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 »
Cranbourne trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr produced almost the perfect result when their colts ran the quinella in a Stakes race at Flemington. Only a half-head separated First Settler and Reserve Bank at the end of the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1100m) on Saturday with the pair expected to clash again… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge has produced the Breeders’ Plate trifecta for the second year in succession with King Kirk, the first runner for freshman sire Ole Kirk, putting his hat in the ring for a Magic Millions campaign with a come-from-behind win. A $300,000 buy, King Kirk ($8) got back from a… Read More »
The decision by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to send Tremonti to Melbourne produced an immediate result with the colt scoring at Flemington. Waterhouse and Bott have a strong team of two-year-olds and filled the placings in the Group 3 Breeders’ Plate (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday and collected the… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Shaune Ritchie took a punt on travelling to England two years ago and purchased a horse that may give him his first runner in the Melbourne Cup. That imported galloper is Mahrajaan who will have his first start in Melbourne on Saturday when he runs in the Group 3… Read More »
Whether or not a lager or a draught takes your fancy, Free Beer has one of the most eye-catching names of any horse going around and trainer Justin Pickering believes that another win at nice odds can provide some extra pocket money at Morphettville. Free Beer notched a second career victory at… Read More »
After an aborted start to her preparation, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Eneeza is set to take her place at Flemington. Eneeza gave a leg a knock on race morning forcing her scratching from the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes at Moonee Valley last Friday. Moody said the filly had… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and his team were left scratching their heads after the first-up performance of Circle Of Fire at Flemington. The Sydney Cup winner finished last, more than 20 lengths astern of Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on September 14. Circle Of Fire gets the chance… Read More »
