“Girls are taking over.” That was the statement from Rachel King after she and Kathy O’Hara made history at Randwick on Saturday by becoming the first female jockeys to ride Group 1 winners on the same program in Australia. O’Hara got the ball rolling with victory aboard the Chris Waller -trained Rediener in the… Read More »
She has been a pioneer of Sydney racing and at Randwick on Saturday, Kathy O’Hara became the first female jockey to capture the Group 1 Epsom Handicap with a stunning performance aboard the Chris Waller-trained Rediener. It was a special win for the leading yard as O’Hara is married to Charlie… Read More »
Think About It has reaffirmed his Everest favouritism with a determined victory in the Premiere Stakes at Randwick as Hawaii Five Oh put his hand up for a slot with a slashing second. Sent out a $1.85 Ladbrokes favourite, Think About It hit the front halfway up the straight and pulled out… Read More »
Jockey Beau Mertens has followed in his late father Peter’s footsteps in winning the traditional AFL Grand Final Day meeting feature event. Steering the Chris Waller-trained gelding Born A King to a narrow victory over 2019 WA Derby winner Regal Power in the Listed RM Ansett Classic (2400m) at Mornington, Beau joined the… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse’s love affair with the Flight Stakes has continued as racing’s leading lady collected her eleventh win in the Group 1 feature courtesy of lightly raced filly Tropical Squall. Waterhouse now sits just two shy of the record 13 Flight Stakes winner prepared by her father, legendary trainer T… Read More »
Unfulfilled potential as a force in feature races in his three-year-old year, as a five-year-old Rhinoceros may be coming to hand at just the right time as firmer tracks are likely to be a common feature of Victorian racing over the summer months. Notching his first win since January in the… Read More »
Andrew Perdon has only been on the training scene in his own right for a few months but the month of September has become one he will remember with a maiden winner and now his first metro-grade winner. An ‘off Broadway’ city class program at Mornington on AFL Grand Final Dany… Read More »
Trainer Mark Walker has reiterated the intention to remain in Melbourne with Imperatriz after the mare bettered her own track record in winning the Group 1 Moir Stakes. Imperatriz stopped the clock at 56.47 seconds in winning the 1000m sprint at Moonee Valley on Friday night, taking 0.21 seconds of the time she recorded in winning the… Read More »
Racing and Wagering Western Australia Chief Executive Officer Ian Edwards said the original 32 slot holders overwhelmingly chose to stay connected to the state’s richest racing weekend and signed up for the next three years. “Slots in the world’s first and only tri-code slot race series are proving to be… Read More »
Tasmanian trainer John Keys might feel out of his comfort zone having a runner in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap at Randwick, but he has no such fears about his horse. The Inevitable is the early $7 favourite for Saturday’s $1.5 million race and as a 16-time winner and All-Star Mile placegetter… Read More »
Veteran stayer Spirit Ridge is enjoying a form renaissance this year and connections see no reason it won’t continue in the Group 1 Metropolitan at Randwick. The gelding had been struggling for consistency before dropping back to benchmark company and posting a confidence-boosting win at Flemington in the summer. Since then,… Read More »
Ballarat trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy will press on with plans to run Veight in the Caulfield Guineas. The Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 14 has been the target for Veight since the colt entered the Ballarat stables of the father-and-son training team this campaign. Veight was explosive winning first-up in the McNeil… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is looking forward to a change of fortune at the second outing of Antino in Melbourne. Antino heads to the Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) at Sandown on Sunday after a luckless fourth at Flemington on September 16 at his Melbourne debut. A winner of eight of his previous nine starts in Queensland, Antino… Read More »
One thing trainer Phillip Stokes knows about his galloper Dick Whittington is a liking for firm ground. And those track conditions are expected on Saturday when Dick Whittington lines up in the Listed RM Ansett Classic (2400m). The French-bred import will be looking to make it four wins from his past five starts… Read More »
The first of Sydney’s new season babies step out at Randwick on Saturday and although it is a day of anticipation, it is also one that presents a conundrum for punters. A field of 12 fillies will contest the Gimcrack Stakes (1000m), while 14 colts tackle the Breeders’ Plate (1000m),… Read More »
A low draw could be the key ingredient for the improving French Endeavour to turn the tables on benchmark filly Tiz Invincible in the Group 1 Flight Stakes. French Endeavour jumped from barrier 14 when she came from worse than midfield to finish fourth to her Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained rival in… Read More »
King Of Fighters will go a long way to stamping his Caulfield Guineas credentials if he is successful in a lead-up race at Moonee Valley. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained three-year-old runs in the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) on Friday night and has been labelled potentially the stable’s best… Read More »
Sophie Baker isn’t a household name in racing, but she is a vital cog in trainer Chris Waller’s team. She is also an influential part of the story behind Saturday’s Epsom Handicap hopeful Madame Pommery. Involved with the stable for the past decade, Baker has a hands-on background with horses,… Read More »
When the Kiwi’s travel, it pays to keep a close watch. In the case of Mark Walker, he is in a slightly different situation establishing an Australian base at Cranbourne, but he does have an Australian first-starter set to run at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Unbeaten in New Zealand, Zourion runs in the Group… Read More »
A good performance in a Group 1 sprint at Moonee Valley could land Queensland sprinter Rothfire a start in The Everest. Trainer Rob Heathcote and connections of Rothfire have twice previously given up a berth in The Everest, once due to injury and once due to poor form. Heathcote said there had been brief discussions… Read More »
