Cristal Breeze has overpowered favourite Pandano to win the Provincial Championships Finals at Randwick. Leading Newcastle trainer Kris Lees has won the Provincial Championships Final for the third time in the race’s seven-year history, triumphing on Saturday with Cristal Breeze. An Australian Bloodstock syndication, Cristal Breeze was identified as the… Read More »
Having performed best in shorter sprints, Matthew Dale is bringing Mossman Gorge to Melbourne in a bid to see if he can stretch to 1200m. Canberra-based horseman Matthew Dale hopes to answer a few questions when Mossman Gorge runs in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s outing will… Read More »
Lunakorn and Shazade will fly the flag for the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable in the VOBIS Gold Distaff at Caulfield. Time off in the paddock and a visit from the chiropractor may just be the recipe to see Lunakorn bounce back to winning form at Caulfield. Lunakorn and her… Read More »
Finance Tycoon and Tramontana are set to do Lindsay Park proud when they line up in The Showdown at Caulfield. A throat irritation may have derailed the Golden Slipper hopes of Finance Tycoon but Lindsay Park is hopeful the two-year-old is in for a big payday at Caulfield. Finance Tycoon,… Read More »
After Gotta Kiss turned in the most inglorious run of her career, connections are pinning their hopes on a clearer blood picture for her to turn her form around in Saturday’s Listed Daybreak Lover at Eagle Farm. Gotta Kiss was beaten 10 lengths behind Tycoon Evie first up a fortnight… Read More »
Mark Newnham is keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of Greysful Glamour’s G1 bid at Randwick. Greysful Glamour is a simple puzzle to solve. If the track is good, she will compete hard, if it’s rain-affected, her chances rapidly diminish. And with a forecast for possible showers in… Read More »
Training partners Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou will saddle up three runners on day two of The Championships. Her dam is an eight-time G1 winner and Joyous Legend will get the chance to prove she has inherited some of the family’s talent when she rounds out her campaign in the… Read More »
Realm Of Flowers has thrived in Sydney and remains on track to turn the tables on her Manion Cup conqueror Favorite Moon. A plan hatched five months ago will come to fruition at Randwick when Realm Of Flowers lines up in the G1 Sydney Cup. Trainers Anthony And Sam Freedman… Read More »
Global powerhouse Godolphin played a starring role on Derby day and again have the firepower to make an impact at Randwick. After celebrating one of his best afternoons on a racetrack, Godolphin head trainer James Cummings will rely on a quintet of runners to continue his momentum at The Championships…. Read More »
In a heartbreaking blow for connections, Great News has suffered a foot injury, ruling her out of the $500,000 Provincial Championships Final at Randwick. Trainer Kim Waugh advised stewards on Friday that the mare had sustained a crack to her off-fore hoof, which had caused bruising and a pulse, forcing… Read More »
Victorian-based stallion Street Boss will be represented by Godolphin fillies Arcaded and Sliders in The Showdown at Caulfield. Godolphin and trainer James Cummings are yet to have a runner in The Showdown (1200m), but that will change at Caulfield on Saturday. Arcaded and Sliders contest the $950,000 race restricted to… Read More »
He’s the doyen of Geraldton racing, has won multiple trainer’s premierships, but there’s one accolade missing from his racing resume that he’s keen to address: his hometown Geraldton Cup. Despite going close in previous years, Gordon Spowart plans on arresting that personal anomaly with a three-pronged attack in this weekend’s… Read More »
If Roy Rogers needs validation leading up to the WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday, he received it. Albany-based Roy Rogers will have a two-pronged attack in the Group 3 event, but jockey Lucy Warwick’s strong endorsement of Heavenly Waters has fuelled his confidence. Warwick is in… Read More »
Lindsay Park has resisted the temptation of further interstate travel with Bella Nipotina to instead concentrate on some valuable prize money at Caulfield. Bella Nipotina runs in the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Dash (1100m) on Saturday in a bid to improve on her one solitary win from 16 starts. While the… Read More »
Literary Magnate will be chasing a big pay day for her trainer Matthew WIlliams in the $950,000 The Showdown at Caulfield. Matthew Williams expects Literary Magnate to take a couple of lengths improvement from her debut Warrnambool win, but will it be enough to win The Showdown. That is a question Williams hopes will… Read More »
Multiple G1 winner Probabeel will spearhead a three-strong team for trainer Jamie Richards at Randwick. Te Akau Racing has enjoyed tremendous success during its Australian forays and trainer Jamie Richards believes the key is to only travel the cream of the crop. The outstanding young horseman has crossed the Tasman to win feature… Read More »
Russell Stewart’s talented galloper Chantorque will look to get her campaign off to a winning start in the Glenroy Chaff Handicap (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday. The daughter of War Chant won the Listed Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) last November and will have the Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m) in June… Read More »
Top 5YO on Comeback Trail Vega One takes the next step to what connections hope to be Stradbroke revenge when he runs first up in Saturday’s Listed Ascot Handicap at Eagle Farm. The winner of the inaugural Gateway in 2019 has not raced since last year’s Stradbroke, where many rated him unlucky to finish… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman will have a couple of mares do battle in the Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield as the gear up for a Group 1 race in Adelaide. Sam Freedman and his father Anthony have Group 1 aspirations for Lyre and Prophet’s Thumb, but before that there is a race at… Read More »
Dalrello to be run at true tempo. YOU can expect Apache Chase to be carving out a quicker early sectional than the 37.24 seconds he ran for his first 600m when unplaced at Eagle Farm a fortnight ago when he returns to the same venue for Saturday’s Listed Daybreak Lover Plate. Trainer Desleigh Forster felt jockey Jim… Read More »
