An incredible barrier trial performance has Group 1 placed sprinter Big Parade as the clear top seed amongst Joe Pride’s trio of Missile Stakes runners and the trainer is optimistic his new recruit can back it up with a win. Inheriting Big Parade from Mark Newnham following the latter’s move to Hong Kong,… Read More »
Trainer Stefan Vahala walked away from Monday’s Belmont trials with a spring in his step after a couple of recent acquisitions performed strongly. Lord Lala, a Deep Field gelding from New Zealand, stormed home powerfully from midfield after being hooked to the outside by jockey, Laqdar Ramoly. Showing an impressive… Read More »
The anticipation is building for trainer Simon Miller as his star mare Amelia’s Jewel takes the next step in her preparation for a much anticipated interstate campaign in the spring. The exciting four-year-old validated star status by winning the G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) G2 WA Guineas (1600m) double last year… Read More »
Peter Moody got as big a thrill out of the win of Runsir at Pakenham as did his new training partner Katherine Coleman. Coleman officially joined Moody as a trainer on Tuesday, the first day of the new racing season, and has a 100 per cent strike rate after Runsir took out the opening race on the synthetic… Read More »
I Am Me is likely to have an exclusive Sydney spring campaign which is set to kick-off in the Missile Stakes at Rosehill. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained five-year-old is also an entrant in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. However, Eustace said the Group 2 race… Read More »
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are eyeing an ambitious program with unbeaten sprinter What You Need. High on the agenda is the $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick in October and already there has been some discussions on gaining a slot in Australia’s richest race. What You Need has… Read More »
Ersa won’t be carrying colours identifiable with most of the high-achieving members of her family when she makes her debut at Sale on Wednesday, but connections are confident she too can make a racetrack impression. The three-year-old is a daughter of Lonhro and Erato, which makes her a sister to… Read More »
Chris Waller will unleash a big team of quality horses at Tuesday morning’s Canterbury trials, including two colts many expect to be spring stars. Shinzo and Militarize, who between them shared the Sydney 2YO Group 1 Triple Crown earlier this year, will make their first public appearances for their three-year-old campaign in… Read More »
Neville Parnham claimed a record-extending 14th Trainers’ Premiership and his first title since the 2010-11 season. Parnham, a WA Racing Hall Of Fame inductee, prepared 59 city wins, 13 clear of runner-up, Simon Miller. Adam Durrant finished third with 43 wins with Dan Morton next on 39 and Albany-based trainer Steve… Read More »
The G2 Missile Stakes (1200m) is the first group race of the Sydney racing season and plenty of Group 1 horses have contested it in recent years. In 2023, we see Caulfield Guineas winner Golden Mile ($5) back to the races. He could face off with talented stablemate and Everest runner… Read More »
Often the G3 Aurie’s Star Handicap down the straight has been a kick off point for many a good horse for the Melbourne Spring. Bart Cummings would use it as his starting point for many a Cups or Cox Plate contender. Even just look back to Fields Of Omagh winning… Read More »
Trainer David Pfieffer is hoping to capitalise on the absence of the top-class sprinters by aiming Group 3 winner Rocketing By at the first stakes race of the new season. Keen to strike an early blow with the rising six-year-old, Pfieffer has readied Rocketing By for a first-up assault at next weekend’s… Read More »
Katherine Coleman will have family support on hand when she saddles her first runners at Flemington. The former Perth girl officially joins Peter Moody in a training partnership as of Tuesday and could have a handful of runners at the opening metropolitan meeting of the season at Flemington on Saturday. Parents Rob and Heather… Read More »
Imported galloper Bear Story is only weeks away from commencing his spring campaign after having a jump-out at Cranbourne last Monday. An official 1000m trial at Cranbourne on August 7 will be the pre-cursor to Bear Story resuming in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on August 19. After… Read More »
He had to wait until the eighth race, but Zac Lloyd has sealed the Sydney apprentices’ premiership with a win at Randwick, scoring aboard in-form sprinter Insurrection to cap a remarkable season. Zac Lloyd came into Saturday’s final meeting of the term with a three-win lead over arch-rival and close friend… Read More »
The benefit of the hills and numerous tracks at Lindsay Park’s training base at Euroa has paid a dividend with The Summit scoring at Moonee Valley. A French-bred galloper that had shown above average ability in France before being sold to Hong Kong, The Summit landed a win in the Travis Harrison Cup (1600m) on Saturday at… Read More »
Flash Flood has stretched out to 2040m and completed a winning hat-trick with a hard-fought win at Moonee Valley. After wins at Sandown and Caulfield, Flash Flood had his first try at 2040m on Saturday and landed the prize in the Luna Hand Care Handicap. Ridden by Carleen Hefel who had ridden the… Read More »
Scott Collings admitted to feeling some pre-race nerves before Mogo Magic allayed them with another commanding performance at Randwick to underscore his claims for the $2 million Kosciuszko. The Goulburn sprinter was venturing into unchartered waters with the Godolphin Lifetime Care Handicap (1100m) his first Saturday-grade test outside Highway company…. Read More »
When Craig Williams fielded a call from trainer Clayton Douglas, he was expecting news about his Everest winner Giga Kick. While there was some conversation about the rising four-year-old, Douglas wanted to know the jockey’s availability for a couple of unraced two-year-olds in his team. A gelding by Lean Mean Machine with the name Title… Read More »
James McDonald has wasted no time reminding Sydney’s star apprentices who’s boss, sooling juvenile Caballus to a narrow but impressive win at his first Saturday ride back from an overseas break. The midweek Canterbury meeting was McDonald’s first in the harbour city since June 7, the champion hoop having spent… Read More »
