Dash out and dash home â the preparation complete and the gate to match. Prior to the barrier draw for the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), David Hayes was open minded to whichever gate Ka Ying Rising would draw in search of a 16th-straight victory and another jewel in… Read More »
Since the closure of racing in Singapore and relocating to Pakenham, trainer Dan Meagher has admitted the challenge has not been easy. Training against the likes of Laurie Laxon, Lee Freedman and Cliff Brown, Meagher more than held his own and when racing came to a halt in Singapore, he was at the top… Read More »
Brad Widdup is banking on a combination of race experience and a low draw to help Internal Affairs get a win on the board in the Listed Inglis Nursery at Randwick. A $440,000 buy, the son of Home Affairs is the second highest-priced yearling in Saturday’s 1000m feature, behind $1.2 million purchase… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Simon Ryan and the new connections of Post Impressionist will try and recoup some of their outlay in the Listed Pakenham Cup. First prize money of $180,000 will go a long way to offsetting the $225,000 purchase price of Post Impressionist if successful in Saturday’s 2500m feature. Post Impressionist was purchased on-line… Read More »
Pakenham trainer Peter Gelagotis could have taken the easy option of staying home and racing in his own backyard instead of loading up the truck for a trip to Adelaide. Gelagotis heads to Gawler on Saturday with two runners â Typhoon Harmony in the Irongate Australia Handicap and Rubology in the Bronwen Darrell Memorial Handicap. Both races are over 1500m and Gelagotis is… Read More »
A wide draw in Sydney and the opportunity to chase a $300,000 payday in Brisbane have lured Kris Lees north with progressive four-year-old Tasoraay. The gelding is a dual state acceptor but after coming up with barrier 20 in the Saddles @ Mount White Handicap (1400m) at Randwick, Lees confirmed the… Read More »
Richard Litt has been buoyed by a forecast for rain in Sydney ahead of his two-pronged assault on the Razor Sharp Handicap at Randwick. Litt will saddle up Barber and Romeo’s Choice and has no qualms about a wet track for either, particularly Romeo’s Choice. “He absolutely loves the wet. The wetter… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths is already planning a return trip to Perth next year for another rich sprint race with Reg Magnerio. The Quokka, run over 1200m at Ascot in April, is in the back of Griffiths’ mind but first there is the Group 3 The Gold Rush (1400m) on Saturday. Griffiths said Rey Magnerio has thrived in the… Read More »
It has taken more than two-and-a-half years, but the stars have finally aligned for Tommy Berry to ride Territory Express, a horse part-owned by his mother, Julie. The talented but enigmatic gelding will line up for his 25th start in the $2 million The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday and… Read More »
Bjorn Baker is backing Paradoxium to follow the path blazed by Unencumbered and O’Ole after the colt posted a dominant victory in the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic. Both the ill-fated Unencumbered (2013) and filly O’Ole (2024) won the lead-up race at Wyong before going on to claim the rich… Read More »
A forecast for wet weather in Sydney will almost certainly prompt training partners John OâShea and Tom Charlton to take a pair of mares to Brisbane in search of a firmer surface. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting up to 60 mils of rain in Sydney over the next three… Read More »
The International Jockeys’ Challenge marks the proper start of the Hong Kong International Races week and Caspar Fownes could strike in the first two legs. Run over four races on the nice event card, it is the jockeys who will reap the big rewards for the HK$1 million (AU$193,000) prize… Read More »
Mr consistency Zou Sensation will notch two important milestones if successful in the The Supernova at Pakenham. If successful in the second of Southside Racing’s slot races on Saturday, it will see Zou Sensation top the $1 million in prize money from his nine wins from 31 starts. But a… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable are looking to turn back the clock with Smokin’ Romans in the Pakenham Cup. The now nine-year-old is one of three runners the Maher stable will saddle in Saturday’s 2500m Listed race feature. Smokin’ Romans burst onto the scene winning the 2021 Pakenham Cup following three… Read More »
There is not a great deal more that David Hayes can say about Ka Ying Rising so he is taking another tack and pointing to the market where he could jump as short as $1.05 with Australian betting sites. The world’s best sprinter did not make an appearance at trackwork… Read More »
Already needing to set a modern-day weight-carrying record to win the $2 million The Ingham, favourite Gringotts will now have to do it from the outside barrier. The Ciaron Maher-trained five-year-old has come up with gate 24 in the capacity field of 20 plus four emergencies, adding a fresh layer… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and Jd Hayes went one-two in the inaugural running of The Supernova and are looking to go one better 12 months later. The Hayes brothers were represented by Here To Shock and Arkansaw Kid in last year’s running of the $1 million slot… Read More »
Jason Collett would love for history to repeat at Wyong this Wednesday, but perhaps not beyond that. The top New South Wales jockey will team with Paradoxium in the $200,000 Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1100m). It is a race Collett won last year on O’ Ole, who went on to win… Read More »
While he admits the wide draw isn’t ideal, trainer Declan Maher believes Tajawal is ideally placed to give the stable a crucial winner at Ipswich on Wednesday. Brother to Ciaron Maher, Declan formerly oversaw his brother’s Ballarat stable while also training a handful of horses under his own name but made the… Read More »
Black Run had not won a race in Australia coming into his spring campaign, but a hat-trick of victories have prompted trainers Annabel and Rob Archibald to raise the bar with the gelding. The son of Nathaniel is among 22 nominations for this Saturday’s $300,000 Pakenham Cup. It comes after back-to-back wins over… Read More »
