Plans to give Touristic a shot at going one better in the Grafton Cup could be thwarted by the weather with trainer Peter Snowden lukewarm on running if the track remains firm. The gelding was narrowly beaten by Deny Knowledge in the corresponding race 12 months ago and Snowden was keen to give… Read More »
South Australia’s thoroughbred racing industry generates more than $500 million for the state’s economy, the latest IER report has found. The study, which was conducted using data from the 2024 financial year, found that racing’s footprint in the state has grown year-on-year. The $515.4 million in economic contribution to the… Read More »
Man Crush returns for a winter campaign on Saturday and trainer Luke Fernie expects a big performance from the five-year-old in the Listed Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Bunbury. Man Crush struck an early blow at the beginning of the year when he won the Listed Miss Andretti Stakes (1100m) first… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr Cranbourne stable would like to see rain, and plenty of it, ahead of the Flemington meeting. The stable has Moby Dick and La Fracas entered in the benchmark 84 handicap down the straight 1200m course on Saturday. Price has described La Fracas as one of the… Read More »
Trainer Richard Litt believes Barber is well suited to the Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton on Wednesday, having specifically targeted the $200,000 sprint. Barber won the Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) in 2023 but only managed one more victory under the care of James Cummings and Godolphin, with the… Read More »
The battle for supremacy on the Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership is on with only four winners separating Craig Williams and Blake Shinn. Both returned to riding in the metropolitan area at Sandown last week following suspension and injury enforced breaks with Shinn leading Williams by eight. Williams landed a solitary winner at… Read More »
A quick glance at his form and one might not think too much about Pocketing’s eighth placing in the ATC Australian Derby in April, but in a campaign that stretched across nearly five months, there is more than meets the eye as the Richard and Will Freedman galloper heads to the… Read More »
All in all, it was a very good day’s work at the office for champion jockey, William Pike. Pike bagged three winners at Bunbury, took out one of the main features and strengthened his grip on the Australian and Perth Jockey Premiership. Race one went according to plan with exciting… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes is crediting his property at Garfield with getting horses of the calibre of Melbourne Cup hope Deakin. Terry Henderson and the OTI syndicate have entrusted Stokes with the training of a number of stayers, including dual Melbourne Cup runner Daqiansweet Junior and French import Amade. Daqiansweet Junior run sixth… Read More »
All options are on the table for Australian Derby winner Aeliana this spring, including a potential tilt at the country’s weight-for-age championship. The filly was among the stars of the Sydney autumn carnival, finishing a desperately unlucky second to Broadsiding in the Rosehill Guineas before thumping her rivals to claim the Derby… Read More »
Sydney trainer Joe Pride is already considering Group 1 options for In Flight after her impressive victory at Caulfield. Having her first start in Victoria, In Flight sat back off the speed under Craig Williams in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) on Saturday before storming home to victory. Sent out… Read More »
His trainers held him in high enough regard to throw in a Golden Rose nomination last year and Getafix is finally starting to deliver on that promise. After posting a facile win on the Kensington track last start, the three-year-old made a seamless transition to Saturday company with a barnstorming performance… Read More »
Delayed 50th birthday celebrations for Patrick Payne will involve some extra cheer after a race-to-race double at Caulfield. Brother and sister training partners Patrick and Michelle Payne joined with Billy Egan to score with stable favourite Jimmy The Bear in the VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m) before Stop The Rock took out the Sportsbet Same… Read More »
Andrew Adkins isn’t sure where the ceiling is for King’s Secret but he is happy to be enjoying the ride after the gelding clinched the BOBS Horse of the Year crown with his victory at Randwick. A half-brother to multiple Group 1-winning stablemate Private Eye, King’s Secret ($6.50) took his record to… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable and champion jockey Craig Williams combined to claim an early double at Caulfield with both winners coming in similar circumstance. The pair opened Saturday’s card with the $1.75 favourite Signature Scent scoring in the Sportsbet Get On Now Handicap (1100m) before Scampi won the Sportsbet Race Reviews Handicap (1100m) 30… Read More »
The decision to give Tomato Toastie one more run with a long-term focus towards the autumn has paid dividends for Tulloch Lodge trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with the filly scoring a gritty win. Bott originally flagged plans to give the two-year-old a short break and aim up at the… Read More »
With the imminent departure of James Cummings from the Godolphin operation, nine stables have been announced as taking horses from the global operation in the new season. The nine stables are based in New South Wales and Victoria and include all the leading trainers in Australia. They include Group 1 winning trainers… Read More »
Having been left in the paddock waiting to be picked up for a career in the equestrian field, Prix De Turn is making a comeback to the racetrack. Having not raced since the Yarra Valley Cup in March last year, Prix De Turn heads to the Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1400m)… Read More »
Trainer Dan Meagher is banking on fresh legs with his former Singapore champion Lim’s Kosciuszko when he runs at Caulfield. Lim’s Kosciuszko is coming back in distance from 1400m four weeks ago to contest the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. Meagher is banking on Lim’s Kosciuszko’s proven ability… Read More »
It has been just over a year since Tom Charlton officially joined John O’Shea as a training partner and the pair is hoping to finish their first fully fledged season on a strong note. O’Shea and Charlton had their first runner on July 2 last year, producing Bartolf for a victory at Scone,… Read More »
