South Australian trainer Will Clarken has called an end to the career of Group 1 winning sprinter Bella Vella. With travel from NSW to South Australia and then Queensland considered too much for Group 1 winning mare Bella Vella, her trainer Will Clarken has called an end to her racing… Read More »
The winners of two of Australia’s biggest juvenile races are heading to the paddock for well-earned spells ahead of their three-year-old campaigns. Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside and Blue Diamond victor Artorius will miss the remainder of the Sydney Autumn Carnival after their respective connections announced they were paddock bound…. Read More »
Godolphin import Munitions is yet to set the world on fire but he may get that opportunity in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. The success of gallopers like Hartnell and Avilius on Australian shores has led to boosted numbers of imported Godolphin horses. While those gallopers… Read More »
Persan resumed victorious after running the race of his life in the Melbourne Cup and will attempt to add to his record in the Easter Cup at Caulfield. Persan has proven his trainers Ciaron Maher And David Eustace wrong on a number of occasions in the short time they have… Read More »
Fine weather in Sydney in the lead up to the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill is music to the ears of Melbourne trainer Mike Moroney. The delay of the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill is likely to suit two of Mike Moroney’s stayers who are both best suited racing on… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Kate Southam has made the decision to relocate to Perth after a short stint in North Queensland. The 27-year-old picked up a Queensland offer with trainer Carl Spry after riding Keep Your Feet at Ascot last June. Kate Southam booted home 12 winners while away at McKay, Cairns,… Read More »
Fresh from training her first metropolitan winner at Ascot on Saturday, Sue Olive has set her sights on scoring her first black-type win. Olive took out Saturday’s Belmont’s Bunuru Plate (1000m) with Awesome Rock filly Kaymay and is set to aim her up at the WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Age shall not weary him. They could very well be the words expressed by trainer Chris Gangemi about his stable star, Rock Magic. Remarkably, the 11-year-old is in line to contest another campaign of racing, principally in two races he is familiar with: the Northam Stakes and Roma Cup. The… Read More »
Nick Ryan is looking forward to Easter. On Thursday Ryan moves into a new stable complex at Flemington and a couple of days later will saddle up Mahamedeis in the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield. Ryan has been based at Caulfield for the past four years and has… Read More »
Trent BusuttinĀ says it is not ideal having to wait another week forĀ Mirage DancerĀ and Impecunious to line up in their respective Group 1 races atĀ RosehillĀ on Saturday. Mirage Dancer is down to run in theĀ Tancred StakesĀ (2400m) withĀ ImpecuniousĀ scheduled to compete in theĀ Vinery Stud Stakes. Saturday’s meeting has been delayed a week, with the… Read More »
One trainer not upset at the Sydney Autumn Carnival being delayed a week is Mike Moroney who says it may allow Tofane to resume in a stakes race for her own sex at Randwick. The winner of the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes at last year’s carnival, Tofane has had a… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace stable are hoping Bam’s On Fire can recapture her form of 12 months ago that delivered the mare victory in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. Bam’s On Fire is heading back to the 1400m contest on Saturday, but certainly not in the… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Nature Strip will continue his build-up to The Championships with a barrier trial at Rosehill after bypassing The Galaxy. Chris Waller has revealed how close he came to giving Nature Strip a shot at history in The Galaxy before pulling the plug at the eleventh hour…. Read More »
Tommy Berry had a memorable Golden Slipper day on the track with a Group One double but his luck ran out in the stewards’ room. The gifted rider took out the feature race aboard Stay Inside and the Rosehill Guineas aboard Mo’Unga but the latter came at a cost with… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride was wondering what could go wrong in the lead up to the Group 1 Galaxy at Rosehill on Saturday. But he need not have worried as Eduardo gave his rivals a galloping lesson to take out the 1100m sprint under handicap conditions. Judging the pace perfectly, Nash… Read More »
A bond forged through tragedy has made Tommy Berry’s third Golden Slipper victory on Stay Inside one to be cherished. The star Sydney jockey has won the $3.5 million race twice before aboard Overreach (2013) and Vancouver (2015) but Saturday’s triumph on the Michael and Richard Freedman-trained Stay Inside carried… Read More »
Stay Inside has added the latest chapter to the Freedman family’s Golden Slipper dynasty with a breathtaking win in the world’s richest two-year-old race. Under the leadership of Lee Freedman, the brothers claimed four Slippers in a row starting with Bint Marscay in 1993 and on Saturday at Rosehill, it… Read More »
Trainer Will Clarken and the team behind former UK galloper Ironclad will look to bigger purses after taking an important step at Bendigo on Saturday. Ironclad made his first trip away from his new Morphettville home to claim the Listed Golden MileĀ under a brilliant ride from Jamie Kah. The victory… Read More »
AnnavistoĀ has secured some important black type for her connections with an all-the-way victory in the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. And theĀ Mick Price And Michael Kent Jr-trained filly was on her best behaviour, giving riderĀ Jamie KahĀ an easy steer. Sent out the 2.50 favourite,Ā AnnavistoĀ scored by 1-Ā¾ lengths from Mozzie Monster… Read More »
A long-range plan to target the Doncaster Mile is a step closer after Think It Over swept to victory in the George Ryder StakesĀ to secure his spot in next month’s Group One showpiece. Trainer Kerry Parker had modest aspirations pre-race, hoping Think It Over could be competitive in the weight-for-age… Read More »
