The South Australian Derby in Adelaide and WATC Derby in Perth are considerations for the Lindsey Smith-trained Adelaide Ace later this season after a win in the Autumn Classic. Adelaide Ace was sent out the $2.50 favourite and controlled Saturday’s Group Two Autumn Classic (1800m) for three-year-olds at Caulfield from… Read More »
A midweek track gallop convinced trainer Mark Newnham to start Splintex at Rosehill and the horse has justified the decision with a blistering win. A late entry for Saturday’s Spark Of Life Handicap (1100m) after flopping on a soft surface at Caulfield last start, Splintex ($7) made light of the… Read More »
Imported stayer Aktau has landed a second win on Australian soil with a late finishing burst at Caulfield. The Moroney-trained galloper has now had three starts since arriving from Europe and added Saturday’s Keno Classic Handicap (2000m) to an earlier win at Flemington. Aktau will be aimed at the Mornington… Read More »
Legendary stallion A.P. Indy has died aged 31 at his home at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky. Often referred to as a breed shaper, A.P. Indy was the United States Horse of the Year in 1992 and went on to sire some of the best horses in North America. The… Read More »
Donnacha O’Brien has trained his first winner with Flower Garland successful in a maiden at Dundalk. The 21-year-old is the son of champion trainer Aidan O’Brien and younger brother of jockey-turned trainer Joseph O’Brien. He brought his relatively short but successful riding career to an end in November last year,… Read More »
Sydney jockey Tim Clark will ride favourite Hanseatic in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield replacing Luke Currie who has been injured in a fall at The Valley. Currie suffered a C7 fracture and broken ribs when he came off in an incident near the winning post in the final… Read More »
The Oakleigh Plate is raced over 1100m at Caulfield for $500,000 and Handicap conditions with this years edition of the race on February 22nd. HISTORY * First run in 1884 and won by Malua. Group One since 1980. Run over 1200m from 1884-1972; 1100m since * Leading winning trainers: Tom… Read More »
Co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra are no strangers to Oakleigh Plate success and have two runners as they bid for a second-straight victory in the Group One sprint at Caulfield. Ellerton and Zahra won the Oakleigh Plate with Booker a year ago and the training partnership has Zoutori and… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is on track to make his return in the Australian Cup at Flemington after pleasing his trainer in a jump-out. Vow And Declare continued his preparations towards a race return in an 800m jump-out on the course proper at Flemington on Friday morning under… Read More »
After a year on the sidelines, apprentice Dylan Caboche has landed a winner at Sale at his first ride back from injury. The recent year-long break only added to Caboche’s woes in a career not only interrupted by injury but personal leave after a suspension for punching a horse at… Read More »
After an eventful return to the races in Adelaide, Westport is ready to bounce back in the Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield. Westport was sent back to the barrier trials after racing erratically and attempting to buck during a 1050m-race at Morphettville first-up which resulted in her taking no competitive… Read More »
Having missed the spring with a minor injury, Fortress Command is somewhat of a forgotten horse ahead of his return in the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill. But with handy juvenile form lines behind star three-year-olds Castelvecchio and Loving Gaby, the colt could be one of the surprise packets this autumn…. Read More »
Confirmed All-Star Mile contenders versus those looking for a start in the $5 million race will clash in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s Group One race affords the winner a start in the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield on March 14. The top three in the market for the… Read More »
An import who has proven himself in Australia and another who is still finding his feet will face an enticing first-up clash in the Parramatta Cup at Rosehill. Red Cardinal will chase back-to-back wins in the Listed 1900m-race after taking it out impressively on a soft track last year. He… Read More »
Progressive three-year-old Nonconformist faces his biggest test when he steps up to stakes grade for the first time in the Autumn Classic at Caulfield. The three-year-old confirmed his spot in Saturday’s Group Two 1800m Autumn Classic when he backed up a six-length maiden win at Pakenham with a city victory… Read More »
Anthony Cummings has already orchestrated one Hobartville Stakes upset and will not be surprised if Prince Fawaz can deliver him another when the colt resumes at Rosehill. The Randwick trainer won the 2005 edition with $21 chance Outback Prince, who lowered the colours of Eremein and Dance Hero. Cummings won… Read More »
The Tony and Maddy Sears training partnership have already produced a top prospect by Tycoon Ruler and will rely on one of the stallion’s toughest sons at Eagle Farm. The father/daughter partnership’s Exondabeach scored a brilliant win in a three-year-old handicap last Saturday and will be one of the favourites… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths is counting on Glen Boss weaving some of his feature race magic when he rides Glenfiddich in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. Boss has a happy knack of bobbing up in feature races, sometimes when least expected, and rides Glenfiddich for the first time in Saturday’s… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Stakes is at 1200m, Caulfield, $1.5 million for two-year-olds, run Saturday, February 22 HISTORY * First run in 1971 when won by Tolerance NOTABLE WINNERS * Manikato (1978); Rancher (1982); Bounding Away (1986); Midnight Fever (1987); Zeditave (1988); Redoute’s Choice (1999); Bel Esprit (2002); Alinghi (2004); Star… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy is not running scared of short-priced favourite Cellsabeel as he prepares to ride rival Blaze A Trail in a vital Golden Slipper lead-up at Rosehill. The accomplished hoop, who won the 2011 juvenile showpiece aboard Sepoy, says the landscape can change quickly with two-year-olds, particularly four weeks out… Read More »
