A start in the Magic Millions Guineas will be on the line for promising three-year-old Ellsberg when he lines up for just his fourth start at Rosehill. After winning on debut at Warwick Farm last month, Ellsberg has notched successive placings, including a third in the Group Three Spring Stakes… Read More »
Matt Cumani will use his successful Pakenham Cup blueprint from last year as a guide when he attempts to win the event again, this time with tough stayer Creedence. Last year Etah James, who was then trained by Cumani, caused an upset when she outstayed her rivals to win at… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has made the decision to forgo the mount on Classique Legend in the Hong Kong Sprint due to ongoing uncertainty over international travel. The top jockey has been the horse’s regular rider in Australia and was given first right of refusal to partner The Everest winner in the… Read More »
Hawkesbury trainer Daniel Robinson will be striving for a career milestone at Rosehill when he chases his first city win with Karmazone. Robinson, regarded as an exceptional horseman, is delighted with the progress Karmazone has made through his spring campaign but the former British National Hunt apprentice rider indicated the… Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock partnership forming but it also almost sank any chance of it happening. After only officially joining forces six weeks ago, the fledgling team has won seven races from its past 28 starters, including a double at Sandown Hillside… Read More »
The All-Star Mile will be held at The Valley for the first time with nominations for the $5 million race opening this week. Connections can enter qualified horses from Wednesday until January 11 before the general public votes on who they want to run. The 10 most popular horses will… Read More »
Golden Slipper-winning trainer Gary Portelli has called for more second tier two-year-old races to be scheduled during the late spring and summer in Sydney. Portelli says a dearth of juvenile events at the midweek and provincial level is resulting in trainers putting their youngsters in the spelling paddock, rather than… Read More »
A barrier blanket, blinkers and a brow band all worn at once. It is not a fashion statement but a necessity as trainer Tony Gollan searches for ways to coax the best out of talented but troublesome filly Isotope. Gollan used a raft of gear changes on Isotope at the… Read More »
OTI Racing’s Terry Henderson can’t wait to get back to the races next Saturday but he’s got to make a choice as to which venue he will attend. Henderson will have Attorney and Haky representing his team in the Listed Pakenham Cup while OTI Racing is the major sponsor of… Read More »
Invictus Salute capped a golden day for both jockey Rachel King and trainer Mark Newnham by winning the Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. Invictus Salute ($6.50) got the right runs in the straight to defeat race leader Spaceboy ($10) by a short neck with Viridine ($5.50) a further three… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Simon Ryan is still coming to terms with the improvement of his sprinter Grandview Avenue who has graduated from restricted class to being a stakes winner this campaign. His trainer Simon Ryan was thrilled and slightly stunned that Grandview Avenue had won the Carlyon Stakes easily which gave… Read More »
The Team Hawkes sprinter Outrageous made it two from two this campaign and connections will now target the Villiers Stakes with him after he won the Group Three Festival Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. Outrageous ($4.60), with Tommy Berry riding, followed his win at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day with a… Read More »
The Mark Newnham-trained Greysful Glamour ($9) added to her value as a broodmare with an all-the-way win in the Listed ATC Cup over 2000m. The Stratum mare has now banked over $700,000 in earnings for connections and adds further black-type to go with her Group Three Mannerism Stakes victory at… Read More »
Jockey Harry Coffey made a triumphant return to riding in the city when he piloted Ocean Beyond to take out the Listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes at The Valley. It was Coffey’s first ride in the city since February and he was thrilled he could return as a winner on the… Read More »
Randwick trainer John O’Shea has unveiled an impressive debut two-year-old winner Robodira who will be Golden Slipper bound in the autumn. Robidora ($19) upset her more fancied rivals to take out the De Bortoli Wines Handicap over 1100m at Rosehill Gardens. The Husson two-year-old filly proved too strong for Godolphin’s… Read More »
Impressive debut winner Paulele signified he could be a player in the major two-year-old events with an easy win at The Valley. James Cummings’ Melbourne stable foreman Sean Keogh described the two-year-old colt as the quiet achiever of the juveniles in the stable after his comfortable win over 1000 metres…. Read More »
It has been a few years since Pat Farrell brought a good two-year-old to town but the respected Muswellbrook horseman thinks Super Hot has what it takes to make his mark in the De Bortoli Wines Handicap at Rosehill. Super Hot has drawn barrier 13 in the field of 14… Read More »
Trainer Symon Wilde has had a memorable month and he is hoping it will build to a crescendo with a victory on his home turf of Warrnambool in the Jericho Cup, a race he is extra keen to win. Already this month Wilde has won 10 races, including the Sandown… Read More »
Tony Gollan’s assessment of his two runners in the Listed Spirit Of Boom Classic is at odds with that of bookmakers. TAB fixed odds has rated Niedorp as the pick of Gollan’s pair at $7, ahead of Socialising ($10) while Krone, who was a $19 chance, has been scratched after… Read More »
Like humans, some horses have naturally athletic physiques, while others need a little more exercise in order to reach their ideal competition weight. Miss Siska falls into the second category and trainer Matthew Smith admits most of his focus has been on trimming her down since the burly mare arrived… Read More »
