The decision to give Mirra Vision an extended spell following a winless spring has continued to reap dividends for connections after she posted her third victory of the campaign at Randwick. Mirra Vision’s form tapered off after she showed early promise, prompting trainers Peter and Paul Snowden to give her extra time… Read More »
Damien Oliver landed his 50th metropolitan win for the season when he combined with Godolphin filly Zapateo at The Valley. In taking out the Plant Powered Cleaning Handicap (1000m) on Saturday, Zapateo registered her second win from three starts and importantly added a city win to her record. How far Zapateo can progress… Read More »
The Ken and Kasey Keys stable is striking up a successful association with Craig Newitt and it was on show at The Valley. After registering a comfortable maiden win with Rock Artist at Moe last month, the combination was back at it on Saturday taking out the Mia Kleer Hand… Read More »
Tamerlane isn’t the easiest horse to train but Godolphin’s perseverance with the three-year-old is paying off after he posted his first Saturday metropolitan victory at Randwick. Assistant trainer Darren Beadman says the horse is brimming with talent but takes a lot of management, both on the training track and race day. Hugh… Read More »
A racing industry worker at Warwick Farm has returned a positive test to COVID. The final Sydney race meeting of the season is expected to proceed despite an industry participant at Warwick Farm testing positive to COVID-19. Confirmation of the result was announced in a tweet by Racing NSW stewards… Read More »
Last year’s Palmerston Sprint runner-up The Captain will look to go one better in the 2021 renewal at Fannie Bay Racecourse in Darwin on Saturday. After going down by the narrowest of margins to stablemate Enigman in last year’s event, The Captain looks poised to reverse his misfortune and take out… Read More »
John Sargent is not expecting a winning return from Foxborough at Randwick but he is anticipating a strong campaign from the Group One placegetter. The four-year-old finished third behind Funstar and Probabeel in the 2019 Flight Stakes before going on to finish fifth to Miami Bound in that year’s Group Two Wakeful Stakes at… Read More »
With the Victorian Spring Carnival approaching, Racing Victoria has announced the specialist panel that will review diagnostic imaging and scans of contenders. Three independent specialists will review the diagnostic imaging of local and international horses seeking to start at the Victorian Spring Carnival. Racing Victoria announced on Friday the trio… Read More »
Lindsey Smith is hopeful, rather than confident, that Tuvalu can turn the tables on I’m Thunderstruck at The Valley. The pair met at Flemington on July 17 over 1400m with Tuvalu finishing four lengths astern of I’m Thunderstruck. Smith is hoping with that run under the belt and a 3kg pull in… Read More »
A rise in grade or a drop to maiden company awaits Seydoux after she runs at The Valley. Trainer Jim Conlan will learn more about the daughter of Xtravagant after she runs in the Plant Powered Cleaning Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. Seydoux has faced the starter once previously, finishing second to Cecil Street Lad… Read More »
Trainer Cindy Alderson hopes to learn a bit more about Jigsaw after he breaks new ground at The Valley. Jigsaw runs for the first time at 1000m when he lines up in the Mia Kleer Hand Sanitiser Handicap on Saturday. A veteran of four starts, Jigsaw had been racing over 1100m… Read More »
After a spate of rain-affected winter tracks, the final meeting of the season is set to be held on a good surface at Randwick and that is music to the ears of trainer Bjorn Baker. Baker will saddle up six runners and is adamant all of them will relish the… Read More »
Cameron Crockett has absolute faith in the ability of Mr Hussill but he is taking a cautious approach ahead of the gelding’s bid for back-to-back Highway Handicap wins. The five-year-old has endured a litany of problems throughout his career and was expected to need the hitout when he resumed from a 21-month… Read More »
Track manager Marty Synan and his staff were looking to racing returning at The Valley following a four-month break. But a COVID scare has forced Synan and his team away from Saturday’s meeting with a casual team and staff from Flemington along with Caulfield and Sandown taking over. Synan said a… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea heads to Randwick with two genuine chances in Le Gai Soleil and Mr Gee. John O’Shea has ruled a line through Le Gai Soleil’s last-start failure on a water-logged track and is expecting her to confirm a spot on his spring carnival team when she lines up… Read More »
Trainer Gordon Richards remains confident a last-minute disruption to Gytrash’s Everest build up will not hinder the South Australian’s quest to win the $15 million showpiece. The Group One winner was slated to step out in a barrier trial at Rosehill on Friday but will be unable to travel to… Read More »
With 57 metropolitan wins apiece, Bjorn Baker and James Cummings will head into the final Sydney meeting of the season locked in a thrilling battle to finish second on the premiership table. With Chris Waller again a runaway winner on 167 victories, the interest will be in the minors where… Read More »
Natalie Burke hopes the racing âgodsâ are just as kind to her at Port Hedland as they were at Roebourne last week. In the sweetest of days for Burke she celebrated her best day in racing with a memorable history-making double. Kick-starting Burke’s treasured milestone was Bernardini five-year-old Counter Drive in the… Read More »
Officials have rejigged Sydney’s race program for August after Rosehill became the third metropolitan racetrack enveloped by the latest local government area (LGA) lockdowns. Warwick Farm and Canterbury were already affected by the additional restrictions and Rosehill was added to that list of venues at midnight on Wednesday when the… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Frost Flowers may not have had the ideal preparation for her return but the stable says she is forward enough to run well at The Valley. Like other stables down the Mornington way, grass gallops and jump-outs have been hard to come by for horses preparing… Read More »
