Time away from the usual stable environment is expected to help Deakin return to the winners’ list in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup this Saturday. With the Cox Plate meeting being held at Flemington and the Moonee Valley Cup also run for the first time away from its… Read More »
Victory in the Cox Plate is the stuff of dreams and trainer Mitch Freedman would like nothing more than to be recognised as a trainer to have won the weight-for-age championship. This year, the Cox Plate (2040m) on Saturday takes on a different perspective away from the cauldron like theatre… Read More »
Olivia Cairns’ frustration with Kobability has been replaced with confidence and on Thursday they will look to complete a winning hat-trick at Ipswich. The five-year-old daughter of Kobayashi is out to back-up wins in a Doomben maiden and Sunshine Coast 0-58 in the Vince Insurance Class 2 Plate (1690m) that… Read More »
The Australian and international thoroughbred racing communities are mourning the passing of Robert Burnet, a respected racing media publisher whose professional life brought together a family heritage in publishing, involvement in breeding and racing partnerships, and a longstanding connection to the international thoroughbred industry. Through ThoroughbredNEWS, Burnet established and managed… Read More »
The two horses to represent the Chris Waller stable in the Cox Plate have pleased their trainer with final workouts at Flemington. Aeliana, with James McDonald aboard, and Birdman, ridden by Ben Melham, who will ride the pair in the Cox Plate (2040m) on Saturday, each worked solo on the… Read More »
Connections of last-start surprise Group One winner Land Legend made their intentions known early at Tuesday’s barrier draw for the Group 1 W S Cox Plate (2040m). To be run at Flemington this year with Moonee Valley under reconstruction, the unique Cox Plate barrier draw allows connections to select their barrier… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards have concluded their inquiry into the fall in the Caulfield Cup clearing all questioned jockeys. Mark Zahra and Jye McNeil fell from Half Yours and Ohope Wins respectively in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup and were transported to the Alfred Hospital for assessment and observation. Zahra was discharged that night… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable will look to get a second Melbourne Cup runner if The Euphrates can win the Geelong Cup. Success in the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) on Wednesday provides the victor a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 3…. Read More »
Since Chris & Corey Munce took over the training duties of five-year-old mare Gerringong she’s hardly put a foot wrong, with further Sydney riches in sight this Saturday. The daughter of Blue Point resumed with a gritty win in the Group 3 The Nivision over 1200m and will look to add a… Read More »
Like many in racing, Trent Edmonds is going to miss the ‘old’ Moonee Valley, but he’s not upset at the timing of its reconfiguration. The Moonee Valley Racing Club will this Saturday host its first Cox Plate meeting away from ‘The Valley’ and Edmonds will be at Flemington with the… Read More »
Trent Busuttin knows, if chasing a Group 1 win was the priority with Blind Raise, the smart thing to do would be send him to Sydney for this Saturday’s Spring Champion Stakes. But he also knows the opportunity he has been presented with this year does not come around that… Read More »
The Victorian Jockeys Association has reported the two fallen jockeys from the Caulfield Cup have been discharged from hospital. Mark Zahra and Jye McNeil were transported to the Alfred Hospital following the sickening fall in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday. Half Yours, ridden by Zahra, fell first with McNeil’s mount… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes will wait until acceptance time before deciding whether to start Mr Brightside at Flemington. Mr Brightside is likely to feature among nominations for the Group 2 Kia Ora Stud Mile (1600m) on Saturday, however Ben Hayes said he was… Read More »
Sydney jockey Rachel King will return to Melbourne to partner Warwoven in a track gallop and give the final tick of approval for a Cox Plate start at Flemington. King partnered the Bjorn Baker-trained Warwoven to victory in the Caulfield Guineas on October 10 and headed to Cranbourne on Friday… Read More »
Dual stakes winner Infancy will be carrying more than just the hopes of her connections if she receives a hoped-for berth in the $2 million The Invitation at Randwick. The six-year-old was recently served by young stallion Anamoe, and trainer Kris Lees believes she can add to both her CV… Read More »
The 10th running of The Everest produced the same top two finishers from the race 12 months ago but it was Tempted’s turn to win the world’s richest turf race before a record crowd of 52,110. For Tempted’s trainer Ciaron Maher it was his second win in The Everest after… Read More »
Autumn Glow had cruised to the lead in the Group 1 $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at the top of the straight when Ceolwulf began to move into the race. Chris Waller turned to Beadman and said: “Are we in trouble? Straight away, Darren said, ‘No!’” Beadman was right as Autumn… Read More »
Kingswood has supplied trainer Gavin Bedggood with his biggest success as a trainer taking out the Caulfield Cup. Bedggood took out the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday with the UK-bred import Kingswood to topple his previous biggest victory in the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley in 2024. A useful jumps… Read More »
It might have been a support race on the Everest undercard, but for trainer Michael Freedman and jockey Tommy Berry, Apocalyptic’s return to the winner’s circle was cause for celebration. A Group 1 winner of the Flight Stakes last year, Apocalyptic had been below par in the autumn and her first two… Read More »
All’s well that ends well, and thankfully for connections of improving stayer So You Are, the horse has overcome a pre-race hiccup to put himself in the frame for a Melbourne Cup start. The Bjorn Baker-trained $3.30 favourite dug deep for Tommy Berry to stave off the challenge of Tempesti… Read More »
