Stakeswinner Purple Sector has never been successful first up but that statistic could be about to change when he resumes in the Newcastle Newmarket. Having claimed the $1 million The Hunter with Sweet Deal, trainer John Thompson has set his sights on pilfering another of Newcastle’s premier races. Thompson will… Read More »
Godolphin look to have a stranglehold on the Group One Canterbury Stakes with three runners, headed by outstanding sprinter and race favourite Bivouac. The two best sprinters in the country will be in action at Randwick on Saturday, albeit in different races. Nature Strip and Bivouac clashed first up in… Read More »
Trainers Richard and Michael Freedman have given stable apprentice Jean Van Overmeire a vote of confidence by sticking with him to partner Prime Star in the Group One Randwick Guineas. Michael Freedman said they were happy to give the young jockey another big race opportunity and felt he had formed… Read More »
Co-trainer Simon Zahra expects Zoutori to acquit himself well in the Newmarket Handicap but holds fears with the 57kg. The raising of weights for the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap has made the task for Zoutori a little tougher according to his co-trainer Simon Zahra . Training in partnership with Mathew… Read More »
Talented staying mare Rondinella will take the next step towards her Sydney Cup goal when she lines up at Randwick. Trainer John O’Shea will use a tried and tested formula as he plots a Sydney Cup path for former New Zealand-trained mare Rondinella . The Randwick trainer claimed the 2010… Read More »
Dual Australian Cup winner Harlem will be fronting the starter for the final time when he lines up in the Group 1 race at Flemington. Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes has warned punters not to dismiss Harlem in the Australian Cup despite saddling up race favourite Fifty Stars in the… Read More »
Singapore-based New Zealand trainer Stephen Gray has a happy knack of landing a good horse, but he may have unearthed his best yet in Oxley Road who chases a third straight win when he runs at Flemington. Oxley Road contests the Listed Incognitus Stakes (1100m) on Saturday for which he… Read More »
James Mcdonald has described Lost And Running as “pure speed” after the promising sprinter kept his unbeaten record intact with another impressive display at Warwick Farm. Lost And Running was returning from a knee operation after winning his first two starts by a combined total of almost eight lengths. He… Read More »
First-up in Melbourne and off the back of a Group 1 triumph on his home track at Ascot last November, Elite Street suffered internal bleeding and finished an underwhelming last behind Nature Strip in the Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington. It was the worst performance of Elite Street’s nine start… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Julius Sandhu and the connections of Lofty Star have received some minor consolation at missing a Group 1 start with victory in a midweek race at Sandown. While the first prize of $27,500 for winning the Thoroughbred Club Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday was way short of the prize… Read More »
Life has come full circle for English jockey Tom Marquand as he prepares to reunite with the horse that launched him into the international spotlight. Marquand took Sydney racing by storm last autumn, landing the first Group One win of his career aboard Addeybb in the Ranvet Stakes and adding… Read More »
New Zealand raider Aegon dominated at his Australian debut but rival trainer John O’Shea believes the locals won’t be such easy pickings in the first leg of Sydney’s three-year-old triple crown. Prepared by master horseman Murray Baker and training partner Andrew Forsman, Aegon showed sparkling acceleration to stretch his unbeaten… Read More »
The racing gods have conspired against Brooklyn Hustle who lines up for another attempt at Group 1 glory in the Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Saturday’s outing down the famous ‘straight six’ will be Brooklyn Hustle’s sixth attempt at Group 1 success and while she is yet to fill a… Read More »
New Zealand-bred Defibrillate faces his sternest test as he tries to extend his winning sequence in the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington. The son of Shocking, who started his career in New Zealand with Graham Richardson, who remains in the ownership along with former test captain Brendon McCallum… Read More »
Mick Price has made a hit-and-run visit to Sydney this week to oversee a crucial trackwork gallop for Golden Slipper favourite Profiteer ahead of his Todman Stakes showdown with unbeaten youngsters Stay Inside and Remarque. A scintillating winner of the Inglis Millennium, Profiteer has been staying at the Sydney stable… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Williams expects the roomier Morphettville lay-out to suit Darvin when the gelding contests the Group 2 Adelaide Cup. A field of 17 is set to tackle one of Australia’s oldest races, and one of the few still run at 3200m in Australia, although in recent years it has… Read More »
Having to decide whether to run in a $300,000 Todman Stakes or a $250,000 Black Opal is a pretty good problem to have and that’s what awaits Wagga Wagga-based trainer Scott Spackman with his exiting two-year-old Rocket Tiger. Following a good win on debut at Canberra, Spackman had a high… Read More »
Trainer Julius Sandhu wants to put away the disappointment of missing out on having his first Group 1 starter by claiming a midweek victory at Sandown. Lofty Star was an emergency in last Saturday’s Australian Guineas at Flemington, but fortuitously for Sandhu he had the Thoroughbred Club Handicap (1600m) as… Read More »
Australian Guineas winner Lunar Fox is one of five horses that have been revealed as wildcard entries for the world’s richest mile race, The All-Star Mile at The Valley. Racing Victoria on Monday evening announced the five remaining places in the 15-horse field that will compete for all star mile…. Read More »
South Australian trainer Richard Jolly is hoping for better luck on the straight track at Flemington when Kemalpasa lines up in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap. Jolly, who trains in partnership with daughter Chantelle, travelled to Melbourne on Saturday to watch All Banter and Alleboom finish out of the placings… Read More »
