On a day that produced several impressive winners at Bendigo, three-year-old filly Mozzie Monster outshone them all. The filly will be set for next month’s Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield after making it two wins from as many starts with her easy victory in a 1300 metre race for… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner The Bostonian is a notable absentee from the Chelmsford Stakes meeting at Randwick after trainer Tony Pike opted to rejig his spring plans. Pike is in New Zealand and unable to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic but he has sent stable foreman Chris McNab to… Read More »
A filly trained and owned in the same interests as Rachel King’s first Group One winner has given the jockey cause to think she can follow a similar path. Lightly-raced three-year-old Miravalle put the writing on the wall with a determined victory in the 2020 Yulong Stallions Handicap (1400m) at… Read More »
Danny O’Brien added another string to his powerful spring artillery when first starter Embolism took out a maiden at Bendigo which the trainer rated equivalent in quality to a Listed race. “I explained to his owner Sean Buckley in the morning that I’ve got a good opinion of him but… Read More »
Trainer Paul Preusker believes his star stayer Surprise Baby can secure a start in the Cox Plate by winning the only race which carries a golden ticket into it, the Group Two Feehan Stakes at The Valley. Preusker said even if Surprise Baby didn’t win he wanted to see enough… Read More »
With nine slots in The Everest still up for grabs, trainer Mark Newnham will use the Concorde Stakes at Randwick as an opportunity to showcase the credentials of Splintex. Competition for the remaining spots in the $15 million The Everest is fierce but Newnham believes Splintex is a worthy contender…. Read More »
When New Zealand filly La Vernazza steps out at Randwick she will be treading the same path as champion Sunline, who at her first Australian start broke the hearts of the best of Sydney’s fillies in the 1998 Furious Stakes. A recent acquisition for trainer Jamie Richards, La Vernazza will… Read More »
Australian Oaks winner Colette is among nominations for the Chelmsford Stakes, along with the Tramway Stakes (1400m) on Saturday’s Rosehill program. Colette and stablemate Avilius had an exhibition gallop between races at Rosehill on Saturday and Cummings is confident both are on target to feature this spring. While Colette has… Read More »
James Cummings is convinced Avilius could have featured in the Winx Stakes had he run, but the Godolphin trainer is equally content with the decision to delay his return. The multiple Group One winner has opened a $3.50 TAB fixed odds favourite for his campaign launch in the Chelmsford Stakes… Read More »
The presence of Nature Strip has scared off rivals with just five horses nominated to take him on in the Group Three Concorde Stakes at Randwick. The Australian Turf Club has extended entries until Tuesday after fellow Everest slot holder Gytrash, Ball Of Muscle, Splintex, Fiesta and Dirty Work were… Read More »
English trainer Ed Dunlop has indicated to Racing Victoria that he wants to bring his tough stayer Red Verdon back to Melbourne for the spring carnival. RV’s international recruiter Paul Bloodworth said Dunlop had been back in touch with him to say he was interested in coming over. “He had… Read More »
Giant galloper Behemoth gave South Australian trainer David Jolly his second Group One winner and his budget ownership group Grand Syndications their first when he took out the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. Champion jockey Craig Williams positioned the gelding, who weighs 600 kilograms and stands 17 hands, behind the leaders… Read More »
Subzero, the 1992 Melbourne Cup winner who achieved even greater recognition in retirement, has died at the age of 32. Popular with rank-and-file racing fans as one of the best-performed grey-coloured horses of the Australian turf’s modern era, Subzero became an equine celebrity when his racing days were over. Accompanied… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees believes Mugatoo has the scope to reach Group One level this spring and has pinpointed the Metropolitan Handicap as a likely goal. The staying import took his record to two wins from as many starts this campaign with a classy victory in Saturday’s Premiers Cup (1900m) at… Read More »
The old firm of trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen, who combined to dominate Melbourne racing for years, were back in the spotlight when In Good Health caused an upset in the Listed Heatherlie Stakes. Moody, who returned to training four months ago after walking away from the sport,… Read More »
Subzero, the 1992 Melbourne Cup winner who enhanced his reputation after his racing career as both a clerk of the course and a racing ambassador, has died at the age of 32. Subzero was synonymous with his great mate and handler Graham Salisbury who passed away two months ago from… Read More »
Five-year-old mare Diamond Effort continued her remarkable 2020 when she made it five wins from five starts with a first-up victory in the Group Three The Heath (1100 metres). Her trainer Clinton McDonald described her as a “ripping mare” and thanked his daughter Ally, who he said was helping him… Read More »
On the back of a terrific juvenile season, trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are emerging as major players in the better three-year-old races this spring. The training partners made a clean sweep of the two age-restricted features at Rosehill on Saturday, winning the San Domenico Stakes (1100m) with Anders… Read More »
Despite the stable believing Immortal Love was a superior wet tracker, the horse overcame the firm conditions at Caulfield to maintain his undefeated record with a last-ditch win in the Group Three McNeil Stakes. Co-trainer Mick Price said Immortal Love was a three-lengths better horse on a rain-affected track after… Read More »
Ciaron Maher headed to Rosehill suspecting Anders might be the ace in his pack and the colt has proven him right, making a one-act affair of the Group Three San Domenico Stakes. The race was expected to be hotly contested with four of the six runners starting at $6 and… Read More »
