Country-trained gelding Body Bob is the rank outsider of the Doomben 10,000 field but that matters little to his jockey Danny Beasley. Beasley, who has held a dual trainer-jockey licence for the past eight months, has announced this week he will be retiring from the saddle at the end of June…. Read More »
Wayne Hawkes has heaped praise on jockey Jordan Childs for his handling of Husk in her maiden victory at Sandown. Husk was having her first run of the campaign in the Sportsbet Fast Form Handicap (1000m) on Wednesday, but more importantly her first start in Melbourne. The Hawkes Racing-trained two-year-old had been… Read More »
Grahame Begg is hoping the decision to bypass a run on a heavy track at the Sunshine Coast will pay a dividend at Doomben. Begg has debut Caulfield Heath winner Rich Dottie engaged in the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) on Saturday. Rich Dottie was down to run in the… Read More »
Two youngsters from the Richard and Will Freedman stable will be shooting to join an illustrious Woodlands Stakes honour roll. Adding valuable black-type to their resumes will be the mission for stablemates Graceful Artist and Zoubaby when the pair head to Scone for the Listed Woodlands Stakes. Mindful that both fillies are… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will attempt to short-circuit the exhaustive process of gaining a Melbourne Cup start at Flemington on Saturday. The Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) offers the winner a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington in November. Since being offered as a ballot exemption… Read More »
Perth’s precocious talent, Bustling, will continue his Australian career under Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr and Melbourne’s leading co-trainers are confident he will live up to his $2 million price tag. After his two-year-old heroics in Perth, Bustling will step into Price and Kent’s Caulfield base stacked with confidence… Read More »
Co-trainer Troy Corstens headed to a recent Caulfield meeting confident The Astrologist was in the right order to come away with a victory. But after beating only one runner home, Corstens left that meeting disappointed and with the realisation The Astrologist is below his best nowadays on races around a turn…. Read More »
The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock stable will unveil their third starter of former US champion galloper Arrogate at Sandown. Sacredarro makes his debut in the Thoroughbred Club of Australia Plate (1600m) on Wednesday and follows Stormy Grey and Ariana Blue as the third member of the Arrogate Stock to run under… Read More »
Much was made of I Wish I Win drawing barrier one in The Everest last year and the star sprinter will need to overcome the same potential issue in Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m). The five-year-old gelding has only been seen once since then, beaten a neck in the Group… Read More »
Trainer Trevor Andrews was singing the praises of Street Band and backed his colt to reach Ascot carnival status after an impressive return victory on Saturday. Leaving Areduet in his wake, Street Band closed strongly to win the Morley Market Growers Plate (1000m) by 1 ÂŒ lengths with Lucky I Am… Read More »
Excelleration won’t be chasing a fourth-straight Cup success on Saturday, but the lure of a start in the biggest Cup of all is the reason the gelding will be at Flemington. Trainer Richard Cully is keen to get his hands on the Melbourne Cup ballot exemption that accompanies victory in… Read More »
Godolphin last week confirmed the retirement of enduring gelding Cascadian, but Australian racing fans might not have to wait too long to see another member of the family in action. English trainer George Scott has declared the Melbourne Cup firmly on the agenda for the dual Australian Cup winner’s brother… Read More »
Sam Freedman expects to get a better idea of what Royal Champion’s initial Australian campaign will look like on Tuesday morning. The imported gelding will trial at Deagon, which will be his second trial of the campaign following a second placing over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on April 30. Royal… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club and Flemington racecourse got a taste of what may be coming their way if The Map wins a Golden Ticket into the Melbourne Cup on Saturday. Connections of The Map are known for having a good time and the winner’s room at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden are hoping NSW’s wet weather sticks around for two of its mares, who will be bidding to build on their respective black-type records in one of the feature races at the Scone carnival. The Snowdens are looking to target the Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) with… Read More »
Consistency has been rewarded for the Jason Warren trained mare Benedetta , who claimed her maiden Group One success in The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. In three other attempts at the highest level, the four-year-old mare had finished fourth, fourth and third, but today was her day under a perfect… Read More »
Annabel Neasham has continued her excellent record in the Group 2 A D Hollindale Stakes with Numerian winning the transferred race at the Sunshine Coast. For the second year running, the Sunshine Coast has hosted the 1800m weight-for-age race. The Gold Coast course underwent a track reconstruction last year and returned in time… Read More »
Michael Hawkes feared the decision to transfer Gosford’s stand-alone Saturday meeting to Newcastle might come against consistent gelding Semillion, but in the end the venue change mattered little. The on-pace runner was able to adapt to the more expansive Newcastle circuit, dictating throughout and kicking strongly under Zac Lloyd to land… Read More »
After registering the first win of her campaign, Let’Sbefrankbaby could be seen again in a weeks’ time chasing an automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock trained mare took out the JRA Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday and could be seen again in the Listed Andrew… Read More »
Victorian raider Hezashocka has relished a heavy Newcastle track to break a 22-month hiatus from the winner’s stall in the Listed Gosford Gold Cup. Ben Elam, representing trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr)Â , said the stable began to grow in confidence on Friday night when they saw that the… Read More »
