It’s taken Moqueen eight starts to break her maiden and she has done it in style in a stakes race at Randwick. The Anthony Cummings-trained filly came from last on the home turn to beat her more-fancied male rivals in Saturday’s Listed Dulcify Quality (1600m). Sent out at $15, Moqueen… Read More »
The horse the small crowd at Caulfield came to see on AFl grand final day has suffered her first defeat. Miss Vista, the mare with the distinctive white face and white stocking legs, is a crowd favourite because of her markings. She captured the hearts of the public with her… Read More »
It’s Somewhat could get a shot at the Caulfield Cup after strolling to victory in the Group Three Craven Plate. Punters who backed It’s Somewhat at his $1.55 starting price had little cause for concern as jockey James McDonald eased the horse down to a 4-3/4 length victory at Randwick… Read More »
Chris Munce won the Magic Millions twice as a jockey and is eyeing his first as a trainer after the dynamic victory of Ours To Keep at Doomben. The aptly named Ours To Keep ($6) led throughout to win the Skytrans Plate (1050m) by 4-1/4 lengths from the $2.10 favourite… Read More »
For the second year in a row, trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have saddled the winner of the Breeders’ Plate with Khan emulating stablemate Capitalist in the first two-year-old race in Sydney this season. Whether he can keep the similarities going in the Magic Millions and Golden Slipper remains to… Read More »
Jorda has proved that looks aren’t everything on a racecourse, powerfully sprinting away with the Listed Gimcrack Stakes. The small filly carried a wintry coat into Saturday’s Listed race at Randwick and was sent out $1.95 favourite. The market got it right and her win gave Godolphin its third consecutive… Read More »
The connections of Lucky Liberty have been rewarded for their patience with a victory at Caulfield. The five-year-old son of Statue Of Liberty was having his second start in 18 months when successful in the Dream Thoroughbreds Handicap on Saturday. Ridden by Beau Mertens, Lucky Liberty ($6) scored a three-quarter… Read More »
Tarzino could cap a big weekend for trainer and jockey Mick Price and Craig Newitt in his bid to show his Caulfield Cup campaign is on track in the G1 Turnbull Stakes. Newitt guided the Price-trained three-year-old Extreme Choice to a stunning win in the Group One Moir Stakes on… Read More »
Postponed is a firming favourrite to cap his unbeaten season in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after drawing barrier seven for the European showpiece at Chantilly. Second favourite, Japanese horse Makahiki, eased to 6-1 from 9-2 after coming up with gate 14 of 16. Postponed’s trainer Roger Varian said… Read More »
Three-year-old Extreme Choice has made stunning return to racing to upstage an elite field in the Group One Moir Stakes including the world’s highest rated sprinter. The Blue Diamond Stakes winner had Chautuaqua on his back coming to the home turn in Friday night’s weight-for-age 1000m sprint at Moonee Valley… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy will consider backing Hey Doc up in the Caulfield Guineas 2016 after the gelding raced to a convincing win in the Group Two Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley. Hey Doc remained unbeaten from three starts this campaign, making his move wide near the home turn before sprinting… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Extreme Choice has beaten a star studded field in the Group One Moir Stakes, leaving Chautauqua in his wake. Craig Newitt brought the Mick Price-trained three-year-old from back in the field to beat Heatherly and Wild Rain with Chautauqua edging Buffering for fourth. Price revealed he… Read More »
The Darren Weir-trained Real Love has renewed her Caulfield Cup hopes with a dominant win in the JRA Cup at Moonee Valley. A fast-finishing second in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley, Real Love failed second-up when unplaced in the Naturalism Stakes. The mare bounced back in… Read More »
The second group of international horses being set for the Melbourne spring carnival has entered pre-export quarantine in centres in England and Ireland. The first shipment will arrive in Melbourne on Saturday with five Melbourne Cup 2016 entries among the six horses preparing for the next shipment. They are Big Orange, Bondi… Read More »
Trainer Con Karakatsanis is again in the spotlight with Howmuchdoyouloveme who has been found to have swelling in his offside jugular vein. During a routine inspection of horses engaged at Randwick on Saturday, the Racing NSW Surveillance Unit reported Howmuchdoyouloveme had swelling over its off side jugular vein, reportedly from… Read More »
Expensive filly Madeenaty is the early favourite for Melbourne’s first two-year-old race of the season at Flemington. Seeing the new season juveniles step out under race conditions for the first time is always intriguing, and Sunday’s Maribyrnong Trial Stakes (1000m) kicks off 2016/17. Sydney hosts its first juvenile races on… Read More »
Until this week, Johan Victoire has not been a name on everyone’s lips. But if punters are right, the French jockey could be the most talked-about rider at Randwick on Saturday. Victoire will be aboard Fabrizio in the Epsom Handicap for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with the gelding… Read More »
Punters and bookmakers seem to be able to find many reasons why Amexed can’t run well in the Metropolitan Handicap but his trainer can find a few to say he can. Only one horse is at a longer price than Amexed in Saturday’s Group One staying test over 2400 metres… Read More »
The Turnbull Stakes looms as a crucial spring carnival race for Sofia Rosa who will be out to press her Caulfield Cup claims in the Group One feature at Flemington. The Australian Oaks winner has finished 10th and ninth respectively in her two spring starts in Melbourne in the Memsie… Read More »
It is rare enough for Chris O’Brien to be seen at a Sydney racetrack on a Saturday, let alone riding in a Group One feature. But every now and then loyal trainers and owners call on the veteran’s experience for a big race. And he’s relishing the chance to return… Read More »
