A capacity field of 16 is set to tackle the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. Leading trainer Darren Weir will saddle Voodoo Lad and Telopea in Saturday’s 1400m handicap as he chases a third-straight win in the race following wins by Trust In A Gust and Stratum… Read More »
Godolphin has ruled Hartnell out of the Group One Metropolitan in Sydney, with the in-form gelding heading to Melbourne for the Turnbull Stakes. The gelding finished second to Winx in the Warwick Stakes and was subsequently a dominant winner of the Chelmsford Stakes and Hill Stakes. “The decision was made… Read More »
Leading trainer Darren Weir will saddle three runners in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield as he chases a third Group One win of the spring. Black Heart Bart, already the winner of the Group One Memsie Stakes this season, will be joined by Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance and… Read More »
Divine Prophet is the new Caulfield Guineas favourite in the absence of Golden Rose winner Astern. Astern”s Guineas bid has been thwarted by an elevated temperature, forcing him to miss Saturday’s Prelude at Caulfield. The Hawkes Racing-trained Divine Prophet, fourth in the Golden Rose, is now the $5 Caulfield Guineas… Read More »
Turn Me Loose has confirmed his latest trip to Australia with s stylish barrier trial win at Avondale. Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, Turn Me Loose is expected to leave New Zealand in the next week to try to add to his Group One wins in last season’s… Read More »
Astern is still expected to play a part in the spring carnival despite an elevated temperature derailing the former favourite’s Caulfield Guineas bid. The Golden Rose winner was treated on Sunday for the elevated temperature, ruling him out of the Guineas Prelude ahead of next month’s main event. Godolphin said… Read More »
He’s high-maintenance and loves a wet track but trainer Amanda Turner insists More To Gain is a pleasure to train as she plots his spring carnival plan. Ahead of Saturday’s meeting at Rosehill, Turner and co-trainer Mauro Poletti are faced with a conundrum. They either take advantage of the 53kg… Read More »
The re-handicapping of Jameka following her Naturalism Stakes win at Caulfield has opened the door for Nick Hall to ride the mare in the Caulfield Cup. Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter penalised Jameka a half-kilogram on Monday, raising her weight to 52kg for next month’s 2400m handicap. Hall rarely rides… Read More »
Trainer Clinton McDonald is hoping for a change of fortune with the barriers in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude to give Revolving Door his chance to prove he is a genuine Guineas contender. Revolving Door has drawn awkwardly in his past two starts and as a result has had to come… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn will be the new rider for Mossin’ Around when she contests a mares’ race at Caulfield. Dunn rode a treble at Caulfield last Saturday and sits on top of the Melbourne premiership early in the season. Trainer Grahame Begg has decided to drop Mossin’ Around back to a… Read More »
South Coast trainer Robert Price says he will miss the races which bring the cowboy hats and big boots to the city as he makes his last Highway hurrah at Rosehill. When Admission jumps in the Highway Handicap on Saturday, it will be the last time the Price stable is… Read More »
Lightly raced filly Legless Veuve is nominated for stakes races in two states but trainer Stuart Webb is planning to keep her close to home for the Thousand Guineas Prelude in Melbourne. Webb has a high opinion of Legless Veuve and is aiming her at the Group One Thousand Guineas… Read More »
Star jockey Hugh Bowman is free to ride on Epsom Day after having a careless riding suspension reduced on appeal. Bowman was given a seven-meeting suspension for careless riding after High Mist’s win at Warwick Farm last Wednesday. Racing NSW’s appeal panel reduced the ban to six meetings on Tuesday…. Read More »
Former Australian Racehorse of the Year Lankan Rupee is building towards his long-awaited race return. Lankan Rupee galloped solo over 800m on the course proper at Caulfield on Tuesday morning with trainer Mick Price hoping to have him ready for next month’s Group Two Caulfield Sprint. The seven-year-old hasn’t raced… Read More »
Bon Aurum will attempt to emulate his sire by winning the same Group One handicap at Caulfield. The Ciaron Mahar-trained four-year-old contests the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, a race his sire Bon Hoffa won in 2007. Like his sire, Bon Aurum is part-owned by Ken King Thoroughbreds…. Read More »
The money Andre Van Tonder made working with computers has helped fund his dream to become a full-time horse trainer. The Warwick Farm trainer is set to have a rare runner on Wednesday when Typeface lines up in an 1100m benchmark handicap on his home track. Van Tonder has degrees… Read More »
Godolphin colt Astern will not run in the Caulfield Guineas for which he has been favourite since his Golden Rose win. Astern was not paid up for at the latest declaration stage of the Caulfield Guineas, with 48 three-year-olds remaining in contention when second acceptances were taken on Tuesday. An… Read More »
Following his second-place finish behind champion mare Winx, Godolphin’s Hauraki is the early favourite for the Group One Epsom Handicap. Hauraki ran well in Saturday’s Group One George Main Stakes, but was no match for Winx who swept past him with ease to win her 11th straight race. He is… Read More »
For the first time in more than a year, Caulfield Cup-bound Tarzino will compete without blinkers when he runs in the Group One Underwood Stakes. Trainer Mick Price says the time is right for the dual Group One winner to race without them in Saturday’s Underwood (1800m) as he continues… Read More »
Jockey Blake Shinn has been injured after he fell from Percussion during barrier trials at Randwick. Shinn complained of knee soreness after falling from the Peter Robl-trained colt during a trial on Tuesday morning. He took no further part in the trials and his fitness will be monitored ahead of… Read More »
