The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable has taken the unusual step of giving On Display an exhibition gallop at Caulfield Heath in preparation for her return run. On Display is down to have her first-up outing in the Group 3 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday. Price said it was not unusual to gallop… Read More »
The Golden Slipper might come around too soon, but Newcastle filly She’s Extra could still feature over the carnival after making it two wins from as many starts with a stylish performance at Warwick Farm. The daughter of Exceedance backed up a four-length romp at her home track on February 14… Read More »
Joe Pride believes early markets have got it wrong and the Randwick Guineas is a race between his Group One winner Attica and Caulfield Guineas victor Autumn Boy. The pair turned in similar efforts in the Hobartville Stakes (1400m) first-up when they paired off at the back of the field,… Read More »
A field of 15 is set to do battle down the famous Flemington straight six in the Newmarket Handicap. In what was a ‘who will be there and who won’t’ discussion in the days leading up to Wednesday’s acceptances, the highly rated three-year-old Tentyris is among the 15 chasing Group 1 glory and join… Read More »
The career of Pride Of Jenni was at the crossroads 18 months ago but at Flemington on Saturday she can become the first two-time winner of the All-Star Mile. Pride Of Jenni suffered a bleeding attack when finishing last in the Champions Mile at Flemington in November 2024 prompting owner Tony Ottobre to announce her retirement. The now eight-year-old returned the following March… Read More »
Phillip Stokes knows, given his postcode starts with a three, that he’s in no position to be talking tough with Stretan Ruler when it comes to the Golden Slipper. But the Pakenham trainer is convinced he is on the right track to give Victoria a rare win in Sydney’s prized juvenile event…. Read More »
A sparkling track gallop at Cranbourne from Jimmysstar has Ciaron Maher considering an unlikely start in the Newmarket Handicap. Maher said he would confer with the sprinter’s owners before deciding whether to accept in the Group 1 sprint over 1200m at Flemington on Saturday. The Maher team had been planning… Read More »
Matthew Smith has mapped out a plan for talented four-year-old mare Idle Flyer, which will hopefully end in Group One glory. The daughter of Dundeel is set to resume in Saturday’s Group 3 Wenona Girl Quality (1200m) at Randwick, with the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) her ultimate… Read More »
Jimmysstar and Giga Kick being entered for this Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap has increased the likelihood of Tentyris taking his place in the race, but not everyone is doing cartwheels at the news. My Gladiola’s trainer John McArdle would happily avoid another stoush with the glamour colt, who condemned his classy… Read More »
Chris Waller will revert to what has worked best for Beiwacht previously in an attempt to get a Golden Rose-style performance out of the colt. The Bivouac three-year-old has returned to Sydney after a couple of unplaced runs on the Flemington straight course and will be part of a powerful team for… Read More »
It may have only been a jump-out, but trainer Chris Waller was buoyed by the victory of Wodeton against Newmarket Handicap rivals at Flemington. Wodeton and stablemate Angel Capital, also a contender in Saturday’s Group 1 sprint over 1200m at Flemington on Saturday, had a jump-out on Friday morning with… Read More »
Giga Kick is set to make his first appearance in Sydney in almost 18 months when he steps out in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick on his way to The Championships. The top sprinter hasn’t raced in the harbour city since finishing runner-up to Bella Nipotina in the 2024 The… Read More »
Tom Sherry’s resolve to ride King Of Roseau at a light weight has been rewarded with the sprinter scoring a barnstorming win in the Group Three Liverpool City Cup at Randwick. “He had 54 (kilos) today, so he tested me a bit this morning. I was glad it all worked… Read More »
A fall in the Australian Guineas almost claimed the life of Ethan Brown but three years on the jockey was the toast of Flemington after guiding Observer to success in the Group 1 feature. Brown was aboard Maximillius when the pair crashed in the Flemington straight in the 2024 edition… Read More »
The margin was narrow, but Tempted underlined her status as the benchmark sprinting filly of her generation with a Group One Surround Stakes win that oozed class. Extending to 1400m for just the second time in her career, Tempted looked to be in third gear as she began to lengthen… Read More »
The Australian Cup looms as a target for Birdman after an impressive victory in a Stakes race at Flemington. The Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) on Saturday was the Chris Waller-trained galloper’s second outing following a spell and showed the former UK galloper is in for a good autumn. With… Read More »
One of the Legends of the Australian turf has died. Three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva died on Saturday following a battle with colic. Makybe Diva remains the only horse to win three successive Melbourne Cups in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and after her third, owner Tony Santic immediately announced… Read More »
Experience down the straight has proved invaluable with Lindsay Park-trained fillies finishing one-two at Flemington. The Ben, Will and J D Hayes-trained Gin Twist and La Gitana ran the quinella in the Listed TAB We’re On (1000m) on Saturday having contest an 800m jump-out on the Flemington straight on February… Read More »
One glaring omission from the CV of champion trainer Chris Waller is he is yet to capture the Group 1 Australian Guineas. Waller will be hoping to rectify that when Sixties runs under trainer’s name in the 1600m race for three-year-olds at Flemington on Saturday. Meticulous planning has gone into Sixties assault on this… Read More »
New Zealand Derby winner Willydoit will be racing for a spot in the Australian Cup when he lines up at Flemington. Willydoit and stablemate Holymanz contest the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) on Saturday as the pair look to enhance their claims of further autumn riches. Now in his second preparation for the Ciaron… Read More »
