One time Melbourne Cup favourite, Goldman has notched up his fourth win in Australia, leading throughout to take the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) under Beau Mertens. Jumping an $8.50 chance, Goldman’s staying prowess was on show as he kicked back to deny Grand Pierro ($19) by a long head, with $3.30 betting… Read More »
Imported stayer Gilded Water has made it back-to-back victories in Australia and has given his owner, His Majesty King Charles III, a winner at Royal Randwick. The King’s racing manager John Warren was on track at Randwick on Saturday as the Ciaron Maher-trained Gilded Water raced to a convincing victory in… Read More »
Ben, Will & Jd Hayes had the numbers two and three seed to knock off race-favourite Nadal in Saturday’s $1 million The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham and did just that, with Here To Shock, ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, edging stablemate Arkansaw Kid in a thrilling stable quinella. Here To Shock ($4.60) trailed a… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker would love to get lightly raced filly Arriving Home into the Magic Millions Guineas next month after the three-year-old remained unbeaten with a tough win at Randwick. Stepping up from a midweek city maiden win at Warwick Farm on debut earlier this month into Saturday’s Petaluma Handicap (1300m) –… Read More »
Pallaton has stamped himself as a two-year-old colt to watch heading into 2025 with an impressive debut win at Randwick. Trained by Michael Freedman and ridden by Tommy Berry, Pallaton raced to a 2-3/4-length victory in Saturday’s Shinzo @ Coolmore Plate (1000m) and firmed to be among the early favourites in Golden… Read More »
Vein Girl has put herself in contention for next month’s $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a strong win on debut under lights at the Gold Coast’s first night meeting. The Chris and Corey Munce-trained Vein Girl was sent out the $3.50 favourite with betting sites in Friday night’s… Read More »
The hot weather forecast for the days ahead has triggered changes to race meeting schedules to ensure the safety and welfare of racing animals and participants. Racing WA Chief Racing Officer David Hunter said officials were in direct contact with the Bureau of Meteorology and closely monitoring weather conditions to… Read More »
It’s a simple scenario for co-trainers Dan and Ben Pearce at Ascot tomorrow as they chase down a feature race with Let’s Galahvant in the Group 2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m). If the best version of Let’s Galahvant turns up in the Ted Van Heemst, he’s in the race right… Read More »
The ultimate test will come on Saturday, but there are a lot of good signs pointing to Numerian reproducing a similar performance to last year when successful in the west. The veteran nine-year-old lines up in the Group 2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m), and a race he won with… Read More »
Joe Pride has no doubt In Flight has the potential to develop into a stakes-class sprinter and the mare will be given an opportunity to earn her way back into that grade via a benchmark race at Randwick. The four-year-old had her first taste of black-type level in the Listed Starlight… Read More »
Trainer Stephen Theodore is looking to Divine Fire keeping his impressive strike-rate going when she shoots for a winning hat-trick on Saturday. After victories at Morphettville and Gawler, Divine Fire runs in the Christmas Cup (1600m) at Murray Bridge with Jacob Opperman in the saddle. Since returning to training ranks at the… Read More »
A pair of promising two-year-olds from the Ciaron Maher stable have lured top Sydney hoop Jason Collett to Queensland for back-to-back meetings this weekend. Collett is heading north to partner filly Life After Love in the $250,000 Magic Millions The Debut (1000m) at the Gold Coast on Friday night and her Maher-trained… Read More »
Two rising nine-year-olds, both resuming, will give Gavin Bedggood a potential shot at his biggest payday as a trainer. A former jockey, Bedggood has been plying his trade as a trainer since 2017 and during the recent Melbourne Spring Carnival prepared Mornington Glory to land his first Group 1 success. Just Folk and… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes have not seen the barrier antics of Global Harmony that had the gelding banished from Hong Kong. A former Lindsay Park galloper before heading to Hong Kong to be prepared by David Hayes, Global Harmony won two of his 14… Read More »
Trainer Kevin Daffy says there is still plenty of time to chase the big league with his lightly-raced mare Oh Too Good. A winner of four of her seven starts with three runner-up finishes as well, Oh Too Hard runs in the VOBIS Gold Bullion (1400m) at Pakenham on Saturday. Daffy… Read More »
Queensland’s spate of wet weather has prompted a change of plans for smart sprinter Our Kobison and Sydney racing is set to be the beneficiary. Trainer Angela Davies had initially intended to run the gelding in the Magic Millions Falvelon (1200m) in Brisbane this weekend with a view to next month’s Magic… Read More »
With runners at seven different venues across four states on Saturday, Sydney trainers Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald are in for a hectic afternoon, and it will culminate on the other side of the country. The pair have horses competing at Randwick, Wyong and Dubbo in NSW, Pakenham in Victoria,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will saddle three hopes at it chases back-to-back victories in the Pakenham Cup. Maher won the 2500m Listed race with Ashrun back in March after the race was not run in 2023 as Racing Victoria tinkered with race dates. But with the Cranbourne Turf Club and Pakenham Racing… Read More »
Harry Coffey is making a hit-and-run trip to the Gold Coast to partner Arabian Summer at the inaugural meeting run under lights. Arabian Summer runs in the GC100 3YO Plate (1000m) on Friday night as a lead-up to the Magic Millions Sunlight 3YO Plate (1100m), also under lights at the Gold Coast… Read More »
It is not often that full relations compete at the same meeting on the same afternoon but siblings Jojo Was A Man and California Grass are set to join that rare club at Randwick. Both by Al Maher out of Jo Jo Girl, the brother and sister will step out in vastly… Read More »
