Schwarz is likely to be held back from his Group 1 debut for at least one more start with the four-year-old set to bypass this Saturday’s Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. The son of Zoustar will instead be kept up to the mark with a trial at Randwick on Friday with his… Read More »
Racing in Australia, the United States, France, Ireland and maybe another crack at features in England are all on the agenda for Asfoorain 2025 but for now it will be a break back in Victoria after a sub-par run at York on Friday. Henry Dwyer is not giving the impression that… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-bound runners competing in the Ebor Handicap is a well-worn path towards the first Tuesday in November and jumper-turned flat performer Magical Zoe has earned a place at Flemington by winning York’s staying feature. It was through the encouragement of the ownership group, some of which had already planned to… Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood has some soul searching to do in the next fortnight as to whether he heads back to Moonee Valley for a Group 1 contest with Mornington Glory. An emotional Bedggood collected an important victory with Mornington Glory in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday and the… Read More »
Chris Waller will look to split up his stable big guns after producing the trifecta in the Group One Winx Stakes with former European mare Via Sistina showing her class to topple Zougotcha and Fangirl. The premier trainer saddled up six of the 12 runners in Saturday’s 1400m feature and dominated the finish… Read More »
Joliestar has stamped her claims to a coveted Everest slot with a breathtaking return in the Show County Quality, winning with such ease that jockey James Mcdonald had time to give her a pat before the finishing line. While Chris Waller was playing down the Everest hype after the performance, bookmakers were quick to… Read More »
With some Stakes races for three-year-old fillies looming, Immortal Star ticked an important box with her victory at Moonee Valley. The Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m) are potential Stakes races on the agenda for Immortal Star at The Valley after her win in the… Read More »
Victorian raider Ameena has put the writing on the wall for a fruitful spring, finishing powerfully to win a competitive Silver Shadow Stakes in a driving finish. With less than a length separating the first five fillies across the line, Ameena ($4.80) arrived just in time to nail Silmarillion ($21) by… Read More »
Daggers is likely to be Sydney bound for his next outing after keeping his record intact with an all-the-way win at Moonee Valley. A maiden winner at Sandown on debut, the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained colt added the Brooks Running AU Plate (1200m) to his record on Saturday. The Group… Read More »
Not for the first time, Vauban is at the head of Melbourne Cup betting after all-but confirming a return trip south at York on Friday. The Willie Mullins-trained gelding returned to the winner’s stall for the first time in more than a year with a narrow-but-impressive win in the Group 2… Read More »
Finishing top three in five of six starts, Vevinsky has thrived and been a real find for Kelvin Moore after leaving David Harrison’s yard in Perth. Vevinsky’s career-best form has been a welcome bonus for Moore, but a bigger payday awaits in Saturday’s $100,000 Broome Cup (2200m). Vevinsky is the current favourite… Read More »
Though Asfoora did not reach the same level she had done when winning at Royal Ascot, for a horse that most had written off as a probable ‘also ran’ before that, her fourth-placing since at York may have been as much about the starting price than anything else. Henry Dwyer has ridden… Read More »
Hide The Oreos is rated at double-figure odds, but trainer Roy Rogers is convinced the five-year-old can consolidate recent form and give the $100,000 XXXX Broome Cup (2200m) a big shake on Saturday. Roy Rogers understands why Vevinsky and Awesome Chatter, who both have recorded country cup doubles, dominate Tab touch markets,… Read More »
The All-Star Mile has found a permanent home at Flemington which will ensure the race will attains Group 1 status by 2026. However, the flip side is the ASM will be run for $1.5 million less than the $4 million that was on offer this year. The ASM will be… Read More »
Rachael Cunningham knows the feeling of being a Grand National Steeplechase winning trainer which she is hoping to replicate at Ballarat on Sunday. Bee Tee Junior gave the Pakenham-based trainer National success in 2020 during COVID with no-one on course. Not one for nostalgia, Cunningham has a picture of Bee Tee Junior… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings and the Godolphin team will have a two-pronged attack on three-year-old filly’s race at Moonee Valley as they look to go back-to-back in the contest. Photograph and Diamond Firetail head to the Vale Black Caviar Plate (1200m) on Saturday, looking to follow the victory of Inhibitions 12 months earlier…. Read More »
No stable wants to lose a Group One performer, particularly if they believe the best is still to come. So when the previous owner of Kimochi put the mare up for sale earlier this year, Gary Portelli went to great lengths to ensure she came back to him. Knowing the Yulong Investments… Read More »
Former European mare Via Sistina has already provided a taste of her talents in Australia, and her stable is seeing all the right physical signs to suggest there is more to come. A devastating winner of the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at her Sydney debut in the autumn, the high-class… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are excited at the prospects of seeing their impressive debut winner Daggers back in action at Moonee Valley. Successful over 1300m at Sandown earlier in the month, Daggers lines up in the Brooks Running AU Plate (1200m) on Saturday. Busuttin said he did not… Read More »
Tough gelding Cepheus has outclassed his rivals to win the Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury. Nash Rawiller has labelled Cepheus a “warhorse” following the eight-year-old’s fourth stakes success in the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury, the win pushing the gelding’s prizemoney to just shy of $2.5 million. Horse and jockey have developed a… Read More »
