Lindsay Park trainer Ben, Will and J D Hayes had Derby aspirations with Rise At Dawn, but they were equally as happy to come away with a narrow Flemington win. Rise At Dawn was coming off a short break to claim the RDAV Mary Longden Mile (1600m) on Saturday, his… Read More »
A trip to Queensland for a Stakes race is on the agenda for South Australian galloper Fancify after her win at Flemington. Fancify has won three of her past four starts, her last two in Melbourne, after leading throughout in the RDA Horsham Jan Croser Plate (1400m) on Saturday. Ridden by… Read More »
Determined to make the most of the exodus of senior riders to Brisbane and finish the final two months of her apprenticeship with a bang, Amy Mclucas got off to a flying start at Randwick with an all-the-win aboard Tulloch Lodge filly Madrina. The 24-year-old brought up her 12th city win… Read More »
Top jockey Brad Parnham is confident he can add another Raconteur Stakes (1400m) trophy to his mantel piece when he partners Generosity in the $125,000 Listed event at Belmont on Saturday. Brad Parnham and Generosity team up together for the second after proving a formidable winning combination last-start which broke a frustrating… Read More »
As he starts to get rolling, a minor setback seems to always interferes with the progress of the Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock-trained Aberfeldie Boy. The gelding returns from his most recent hiccup in the RDA Daylesford Lesley Hewitt Trophy (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Aberfeldie Boy had his… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will saddle five three-year-olds in a sprint race down the straight at Flemington and if they had their way it would be more. Steel City , Namesake, Le Parrain , Links and Wallenda line up in the ATA Trainers’ Trust Handicap (1100m) on Saturday while the stable had Takeko balloted from… Read More »
Track conditions at Randwick will determine whether Eagle Nest takes her place in the Bob Charley AO Stakes with co-trainer Gerald Ryan cautious about keeping something in the tank for her main campaign goal. Ryan isn’t keen to run the improving mare on a very testing surface and if conditions continue… Read More »
His campaign got off to a bumpy start but with two solid runs under his belt and the certainty of a rain-affected track, Jojo Was A Man is expected to show marked improvement at Randwick. After being forced to pull the pin on the horse’s summer preparation due to injury, trainer John… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings is banking on a return to the Flemington straight being beneficial for Legio Ten. The four-year-old runs in the RDA Oaklands Trophy (1200m) on Saturday, looking to build on a win and third-place finish in two starts on the Flemington straight. Legio Ten won over 1100m in… Read More »
Trainer Michael Grantham expects Saturday’s Belmont Park meeting to provide a good guide on some of his stable’s talented gallopers. A Belmont Oaks campaign is at stake for Luvnwar, who finished second to Generosity at her first start for Grantham last month. The filly steps up to 1400m in Saturday’s Mrs… Read More »
It’s been a small sample size, but co-trainer Ben Pearce likes what he sees in Richanco. Pearce hopes his judgment will be vindicated when the youngster faces his first black-type test in Saturday’s Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m). Richanco burst onto the scene with wins from his opening two starts and Pearce, who… Read More »
The Raconteur Stakes was the race that gave Brian Kersley his biggest success as a trainer and he returns to the Listed event at Belmont with high hopes again. Kersley will saddle up last-start winner, My Jimmy and is confident the gelding can deliver on his potential when he lines up in… Read More »
Kristen Buchanan has no plans to swap training horses for breeding them, even if her first venture into the other side of the sport is proving to be fortuitous. Buchanan is trainer, part-owner and breeder of Smashing Rosie, who lines up in the Schweppes Handicap (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday off… Read More »
A horse losing a shoe mid-race isn’t uncommon, but a horse losing two is a little rarer. Unfortunately for Mitchell Beer, that was the scenario stable star Mnementh found himself in during the running of last month’s Luskin Star Stakes at Scone (1300m). Heading into the race off an encouraging first-up… Read More »
All That Pizzazz faces his toughest test in Saturday’s Moreton Cup but Tony Gollan is happy for him to spearhead the team he will take to Saturday’s $300,000 Group 2 at Eagle Farm. The gelding joins Zarastro and Nettuno as members of Queensland’s leading stable in the 1200-metre event and while he is the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is banking on a step up in distance being the recipe for success with stablemates Berkshire Breeze and Queen Takes King at Flemington. The pair are set to appreciate the extra distance of the RDAV Sally Francis Plate (2520m) on Saturday. Jack Turnbull, Maher’s assistant trainer… Read More »
A little horse psychology appears to have had the desired effect on Williamsburg as his trainers bid to help him end a 19-month drought from the winner’s list. The four-year-old hasn’t tasted success since the 2022 Dulcify Quality when he defeated subsequent Group 1 Randwick Guineas winner Communist on a heavy… Read More »
Plans to run Tacumwah in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks have been abandoned and instead the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained filly will run at Flemington. Tacumwah will step up to 2000m when she runs in the RDA Moorabbin Jane Baker Plate on Saturday, her first try at a trip beyond… Read More »
Multi-million-dollar filly Tutta La Vita has been scratched from Saturday’s $700,000 Group 1 Queensland Oaks and will not race again in Australia. But the daughter of The Autumn Sun is not finished as a racehorse, set to continue her career in the United States where the Breeders Cup meeting will be… Read More »
Co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi will unveil their latest stable acquisition Top Of The Pops for the first time under race conditions in Saturday’s Bisley Workwear Handicap (1000m) at Belmont. The four-year-old had 18 starts for his original trainer Dan Morton, before the Gangemi team purchased him online. The gelding… Read More »
