Three-year-old filly Night Raid will be kept to sprinting after defeating older horses in the Listed Matrice Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Monday. It was a masterstroke by part-owner Sheamus Mills who found Monday’s race and encouraged Melbourne trainers Mick Price And Michael Kent Jr to send Night Raid to… Read More »
Pat Carbery shrugged off a controversial week when he lifted Liwa to an upset win in the Listed Supremacy Stakes (1000m) at Ascot on Sunday. In an exciting finish, Patrick Carbery was able to extract every possible effort out of the Simon A Miller – trained Liwa who edged out… Read More »
Zac Spain maybe giving away big-race experience to his rivals in The All-Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday, but he is not going to let that over-awe him. Spain rides Streets Of Avalon in the $5 million race and will treat it the same as any other race… Read More »
Melbourne’s leading rider Jamie Kah has returned to her home town of Adelaide having been named the Victorian Wakeful Club’s Lady Of Racing for 2021. Jamie Kah has celebrated being announced the Victorian Wakeful Club’s Lady Of Racing for 2021 by returning home and claiming the first race at Morphettville… Read More »
Keith Dryden has continued the dominance of local trainers on Black Opal Day with Handle The Truth taking out the Listed National Sprint at Canberra. Settled back in the field, Handle The Truth peeled wide in the straight and let down strongly, hitting the front 100m from home and drawing… Read More »
As part of his preparations for the All-Star Mile, Russian Camelot is set to have his last serious piece of work at The Valley. All-Star Mile contender Russian Camelot will head to The Valley on Tuesday for one last serious piece of work ahead of the $5 million race on… Read More »
A piece of work the reverse way at Flemington has Blue Diamond Stakes winner Artorius heading in the right direction for a shot at the Golden Slipper. Blue Diamond Stakes winner Artorius heads to Sydney on Monday night to continue his preparation towards Australia’s richest two-year-old race, the Golden Slipper…. Read More »
Homesman has scored an emotional win in the Group 1 Australian Cup at Flemington after the death of part-owner Michael Gudinski during the week. Tears flowed from hardened racing followers after Homesman scored a nail-biting victory in the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Earlier in the… Read More »
ltra consistent mare Savatiano has broken through for a long overdue maiden Group 1 victory in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. A six time Group winner and twice placed at the top level, not even a final stride lunge from the Anthony Cummings-trained Mizzy could deny Savatiano her… Read More »
John O’Shea has celebrated his first top level victory since departing Godolphin in 2017 courtesy of Lion’s Roar in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas. The Randwick-based trainer is no stranger to success at the highest level with 28 Group 1 victories to his name prior to Saturday’s Randwick Guineas. Group… Read More »
Zoutori has added to his record on the straight course at Flemington by taking out the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap. Jockey Luke Currie has again proven a giant killer guiding $20 outsider Zoutori to victory in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Currie was the beneficiary of Jamie… Read More »
Eduardo has upstaged Nature Strip in the Group 2 Challenge Stakes and in the process broken the 1000m Randwick track record held by Redzel. Fresh off claiming the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) down the Flemington straight, it looked like business as normal for Nature Strip from the… Read More »
Lightsaber has made the step from midweek racing to stakes level taking out the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington. The once dominant combination of Peter Moody and Luke Nolen have combined for another feature victory after Lightsaber led throughout in the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes… Read More »
Anamoe has charged into Golden Slipper calculations after taking out a strong renewal of the Group 2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The James Cummings-trained colt flew under the radar for the key Golden Slipper leadup with pre-race attention generally focused on dominant Inglis Millennium winner Profiteer, Stay Inside… Read More »
Good Idea will sport some of the most famous silks in Australian racing when he tackles Monday’s $302,250 TAB Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville. The Phillip Stokes-trained six-year-old is part-owned by Think Big Stud and will wear the colours made synonymous with many of Bart Cummings’ champions of the past…. Read More »
La Rocque has overcome greenness up the Flemington straight to land an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes. Mornington trainer John Mcardle was told not to come home if favourite La Rocque did not maintain her unbeaten record in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
Comeback galloper Gem Song has scored a last-stride win in the Newcastle Newmarket to give Kris Lees his third consecutive success in the Group Three sprint. Newcastle continues to be a happy hunting ground for top trainer Kris Lees with Gem Song delivering him his latest feature race success at… Read More »
Star Western Australian mare Fabergino has been transferred to Chris Waller’s Melbourne stable. The daughter of Maschino joins Australia’s champion trainer after winning the Listed Bob Hoysted (1000m) at Flemington last weekend. It was Fabergino’s second consecutive Bob Hoysted and the 12th win of her 19-start career for Perth trainer… Read More »
Sweet Embrace Stakes runner-up She’s All Class is out of the Golden Slipper with trainer Chris Waller advising stewards the filly has been spelled. The two-year-old won the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic in December and was a luckless third to stablemate Shaquero at the Gold Coast carnival when she… Read More »
Super Saturday, as the Australian Cup and Newmarket Handicap meeting at Flemington is known, has not been that kind to Craig Williams. The nine-time Melbourne premiership winning jockey is winless in the Newmarket and has only one win in the Australian Cup, Niconero in 2009. But Williams has the chance… Read More »
