Vauban will bid to start the autumn carnival in exactly the same way he began the last – by winning the Sky High Stakes at Rosehill. Co-trainer Adrian Bott said the stable had opted to follow the same template as 12 months ago, at least for his first two runs…. Read More »
The Emma-Lee and David Brown stable landed their biggest win when Mcgaw won The Showdown at Caulfield and are looking to repeat the effort again 12 months on. McGaw took out the $1 million last year and to that stage the victory was the Browne’s biggest on Australian soil until the three-year-old… Read More »
Now into his third Australian campaign, the Chris Waller-trained Birdman may just be about to show the credentials his owners saw when purchasing him as a young horse in Ireland. A winner at his first two starts over staying trips, Birdman was purchased by a syndicate of owners including Ozzie Kheir and John O’Neill with a view to one day potentially winning… Read More »
Class mare Lazzura will spearhead a two-pronged assault for Chris Waller in his quest for a fourth successive Coolmore Classic crown, although she faces a weighty task. The four-year-old sits at the top of the handicaps alongside Manaal with 58kg, an impost no mare has carried to victory since the mighty Sunline… Read More »
Jockey Jett Stanley will celebrate the biggest win of his brief career with a plane flight to Sydney. Stanley guided the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained American Wolf to a nail-biting win in the Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville on Monday. However, celebrations will be put on hold with Stanley… Read More »
The Tony and Calvin Mcevoy stable is banking on a drop in grade being the catalyst of a return to form for Veight. The Group 1 winning son of Grunt has not been successful since winning the George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill just on two years ago. Having contested a Group 1 race… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has put out an SOS for UK rider Jamie Spencer to partner Light Infantry Man at Caulfield. Light Infantry Man is set to run in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) on Saturday and Maher has been in touch with Spencer about his availability to ride the gelding. Spencer… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths says Enxuto is one of many horses in the mix for a tilt at the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). Despite not being a winner beyond three-year-old open grade, the son of Lean Mean Machine will be given his chance to sneak into the Doncaster field in the Group 2… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is considering options for Light Infantry Man who is expected to step out at Caulfield. The Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) on Saturday is favoured to be Light Infantry Man’s next assignment after a first-up win over 1600m at Caulfield last month. Following Saturday’s outing, Light Infantry Man has the option of going to the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m)… Read More »
The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable will look to parlay their recent Group 1 success with another three-year-old filly at Rosehill. Sheza Alibi took out the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) on Saturday and this time it will be fellow three-year-old Ole Dancer’s turn in the Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Coolmore… Read More »
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan and the connections of Berkeley Square have not been swayed from their Adelaide Cup ambitions by a hefty impost or inside draw. O’Sullivan cut his teeth in Adelaide as a trainer before moving to Ballarat and has an Adelaide Cup to his credit, winning in 2008 with Lacey Underall. But Monday’s Adelaide Cup… Read More »
Reigning Sydney Cup winner Arapaho is likely to miss the bulk of the Sydney autumn carnival after suffering an early campaign setback. The nine-year-old had a foot abscess that delayed his reappearance, only stepping out for his first barrier trial at Randwick on Thursday. Regular jockey Rachel King has a close affinity… Read More »
McDonald rode an historic sixth winner in the closer of the 10-race Randwick program when he partnered Gangsta Granny in the Wenona Girl Quality (1200m). This is the first time a jockey has ridden six winners at a Sydney Saturday meeting since Jim Cassidy in 1987. But McDonald’s achievement takes… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller finally won the only Sydney Group 1 race that had eluded him as champion jockey James McDonald continued his masterclass with a fifth stakes win at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This was Waller’s 188th career Group 1 win but remarkably his first success in… Read More »
Saturday’s win in the famous sprint down the Flemington straight 1200m course was Newitt’s first at Group 1 level since 2016 when Extreme Choice won the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. Earlier that year, Newitt teamed with The Quarterback to win the Newmarket Handicap, one of 34 wins the jockey… Read More »
oo busy searching for superlatives to describe Sheza Alibi’s demolition win in the Randwick Guineas, jockey Luke Nolen had to be reminded the filly also delivered him an incredible milestone. The Group 1 was Nolen’s 2000th career win – not that he was counting. “Oh yeah, I forgot about that,”… Read More »
Champion jockey James Mcdonald rode his fourth stakes winner on the Royal Randwick program when Generosity arrived in time to edge out Marhoona in a thrilling Group 2 $500,000 Challenge Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. The weight-for-age sprint was action-packed from start to finish with the heavily backed Raging Force going amiss early and… Read More »
Tom Kitten has become the first horse to go back-to-back in the All-Star Mile after scoring a thrilling win at Flemington. The Godolphin galloper won last year’s edition, the first at Group 1 level, when prepared by James Cummings while Saturday’s victory came after a stable change at the beginning of the season when transferred into… Read More »
Chris Waller has been rewarded for opting to take a conservative approach with Pinitio to start the autumn, although he admits to toying with more ambitious plans. The Godolphin four-year-old posted her first win for the champion trainer in Saturday’s Group 3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) at Randwick after connections decided against… Read More »
Beadman, the promising sprinter named after the Hall of Fame jockey, is starting to make a name for himself. Trainer Peter Snowden has even reason to aim high with Beadman after his tough first-up win in the Listed $200,000 Fireball Stakes (1100m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. In an exciting finish, Beadman… Read More »
