed as a match-race between Astern and Capitalist but Russian Revolution had other ideas. Golden Rose winner Astern jumped the $1.40 favourite but had too much to… Read More »
Trainer Gai Waterhouse has won a ninth Flight Stakes with Global Glamour leading all the way in the Group One race for three-year-old fillies at Randwick. With Tim Clark in the saddle, Global Glamour took up the running from the outsider Bridle Lane before holding off the favourite Yankee Rose… Read More »
