His sister has already made a winning return to racing and Seaburge will try to do likewise in the McNeil Stakes 2016. Seaburge will step out for his first start as a three-year-old in Saturday’s Group Three 1200m-sprint at Caulfield, a week after his elder sister posted a first-up win… Read More »
Impressive Brisbane three-year-old Oink is expected to have his lead-up race to the Group One Golden Rose in Brisbane rather than Sydney. Trainer Kelly Schweida has a big opinion of Oink who resumed from a short break with a strong third at Doomben last week. Schweida had considered running Oink… Read More »
Scottish has reignited his Caulfield Cup hopes with victory in a Group Three race at York. The four-year-old was bought by Godolphin out of Andrew Balding’s yard earlier in the year and sent to Charlie Appleby with a trip to Australia in mind. Those plans were momentarily put on hold… Read More »
Melbourne Cup favourite Order Of St George has run out a comfortable winner of the Irish St Leger Trial Stakes for the second year running at the Curragh. The Aidan O’Brien-trained four-year-old was sent off at 2-11 for Saturday’s Group Three contest following his impressive Gold Cup triumph at Royal… Read More »
Champion sprinter Buffering has been named Queensland’s Horse of the year for an unprecedented fifth time. Now a nine-year-old Buffering was clearly the best performed Queensland horse last season, winning the Group One Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai, the Group One Moir Stakes in Melbourne and the Group One Winterbottom… Read More »
Highly talented sprinter Heatherly has shown her liking for the Moonee Valley circuit by outspeeding her rivals to register a first-up victory. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra trained mare was having her first run since February in taking out the Listed Carlyon Stakes on Saturday. Ridden by Damian Lane,… Read More »
Christian Reith will miss the chance to ride Le Romain in the Tramway Stakes after being suspended for careless riding at Randwick. Reith received a four-meeting ban for his ride on New Divide in the Highway Plate. The suspension will be served after he finishes another four-meeting careless riding ban… Read More »
Apprentice Jordan Childs has made the most of a pick-up ride on Royal Rapture, steering the in-form gelding to a convincing win at Moonee Valley. Michael Dee had ridden Royal Rapture to victory in his past two starts and was booked to ride him again in Saturday’s Westar Trucks Isuzu… Read More »
Thousands of people have turned up to watch Winx return to the racetrack and bring home her 10th consecutive win. Randwick racecourse was decked out in her race colours of blue and white for the champion mare’s return in the Warwick Stakes. She cruised to the finish line to win… Read More »
Godolphin’s No.1 jockey might be back in town, but trainer John O’Shea says Brenton Avdulla still has a big part to play in the stable’s spring fortunes. On James McDonald’s first Sydney Saturday meeting since Anzac Day, Avdulla, who rode for Godolphin in his absence, guided Pearls to a Group… Read More »
A colt named in honour of his breeder has maintained an unbeaten start to his career with a stakes victory at Moonee Valley. Ken’s Dream raced to a nine-length win at Echuca on debut, earning the step up to Saturday’s Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m) Moonee Valley. And after racing on… Read More »
A decision by the Queen’s racing manager has paved the way for Bold Sniper to register his second Australian success. Co-trainer David Hayes said it was on the advice of John Warren that Bold Sniper tackled the Mayoral Charity Community Handicap at Moonee Valley on Saturday. “John Warren, the Queen’s… Read More »
As a reminder of what came before and a portent of things to come, Australia’s best racehorse has put on an awesome display in front of an adoring crowd at Randwick. Winx cruised to her 10th consecutive win at her first start since the Doncaster Mile in April in Saturday’s… Read More »
Apprentice Matt McGillivray’s decision to split his time between Sydney and Brisbane has paid dividends with Dream Choice winning at Eagle Farm. Dream Choice ($7.50) made up six lengths in the straight to beat Into the Red ($4.80) by 1-1/4 lengths in the Northside Women’s Health Handicap. McGillivray was apprenticed… Read More »
Co-trainer Troy Corstens says Sweet Sherry is way short of her top despite a narrow first-up win at Moonee Valley. Having her first start for Corstens, Sweet Sherry ($6.50) took out the Cleanaway Plate by a half-head from Tan Tat Beauty ($9). Mowtown Lil ($5) ran on to finish third,… Read More »
The breeding barn can wait for Tycoon Tara who has backed up a Group win on the heaviest Randwick track in memory with another on the first good surface for months. The former Victorian has now had two starts for Peter and Paul Snowden for wins in the Group Two… Read More »
Omei Sword’s slashing Silver Shadow Stakes win has trainer Chris Waller considering giving her a shot at the Group One Golden Rose. Jockey Brenton Avdulla showed the Randwick crowd a beaming smile as he guided Omei Sword to a 3-1/4 length win over Bacarella ($18) with Quick Fee ($13) third… Read More »
David Hayes is confident Catch A Fire can make her mark in Group races against her own sex this spring after the mare impressed with a first-up win at Moonee Valley. A winner of the Group Two Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m) as an autumn three-year-old earlier this year, four-year-old Catch… Read More »
A snake bite, asthma and a lung infection almost ended his career, but Bootlegging has bounced back to cause an upset in a Sydney Highway race. Kathy O’Hara guided Bootlegging ($71) to win by half a neck after settling three-wide towards the back in Saturday’s Highway Plate (1600m) at Randwick…. Read More »
The strength of the Hawkes Racing spring team has again been stamped with Divine Prophet claiming the Up And Coming Stakes to cement favouritism for the Golden Rose. A week ago, Star Turn showed his improvement from his juvenile season with victory in the San Domenico Stakes. Divine Prophet ($7.50)… Read More »
