The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable is looking to bring two of last season’s leading two-year-olds to Melbourne in search of spring riches. Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot is expected to commence her tilt at The Everest in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley next month… Read More »
James Cummings and the Godolphin race programmers will now get serious about putting Spring plans in place for some of their biggest names after a solid session of trials at Rosehill on Tuesday morning. Tom Kitten and Zardozi fought out one trial, Aft Cabin and Kallos ran one-two in another and Pericles was runner-up at a… Read More »
Chris Waller is still not 100 percent sure what Riff Rocket’s entire Spring campaign will look like, but the dual Derby winner will be given his chance to prove he can be an elite-level open-age stayer. The four-year-old American Pharoah gelding will be among the entries for the Cox Plate (2040m) and… Read More »
Two of Victorian racing’s biggest names continued their spring preparations on Monday morning, just hours before being revealed as finalists in the year Victorian Racehorse Of The Year. Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside had jumpouts 60km apart prior to being announced as Horse Of The Year rivals alongside Imperatriz, Romantic Warrior and… Read More »
Two of the highest-profile two-year-olds from last season, Lady Of Camelot and Storm Boy, took their spring preparations to a new level on Monday with trials at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained duo made their first public appearances of the campaign in the trials that was originally scheduled for… Read More »
Sunday night’s impressive Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest hero Lazzat could be set for a trip across the globe as trainer Jerome Reynier earmarked the Golden Eagle at Rosehill as a potential target. Trained by Jerome Reynier in Marseille, the three-year-old gelding has gone from strength to strength this season, winning… Read More »
Jockey Will Gordon has ticked off one glaring omission from his record after Affluential took out the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. While Gordon had won plenty of feature races over jumps since making the move from Ireland while also making a name for himself on the flat, he had… Read More »
Champion jumps jockey Steven Pateman is likely to recommend Stern Idol head to the Grand National Steeplechase at Ballarat following his easy victory at Sandown. Stern Idol ran away with the Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) at Sandown on Sunday, his fourth win in a steeplechase this year. Pateman said what weight Stern Idol… Read More »
The return run of Pride Of Jenni is now less than four weeks away and the mare is set to step up her program with another jump-out at Cranbourne. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare had a jump-out over 800m at Cranbourne on July 22 and will have the second of her preparation… Read More »
The decision to geld Williamsburg has produced an immediate result with the dual Group 1 placegetter breaking a 22-month drought from the winner’s stall to post a decisive victory at Rosehill. The five-year-old hadn’t got his head in front since taking out the Dulcify Quality (1600m) in October 2022, although he… Read More »
Anthony Freedman admits that it has taken time to find the key to Right To Party and in a preparation that has delivered three-straight victories, they might just now have got the hang of her. Right To Party, ridden by Jye McNeil, stormed to the line late from last to first in… Read More »
Improving stayer Matusalem has scored an emotional win for trainer Chris Waller, reviving memories of his late father John who was in the horse’s ownership. Named after his father’s favourite rum, the $4.80 betting site favourite ground out a hard-fought victory over stablemate Monarch’s Brae ($11) to claim the Congratulations James… Read More »
Ineligible for the Kosciuszko, Lonhro’s Queen will instead be given a chance to earn a Country Championships berth after claiming her second successive Highway Handicap win. Originally trained in Sydney, the Gooree Stud-owned mare is now with Scone trainer Cameron Crockett, but she doesn’t qualify for this year’s The Kosciuszko (1200m)… Read More »
In his own words, Lindsay Smith is hesitant to become cocky by making any grand statements on the levels Horrifying could reach over the next few months, but he is willing to enjoy the return to form the seven-year-old has found after winning at Flemington. Horrifying ($9.50), ridden by Blake Shinn,… Read More »
In the short time Dominic Sutton has held a training licence, he and his small Ballarat stable has a achieved a Flemington winner together with recently turned three-year-olds with Guineas and Derby aims. Detroit City scored an emphatic win in the Tab We’re On over 1410-metres after impressing in winning on debut… Read More »
Glasgow Lass first came to prominence at Ascot in January and displayed the signs of a future stakes winner with an impressive two length victory over Big Shots. While Glasgow Lass suffered a minor setback and couldn’t continue her campaign, Big Shots progressed to win the Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic… Read More »
Affluential may not have the same flat ability as his older sister, but one thing he can do is jump. Trainer John Leek (Jnr) has transformed Affluential into one of the state’s up-and-coming jumpers and he will put that on show in the Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown on Sunday. Affluential… Read More »
Jockey Ethan Brown was a little taken aback at the high praise Mick Price paid him after riding a winner at Caulfield last week. Price said Brown was the most underrated Group 1 jockey in Victoria after he piloted Public Attention to a debut victory. “I justified putting him on to the Coolmore… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will kick off the campaign of Holymanz at Flemington in the hope that it may lead to richer spring purses. Holymanz, and stablemate St Lawrence, run in the Flemington Kentucky Bluegrass Handicap (1410m) on Saturday. Beaten just over 7-½ lengths behind stablemate Pride Of Jenni in the All-Star… Read More »
Father’s Day is still a month away, but connections of the horse by the same name are hoping to be celebrating a little earlier this year. The seven-year-old hasn’t raced since he was eased out of the Stayer’s Cup (2400m) at Rosehill in June after visibly shortening stride approaching the 1000m…. Read More »
