Pride Of Jenni won’t be taking her place in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield with trainer Ciaron Maher advising Racing Victoria stewards that he will not be accepting with the star mare. Controversy had surrounded her surprise nomination this week as due to her high rating of 122, she was allotted topweight… Read More »
Triple Group One winner Broadsiding remains an odds-on favourite for the Caulfield Guineas after drawing barrier nine, but rival trainer Gai Waterhouse isn’t giving up on the emerging Mayfair upstaging the star colt. Waterhouse and training partner Adrian Bott will saddle up the Golden Rose placegetter and the improving Wanaruah in Saturday’s $3… Read More »
Grant and Alana Williams are keen to give classy West Australian mare Alsephina another Group One opportunity in the Toorak Handicap, but their decision could be determined by whether star rival Pride Of Jenni takes her place. Pride Of Jenni is a dual nominee for Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield mile and the… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot has taken out a star-studded barrier trial at Randwick, leading home a field featuring nine Group One winners and four Everest contenders. The Tulloch Lodge filly, whose owner Sir Owen Glenn has leased an Everest slot for 2024, shaded Lady Laguna by a neck in Tuesday’s… Read More »
The final piece of the Everest puzzle has been put in place with Yulong Investments naming exciting colt Growing Empire as its slot contender for the $20 million sprint. His inclusion gives trainer Ciaron Maher three of the 12 runners with Growing Empire joining stablemates Bella Nipotina and I Am Me… Read More »
The Sydney Stakes on the Everest Day undercard will be the next stop for Hard To Say after he resumed with a courageous first-up win over Group One placegetter I Am Unstoppable at Warwick Farm. Trainer Jason Deamer confirmed the Group 3 sprint on October 19 was firmly on their radar as the dual… Read More »
Golden Rose runner-up Traffic Warden has been officially confirmed to represent Godolphin in the $20 million The Everest. The colt is the second runner locked in over the past two days with last year’s placegetter Private Eye announced as the contender for the slot held by prominent owners Max Whitby and Neil Werrett… Read More »
Bjorn Baker is set to have a strong hand in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill with his team spearheaded by two-time New Zealand Group One winner Belclere. Baker has nominated five horses for Saturday’s 1400m race and believes it shapes as an ideal target for Belclere, who has… Read More »
Rising star Another Wil is on a mission to reaffirm his Cox Plate credentials when he bids to maintain his unbeaten run this campaign in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding is a clear-cut $2.20 pre-post favourite for Saturday’s mile after two outstanding return performances, including… Read More »
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan is considering nominating Berkeley Square for a Group 1 race at Caulfield but is likely to keep the in-form galloper for a lesser race at the same track later in the carnival. The Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) on Saturday is a race O’Sullivan has in the back… Read More »
Recent Theo Marks Stakes winner Encap will again be out to showcase his Golden Eagle credentials when he returns to Rosehill to run in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes. Gary Portelli is aiming Encap at the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill on November 2 and the Warwick Farm-based trainer… Read More »
The Hawkes Racing-trained Airman has scored a boilover win in the Premiere Stakes at Randwick, upstaging Everest contenders Bella Nipotina and Giga Kick, along with reigning champion Think About It. Starting a $41 outsider in the seven-horse field, Airman charged along the rails for Zac Lloyd and survived a late surge from… Read More »
The Little Dance on Melbourne Cup day at Randwick is the mission for the Ciaron Maher-trained St Lawrence, who has ended a 15-month drought from the winner’s list with his victory in Saturday’s Alinta Energy Handicap (1600m). Starting at $10, the six-year-old passed the qualifying clause for the Little Dance… Read More »
Promising three-year-old Swiftfalcon has stamped himself as a genuine Spring Champion Stakes contender after posting the second impressive win of his current campaign, this time in the Dulcify Stakes. Stepping out for just his fifth career start, Swiftfalcon backed up a convincing performance at Flemington first-up last month in a… Read More »
John Thompson has only had two progeny by sub-fertile stallion Extreme Choice but given both of them have been stakes winners, he would be happy to take on a few more. The Randwick horseman put the polish on 2021 Listed Woodlands Stakes winner Xtremetime, who sadly suffered a fatal injury during… Read More »
Emerging gelding Ceolwulf has turned trainer Joe Pride’s afternoon on its head with a barnstorming victory in one of Randwick’s most famous mile races. Pride was downtrodden after deciding to have Everest champion Think About It ridden quietly in the Premiere Stakes (1200m), only for his stablemates Coal Crusher to lope in front… Read More »
After a below par effort at her Flemington debut, Via Sistina has bounced back to winning form and in the process provide the Chris Waller stable with a Group 1 quinella. Via Sistina was sent out the $2.60 favourite at her Melbourne debut but was comfortably held behind Mr Brightside and Pride Of… Read More »
A thrilling two-horse war in the Metropolitan spilled over into a stewards’ room battle as jockey Reece Jones had to fight a second time to land his maiden Group 1 win aboard the Chris Waller-trained Land Legend. Land Legend prevailed by a short half-head over Zac Lloyd’s mount Zardozi after the pair… Read More »
Just Fine has raced his way into the Melbourne Cup with an all-the-way victory at Flemington. The G Waterhouse & A Bott-trained stayer dominated the Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2500m) on Saturday to cement his place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 5. Just Fine… Read More »
Chris Waller lost his top seed for the Flight Stakes on race eve, but it hasn’t stopped him from claiming the Group 1 fillies’ feature with another richly talented three-year-old in Lady Shenandoah. Odds-on favourite Autumn Glow was found to be lame on Friday, ruling her out of the race and the… Read More »
