Jimmysstar was officially minted as a Group 1 performer last time he headed to the races and this weekend he will get the chance to stamp himself a weight-for-age sprinter. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding will contest this Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley. The 1200-metre event… Read More »
The sale of Vauban, who made a winning return at Rosehill last Saturday, forced Willie Mullins to search for new Spring Carnival contenders and he might have unearthed one last week. The master Irish trainer identified longshot JCB Triumph Hurdle winner Poniros as a potential Melbourne Cup contestant. A four-year-old son of… Read More »
Chris Waller prepares the favourite for this Saturday’s headline act – the $5 million Golden Slipper – but a couple of Wodeton’s higher-profile stablemates threaten to steal the show at Rosehill. Via Sistina and Fangirl will head separate ways for the first time this preparation with Cox Plate heroine Via Sistina to run… Read More »
Exciting colt Private Harry has risen to every challenge so far in his short career and trainer Nathan Doyle is ready to unleash the unbeaten three-year-old in his first Group 1 test in The Galaxy at Rosehill. Private Harry has won all four of his starts and is the early favourite to… Read More »
A trip to Moonee Valley for a morning gallop will determine whether Stretan Angel takes her place in a Group 1 race at that track. Stretan Angel is scheduled to run in the William Reid Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, but only if she pleases both trainer Phillip Stokes and jockey Lachlan… Read More »
It took a while, and some thought he might not get back to his best, but Matt Hoysted is as pleased as he could be at this stage of Uncommon James’ racing return. Race fitness took a toll in the 2023 Oakleigh Plate winner’s first-up outing at Randwick on March… Read More »
We take a look at racing at Ascot on Saturday (15/3/2025) and give a recap on the major talking points. WIN OF THE DAY Generosity had gone close to knocking off a big win in her previous 18 starts and for a fleeting moment it looked as though she was to… Read More »
After a trip to Sydney and finishing less than two-lengths away from genuine Golden Slipper chances, Grafterbrurners franked that form and carved his own moment and earned her connections good Queensland money in the QTIS Jewel for two-year-olds at Gold Coast. Kelly Schweida has an eye for a smart young horse… Read More »
Chris Waller’s decision to take on the older mares in the Coolmore Classic with young gun Lady Shenandoah has been vindicated, the filly becoming the first three-year-old to win the Group One feature in 16 years. Waller opted to roll the dice by running in the 1500m race rather than take… Read More »
A decade after steering Winx to a Phar Lap Stakes victory, jockey Tommy Berry has won the race again as Lazzura added to champion trainer Chris Waller’s stunning record in the Group 2 race at Rosehill. Scratched from Saturday’s G1 Coolmore Classic to instead take her place in the Phar Lap (1500m)… Read More »
Victory in the VOBIS Platinum Showdown at Caulfield may not carry the prestige of a Stakes race win, but it means so much more for husband-and-wife training partners Emma-Lee and David Browne. Victory by their unbeaten galloper Mcgaw in Saturday’s $1 million (1200m) contest for two-year-olds was their biggest win in… Read More »
High-profile import Vauban has made a statement in his first start for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable with victory in the Group 3 Sky High Stakes at Rosehill. Vauban has raced in the past two Melbourne Cups when prepared by Irish trainer Willie Mullins, starting favourite in 2023 and… Read More »
Reigning Horse of the Year Pride Of Jenni has made a triumphant return to the track taking out the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s 1800m weight-for-age content was the first time Pride Of Jenni had been successful in eight previous first-up attempts. It prompted the Melbourne Racing Club… Read More »
Nothing will ease the pain of the loss of Mike Moroney but a double at Caulfield on Saturday will keep his spirit alive. The Ballymore Stables at Flemington are now run by Glen Thompson who joined Moroney in a training partnership at the start of the current season. Moroney’s name… Read More »
Kerrin Mcevoy has made a clean sweep of the two-year-old races at Rosehill aboard Skyhook and Memo, but it is the former who shapes as his Golden Slipper ride with Memo unlikely to back up. McEvoy, who won the juvenile feature on Sepoy in 2011, took the bull by the horns aboard… Read More »
The adage that you should not send an in-form mare for a spell is unlikely to be followed after Samangu overcame a difficult passage to win at Caulfield. Samangu registered her fifth win from seven career starts when she took out The Mystic Journey (1100m) on Saturday. The Grahame Begg-trained mare… Read More »
The owners of the magnificent mare, I Am Me, were overjoyed to announce that their prized horse had been selected by Sportsbet to represent their slot in the $5M Kia Quokka, set to take place at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The deal was expertly negotiated by Adam… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainer Ben Hayes is not fully aware of all the problems Tatsumaki had in Hong Kong, but one thing he does know they were numerous. Now in the care of Ben, Will and J D Hayes, Tatsumaki will have his first start in just on three-and-a-half years when… Read More »
The VOBIS Platinum Showdown has traditionally not been a race that has come on the radar for Godolphin and trainer James Cummings. In the six previous editions of the race that is restricted to two-year-olds that are sired by Victorian-based stallions when conceived, Cummings has started just two horses previously…. Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher says he is excited to see former Horse of the Year Pride Of Jenni back at the races. Pride Of Jenni makes her reappearance in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday, just over four months after suffering a bleeding attack. Retirement had been announced… Read More »
