Victoria’s leading jockey for the 2022-23 season Daniel Stackhouse said it was a big thrill to win the race named in honour of Deane Lester at Flemington. Set to be named Victoria’s leading jockey at season’s end, Stackhouse guided the Ben and Jd Hayes-trained Mimi’s Award to victory in the Deane Lester Flemington Cup… Read More »
The standover tactics of jockey Damien Oliver has extracted the best from Sunsource in a narrow victory at Flemington. The win by the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained galloper in the Byerley Handicap (1800m) on Saturday earned the two-year-old a start in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on opening day of the… Read More »
Winning a Villiers Stakes has been a blessing and a curse for tough gelding Brutality, but he has finally got his head back in front at Randwick in what might prove his career swansong. The six-year-old has been difficult to place since taking out the 2021 summer feature but trainer… Read More »
Godolphin and James Cummings will look to continue their good run of form in Adelaide with their two-year-olds after Exploring scored a first-up win at Flemington. The Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on July 29 is the potential next assignment for Exploring after her victory in the VRC Member… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have had mixed results with European imports purchased as stayers. Some the Cranbourne-based conditioners have been able to sharpen up and win over a shorter course, but one of their latest ones to hit the track looks an out-and-out stayer. Mostly Cloudy will be lining up for his fourth Australian start… Read More »
Just as top jockey Willie Pike is renowned for bobbing up in the last race at Perth, Bjorn Baker has an uncanny knack for producing the winner of the final event on a Sydney Saturday program. The Baker-trained Miss Jay Fox upstaged her more fancied rivals to wrap up the meeting at Randwick… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody will break new ground with one of his two-year-olds at Flemington. Zed Or Alive makes his debut in the Byerley Handicap (1800m) of Saturday where he will be joined by stablemate Line ‘Em Up Loui who has a win and two seconds to his name from three starts. A son… Read More »
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are looking at third time lucky with Illative as the well-bred filly is finally set for her debut at Flemington. After two previous aborted preparations, Illative is set to run in the VRC Member Annabel Cobain Sprint (1000m) on Saturday. Illative has been a standout at the… Read More »
Trainer Darren McAuliffe foresees a lucrative career for Chollima after the two-year-old posted an eye-catching win on debut at Belmont. Flashing huge potential in the Book Your Christmas In July Celebration At Belmont-29 July Plate (1400m), the Starspangledbanner galloper stylishly delivered on Darren Mcauliffe’s high expectations. Dragged back to last… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Carleen Hefel is keeping her feet firmly on the ground despite extending her lead in the Melbourne Apprentices’ Premiership race. After landing a double at Caulfield last Saturday, including her first win in a Stakes race, Hefel guided Coriolis to victory in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday. That victory, at her first… Read More »
Tyler Schiller might be out of the hunt for this year’s Sydney apprentices’ title, but the reigning champion has served a reminder of his talent with a breathtaking winning ride aboard debutant Mchale at Canterbury. Schiller’s decision to ply his trade in Brisbane during the winter carnival put paid to his hopes… Read More »
Queensland sprinter The Big Goodbye has scored an emotional win in the Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton, just over a year after his former jockey Leah Kilner almost lost her life in a race fall at the track. Kilner, who grew up in Grafton, was on hand for Wednesday’s memorable victory, representing… Read More »
Jockey Daniel Stackhouse will be crowned Victoria’s leading jockey at season’s end after scoring on Spirit Of Nurai at Sandown. The victory on the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr -trained filly in the Become An MRC Member Handicap (1300m) on Wednesday was win number 123 for Stackhouse Victoria wide this season. The victory put Stackhouse… Read More »
Group Two winner Brutality is nearing the end of his racing career, but his connections have set one final goal before he bows out. The rising seven-year-old has won just over $980,000 in stakes and trainer Joe Pride is keen to see him tip over the $1 million mark before his likely… Read More »
Having rediscovered that winning feeling, classy gelding Benaud will attempt to build on his newfound confidence with a maiden stakes success in the Listed Grafton Cup. The four-year-old has been a wonderful money-spinner for connections, placing in the Gloaming Stakes and Group 1 ATC Australian Derby at three, and racing competitively… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Aaron Laing will learn a little more about his stable newcomer Rockribbed who is set to start at Flemington. A former member of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable, Rockribbed joined Laing’s stabled shortly after the gelding scored at Canterbury in January. Entered for the VRC Member Rebecca Sutherland Sprint (1200m) on Saturday, Laing has elected… Read More »
Feels Playful won’t be given a testing winter campaign with trainer Mitchell Pateman electing to take a soft approach with his talented filly. Mitchell Pateman is eager to get Feels Playful back at the races, albeit for a cameo preparation before he explores feature races at Ascot later this year. Pateman is… Read More »
James Orman isn’t going to pretend he is not disappointed with Far Too Easy’s wide gate in Wednesday’s Ramornie Handicap at Grafton, but he isn’t going to waste energy on being upset. The top Queensland rider’s objective now is to devise the best plan to overcome it. Far Too Easy… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable are looking forward to getting Floating Artist up in distance again after an injury almost ended his career. Floating Artist ran a career best when finishing fourth to Verry Elleegant in the 2021 Melbourne Cup and was then off the scene for 17 months. An injury… Read More »
It will be a while before Aaron Laing ventures interstate again with Sir Rockford. The Cranbourne-based trainer is content to stay at home and hopefully pick up a second city midweek victory with the galloper in the Ladbroke It! Handicap (2100m) at Sandown on Wednesday. Sir Rockford provided Laing with… Read More »
