It would be unwanted attention for him, but, away from the action on the track, owner Fred Noffke has become something of a celebrity in his own right … following on, not only the exploits of his Doncaster winner Sheza Abili, but also the facts behind a success story that… Read More »
The Willie Mullins trained I Am Maximus heads to Saturday’s Randox Grand National seeking to become the first horse to lose and reclaim his Grand National title since Aintree legend Red Rum achieved that feat almost fifty years ago. Red Rum ultimately came away as a three-time winner of this… Read More »
Trainer Liam Birchley will be out to add another success to his two-year-old honour roll when he sends out Swift Dragon in the Capricornia Yearling Sale Classic QTIS 2YO Plate over 1200m at Rockhampton on Saturday. The son of Dracarys already has a big feature race win behind his name… Read More »
Trainer Dan Morton has given his WA Derby favourite Wonderfully Made a clean bill of health and a vote of confidence going into Saturday’s Group 2 assignment. The filly trounced her field in the WA Oaks over 2400m on April 1, winning by an impressive 4.18 length margin, but a… Read More »
What a comeback! Joao Moreira produced an electrifying four-timer on his return to Hong Kong racing at Happy Valley on Wednesday to ignite Caster Fownes’ title challenge and send him rocketing back to the top of the Trainers’ Championship where he now joins Mark Newnham on forty-seven winners. Moreira didn’t… Read More »
Trainer Casper Fownes will hope that Joao Moreira hits the ground running when he kicks off his latest riding stint in Hong Kong at Happy Valley tonight. Fownes currently holds down second place in the Hong Kong Trainer’s Championship with 43 winners, sandwiched between Mark Newnham (who leads the way… Read More »
The stable is flying now, but trainer Bjorn Baker could tell you a thing or two about the ups and downs of racing. Saturday, on Day One of The Championships at Randwick, the Baker, Rachel King combination landed a win to treasure when the Street Boss colt Green Spaces ($4.40)… Read More »
There is simply no stopping Ka Ying Rising … and such is the aura surrounding the champion sprinter that nobody expects anything different. At Sha Tin on Sunday, the David Hayes-trained son of Shamexpress stretched his extraordinary winning sequence to nineteen consecutive victories, continuing a run that is fast becoming… Read More »
Sheza Alibi’s brilliant win in the $4 million Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday was the first time a three-year-old filly had saluted in the race since the mighty Sunline’s win in 1999. Sunline, who would ultimate complete her career with an incredible thirty-two victories, came into the 1999 Doncaster,… Read More »
The Steve Wolfe trained Rope Them In proved too strong in a driving finish to the Group 3 Roma Cup at Ascot, reeling in the previously unbeaten Smooth Chino to claim a confidence building win on his way to his Grand Final in the $5 million Quokka at the same… Read More »
Two fillies … Aurum Belle and Maria Lucia … went into the Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes at Ascot on Saturday defending their respective unbeaten records and they duly proceeded to produce a stirring two-way battle befitting of their status in the 2026 edition of the race which ultimately saw the… Read More »
The Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising will be at it again on Easter Monday where he will strive to extend his record unbeaten run in the HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup over 1200m at Sha Tin, where a win would see him put nineteen consecutive race wins behind his… Read More »
They say you must always look forward, not back, because something might be catching up with you. Well, that is exactly the point of focus apprentice Bailey Wheeler will be intent on bringing to his game when he gets the leg-up back into race action at the Gold Coast on… Read More »
It was a result that created a small piece of history at a low key meeting … but it was a piece of history, nevertheless. For the record, the first race at Mount Isa at the first race-meeting ever held in Queensland on a Good Friday … a Class 3… Read More »
The unbeaten Smooth Chino will look to extend his winning streak when he steps out in the Roma Cup (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday, a key lead-up to the $5 million The Quokka later this month. Trained by Indianna Weinert, the four-year-old has put together a remarkable sequence of six… Read More »
Two starts for two wins – that is the imposing form-line both Aurum Belle and Maria Lucia bring into the Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Their unbeaten records have set them apart from their twelve rivals, with Aurum Belle clearly leading the market and reputation rankings. Many judges… Read More »
Call Me Gorgeous stamped himself as a horse to follow when producing a barnstorming run, coming from well back, to win going away by a widening 1,68 length margin in a BM72 Handicap over 1200m at Warwick Farm. It was not so much the fact that Call Me Gorgeous won…. Read More »
Belle Cheval, the winner of the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill in a thrilling finish last Saturday, has been sent to the paddock for a well-deserved spell. “Belle Cheval has already been floated down to our Cranbourne stable, and she’ll spend a couple of days there just trotting… Read More »
Sentimental Legend turned the tables on Aberdeen Flyer with a polished victory in the Melvista Stakes (2200m) at Ascot, reversing their previous result from the J C Roberts Stakes in impressive fashion. The Grant and Alana Williams-trained gelding, sent out a well-supported $1.80 favourite (in from $2.15), was given a… Read More »
The Daniel Morton-trained Wonderfully Made delivered a dominant performance to win the WA Oaks (2200m) at Ascot, putting her rivals away in style with a commanding display in the straight. Once asked for an effort, Wonderfully Made quickly put the race beyond doubt, surging clear to leave her rivals fighting… Read More »
