Chris and Michael Gangemi have walked down this path before, but this time the brothers and co-trainers hope the trek might be a little different. Their enigmatic gelding and yearling sale topper SamizdatĀ is looking to maximise what could potentially be his final campaign of racing. This is quite literally the… Read More »
Albury trainer Mitchell BeerĀ breathed a heavy sigh of relief when Blake ShinnĀ electedĀ to start his suspension after the upcoming Flemington meeting. Beer had already booked the in-form jockey to partnerĀ MnementhĀ in the Listed Santa Ana Lane Print Series Final (1200m) on Saturday and was not relishing the task of finding a replacement… Read More »
Scott CollingsĀ is excited about where Mogo MagicĀ might take those associated with the Duporth gelding, but he won’t let that impact his first-up ambitions with his stable star this weekend. The unbeaten three-year-old has been nominated for two races at Rosehill, the benchmark 72 for three-year-olds over 1100m and the Class… Read More »
Life has turned full circle for former South Australian galloper Royal MileĀ who is being prepared for a spring campaign by David Brideoake and Matt JenkinsĀ and Matt Jenkins. Royal Mile was bred byĀ BrideoakeĀ and is the second foal of the unraced mare Street Blaze and was soldĀ to his former trainer Lee Creek… Read More »
Fresh from his fairytale finish at his last Royal Ascot meeting, Frankie DettoriĀ has confirmed he will have one final crack at winning the Melbourne Cup. The legendary Italian jockey, who announced at the start of the year that 2023 would be his last after 35 years in the saddle, will… Read More »
This time last week Matthew Sayers was confident he had a horse who might start favourite in the $175,000 Listed Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington. Bolted In, the most exciting horse in Sayers’ Murray Bridge stable, had finished third behind StepartyĀ and Blazing HarryĀ at Flemington and with those two thought… Read More »
Every Winter, the Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final (1600m) is a great race on a big day of Finals racing at Flemington. It will be a task to even make the field with all the nominations including the likes of King Magnus, Unusual CultureĀ and the venerable So Si BonĀ back once… Read More »
Ben Pearce expects further improvement and believes the best is yet to come from Fear The Wind after the gelding’s winning spree continued at Belmont. A son 2013 Melbourne Cup champion, Fiorente, Fear The WindĀ ended his winter campaign on a winning high in the Rogan Josh Stakes (2200m) on Saturday…. Read More »
The G3 Winx Guineas (1600m) for the 3yos contains some in form younger horses like GrebeniĀ ($4.80), RobustoĀ ($8) and Flashing SteelĀ ($12) all in good touch plus the very interesting runner becomes City Of LightsĀ ($26) who is half-sister to horse that the race is named after. Stayers will go around in the… Read More »
Matthew HoystedĀ is doing his best to get Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara out of his head and the Eagle Farm trainer is pleased that he has feature racing to focus on this weekend. This Saturday’s Winx Guineas does not boast the purse or status of last Saturday’s final Group 1 of the… Read More »
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de KockĀ are not concerned that King MagnusĀ missed a start in the final heat of the VRC-CRV Winter ChampionshipĀ Series. A bad blood picture taken days before the final heat of the series at Flemington on June 17 forced King Magnus to miss the event after earlier… Read More »
The autumn didn’t go to plan for Buenos Noches, but trainer Matthew SmithĀ is hoping the talented sprinter can make up for lost time this spring. The colt was among the best of his age group during last year’s Melbourne carnival, just missing to subsequent Everest winner Giga KickĀ in the Danehill… Read More »
The Australian sprinting contingent at Royal Ascot has bounced back with Artorius and The Astrologist finishing fourth and fifth respectively in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the final day of 2023 carnival. After Coolangatta and Cannonball made minimal impression on Tuesday in the Kingsā Stand Stakes,… Read More »
Danny BeasleyĀ has wound back the clock to land a winning double at Randwick, highlighted by his plundering of the Listed Civic Stakes aboard the Kris Lees-trained Ucalledit. One of Sydney’s leading jockeys during the early and mid-2000s, Beasley won some of Australia’s biggest races including the 2003 Golden Slipper on… Read More »
PalaisipanĀ has added to her value as a broodmareĀ afterĀ taking out the final Group 1 race of the season atĀ Eagle Farm. The Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) on Saturday is for fillies and mares and boasted a large field as owners and trainersĀ chaseĀ lateĀ Group 1Ā glory. Ridden by Kyle Wilson-Taylor,Ā PalaisipanĀ ($14) scored by a half-length from Roots… Read More »
It has taken patience and perseverance to get Super StrikeĀ back near his best, but the wait has been worthwhile with the horse finally breaking a two-and-a-half-year winning drought at Randwick. Super Strike was sidelined after he suffered a hamstring injury following his Group 3 victory at Trentham in January 2021,… Read More »
FirstĀ there wasĀ a Flemington winner and thenĀ cameĀ hisĀ maidenĀ winner at Caulfield,Ā all of whichĀ has helpedĀ Perth apprentice Luke CampbellĀ getĀ overĀ his home sickness. Campbell is on a three-month loan to Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and wants to see how the next couple of months play out before making his next move. The apprentice will need to… Read More »
John SargentĀ is keen to see more long-distance races programmed in Sydney and preferably over two miles after taking out a shortened version of the Stayer’s Cup with Outlandos. The winter staple was held over 3200m at Rosehill until two years ago when it was shifted to Randwick and reduced to… Read More »
If itĀ wasĀ not for a growth on her throat, co-trainer Mick Price says Outback MissĀ would be headedĀ forĀ ‘Black Type’ company. Outback Miss made it two wins from as many starts when she took out The McCafe Handicap (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Sent out the $3.40 favourite under Blake Shinn, Outback Miss… Read More »
Ascot trainer Trevor Andrews says A Lot Of Good Men can kick off his winter campaign in style by making a winning return at Belmont on Saturday. The classy A Lot colt is the most favoured of the 10 horses lining up to take out the Juicebox-Campaign Brief Digital Agency… Read More »
