Trainer Cliff Brown has had no luck with the barrier draws for Almairac in the past week but has decided to take the punt and head to Adelaide. Almairac drew wide in Sydney last Saturday, wide again at Sandown on Wednesday and has gate 12 of 13 acceptors in The… Read More »
John Thompson didn’t have a runner in the Rosebud, but the result of the three-year-old feature has given him a timely confidence boost ahead of Screen Icon’s return in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. The Rosebud was taken out by Chilly Girl, who finished a half-length ahead of Screen… Read More »
After being forced to cut short the autumn campaign of Ceolwulf, Joe Pride has one very good reason to believe the four-time Group One winner can return to his best this preparation. Spelled after just two runs last time in due to a combination of feet issues and a minor… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has a way of extracting the best from mares as they age. Think Bella Nipotina and PrideĀ OfĀ JenniĀ who did not lose anything as they got older. Tennessee Bound is not in the same league, but she has something on her record those two great mares do not…. Read More »
While the Winx Stakes showdown between Autumn Glow and Sheza Alibi will be the focal point this week, there will be plenty of interest in the Rosehill barrier trials as several more stars ramp up preparations for their returns. Everest hopeful Headwall will step out for his third hit-out in… Read More »
LikeĀ a number ofĀ trainers with a smart young horse, the lure of a big race duringĀ theĀ spring is never far from their minds. Cranbourne-based trainersĀ Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are no different. They already have Golden Slipper winner Guest House aiming high and would like to seeĀ BuggsyĀ tread a path to some… Read More »
The weather and all-important track condition willĀ determineĀ whether Ole Dancer takes her place in a Stakes race at Sandown. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained mare is down to run in the Group 3 Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. The Carlyon Stakes is being run this year at Sandown as its… Read More »
They met a trio of times as three-year-olds, and now Savvy Hallie and Apocalyptic are preparing to square off for the first time as mares in a tantalising Toy Show Quality clash at Randwick. Apocalyptic had the measure of Savvy Hallie in the Furious Stakes (1200m) last spring before the… Read More »
Emerging filly Queen’s Gamble has earned a shot at the third leg of the lucrative Princess Series after demolishing a handy field to break her maiden at Warwick Farm. The three-year-old had put the writing on the wall at her past two starts with a second to Silver Shadow Stakes… Read More »
The Ciaron MaherĀ stableĀ requiredĀ allĀ hands onĀ deck with four runners in a race at Sandown and came away with the perfect result. Maher had the first four runners across the line in the Sportsbet Fixed Odds Exotics Plate (1200m) on Wednesday with theĀ FirstĀ Four returning just over $1200 for a $1 unit. With in-form… Read More »
A couple of sharp pieces of trackwork have convinced Adrian Bott to add Reachin’ Out to Tulloch Lodge’s Silver Shadow Stakes arsenal, the filly joining well-performed stablemates Agrarian Girl and By Choice in the opening leg of the four-race Princess Series. Bott said they were looking at a softer first-up… Read More »
Lindsay Park expects the drop in weight to suit Beast Mode when he lines up in the Carlyon Stakes at Sandown. In an ideal world, Beast Mode would be scooting around the Moonee Valley circuit chasing victory in the Group 3 Carlyon Stakes. But with the Moonee Valley undergoing a… Read More »
Derby winner Green Spaces isn’t expected to trouble the likes of Autumn Glow in the Winx Stakes, but the race will be an important platform for his spring. The Group 1 fixture represents the entire’s first foray into open company and jockey Rachel King says it’s a crucial transition coming… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. The training partners have endured a tough 12 months with Knight’s ChoiceĀ who has raced just four times since his 2024 Melbourne Cup victory. Firstly, a bout of strangles ruled the… Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club has received 124 nominations for its showpiece race, the Caulfield Cup. The Group 1 handicap which has been boosted to $6 million this year, will be run over 2400m on October 17. Of the 124 entries, there are 32 international entries representing trainers from Ireland, England… Read More »
Precise Star has already shown himself to be a handy recruit to Tony Gollan’s stable with two wins in as many starts since being bought by Queensland connections and transferred there. The former Chris Waller-trained gelding fell short of the mark when racing in Sydney and surrounds, but things have… Read More »
The Tom Dabernig-trained Cavalry Girl is expected to take her place in the Carlyon Stakes in preparation for a Group 1 tilt at Sandown. The Group 3 Carlyon Stakes (1000m) will be run at Sandown on Saturday with the Group 1 Moir Stakes over the same course and distance two… Read More »
Tony Gollan is putting a winning combination back together at Randwick with James McDonald set to reunite with Pembrey in the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes on Saturday. Stepping straight up to the 1200-metre journey first-up, the Brisbane-based premiership dominator has no hesitation to expect a forward showing from the… Read More »
Unit Five is one of Ciaron Maher’s current top ranked three-year-olds and the colt is set to make his race day return and Sandown on Saturday. Little went to plan in Unit Five’s tenth placing in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) in February but a good break since… Read More »
For only the third time in nearly a century, the Grand National Hurdle and Grand National Steeplechase double has been completed, with the Shane Jackson-trained Andy Win striding to a dominant 12-length victory in the 2026 edition of the feature over fences at Ballarat. The jumping scene is certainly different… Read More »
