Bella Nipotina has reaffirmed her credentials for an Everest slot, capping an outstanding winter carnival with victory in the Tattersall’s Tiara. A campaign that began in Melbourne in February and encompassed trips to Sydney, Perth and Brisbane has had a fitting finale with incredible mare Bella Nipotina outclassing her rivals to… Read More »
Vow And Declare added another chapter to his remarkable career when he won Saturday’s $200,000 Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm The Danny O’Brien-trained galloper etched his name onto the honour roll for the second time, five years after his initial victory, which came in its final edition as… Read More »
Troy Corstens issued himself some homework after remarkable gelding Baraqiel on Saturday added another picket to the fence he has constructed to start his career. The late-starter made it four wins from as many starts when he won the $130,000 Lamaro’s Hotel Handicap (1200m). Cortens is unsure if he has had… Read More »
Jay Ford and Joe Pride have continued their purple patch of form at Rosehill, the jockey and trainer combining to strike a double blow with Anagain and emerging filly In Flight. It comes a week after Ford travelled to Melbourne to guide Pride’s promising three-year-old The Black Cloud to a Flemington victory and Pride… Read More »
Chris Waller has become the first Australian trainer to break the $50 million prizemoney barrier in a season and fittingly, he has achieved the feat with a filly owned by long-time clients the Ingham family. Waller started the day needing just over $210,000 to reach the mark and got off to… Read More »
Mick Price added another job to his winter to-do list on Saturday, after First Settler launched his career in devastating style at Caulfield. The Cranbourne trainer and his partner Michael Kent Jnr will now prioritise working out how best to give the high-priced colt his best shot at establishing himself as one of… Read More »
Apprentice Luke Campbell passed 50 city wins last weekend and he’s hoping to carry that momentum into Saturday’s Belmont card with El Patron in the Tabtouch-Westspeed Platinum Winter Series Final (1400m). Luke Campbell has formed a solid partnership since teaming up with the Simon Miller-trained four-year-old and thinks he can breakthrough… Read More »
Gavin Bedggood believes he’s been set a task with recent stable acquisition Miss Icelandic, but he is excited about trying to take the Deep Field mare’s career to the next level. The four-year-old will have her first run for the Cranbourne trainer in Saturday’s Sportsbet Bet With Mates Handicap (1100m) at… Read More »
Alex Rae has a horse towards the head of betting in one race at Caulfield this Saturday, but it is the longer-priced of his two runners that he is most excited about. Had she not missed a run over 1400 metres at Sandown two weeks ago, Enna’s Dream most likely would not have… Read More »
She is the roughest of Chris Waller’s three Tatt’s Tiara runners but from the inside draw, Vienna Princess is capable of landing a Group 1 upset if she can reproduce her best form. The winner of the Silver Eagle in the spring, Vienna Princess wasn’t disgraced when sixth to Japanese raider… Read More »
Fresh from combining to claim the Gosford Cup with Hezashocka, jockey Chad Schofield and training partners Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are preparing to team up for another black-type bid. Schofield has formed a strong partnership with the Victorian-based horsemen and of his last 100 rides, 11 have been for them,… Read More »
It did not take long for Milford’s recent drought-breaking long-odds win to be forgotten by the Mike Moroney stable. The Savabeel gelding got home at $31 at Flemington on May 31 but was then desperately unlucky at the same track three weeks later. The six-year-old got shuffled back to last on… Read More »
Blake Shinn did not last long on the Tattersall’s Tiara interchange bench with the star Melbourne hoop called up to replace the indisposed James Mcdonald aboard C’Est Magique. Shinn thought his Group 1 season had come to a premature end on Thursday, when Mike Moroney scratched his original mount Coeur Volante from the… Read More »
Father and son Peter and Paul Snowden have announced the dissolution of their training partnership, effective from the end of July. Issuing a statement on Thursday, Snowden Racing confirmed the surprise news, saying the decision was a mutual one and would allow Paul to spend more time with his family. “Paul has… Read More »
Last year’s Tattersall’s Tiara will go down as one of the great pieces of pre-race shopping. The race was won by Palaisipan, who was having her first start in Katsumi Yoshida’s famous colours after a deal to purchase the daughter of So You Think was finalised in the week leading… Read More »
A $500,000 yearling who won a stakes race at just his second start, Zoukerino’s subsequent journey has been a bumpy one. Following his auspicious beginning, the one-time stallion prospect went off the boil, prompting connections to have him gelded after he finished last in the 2023 Fireball Quality. A stable… Read More »
Waterford has showcased himself as a black-type winner-in-waiting with a multitude of Group and Listed placings, yet a stakes race success still eludes the five-year-old. That missing piece has prompted trainer Chris Waller to rethink his approach this preparation and as a result, Waterford will extend to 2000m for the first… Read More »
The first time Ciaron Maher set eyes on Bella Nipotina, he could see instant parallels with another of his grand mares. Those similarities will take on a new dimension at Eagle Farm on Saturday if Bella Nipotina can emulate the horse she has revived memories of, Srikandi, by winning the Group 1… Read More »
Mick Price would love to be as pleasantly by Miss Roumbini this week at Caulfield as he was at her previous start at Sandown. The three-year-old justified heavy market support – $4.20 into $3.40 – to score a dominant win over 1300 metres, despite travelling wide on a day it was best to… Read More »
Andrew Adkins has capped his latest return to the saddle with a slashing win in the Civic Stakes, while champion hoop James McDonald is under a fitness cloud. A jockey and horse who have both endured injury woes have combined to win the rescheduled Civic Stakes at Warwick Farm. Andrew… Read More »
