Vibrant Sun has produced a gutsy on-pace performance in the Australasian Oaks to come out on top in the Group 1 race for three-year-old fillies dominated by daughters of stallion The Autumn Sun. Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, Vibrant Sun went into Saturday’s 2000m feature at Morphettville with… Read More »
Cranbourne-based trainer Clinton Mcdonald pulled off a betting plunge as Stanley Express descended late on the line to win the $1 million VOBIS Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield. A right move was made to stay closer to home than making a trip to Adelaide for the Group 3 Breeders’ Stakes at Morphettville…. Read More »
Though her stable star may have retired, the Zaaki connection is still helping Annabel Neasham tread winning paths with imports as a step back in grade saw Might Ulysses take out the Listed Brisbane Mile (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Finishing outside of the placings on his Australian debut in the… Read More »
Goulburn trainer Matthew Dale has set his sights on a stakes race at next month’s Scone Cup carnival with Martini Mumma after the promising filly stepped up in a Highway Handicap at Rosehill to continue her unbeaten preparation. Dale was keen to test Martini Mumma in Saturday’s Highway over 1100m after the… Read More »
Autumn progression has been key for Elphinstone as the daughter of Street Boss notched a career highlight in the VOBIS Platinum Guineas at Caulfield. Tony Mcevoy is known for his eye for horseflesh and his purchase of this filly for $200,000 at the 2022 Magic Millions Yearling Sale has paid dividends with… Read More »
Sydney’s major juvenile races have already been run this season but the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable has unveiled another exciting prospect for the future with Ikasara making a winning debut at Rosehill. Adam Hyeronimus was full of praise for the colt by stallion I Am Invincible and the jockey was… Read More »
Already the highest prize money earner of all time, Golden Sixty is out to break his own record with a fourth win in Sunday’s Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. The 11-time Group 1 winner and rising nine-year-old is warm favourite on Sunday but connections are apprehensive about the… Read More »
Zac Purton is under no illusions as to the task Massive Sovereign has in Sunday’s Group 1 QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin as he attempts to thwart Romantic Warrior’s attempt to win the race three years running. “I think it’s the strongest race we have… the Japanese certainly have a couple… Read More »
The Showdown, Saturday’s feature event the Owners and Breeders Raceday at Caulfield, is not a race Steven Marsden and his family have had circled on the calendar for a long time. Not because they didn’t dream of the winning the $1 million event with bargain buy Linkvue, they just didn’t… Read More »
Racing Victoria will shortly commence a recruitment process for a new chief executive after Andrew Jones on Friday resigned from the position. Jones’ departure comes less than two years after he was recruited as the replacement for Giles Thompson. Jones said now was a good time to step aside with… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will & J D Hayes had their eyes on a wet Sydney Autumn Carnival with their mare Barbie’s Fox. While the opening day of The Champions was wet and then last Saturday’s meeting was eventually abandoned with two races remaining, Barbie’s Fox was unable to strike her preferred wet… Read More »
Mick Price is looking to add another South Australian Group 1 feature to his trophy cabinet when he saddles Vibrant Sun in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr at Cranbourne, has won three of South Australia’s four Group 1 races on multiple occasions. However, he… Read More »
Kris Lees will be represented in $775,000 The Archer for the third year in succession and he is hoping to use that experience to advantage. Lees will start Australian Bloodstock gelding Ucalledit in the 1300 metre slot race at Rockhampton on Sunday when he is banking on the addition of blinkers helping… Read More »
A week after pillaging the $5 million The Quokka aboard Overpass for the second year in succession, Josh Parr returns to Sydney racing at Rosehill intent on keeping his good form rolling. Horse and jockey have proven unbeatable in Western Australia, not only winning The Quokka for the past two years but… Read More »
A pedestrian speed along with a firmer track has provided champion trainer Chris Waller with his first win in the VRC St Leger at Flemington. And in winning the Listed race over 2800m on Thursday, Ahuriri became the first filly to win the traditional staying contest for three-year-olds on Anzac Day since… Read More »
Underrated mare Fay’s Angels has delivered Karen Owen the biggest win of her training career with an emphatic performance in the $150,000 Anzac Day Cup at Randwick’s Kensington track. The four-year-old has proven to be a breakthrough horse for Owen, also providing the trainer with her first metropolitan win at Warwick Farm… Read More »
Former Sydney premiership winning jockey Brenton Avdulla is loving life in Hong Kong as he approaches the end of his first full season and has no plans to leave. Avdulla has ridden 26 winners from 351 rides this season, striking at a healthy 13.5% including the Group 1 Queen’s Silver… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have some tough decisions to make after the impressive win of Epimeles at Flemington. A debut winner at Sandown last month, Epimeles took out the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) on Thursday, showing a touch of class. The decision for Busuttin and Young now is do they… Read More »
An unsuitable barrier at Caulfield or the possibility of a wet track at Warrnambool has Matt Cumani pondering which way to go with his rejuvenated galloper Khoekhoe. Cumani has two runners in the $175,000 VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m), the other being seven-year-old mare Tycoon Bec who drew barrier two, while Khoekhoe… Read More »
Favourite Seascape is no certainty to take her place at Rosehill with trainer Michael Freedman still weighing up his options for the promising filly. The daughter of super sire I Am Invincible controlled the race on debut at Gosford and didn’t give her rivals a chance, scoring an emphatic 4-3/4 length win. She is… Read More »
