The Sean and Jake Casey trained Aberdeen Flyer might only have one win to his name in eleven starts, but the son of Astern is nevertheless a $1.75 favourite for the Listed Luckygray Stakes over 1800m at Ascot on Saturday. A deeper dive into the four-year-oldās form reveals several positives… Read More »
There is little doubt that the Sean and Jake Casey trained Beatty will again be the horse to beat when he steps out to compete in the Listed Fairetha Stakes over 1400m at Ascot on Saturday, but an unbeaten market rival could well turn the race into an interesting contest…. Read More »
The Daniel Morton trained King Of Light will be bidding for three-in-a-row at Ascot on Saturday where he will look to add the $300 000 Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes to his already hugely impressive honour roll. King Of Light, who has won seven of his eight starts, won at… Read More »
Any race has a large number of variables that can affect the outcome. The beauty of the game is that individuals can view the same set of statistics and come up with a different conclusion. Here are just some, not all, of the factors that might be considered before making… Read More »
Hot And High scored her third successive win ā¦ and an amazing eighth win from nine career starts ā¦ when she once again proved too good for her opposition when taking out the $200,000 Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes over 1400m at Ascot. Although winning is almost second nature to… Read More »
It was touted as a two-horse race and the two main fancies duly filled the first two places in the Group 3 Prince Of Wales Stakes at Ascot, where the Daniel and Ben Pearce-trained favourite Talkanco ($2.30) beat the Daniel Morton-trained second favourite Immortal Bliss ($2.80) home by a 0.70-length… Read More »
It proved to be was a red-letter day for the Blue Army at Keeneland where the Bill Mott trained Sovereignty won the US7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in emphatic fashion to give Godolphin an historic first win in the Classic, in the process keeping the organisations current exceptional run of… Read More »
It was a costly result for punters who backed the hot favourite Afireofgidgeecoals, with Levati Dimezzo producing a stunning last-to-first performance to claim the Placid Ark Prelude at Ascot. The Daniel Morton-trained Afireofgidgeecoals was all the rage in betting, jumping at the restrictive odds of $1.40, with Morning Thunder the… Read More »
Got a ticket. Got a chance. Thatā what the busload of connections of the four-year-old chestnut gelding Brave Monarch will have as a motto going into the $10 million Golden Eagle at Randwick on Saturday with their horse currently marked up as an $81 long shot. You can probably make… Read More »
The Breeders’ Cup deadlock between champion trainers Aidan O’Brien and Bob Baffert could be broken this weekend with each stable striving to gain the upper hand and sole bragging rights in the quest to have trained the most winners in Breeders’ Cup history. They currently share that distinction with 21… Read More »
Racegoers at Royal Randwick on Saturday will get a front row seat to watch Saffie Osborne in action. Osborne created history by becoming the first woman to win a British Classic when she saluted aboard the Joseph OāBrien trained Highwayman in the St Leger at Doncaster in September. Amongst others,… Read More »
Immortal Bliss, a two-time Listed race winner, will be looking to take the next step up the ladder and claim a Group 3 win when he contests the $200 000 Prince Of Wales Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. The Daniel Morton trained son of I Am Immortal won both of… Read More »
They are going to be lining up to try and knock Hot And High off her pedestal in Saturdayās $200 000 Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes at Ascot, so the question is which of the Dion Luciani trained daughter of Too Darn Hotās rivals is going to prove capable enough… Read More »
The Group 2 Karrakatta winner Afireofgidgeecoals looks the part in the $100 000 Placid Ark Preview which will be contested over 1100m at Ascot on Saturday. The son of Too Darn Hot outgunned Beatty (who finished second) and Aurum Belle (third) in the rich $500 000 Karrakatta, beating the smart… Read More »
The 2026 edition of The Breedersā Cup, which is comprised of fourteen races over two days, will take place at Keeneland this Friday and Saturday. Offering US$30 million in prize-money the Breedersā Cup is one of the major events on the annual, international racing calander. The US$7 million Breedersā Cup… Read More »
The Sean and Jake Casey-trained Beatty continued on his imperious way, landing the Group 3 Belgravia Stakes over 1200m at Ascot with consummate ease to improve his race record to five wins from only six starts. The son of Gingerbreadman, who was having his first run as a three-year-old after… Read More »
The torrential rain that has pummelled much of South-East Queensland in recent days has played havoc with that regionās racing fixtures, The most notable change to the race schedule is the confirmation by Racing Queensland of the transfer of Saturdayās metropolitan meeting from Doomben to Eagle Farm, a move which… Read More »
A race record of four wins from of five career starts has ensured that the Sean and Jake Casey trained Beatty will carry top weight of 59kg in the Listed Belgravia Stakes which will be decided over 1200m at Ascot on Saturday. That form-line is well worth a closer look… Read More »
What a day it was for Godolphin! It was already a very satisfying day for the Blue Army when Tempted upstaged Ka Ying Rising ā¦ the highest-rated horse in the world ā¦ in the $20 million Group 1 The Everest at Randwick in the ārichest race on turfā ā¦ but… Read More »
Just as Hot And High had done in the WS Crawford Stakes one race earlier, the Daniel Morton-trained King Of Light made it seven wins from eight career starts when taking out the $200,000 Group 3 Eurythmic Stakes at Ascot over 1400m. It was an impressive victory by the four-year-old… Read More »
