In racing terms, not too many things are a struggle nowadays for Max Whitby as his strong investment is often rewarded with feature race success, but coming into the first million-dollar running of the The Archer, he was struggling to find a horse to fill his slot. It turned out… Read More »
For all of the trainer’s success, which includes three Group One wins, one solely under his name, he’s never been successful in one of the four majors in South Australia. When in partnership with Leon MacDonald, the training duo won the 2011 Caulfield Cup with Southern Speed and the 2014… Read More »
Tony Gollan is not expecting a Toorak Handicap-like performance from Antino this Saturday at the Gold Coast, but he is holding out hope for one later in the campaign. The classy Redwood gelding will round out his preparations for the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 24 in the… Read More »
Peter Snowden has once again added to his impressive record in the Hawkesbury Guineas, with Media World narrowly holding off a late surge from Just Party to secure his fifth victory in the Group Three contest. Guided by jockey Tyler Schiller, Media World ($9) showed determination to push forward and… Read More »
One of just two fillies in the race, Femminile has relished the quick turnaround from last week’s Oaks to take out the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday for trainer Phillip Stokes. Under a cool Lachlan Neindorf, the daughter of Dundeel didn’t have to go around a… Read More »
Noel Callow recorded his biggest win in eight years when he made the most of a call-up to land the first leg of a Group 2 double for Annabel and Rob Archibald at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The 49-year-old steered Depth Of Character to a dominant win in the $350,000 Queensland… Read More »
Crowd favourite Pride Of Jenni booked herself a trip to Queensland with a bounce-back win at Caulfield on Saturday. The reigning Horse of the Year put the disappointment of a below-par showing in the Group 1 Australian Cup on March 29 behind her with a trademark win in the $175,000… Read More »
Competing on three consecutive Saturday’s is a big ask of any horse but Punch Lane has made it look easy, backing up his dominant win at Randwick seven days ago with another emphatic effort at Hawkesbury. The superior wet track performer started a $2.30 betting sites favourite and relished the heavy… Read More »
City Of Lights was always going to be a valuable broodmare but the half-sister to Winx put the icing on the cake with an important black-type win in the Hawkesbury Crown. As well as being related to a champion, City Of Lights is by former top Japanese stallion Deep Impact, who… Read More »
Lindsay Park did not have to wait long to register its first winner with one of itsBallymore Stables recruits and that’s just the way Ben Hayes liked it. Hayes, in partnership with his brothers Will and JD, are now in charge of Per Incanto gelding Oak Hill, who won Saturday’s… Read More »
A Brisbane winter carnival raid is on the agenda for unbeaten two-year-old Aerodrome after he added his name to the Clarendon Stakes honour roll at Hawkesbury. Prepared by Michael Freedman, who won this year’s Golden Slipper with filly Marhoona, Aerodrome ($2.10 betting fav) was having just his second start and ploughed… Read More »
The Spring Carnival might seem a way off, but Kaleo has given Ciaron Maher and the Southern Cross Syndications team cause to at least start thinking about it. The two-year-old son of Churchill broke his maiden in Saturday’s $150,000 Remembering Margaret McDonald Handicap at Caulfield. The 1400-metre event was just his second… Read More »
Trainer Cliff Brown is banking on a trip to Caulfield to determine the direction he takes with Rogan in coming months. Rogan runs in the Evergreen Turf Handicap (2000m) on Saturday with hopes a forward performance may lead to a trip north to Brisbane for the gelding for some bigger races…. Read More »
It may not be a conventional path to the Group 1 South Australian Derby, but Mick Price is confident the lightly raced Global Eclipse will acquit himself well. The son of Pierata led throughout for a six length Cranbourne maiden win when last seen, prompting Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr to… Read More »
Twelve months after capturing the Clarendon Stakes on the corresponding program, Media World will return to Hawkesbury on a mission to add the Guineas to his resume. The Yulong-owned colt broke his maiden in the two-year-old race last year and wasn’t far off some of the better three-year-olds in the spring,… Read More »
A million-dollar race in northern Queensland was not necessarily on the agenda for Bjorn Baker’s stable late last year, but two horses which they describe as revelations are making their way to Rockhampton from Brisbane in search of their own piece of history in The Archer. The 1300-metre slot race… Read More »
A trip to Caulfield for Aethelflaed is part of a long-term plan for trainer Matthew Smith. The MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap (2000m) on Saturday fits into the program for Aethelflaed in preparation for a trip to Brisbane. Smith is planning a start over 2400m for Aethelflaed in Brisbane for the mare’s… Read More »
Few horses in training can boast a pedigree to match that of City Of Lights so a maiden stakes win in the Hawkesbury Crown will be more valuable for her than most. Not only is the mare out of Vegas Showgirl, making her a half-sister to the incomparable Winx, she is… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has finally added a flat feature race at the Warrnambool Carnival to his record with Smokin’ Romans taking out the Listed Warrnambool Cup. Maher, along with his association with former training partner David Eustace, had previously collected 16 feature victories, all over the jumps. Prior to this year’s Carnival,… Read More »
An almost faultless display of jumping over 33 fences and 5500m has given Duke Of Bedford victory in the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. Duke Of Bedford became the first jumper since Gold Medals in 2018 to complete the steeplechase double at the Warrnambool Carnival, having already taken out the Brierly… Read More »
