Riding a city winner has been Rose Hammond’s dream from the moment she decided she wanted to be a jockey, but never did she think her maiden metro success would be as special as it was. The Echuca apprentice teamed with her childhood idol, Michelle Payne, to bring up the… Read More »
Trainer John ThompsonĀ is confident EmmadellaĀ will get more opportunities at stakes level in the future after the mare raced to a comfortable victory in a Midway Handicap at Randwick. Emmadella finished fourth in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast at the end of her previous preparation in July… Read More »
A Magic Millions 2YO Classic tilt is on the cards for Gallo NeroĀ after the colt put himself right in contention for the feature juvenile race at the Gold Coast with a victory at Randwick. Stepping out for his second career start after finishing fourth on debut at Rosehill at the… Read More »
Adam ChambersĀ is convinced the race he accepted with for Major ShareĀ at Moonee Valley on Saturday is the right one for his progressive sprinter, but that does not mean he is a certain starter. Another wide barrier in the benchmark 78 sprint has the Warrnambool horseman contemplating his options with the… Read More »
Nikau SpurĀ is not eligible for the Magic Millions wildcard that is on offer in Saturday’s Shoot Out at Eagle Farm, but that won’t prevent Corey and Kylie Geran from chasing another win with him. The rejuvenated eight-year-old will have his 13th start since April in the $125,000 event over 2100… Read More »
The two-year-old race at Moonee Valley on the last Saturday of the year in 2023 proved a good one of Lindsay Park, so it is no shock it again has strong representation this year. The renowned juvenile operation will start three members of the stable; Neverenoughlego, Night FlashĀ and Regor. The… Read More »
It has been almost a decade since the Magic Millions 2YO Classic was won by a horse who did not have its final lead-up run in Queensland, but Bjorn BakerĀ is looking to buck that trend with O’ Ole. The daughter of Ole Kirk will round out her preparations in this… Read More »
A last start failure down the Flemington straight is not deterring Peter Hardacre’s opinion of Press DownĀ being a black-type performer yet again. After winning the Listed W H Wylie Handicap (1100m) at Morphettville in September, the five-year-old finished down the track in the Group 3 Rising Fast Stakes (1200m) during… Read More »
With eight wins in 18 starts, Tavi TimeĀ is one of those horses with a strike-rate an owner can be proud of with the gelding landing victory in the Summer Cup. In a driving duel to the line over the final 150-metres of the Randwick straight, Tavi Time put his head… Read More »
They thought that Ashford StreetĀ was purely a wet-tracker but in his seven-year-old season, the gelding has decided otherwise. After a winless spring campaign, trainer Tom DabernigĀ thought a spell was the way to go but with the encouragement of the horse’s ownership, pressing on with greater gaps between runs has delivered… Read More »
Charlotte LittlefieldĀ admits that where were times when she thought training racehorses was not the job for her, but achieving a career peak at Christmas time has delivered her brightest moment in her short career to-date. It may not have been a springtime or even autumn stakes race let alone a… Read More »
Having already qualified to run in the rich Magic Millions 3yo Guineas in a fortnight, Will Freedman see’s Zoubaby’s outing at Eagle Farm on Saturday as a chance to see if a further tweaking of tactics will allow the filly to stretch out even further. The Group 3 Vo Rogue… Read More »
JD Hayes liked what he saw from Bold Bastille in her Magic Millions Sunlight preparatory trial in Sydney earlier this week, but he was even more buoyant after talking to Blake Shinn. The star Melbourne hoop made the trip to Warwick Farm on Monday to partner the filly in the… Read More »
Respected Randwick trainer John ThompsonĀ has spent the past couple of seasons rebuilding his stable and he is hoping Gimcrack Stakes winner Bel MerciĀ can usher in his next chapter. With the retirement a few years ago of the likes of stakes performers Dreamforce and Sweet Deal, and a fatal race day… Read More »
The team at Lindsay Park was reluctant to label the Lord Stakes a target race for Marble ArchĀ earlier in the campaign, but it has been full steam ahead to the Boxing Day feature ever since December 14. That was when the daughter of Per Incanto booked her spot in the… Read More »
Lion’s RoarĀ is set for another Summer Cup tilt at Randwick in what will be the Group 1 winner’s final race start before retirement. A winner of six of his 40 career starts, Lion’s Roar has achieved Group 1 success in the 2021 Randwick Guineas and he also placed in the… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And DeclareĀ has run his last race. The gelding’s trainer Danny O’BrienĀ announced on Monday, in partnership with the ownership group headed up by Geoff Corrigan, that he had been retired ‘100 percent sound’ . The nine-year-old finished a distant last in Saturday’s Pakenham Cup, virtually pulled up… Read More »
Charlotte LittlefieldĀ has not been deterred by Regal Vow’s forgettable Black Type debut and will give the mare another chance in Stakes grade this Thursday. The five-year-old daughter of Swear will take on the boys in the $175,000 Listed Lord Stakes on Caulfield’s Heath tack. The 1600-metre event will be her… Read More »
There is what appears a much more suitable race waiting for GentileschiĀ at Randwick on Saturday, but Paul MessaraĀ is eager to see her sneak a run in Thursday’s 2000-metre Summer Cup at the same track. The four-year-old mare was left as the lone emergency when the field for the $250,000 Group… Read More »
If you said that as far back as three starts ago you would have been locked away in a room needing urgent medical attention. No disrespect to Norich, it’s just taken time for him to reach a surprising but welcome peak. Such has been Norich’s transformation that his emergence in… Read More »
