He is the half-brother to former boom two-year-old Storm Boy but Shangri La Boy ($4.60) is making a name for himself after taking out the $500,000 Group 3 Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill Gardens for the training team of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The son of Pierro led from pillar to… Read More »
Results in racing are never assured. The Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday attracted a field of four and was considered a two-horse race between the $1.60 favourite Treasurethe Moment and the Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo ($2.70). But it was left to a brilliant tactical front-running ride by… Read More »
Having experienced one of his lowest moments in racing this week, Nathan Doyle found himself at the other end of the spectrum at Rosehill when Hidden Motive scored a surprise win in the Group Two Roman Consul Stakes. The young Newcastle trainer’s sprint star Private Harry was ruled out of The Everest on… Read More »
The Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield is shaping as a fork in the road race for talented sprinter Arabian Summer. The Group 2 sprint at weight-for-age over 1100m on Saturday will determine which path the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained four-year-old takes in coming weeks. On offer for Arabian Summer is the… Read More »
Trainer Glen Thompson’s world came crashing down when Mike Moroney died earlier in the year. Thompson was in a training partnership with Moroney, and the pair celebrated the victory of Coeur Volante in a Stakes race at Caulfield just days before Moroney’s death. Thompson took over full responsibility of the team… Read More »
Michael Hickmott will chase back-to-back wins in his hometown Murray Bridge Gold Cup on Saturday, although he admits he’s not as confident as when he trained the trifecta in the 2024 edition of the race. Hickmott will saddle up defending champion Maracourt and recent stable acquisition Promises Kept in the… Read More »
An international raid is on the table for talented gelding Fawkner Park with connections eyeing a possible tilt at the Hong Kong Cup in December. The dual Group 1 placegetter made a disappointing start to his campaign when failing to beat a rival home in the Shannon Stakes (1500m) after assuming… Read More »
A quartet of untapped three-year-olds from Tulloch Lodge will be given their chance in feature races at Rosehill, including a relation to a Golden Slipper placegetter. Shangri La Boy, a half-brother to 2024 Magic Millions winner and Slipper placegetter Storm Boy, joins barn mate Champagne Hero in the Gloaming Stakes (1800m),… Read More »
Trainer Dominic Sutton will forever hold Feroce in the highest regard as the gelding chases a second Group 1 win, this time at Caulfield. Feroce provided Sutton, who has been training just over 18 months, with his first winner, his first city winner and his maiden Group 1 success. That Group 1… Read More »
Chris Waller has felt varying degrees of pressure with Wodeton from the time the colt who is favourite for this Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas hit the track. A $1.6 million Magic Millions yearling, he trotted in on debut but has not won since, along the way making trips to the runner-up… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic has a touch of confidence that Pinstriped has turned the corner fitness wise and is ready to peak at Caulfield. The Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) on Saturday will be Pinstriped’s fourth run of the campaign and Jusufovic says the gelding is now reaching full fitness. In… Read More »
One way of securing a berth into the Caulfield Cup is to win the Herbert Power Stakes. The Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) is run on Saturday week and there is inevitably a late scramble to secure a berth. A total of 29 horses remain in contention for a Caulfield… Read More »
The only horse to have beaten star three-year-old Apocalyptic, Gallo Nero resumes in the Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill on a long-term mission towards next year’s Magic Millions carnival. The Hawkes Racing colt edged out Apocalyptic at the latter’s debut in December, the filly subsequently dominating Sydney’s Princess Series with a… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie concedes it is not ideal for Treasurethe Moment to be facing a small number of rivals in a Group 1 race at Caulfield as she builds towards a Cox Plate start. The Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) on Saturday had just five acceptors with Light Infantry Man expected… Read More »
Adrian Bott’s fears that Elamaz would be vulnerable first-up were borne out but he expected the French import to strip much fitter for his upcoming appearance in the Hill Stakes. A courageous winner of the McKell Cup (2000m) at his Australian debut in the winter, Bott had warned that the gelding… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees is banking on a positive barrier draw and a rise in distance being beneficial to the chances of Rivellino in the Caulfield Guineas. Rivellino is having his first Melbourne start in Saturday’s Group 1 feature for three-year-olds over 1600m at Caulfield, and Lees is not concerned about the colt… Read More »
Success with European imports has been the backbone of Chris Waller’s stable and unlocking the potential of former US-trained gallopers is shaping as the next frontier. Waller built much of his early momentum with stayers sourced from Europe but with that market now well and truly exposed, the influx of… Read More »
It’s not often that Chris Waller gets it wrong but when he does, he is very quick to make it right. Realising he pulled the wrong rein by running Pictor over 1100m first-up when he finished down the track at Canterbury, Waller stepped the Written Tycoon colt straight to 1400m for Wednesday’s The… Read More »
Clayton Douglas and his star sprinter Giga Kick will almost be strangers when the Caulfield Cup Carnival kicks off on Saturday. In two of the past three years, Douglas and Giga Kick have been in Sydney preparing for The Everest which the gelding won in 2022 and finished second in last year… Read More »
Gringotts will be on a mission to put an interrupted campaign back on track when he takes his place in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill. The Group 1 winner has missed scheduled starts in the 7 Stakes (1600m) and Shannon Stakes (1500m), both times due to poor blood… Read More »
