A lot of water has gone under the bridge since La Danseuse last stepped out on the racecourse. That was just over two months ago when the Cliff Brown-trained mare went within 0.01 seconds of breaking the 1100m course record at Caulfield. In preparation for a Stakes race at Caulfield… Read More »
Annabel Neasham’s name will no longer appear solo in the form guide with the top Sydney trainer to team up with Rob Archibald. Neasham announced on Wednesday that pair would form a training partnership from Thursday’s commencement of the 2024/25 season. The well-travelled Archibald has been Neasham’s racing manager for… Read More »
Ballarat based Henry Dwyer says there is some trepidation when training a horse from afar as he has been doing with Asfoora. Last month’s King Charles III Stakes winner at Royal Ascot is set to run at Goodwood in the early hours of Saturday morning (Australian time) in the Group 2… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas is looking forward to seeing his star sprinter Giga Kick trial to get a better understanding of where the gelding is at after his injury induced lay-off. Giga Kick has been working up steadily at Mornington in preparation for his return to racing in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes… Read More »
Manaal has been pencilled in to return to racing on the opening Group 1 day of the season, but trainer Michael Freedman won’t test the Tassort filly in that company just yet, opting to keep the Group 1 Inglis Sires (1400m) winner in her own age company for now. The Group 2… Read More »
Rhys Archard is returning to Sandown in search of a wet track with Boltsaver in a bid to secure another city win before season’s end. The 2023-24 season finishes at the conclusion Wednesday’s meeting and Boltsaver provided Archard with a career highlight when successful at Sandown on July 17. Boltsaver’s victory was… Read More »
Speedy gelding Acromantula is on target for another crack at a Melbourne campaign after completing a second top trial performance at Lark Hill on Monday. In similar vein to his winning performance at the same course two weeks ago, Acromantula led throughout, but on this occasion stretched his win to five… Read More »
After initial hesitation, Natika Riordan’s parents are now right behind her move to become a jockey, fully backing that career choice, but it wasn’t a popular decision at first. Like most young girls from an early age, Riordan was obsessed with horses and always harboured a desire to work with… Read More »
An aluminium tree was given a blue makeover for mental health awareness on Friday in preparation for the annual Roebourne Cup. The painting is part of the Racing WA Community Fund’s mission to paint a blue tree at each of the State’s 47 race clubs in collaboration with the Blue… Read More »
This time next week a new name will appear in Victorian form guides with Lyle Hewitson preparing to take up an Australian stint. The South African, who is among the elite riders in Hong Kong, will fly into Melbourne on Saturday with his first rides to come at next Monday’s Pakenham… Read More »
The Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap is the signature event at Flemington this Saturday, but one of the support races could upstage it as the most anticipated race of the day. Boom import Berkshire Breeze will be looking to extend his winning streak to four in the 2500-metre Quality Handicap. The… Read More »
Melbourne Cup 2024 favourite Circle Of Fire is set to start off his campaign with a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday. The Ciaron Maher-trained stayer has not been sighted since winning the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick on April 13, a week after securing the Group 2 Chairman’s… Read More »
Kris Lees is lukewarm on embarking upon another Melbourne Cup campaign with Tancred Stakes winner Kalapour, although he will keep his options open for now. The gelding reached a career peak during the autumn with his Group 1 triumph before finishing third behind Circle Of Fire and Athabascan in the Sydney Cup. That… Read More »
Jockey Blake Shinn had some reservations about Recommendation running a strong 1200m, but the sprinter ticked that box with victory at Caulfield. A seven-length romp in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield a fortnight earlier saw Recommendation sent out the $1.40 bookmakers favourite in the Group 3 Bletchingly… Read More »
With a racing business built primarily on Darley homebreds, Godolphin’s participation at the Magic Millions carnival has been almost exclusively restricted to wild card qualifiers. Outside of notable exception Exhilarates, the winner of the 2019 Magic Millions Classic, trainer James Cummings hasn’t been flush with options for the Gold Coast features…. Read More »
A strong ride on iron mare One Aye at Randwick has delivered Reece Jones his fourth win in the space of a week and the young hoop is focused on continuing that momentum into the new season. Jones was part of the emerging group of apprentices coming through the Sydney ranks last… Read More »
While not in the ownership of Herbert Park and no longer involved in the Tony Noonan stable, former Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mick Robbins would have enjoyed the filly’s win at Caulfield. Robbins was celebrating his 94th birthday on Saturday and Noonan sent out a special birthday wish to the former trainer… Read More »
James Cummings will give brilliant Randwick winner Tarpaulin an opportunity to chime into the early carnival races, nominating a Golden Rose lead-up as the colt’s immediate target. Starting a $1.80 betting app favourite, the youngster demolished his rivals in Saturday’s Ranvet Handicap (1100m), cruising to the front at the top of the… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable have some ambitious plans for Public Attention after his debut win at Caulfield. The Written Tycoon colt took out the MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap (1200m) on Saturday to follow the victory of former stablemate Ourboros in the race 12 months ago. Ourboros… Read More »
The Sydney Jockeys’ Premiership race that promised so much is effectively over two meetings out from the final curtain with Nash Rawiller a late withdrawal from Saturday’s Randwick meeting. Racing NSW stewards on Friday announced that Rawiller would not be fit to take his place at the meeting where his rides… Read More »
