It is rare these days to find a horse being asked to carry 64.5kg in a race at Flemington. But that is what the Robbie Laing-trained El Soleado has in the VRC Country Race Sprint (1200m) on Saturday, although that weight is being offset by the 3kg claim of Sheridan Clarke…. Read More »
Joe Pride’s resolve to chase wet tracks for smart sprinter In Flight resulted in a recent trip to Queensland but he hasn’t had to venture so far afield this week. The mare will take her place in the feature race at Randwick on Saturday, the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m),… Read More »
Richard and Will Freedman saddle up two runners in the fillies’ classic at Eagle Farm a stunning last start win prompted connections of Let’s Fly to pay a late nomination fee for the Queensland Oaks, now they are banking on the nous of jockey Craig Williams to help her repeat… Read More »
Arguably one of the better named horses racing at Randwick on Saturday, Miss Kim Kar also has her share of ability and another win will put her in the mix for a winter carnival trip to Queensland. The three-year-old is out of Kardashing and the filly’s name is a reference to… Read More »
Trainer Neville Parnham hopes key gear changes can help Bustler rebound and contribute to an important win in Saturday’s Group 3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) at Pinjarra. Neville Parnham has decided to ditch the blinkers after Bustler failed to respond favourably to the head gear on his return in the Group 3 Belmont… Read More »
James Cummings may need to convince Godolphin Observer will need to follow him when he breaks out on his own at season’s end after the colt’s impressive win at Sandown. Godolphin and Cummings will go their separate ways when the current racing season ends on July 31, although it is expected Cummings… Read More »
Craig Williams has declared Spicy Martini a live chance in the Stradbroke Handicap despite being unable to stick with the emerging filly in Queensland’s premier race. The three-year-old earned a ballot exemption for the feature with a determined win in Wednesday’s Fred Best Classic (1350m) at Doomben, the race pushed back four… Read More »
Talented Victorian apprentice Ryan Houston will make a flying visit to Perth this weekend to ride gun three-year-old Repossession for co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi. With a dearth of 3kg claiming apprentices in Perth who can ride at Saturday meetings, the Gangemi brothers turned to Ryan Houston to help alleviate the… Read More »
Warwick Farm winner Penpel has been earmarked for better races in the spring Adam Hyeronimus made no secret of his desire to stick with lightly raced filly Penpel and his judgement has been borne out with the juvenile posting a strong maiden win at Warwick Farm. A bargain buy at… Read More »
A bold first-up performance has earned The Novelist another shot at black-type company, this time on his home track of Randwick. The four-year-old will line up in Saturday’s Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m), bidding to go one better than his first-up second to Caballus in the Ortensia Stakes (1100m) at Scone…. Read More »
Australia’s reigning Horse of the Year and the country’s leading stallion will meet later this year with Pride Of Jenni confirmed for a meeting with I Am Invincible. Yarraman Park Stud, in conjunction with Pride Of Jenni’s owner Tony Ottobre, announced on Tuesday night that the three-time Group 1-winning daughter of… Read More »
By name and by nature, Sure Thing has been a winner for trainer, David Smith. An off-season purchase, the four-gelding has this year dominated Esperance and Kalgoorlie racing and is preparing to take on Perth next. Smith is not certain what heights the son of Akeed Mofeed can reach, but… Read More »
Connections are hoping patience pays off when Dream All Day makes her return to racing at Flemington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Dream All Day, a younger sister to Atishu, is entered for a fillies and mares benchmark 78 grade race over 1400m on Saturday. Atishu sold for $2.7… Read More »
Owner Tony Ottobre has dispatched one of his staff members to Queensland to accompany Pride Of Jenni back to his property on the Mornington Peninsula. Pride Of Jenni will be joined by Jennilala on the trip home and Ottobre wants to ensure the travel back to Melbourne is smooth. Ottobre wants to… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams may delay a planned trip to Ukraine if he is in striking distance of claiming another victory in the Victorian Metropolitan Jockeys’ Premiership. Williams has nine titles to his name, including one he shared with Damien Oliver, and would love to add another to his glittering CV…. Read More »
An excellent run in the main lead up has given Lindsay Park every indication Jenni’s Meadow is one of the horses to beat in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) on Saturday. For all their success in Victoria, Lindsay Park, including the days of David and Colin, have not won a… Read More »
Will Freedman has already put some thought into the pre-race message he might deliver to Ang Pow’s owners ahead of this Saturday’s $200,000 Bob Charley Stakes at Randwick. The Rosehill horseman has regularly warned connections that the six-year-old was on borrowed time in his stable, which he operates with his father… Read More »
Jason Warren has some decisions to make with his star sprinting mare Benedetta. The Victorian trainer has not yet ruled out running the Group 1 winner in this Saturday’s $1 million Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m), which was postponed after last Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting was called off early. But if she… Read More »
Oltimers looking for an omen bet on Australian Hurdle and Steeplechase Day at Sandown could not go past Diwali who took a Stakes race on Sunday. With the Australian Hurdle and Steeplechase taking naming rights at Sandown, the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) was run for the second time transferred from its… Read More »
The toughness of The Cunning Fox has provided jockey Tommy Ryan with a fourth success in the Australian Hurdle. Ryan said it was only the jumper’s toughness that got The Cunning Fox home after the jockey felt the horse was struggling 1200m from home in the 3900m contest at Sandown on… Read More »
