The Peter and Paul Snowden stable has strengthened their claims on capturing a first Blue Diamond Stakes together with a potential quartet of runners in the Group 1 race at Caulfield. Peter Snowden has won Melbourne’s premier juvenile race on three occasions and will chase a first with his son on February… Read More »
Annabel Neasham will give Castanya every chance to earn her way into the Golden Slipper after the filly took an important step with a sweeping victory in the Listed Lonhro Plate at Randwick. The youngster’s performance franked the form of Slipper second favourite Switzerland, who she finished runner-up to on debut, while… Read More »
Trainer Lindsey Smith enjoyed a quick hit and run mission to Hobart on Friday with progressive mare Yellow Sam taking out the Group 3 Mystic Journey Stakes. A winner of five of her 11 starts, Yellow Sam has gone to a new level this preparation and had no concern justifying her… Read More »
Owner Tony Ottobre always knew there was plenty of talent hidden away in Pride Of Jenni, but first she had to dispose of her wayward tendencies. It took the best part of three years for Pride Of Jenni to eventually show Ottobre that talent when she racked-up back-to-back Group 1… Read More »
Robbie Laing doubts there will be a fitter horse than Hey Fat Cat in the Autumn Stakes at Caulfield. Successful at Sale and Sandown in his last two starts, Laing decided to bypass another restricted race at Sandown during the week for the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Laing also… Read More »
A two-state, black-type double will be in the offing for Gary Portelli following his decision to split three-year-olds Encap and Flying Trapeze between Sydney and Melbourne. Both were acceptors for Saturday’s Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, however Flying Trapeze has already been scratched and will instead head… Read More »
Michael Dee is unsure how long his association with Atishu will last, but the top Melbourne jockey is happy to team up with her in this Saturday’s Group 1 CF Orr Stakes. The six-year-old will have her first start since winning the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in… Read More »
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young learned one thing out of a failed trip to Ballarat that Foxy Cleopatra has an aversion to really wet tracks. Those conditions will not front Foxy Cleopatra when she returns from a break in the Group 3 T S Carlyon Cup (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday…. Read More »
If Tommy Berry wasn’t immediately won over by Beer Baron’s stocky build, he was certainly taken by the colt’s debut run in the Inglis Nursery. Caught wide from an awkward draw, the juvenile had the temerity to let down strongly in the straight before careering to the front and beating all… Read More »
On a week when Sydney’s weather revived some childhood memories for Chris Waller, the champion horseman was hopeful a couple of his Randwick runners could revive some old form. Waller will saddle up three horses in Saturday’s ASI Solutions Handicap (1600m) â Bold Mac, Manzoice and Lord Ardmore â the first two… Read More »
There are options aplenty for promising mare Gently Rolled if she passes what trainer Bryce Heys sees as a decent test at Randwick on Saturday. The four-year-old is strongly fancied by the market, $2.80 favourite with TAB on Thursday, in the Westmead Institute For Medical Research Handicap (1300m) after a… Read More »
In Secret’s autumn campaign is up in the air after Saturday week’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning was ruled out for the four-year-old. The daughter of I Am Invincible was being set for a first-up clash with Imperatriz and Private Eye in the Flemington feature, but will miss the 1000-metre weight-for-age event… Read More »
Luke Nolen has undergone surgery to stem internal bleeding after a fall at trackwork at Pakenham on Thursday morning. The rider most famous for his association with champion mare Black Caviar was transported to the Alfred hospital after a fall with fractured left ribs and pelvis problems the initial concern. But… Read More »
David Payne doesn’t have the budget to compete at the top-end of the yearling sale market, so the bluebloods are never on his short list. Instead, he backs his decades of experience and horsemanship to hunt for hidden gems. Trawling through the yearlings on offer last year, Payne came across a… Read More »
Bad luck thwarted the first racing campaign of Snow Patrol who is set to make his racing return at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding is being aimed at the Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington next month. First-up though is the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge youngster Anode might be dominating Lonhro Plate markets, but rival jockey Tommy Berry is looking forward to testing the race day credentials of debutant Embassy. Anode, who was a runaway winner of his only start in December, has been crunched from $2.80 into $1.95 favouritism for Saturday’s 1000-metre sprint as… Read More »
A lack of suitable sprinting options for two of his three-year-old fillies has forced Sydney trainer Michael Freedman to turn his attention to Melbourne. Hip Hip Hurrah and Blanc De Blanc have been dispatched to Caulfield to contest the Group 3 Peter Le Grand Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. “They don’t provide for sprinters… Read More »
If Dylan Gibbons has learned anything in his burgeoning riding career it is to make the most of every opportunity, even a fortuitous one. In that vein, the star apprentice is thrilled to be reuniting with three-year-old Celestial Legend in the Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, picking up the… Read More »
While Black Caviar was winning races from her two-year-old year through to retirement as a six-year-old, her trainer Peter Moody said she did not reach full maturity until her later racing years. Mr Brightside is no Black Caviar, but he is about to embark on an autumn campaign in the… Read More »
The deal that most in the breeding industry had been expecting was completed on Wednesday when Coolmore announced it was the new owner of Storm Boy. The son of Justify will continue his career in navy blue after an agreement, the specifics of which were not made public, was reached… Read More »
