Lindsay Park galloper Mr Brightside will ramp up his program towards a first international foray with a jump-out at Flemington. The Ben, Will and Jd Hayes-trained galloper is booked to have an 800m jump-out on Friday. He will then have another jump-out, possibly on Friday week, before he departs for Hong Kong… Read More »
A gear change and conservative ride almost delivered Wodeton a Golden Slipper and trainer Chris Waller sees no reason to deviate from that formula. Sporting winkers for the first time and allowed to find his feet in the early stages of the two-year-old showcase, the colt stormed to the line to just… Read More »
Elite Beau launched his career under Grant and Alana Williams in impressive style and looks set for higher honours after winning his first start at Ascot on Wednesday. As a $375,000 yearling and coming off one impressive trial victory, there was plenty of anticipation ahead of his debut, but the… Read More »
Sara Ryan has her sights on a Queensland winter carnival campaign for Warwick Farm winner Is It Spectacular, but not before she consider a stakes assignment in Melbourne. Ryan says the two-year-old is blessed with natural ability and being a son of Derby winner Dundeel, will continue to improve as he… Read More »
Trainer Ben Brisbourne has ambitious plans of taking Suparazi to Brisbane for a rich Group 1 contest in coming months. But first, the Wangaratta-based horseman wants to get Suparazi back in winning form which he hopes may come in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Suparazi has been… Read More »
Allan Hughes knows a thing or two about training provincial cup winners, his trophy cabinet is jam-packed, but one race to elude him is his hometown Geraldton Cup. On Sunday, Hughes thinks he has a golden opportunity to wrest that wrong and finally put his name on the honour roll… Read More »
John O’Shea is content he couldn’t have Linebacker in any better shape for the Doncaster Mile and the rest, he says, is up to the horse. The colt remains favourite at $6 after coming up with gate 14 at Tuesday night’s barrier draw and O’Shea says Linebacker’s campaign has been faultless…. Read More »
The retirement of Everest winner Bella Nipotina and defection of rising star Private Harry have left the T J Smith Stakes ripe for the picking and connections of Sunshine In Paris are hoping to capitalise. The mare finished fifth in the race 12 months ago, beaten less than a length, but arrives at… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has used the Alister Clark Stakes as an Australian Derby lead-up in the past but he is hoping this time it can prove a winning formula. The top trainer will saddle up emerging talent Shanwah in Saturday’s classic at Randwick, the three-year-old arriving at the race as the winner of… Read More »
After an eye-catching run in the Golden Slipper, the Kris Lees-trained Rivellino is set to get another chance at a Group 1 win during his juvenile season in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. Rivellino finished powerfully late in the Slipper to grab fourth, just under 2-1/2-lengths from the winner… Read More »
Neville Parnham is as qualified as anyone to make an assessment on apprentice jockeys, and he likes what he has seen from Rocky Cheung. Parnham is the father to star jockeys Steven, Brad and Chris and has successfully mentored a host of young riders throughout his time in racing. Under… Read More »
William Haggas has continued his love affair with Australian racing, plundering yet another feature with globetrotting stayer Dubai Honour who has upstaged a classy field to claim the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. The gelding, who started $3.20 with online betting sites, remains unbeaten in Sydney after capturing the Ranvet-Queen Elizabeth… Read More »
Neville Parnham is looking forward to the return of classy three-year-old September Born, optimistic he can claim another big scalp in the next couple of months. The Playing God colt has made a big impression in just four starts and Parnham’ thinks the full brother to Group 1 champion Kay… Read More »
Ceolwulf has been forced to work overtime to claim his first win of this year’s autumn carnival by the barest of margins in the Neville Sellwood Stakes at Rosehill. The winner of last spring’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap and King Charles III Stakes, Ceolwulf is on a path towards the Group 1… Read More »
The three placegetters from the Tulloch Stakes are in line to back up in the ATC Australian Derby, although connections of winner Pocketing will have to pay a late entry fee to run. Pocketing wasn’t entered for the Group 1 classic after he pulled up with cardiac arrhythmia following a Midway… Read More »
Nepotism didn’t gain a start in the Golden Slipper but the two-year-old colt could still get his chance at a Group 1 in Sydney this autumn after an impressive win in the Group 3 Baillieu at Rosehill. Trained by Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes, Nepotism finished third on debut in the… Read More »
Having been retired and then failing to get in foal, Steinem is set to make her reappearance on the racetrack at Caulfield. The Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday will be the daughter of Frankel’s first outing since November 2023 when eighth behind Deny Knowledge in the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes… Read More »
University studies? No. A job in retail? Pass. Nursing, accounting? Never likely. For as long as she can remember, there was only one job Giaan O’Donnell was ever going to pursue once she left school. She didn’t seek help or sought advice from career counsellors; with a racing pedigree, her… Read More »
The Stateâs Country Cups schedule has again proven its significant social and economic impact, with Racing and Wagering WA chair Karen Farley declaring the recent TABtouch Pinjarra Cup a resounding success. With some 4000 punters flocking into the picturesque Pinjarra Park course, it capped a magnificent big-race double for the… Read More »
Fresh off Australian Cup success last weekend, Ciaron Maher will chase another 2000-metre feature this weekend at Caulfield. Like the Australian Cup, which Maher won with Light Infantry Man, Victoria’s leading trainer will have multiple runners in the Group 3 Easter Cup. Future History and Night Endeavour are certain starters, while Normandy… Read More »
