Ben Hayes believes Crosshaven’s racing style can help overcome his outside barrier draw of 15 in the Caulfield Guineas. In what proved to be a horror barrier draw result for the Hayes and Tom Dabernig stable, their other runner Aysar drew the second outside barrier of 14. Market 💰: View… Read More »
Co-trainer Gerald Ryan is confident Peltzer can make a return to the winner’s circle when the talented colt drops from elite company back to Group Two grade in the Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick. Peltzer has been working well since his latest midfield finish behind Ole Kirk in the Group… Read More »
Racing Victoria expects to know later this week whether Aidan and Joseph O’Brien’s international spring contingent have been exposed to contaminated feed. The trainers scratched their runners in Ireland and France over the weekend due to alleged contamination concerns. RV acted immediately when they became aware of the issue and… Read More »
Having wrapped up his carnival in Sydney with a Group One Flight Stakes victory on Montefilia, Hugh Bowman is confident he can make an immediate impact in Melbourne. The top jockey was quick to snap up the 2020 Caulfield Guineas ride on regular mount King’s Legacy after Racing Victoria recently… Read More »
Patrick Payne regards taking on Glenfiddich as a daunting task for his emerging three-year-old Cherry Tortoni in the Group One Caulfield Guineas. At his last start, Cherry Tortoni ran on strongly to finish second to Glenfiddich in the Stutt Stakes, beaten two lengths, and Payne isn’t confident he can make… Read More »
The Silver Eagle at Randwick is shaping as a pivotal race in determining spring carnival plans for Alligator Blood. While Queensland racing fans have pinned their hopes on Alligator Blood making a clean sweep of his interstate targets, trainer David Vandyke is not buying into the hype. Alligator Blood competed… Read More »
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have pulled off an interstate coup, plundering one of Sydney’s most prestigious staying races with Mirage Dancer. The training partners decided to send last year’s Caulfield Cup placegetter north, thinking Saturday’s Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) would be a softer target than the Turnbull Stakes (2000m)… Read More »
The Turnbull Stakes again proved to be a triumph for master trainer Chris Waller who produced the trifecta with Verry Elleegant defeating Toffee Tongue and Finche. Waller continued his domination of the Group One race as this was the fifth time in six years he had claimed it and his… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has finally broken his hoodoo in Randwick’s big mile races with a memorable Epsom Handicap victory aboard Kiwi mare Probabeel. He just failed to make it a Group One double a race later when he was narrowly beaten aboard Mugatoo in the Metropolitan. The top jockey has enjoyed… Read More »
Persan, who began his campaign with a third in a Wangaratta maiden in April, has claimed a spot in the 2020 Melbourne Cup after winning The Bart Cummings. His co-trainer David Eustace said three months ago he wouldn’t have believed Persan could be in Australia’s most famous race. But three… Read More »
Everest markets have been turned on their head after Nature Strip was beaten out of a place in his final lead up run as Libertini seemingly raced her way into the $15 million sprint. Trained by Anthony Cummings, Libertini was having her first start since an autumn cut short by… Read More »
The Flight Stakes was considered a two-horse race between Hungry Heart and Dame Giselle but the David Payne-trained Montefilia has spoiled the party. The star fillies dominated betting with Hungry Heart sent out a $1.90 favourite and Dame Giselle at $2.80 the only other runner at single-figure odds. Hungry Heart… Read More »
Although Zoutori conquered two star sprinters who are heading to The Everest in his Gilgai Stakes win, co-trainer Mat Ellerton suggested even if a slot became available they would bypass it. Zoutori relegated luckless All Aged Stakes winner Tofane to fifth and last year’s Everest second placegetter Santa Ana Lane… Read More »
Kolding will head straight into the Cox Plate without another run after posting an important win in the Group Two Hill Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller scratched the last-start George Main Stakes winner from the Epsom Handicap specifically to trial him for a start in the weight-for-age championship. Kolding’s… Read More »
James McDonald made a clean sweep of Sydney’s first juvenile races of the season with victory aboard the Chris Waller-trained Shaquero in the Breeders’ Plate (1000m) a race later. Shaquero’s time of 57.42 seconds was almost half a second slower than Enthaar’s but Waller has no doubt the son of… Read More »
Ciaron Maher is trying to keep a lid on expectations for juvenile Enthaar after she backed up her breathtaking barrier trial form with an equally superb debut win. The Emirates Park homebred justified her $1.60 favouritism, coasting to a three-length victory in Saturday’s Gimcrack Stakes (1000m) at Randwick. Maher has… Read More »
A plan to showcase the progeny of new stallion and former champion American galloper Frosted early in the season has paid off with Ingratiating taking out the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington. The James Cummings-trained colt proved too strong for odds-on favourite General Beau in the closing stages and Cummings… Read More »
A flight containing the spring raiders from the northern hemisphere has touched down safely at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. Included on the flight was dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran whose trainer Charlie Fellowes also announced star jockey Jamie Kah would ride him this spring. “Delighted to announce that Jamie… Read More »
A flight containing the spring raiders from the northern hemisphere has touched down safely at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. Included on the flight, which arrived on Friday night, was dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran whose trainer Charlie Fellowes also announced star jockey Jamie Kah would ride him this spring…. Read More »
Australian Bloodstock and trainer Kris Lees are banking on a trio of their European imports to produce form turnarounds in two feature races at Randwick. Both Mustajeer and Raheen House will line up in the Group One Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) looking to rebound off unplaced runs. Danceteria has disappointed since… Read More »
