Snitzel Dancer justified the faith trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou have in the filly when she broke through at stakes level to win the Group 3 $250,000 James HB Carr Stakes (1400m). Ryan admitted he was mystified when Snitzel Dancer in successive Warwick Farm starts to start her campaign…. Read More »
Trainer Mick Price reverted to his pre-training days when he did the parade work with The Speed Machine at Mornington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained two-year-old became a handful when saddling and Price took on strapping duties before the running of the Mornington Sires (1000m) on Saturday. The… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr team had hoped for a wet Sydney autumn and planned a campaign around that for La Fracas. Price has said the gelding is one of the best, if not the best, wet track performers he has put a saddle on. However, conditions were not… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has been looking for the right opportunity to try Kings Valley over a trip again. And that opportunity comes up in the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Kings Valley was first emergency when the fields came out on Wednesday but has snuck his way into the… Read More »
For a boutique stable, David Payne has an uncanny knack of finding Group 1 performers, and he is hoping two-year-old Persian Wonder can become his latest. The youngster tackles Saturday’s Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick, bidding to break his maiden at the highest level after a series of encouraging performances,… Read More »
Whether it was a travel hangover from a hit-and-run raid in Hong Kong or loss of interest in racing, Royal Patronage didn’t perform to expectations in the spring. Returning for an autumn campaign, co-trainer Adrian Bott figured a shake-up of the seven-year-old’s routine might sharpen his focus, and luckily for… Read More »
Black Type for a filly is very important for their future as a broodmare. Last start Flemington winner Exit is Adelaide bound in the search of a Stakes race victory in the Listed H C Nitschke Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville Parks on Saturday. The Ciaron Maher-trained filly is also in… Read More »
Mornington trainer Jerome Hunter is looking forward to again testing Wonder Boy over a mile, this time on his home track. Wonder Boy contests the No Fuss Event Hire Handicap (1600m) at Mornington on Saturday ahead of a possible trip to Brisbane with the four-year-old. Hunter said he had no reason to doubt… Read More »
With a record of six wins from eight rides aboard Headley Grange, it is little wonder the gelding’s connections are pinning their faith in Adam Hyeronimus to get the best from him in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick. The five-year-old turned in a brace of slashing performances to start… Read More »
Trainer Shawn Mathrick is looking forward to tackling another Stakes race with recent stable acquisition Corniche. The former Godolphin galloper scored at Flemington at his third outing for Mathrick and will on Saturday contest the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington. A pleasing effort could then see Mathrick Adelaide bound… Read More »
An outside gate has put Chris Waller in two minds about whether Jokers Grin will kick off his campaign in the Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick, or if he’ll revert to Plan A and head straight to Queensland. The former Perth sprinter hasn’t raced since finishing fifth in the Group… Read More »
When Miss Chanel kicked off her career in January, Adrian Bott never expected her to still be up and running on the final day of the Sydney autumn carnival. Fully prepared to send her to the spelling paddock after every run, Bott says the filly has given connections little choice… Read More »
A second shot at a ‘win and you’re in’ race is what the connections of Basilinna are chasing at Mornington. Last year Basilinna won a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup, courtesy of her win in the Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington in May. Trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne have not ruled… Read More »
Gerald Ryan will use the Frank Packer Plate at Randwick to test the stamina reserves of Matias, but he has good reason to believe the three-year-old will run at least a middle-distance journey. The winner of the Grand Prix Stakes (1800m) at Eagle Farm in December, Matias will extend beyond… Read More »
Twelve starts in a preparation is unusual nowadays but Michael Morrison is hoping his hardy galloper Down Under Stunnah can still deliver at her final run this time in at Ipswich. Morrison has recently moved his stable from Beaudesert to Ipswich and he is also hopeful that the five-year-old can… Read More »
A poor barrier draw may delay the planned kick-off to the campaign of Desert Lightning at Mornington. Desert Lightning has drawn the widest barrier in the 17-horse Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) on Saturday in which he has 60kg and will be ridden by Luke Nolen. The field limit is 15 on Saturday with a further… Read More »
With a $2.7 million price tag and the pedigree to be a star, all eyes were on St Gotthard at Warwick Farm, and the young colt didn’t disappoint. While the winning margin was narrow, the brother to 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland showed tenacity to get the job done,… Read More »
The lure of another Group One prize on local turf has tempted connections of Campione D’italia to press on to the final leg of the juvenile triple crown and chase a second major in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. The colt will be striving to follow the path blazed by… Read More »
Members of the Overpass ownership group which is managed by Scott Darby Syndications voted on Wednesday in favour of making the trip to England. Overpass, winner of more than $12 million prizemoney, is likely to be aimed at the Group 1 King Charles III (formerly King’s Stand) Stakes on June 16, day… Read More »
Ambassadorial has been a revelation since joining the Tony and Calvin McEvoy team. After starting his career with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable, Ambassadorial also had a stint with Alex Rae at Cranbourne before transferring stables again. Ambassadorial had three wins from 12 starts with Waterhouse and Bott before going winless in eight… Read More »
