It was thought London’s Image had come to the end of a long and successful campaign, stretching six months, after last Saturday week’s Magic Millions 3YO Trophy, but Hill had a change of heart. “That was the plan, give her a good break after being up for so long, but… Read More »
Autumn Glow gave Chris Waller something to think about with an impressive trial at Randwick on Monday morning. The unbeaten filly ambled into third placing, beaten 2-1/2 lengths by dual Group 2 winner Schwarz, but was not urged at any point by jockey Zac Lloyd in the 1050-metre trial. The daughter of The… Read More »
Ciaron Maher provided the quinella in the first of Tasmania’s two big summer Cups and the champion Victorian trainer is confident he can claim the second leg, Wednesday’s Launceston Cup. Strawberry Rock and Promises Kept, who fought out the $250,000 Group 3 Hobart Cup on February 9, head the field for the… Read More »
Beaten but far from disgraced, and a challenge taken and hardly a failure, Romantic Warrior’s world-class was on display but only to find one better that could be his trainer’s best. Trainer Yoshito Yahagi has won his second Group 1 Saudi Cup (1800m) as four-year-old horse Forever Young ($2.60) ran down Romantic Warrior… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg does not want to see a repeat of the atrocious weather conditions that fell on Flemington just over a week ago. While successful with Cilacap late in the program, Begg had Royal Insignia flop on the wet track in the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) on February… Read More »
Mick Price isn’t quite sure of the Autumn campaign for Zoustar colt Space Rider, who missed a run in the Magic Millions 2yo Classic when first emergency and early favourite. A 3.3 length winner on debut at Eagle Farm, Space Rider was then beaten at $1.14 with betting apps next time… Read More »
Read the latest on the racing at Ascot on Saturday which was headlined by the Listed Challenge Stakes. TRAINER Grant Williams was lavish in his praise of Axeman’s Jazz. It wasn’t pretty, but highly effective when coming from a long way back. After being sidelined for 510 days, the Dundeel gelding… Read More »
Even Rachel King finds it exciting to believe that her globe-crossing riding Odessey has taken her from one end of the world to the other a number of times since last winter as her two-month stint in Japan rounds out next weekend. From Australia to Royal Ascot, plus Hong Kong, USA,… Read More »
Nick Ryan threw in an ambitious nomination for the Oakleigh Plate before settling on the Senet Gambling Law Experts Handicap (1100m) with stylish winner Winnasedge. An unlucky first-up sixth at Sandown, Winnasedge relished being ridden forward before scoring narrowly on Saturday. Ryan said Winnasedge was likely to return to Caulfield for… Read More »
The Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson stable have always held Coeur Volante in high esteem. That regard was vindicated in the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes (1400m) when the now four-year-old blew away her rivals to record a four-length win. Moroney said a long spell after a brief campaign in Brisbane during the… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable look to have found the right distance for Tropicus after he led throughout to claim the Group 3 Zeditave Stakes (1200m). The son of Too Darm Hot was tried over 1400m and 1600m in the spring, but Sam Freedman said after Saturday’s success the three-year-old… Read More »
Blake Shinn expects Shanwah to develop into a handy stayer after being trapped three-wide in the early stages of the Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m) before proving too strong. Shanwah won his maiden at Mornington before rising to 1800m to win a benchmark 64 on the Caulfield Heath, completing the hat-trick… Read More »
Treasurethe Moment made an ideal start to her autumn campaign with a comprehensive victory in the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m). Having her first start since winning the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington in the autumn, Treasurethe Moment appreciated the solid tempo that was set by Too Darn… Read More »
The Hawkes family have long had an association with large breeding and racing operations. Family patriarch John Hawkes prepared the Woodlands Stud team for Jack and Bob Ingham before that operation was purchased by Darley Stud, morphing into the Godolphin operation. Not long after, Hawkes branched out with sons Wayne and… Read More »
Always a horse with that special x-factor about him, Jimmysstar has delivered at the top level with an exceptional maiden Group One win in the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield. Ridden by Ethan Brown, Jimmysstar’s dynamic turn of foot was on show as the well-supported $7.50 betting apps third elect peeled… Read More »
Mr Brightside’s toughness has always been his leading trait, and he had to call on all of his determination to win the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Sent out as a $1.70 favourite, the seven-year-old gelding kicked clear in the straight under Craig Williams after sitting outside… Read More »
The Silver Slipper Stakes was supposed to be a race to help the Golden Slipper outlook become clearer but James Cummings and Adam Hyeronimus were not letting the opportunity pass to throw Beiwacht into the picture with a commanding victory at Rosehill. With race favourite Wodeton enduring a character building run three-wide from… Read More »
Racing in wide at Rosehill proved no disadvantage earlier on the Rosehill programme and Jason Collett had no hesitations doing the same as Firestorm snatched victory in the Millie Fox Stakes. A first black-type win for the four-year-old daughter of Japanese sire Satono Aladdin, Firestorm’s future broodmare potential was boosted by this… Read More »
Lindsay Park continued its rich history in the Tasmanian Oaks when the Victorian operation produced Cinch to win Friday night’s $150,000 Listed event at Launceston. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained daughter of Dundeel stepped up from a 2-1/2-length 1732-metre Sale maiden win on February 2 to score an even more dominant… Read More »
For now, Rosemont Stud and Jason Warren have both ends of the spectrum covered when it comes to age in this year’s Blue Diamond Stakes. The Victorian breeding operation and the Mornington trainer have two representatives in the $2 million Group 1, Palm Angel and Eden Rose, who are the youngest… Read More »
