Masked Crusader, the early favourite for Saturday’s All Aged Stakes, has been confirmed for a slot in The Everest. Hawkes Racing sprinter Masked Crusader has become the second horse to earn an Everest berth, joining Nature Strip in the $15 million race. The G1 William Reid Stakes winner has been secured for the slot held by a… Read More »
Veteran sprinter Dreamforce continues to race in great heart and returns to arguably his favourite track and distance in the All Aged Stakes. When Dreamforce lined up in the All Aged Stakes last year it was an afterthought, this time around the G1 sprint has been a deliberate target. The eight-year-old’s good… Read More »
Godolphin is chasing more black type success in Adelaide with Cloudy set to line up in the Group 3 Breeders’ Stakes. Godolphin is returning over the border into South Australia chasing another stakes race victory with two-year-old filly Cloudy. A last start winner of the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1050m) on April, Cloudy returns… Read More »
Team Hawkes are renowned for developing blueblooded colts for careers at stud and Hilal could be their next success story. The stakes will be high for well-bred colt Hilal when he chases a career-defining G1 win in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. On the back of a two-year-old season that has yielded placings in… Read More »
Trainer John Sargent is looking to the future for Favreau with the Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington a part of his education. Sydney three-year-old Favreau has been dispatched to Melbourne to contest the Listed VRC St Leger as a learning curve for the future. Trainer John Sargent hopes Favreau will do a fair amount of… Read More »
Up-and-coming mare Salina Dreaming will be on trial for stakes racing when she lines up at Randwick. As a younger horse, Salina Dreaming was a nervous Nellie but thankfully for her exasperated trainer Angela Davies, with age has come maturity. Despite constantly testing the patience of her Gosford conditioner, Salina… Read More »
A smaller field in the Listed Anniversary Vase at Caulfield may be the recipe for Begood Toya Mother finding winning form again. Daniel Bowman does not want to undo all the hard work that has gone into enabling Begood Toya Mother to settle in his races. So, the Warrnambool-based horseman… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea will be out to cap a fruitful autumn with a strong team at Randwick. A horse who has been the backbone of John O’Shea ‘s autumn and another who promises to be a future flagbearer will bid to close out the trainer’s carnival on a high. Randwick… Read More »
Champion jockey William Pike likes what he sees from Marocchino and says there’s no reason why they can’t continue their successful association at Ascot on Saturday. William Pike holds a perfect record on the Lou Luciani -trained gelding and remains bullish they can extend their productive strike rate to a… Read More »
Despite the COVID restrictions in place during the first half of the financial year, Racing Victoria has announced record growth in turnover. Wagering on Victorian racing continues to grow and is up 32.6% in the first half of the 2020-21 financial year. Figures released by Racing Victoria show turnover on… Read More »
Gifted sprinter Masked Crusader will chase his second G1 win this campaign in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick. Touted as an Everest wildcard in the spring, Masked Crusader has finally begun to develop into the horse he always promised to be. With a G1 win in the bank courtesy… Read More »
Co-trainer David Eustace has a lot of time for Through Irish Eyes who he says will relish the 2800m of the Listed VRC St Leger. Under a different set of circumstances, David Eustace believes last start runner-up Through Irish Eyes would be entering the Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington… Read More »
Brisbane has been a happy hunting ground for Victorem and another winter carnival raid is on the cards if he performs on the final day of The Championships. Health issues have hindered Victorem at two of his past three starts but trainer Jenny Graham is optimistic her stable star can… Read More »
Tommy Berry is aboard the favourites in both G1 races at Randwick but his most significant ride will be in the Highway Handicap. Five weeks ago, Tommy Berry caught up for lunch with his good friend Neville Layt and the Queanbeyan trainer was keen for him to ride Redicon on… Read More »
Jockey-of-the-moment Jamie Kah will have her first race ride for John O’Shea when she partners All Hallows’ Eve at Randwick. Renowned as a savvy judge of jockeys, John O’Shea will put his faith in two female riders this weekend, one an established star and another a promising talent. The man… Read More »
Tony Gollan has rated Good Soize the best chance he’s ever had to notch a Classic success ahead of her return in Saturday’s Listed Princess Stakes at Doomben. Good Soize is on a path to the Queensland Oaks in June and Gollan said the 1630m of Saturday’s race fit perfectly… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker will have weight of numbers on his side with three runners in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. Eight years after Fuerza went within a whisker of winning the G1 Champagne Stakes, Bjorn Baker will use the same formula in the hope of going one better on Saturday…. Read More »
The Candy Man again confirmed his dislike for being away from home with a last start flop in Victoria, but history says the punters should be wary of the big grey horse when he returns to home footing at Doomben on Saturday. The Barry Baldwin trained seven-year-old shoots for a… Read More »
Victory in the H C Nitschke Stakes on the Morphettville Parks circuit before a break will set Annavisto up nicely ahead of a spring assault. In-form Victorian-trained filly Annavisto travels to Adelaide for her first trip interstate in a bid to extend her winning sequence to three in the Listed… Read More »
Tasmanian galloper Still A Star is returning to Melbourne for another attempt at breaking through on the mainland. Still A Star contests the Listed Anniversary Vase (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday after which she will head to the paddock to prepare for a spring campaign. A winner of eight of… Read More »
