Trainer Matt Cumani was looking forward to the late summer and autumn staying race of 12 months ago with Monbaher. After a win at Flemington in July 2022, Cumani elected to send Monbaher for a break with the view of campaigning the stayer through 2023. After three months in the paddock,… Read More »
Trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman had their work cut-out getting Excommunicado to the racetrack. After showing promise in trials as a two-year-old, Excommunicado finally made it to the track to score a debut maiden win at Mornington in late December. Now the daughter of I Am Invincible makes her city debut on… Read More »
Winning a provincial maiden on debut then backing it up with a midweek success in town is usually the hallmark of an above-average horse and emerging filly The Black Cloud might just fit that bill. An autumn carnival appearance is on the cards for the three-year-old if she can continue her… Read More »
Just a few months after the retirement of dual Group 1 winner She’s Extreme, Anthony Cummings is set to unveil another handy daughter of top stallion Extreme Choice in Rosehill debutante Extreme Diva. The youngster will line up in the Widden Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday off the back of… Read More »
Counteroffensive will be out to add his name to Peter and Paul Snowden’s army of two-year-olds for the Blue Diamond Stakes. The son of Deep Field heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday and if he runs well could be back at the same track for the… Read More »
One month on from their Perth Cup (2400m) success, trainers Grant and Alana Williams have quickly turned their attention to upcoming feature races. Grant and Alana Williams’ will welcome back stable stars Alsephina and Keshi Boom back to work next Tuesday, as well as recent acquisition Western Empire. Alsephina finished second in the Railway… Read More »
Golden Vale was an emphatic winner on debut four months ago and Miller is confident she can deliver on her big potential again. The highly-regarded Churchill filly runs in the Andrich Cousins Raceday Plate (1000m) and her barrier trial showed she’s ready to be a force again. Golden Vale ran second in… Read More »
A desire to get a head start on the elite three-year-old fillies has prompted Matthew Smith to kick off French Endeavour’s campaign in benchmark grade this weekend. However, he doesn’t expect the talented filly to be there for long and is keen to see her return to black-type racing sooner rather… Read More »
After a long lay-off, only so much work can be achieved on the training track before it is time for a return to racing. The Tony and Calvin Mcevoy-trained Naiconi will be making her first appearance in 62 weeks when she lines up in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield… Read More »
Josh Parr has partnered speedy gelding Malkovich to his only two stakes wins and he is optimistic of a three-peat in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill. The six-year-old will extend to 1200m for just the third time in 33 starts on Saturday having struggled at his two other attempts… Read More »
King Charles III’s horse Desert Hero has been ruled out of the Sydney autumn carnival, but trainer William Haggas has confirmed stablemate Dubai Honour is locked in for an Australian return. Haggas said it was only in the past 24 hours that connections had decided Desert Hero, who had been among the leading… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has heard all the hype surrounding lightly raced Jimmysstar, but is reluctant to push him too far, too early. Unbeaten in two Australian starts after winning two of his three starts in New Zealand, Jimmysstar is set to make his return at in the Sportsbet Get On Extra… Read More »
The Golden Slipper is just seven weeks away and given their record of success with two-year-olds, it is no surprise Peter and Paul Snowden will have a strong hand in Sydney’s first juvenile black-type races of the year at Rosehill. While Counteroffensive has been scratched from the Canonbury Stakes (1100m) to… Read More »
The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable hold Blue Diamond Stakes ambitions for Eneeza, but first there is a lead-up race to be won at Caulfield. Eneeza makes her return following a let-up in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) on Saturday which will be her sole outing before the… Read More »
A protest lodged by one of the Racing Victoria Stewards panel has been upheld at Sandown. Steward Ray Livingstone lodged the objection following the running of the Senet Gambling Law Experts Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday. Fine Rebel, ridden by Tayla Childs, crossed the line a neck ahead of Eloped (Craig Williams)… Read More »
Golden Eagle winner Obamburumai will return to Sydney this autumn for the Doncaster Mile with Josh Parr confirming he has been booked for the Group 1 ride. Parr partnered the Japanese-trained horse to win the $10 million Golden Eagle in the spring, replacing superstar jockey Yutaka Take , who was injured in a race… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable hope a gelding operation will allow Et Tu Brute to fulfill the promise he had shown the trainers early in his career. Having his first start as a gelding at Sandown on Wednesday, Et Tu Brute overcame a slow start to score a convincing win in… Read More »
Sydney Swans’ star Tom Papley has upstaged Hollywood actor Matt Damon to win the opening race at Randwick’s Kensington meeting with first starter Getafix. One of the Swans’ most high-profile players, Papley part-owns Getafix with a couple of his former teammates, Ryan Clarke and Paddy McCartin. While Papley was in… Read More »
Annabel Neasham will rely on Pushpa to fly the flag for the stable in the juvenile races at Rosehill, hopeful the filly can emulate the feat of stablemate Learning To Fly by winning the Widden Stakes on debut. While Neasham won’t have a runner in the Canonbury Stakes (1100m) for the colts and… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and J D Hayes will get a better understanding of their latest debutant after he races at Caulfield. Evaporate faces six opponents at his first start when he heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. The son of Per Incanto, who… Read More »
