Trainer Brian Smith has been a major player on and off the track for Group One jockey Larry Cassidy who rode his first winner in 16 months at Doomben on Saturday. Cassidy, 46, the winner of 43 Group One races, had not ridden a winner since steering champion mare Winx… Read More »
Hong Kong’s champion jockey Joao Moreira has brushed off criticism of his recent Sydney riding record in emphatic fashion, steering McCreery to a Group Three win at Rosehill. Moreira, who has ridden major winners around the world, said when he rode in Sydney in the autumn, the tracks were unsuitable… Read More »
A change in training environment has brought about the required form improvement with Bon Aurum scoring an impressive win at Flemington. The lightly-raced son of Bon Hoffa sat wide in the Listed The Sofitel (1400m) on Saturday before sprinting clear of his rivals. Ridden by Craig Williams, Bon Aurum ($5)… Read More »
Astern charged to a commanding win in the Group One Golden Rose at Rosehill on Saturday. The colt, a $3.30 favourite, clapped on the speed 300m from home to claim an emphatic victory by two lengths over Omei Sword with Impending third. James McDonald stood up as Astern passed the… Read More »
Quatronic has pulled off the longest journey to win a Highway race, braving a nine-hour float trip to score at Rosehill. Sent out the $2.60 favourite, Quatronic repaid punters’ faith thanks to a front-running ride by Hugh Bowman in Saturday’s Highway Handicap over 1200m. It gave the champion jockey, who… Read More »
Detective couldn’t break through as a two-year-old but the colt has struck winning form early in his three-year-old season, highlighted by a Listed victory at Flemington. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt finished second in four of his five starts as a two-year-old including the Breeders’ Plate in Sydney and… Read More »
Apprentice Josh Oliver put aside a grilling in the stewards room to produce a fine ride to win on Ringo’s A Rockstar at Doomben on Saturday. Stewards had Oliver and another apprentice Bridget Grylls in the stewards room to question their rides on Black Jag and Ranked who finished last… Read More »
Tim Martin trains a much smaller team than he did a decade ago and every winner counts. So it was with some delight the Rosehill trainer watched as Moral Victory ($31) upset his more fancied rivals with a win on his home track on Saturday. Martin admitted to having a… Read More »
Joe Pride is already looking ahead to the Sydney autumn carnival after Kentucky Miss scored a stakes victory at Flemington. Warwick Farm-based Pride is thinking of setting aside the filly for a feature sprint after her win in the Listed Cap D’Antibes Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. Sent out the $4… Read More »
Antonio Giuseppe’s third consecutive Sydney win has kept his Metropolitan Handicap dream alive. Antonio Guiseppe ($2.05 favourite) made a sustained run to hold off stablemate Four Carat ($31) by a half head to give trainer Chris Waller the quinella in the Schweppes Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Mark… Read More »
Former Melbourne stakes winner Hard Stride won his first race in 18 months but had to do it the tough way at Doomben on Saturday. Hard Stride ($4.60) led by several lengths early before being attacked by Don’t Tease Me and Marina Sands to the home turn in the Buy… Read More »
Melbourne Cup favourite Order Of St George will have five opponents in his bid to win back-to-back Irish St Legers. The Aidan O’Brien-trained horse has won his three starts since his win in the Classic a year ago. Among his opponents on Sunday is the Ed Dunlop-trained 2015 Caulfield Cup… Read More »
Three race meetings have been transferred from Ballarat to help the surface recover from the recent Grand National Steeplechase meeting. Last month’s major jumps meeting was run in heavy conditions with four meetings leading up to the Grand National been moved to ensure it went ahead. The meeting on Sunday… Read More »
Lee Freedman has the unique chance to win the Group One race named after the champion horse he trained when Our Ivanhowe makes his spring return in the Makybe Diva Stakes. Freedman, who is now in partnership with his brother Anthony, saddles up Our Ivanhowe in Saturday’s weight-for-age race at… Read More »
Rebel Dane is in good form and is as fit as he’s ever been but his trainer admits as the horse gets older, the races get tougher. Gary Portelli is just hoping his class can get him an overdue win in Saturday’s Group Two Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill in… Read More »
Mediterranean’s rise to become Peter and Paul Snowden’s sole Golden Rose 2016 hope seemed unlikely a month ago. Capitalist was favourite for the Golden Rose while Mediterranean’s best effort on a racecourse was a dominant midweek victory at Canterbury. But the father-son training team altered their plan for the $1… Read More »
Apprentice Ben Thompson has had a 12-meeting suspension varied to a $300 fine on appeal. Thompson was suspended at Moe on Tuesday when found guilty of failing to ride his mount, third placed Treicheln, out over the final three strides in a race, which stewards believed cost him second place… Read More »
A vet who denies being involved in the supply of cobalt is suffering from a significant psychiatric illness and should not be forced to appear at a Victorian cobalt appeal, a court has heard. Dr Adam Matthews has been named by fellow vet Dr Tom Brennan as the supplier of… Read More »
A significant weight pull on a couple of the higher profile sprinters gives trainer Greg Eurell confidence We’ve Got This can run a big race in the Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality. We’ve Got This scored a strong win in a benchmark sprint over the straight 1200m-course at Flemington in… Read More »
Ravi is the pick of co-trainer Peter Snowden’s three-horse attack on the Group Three Sheraco Stakes. Snowden said Ravi was marginally ahead of Nancy and Serene Majesty for Saturday’s fillies and mares race over 1200m at Rosehill. “I think it’s Ravi’s race because she’s had a couple of trials, she’s… Read More »
