Mick Price has not overestimated Globe’s ability by considering a start in this Saturday’s The Might And Power at Caulfield, but the trainer sees advantages in the $1 million Group 1 for his gelding. The seven-year-old son of Charm Spirit was one of just nine entries for the 2000-metre weight-for-age… Read More »
Private Harry, one of the first horses locked away for this year’s The Everest, will not be at Randwick for the $20 million race on October 18 after having the curtain prematurely drawn on his spring campaign. The Nathan Doyle-trained four-year-old, who won his first five starts, was unplaced for… Read More »
Asfoora helped herself to another slice of history, overcoming drama in the process, when a winner of the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp on Sunday. The Henry Dwyer-trained mare became the first Australian-trained horse to win in France when she won the feature sprint race on the Arc De… Read More »
Sepals will be after a piece of history when he chases a second Group 1 handicap victory at Caulfield. The Cliff Brown-trained four-year-old took out the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) on September 20 and will head to the Toorak Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. The last horse to win the… Read More »
All eyes will be on Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising at the Randwick barrier trials but the session will also provide an important hit-out for Group One winner Linebacker. Originally being targeted at Saturday’s Epsom Handicap (1600m), the four-year-old was ruled out of the feature after a setback caused… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-prepared Royal Supremacy ($7.50) could be on a Melbourne Cup path following a strong win in the Group 1 $750,000 Metropolitan at Royal Randwick. In a stirring go, the five-year-old gelding held off race favourite Soul Of Spain ($4.80F) by 3/4 of a length. Stablemate to the winner… Read More »
Top jockey Kerrin Mcevoy isn’t prone to outlandish claims but he has been moved to declare Autumn Glow a potential champion after partnering the unbeaten mare to her first Group One win in the Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Autumn Glow ($1.75 fav) had several hurdles to overcome on Saturday with… Read More »
Imported stayer Sir Delius has leapt to the top of markets for the Melbourne Cup after disposing of a class field of horses in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. The Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday is a race regarded as one that shapes the future of… Read More »
Valiant King has raced his way into Melbourne Cup calculations with a strong staying performance in The Bart Cummings (2520m) at Flemington. The Bart Cummings provides the winner a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 4. Valiant King ran in the Melbourne Cup last year,… Read More »
His Everest slot was confirmed some time ago, and that decision has been franked with Briasa ($2.25F) taking out a key lead-up in the $1 million Group 2 Premiere Stakes. Conditioned by the Hawkes training partnership, the son of Smart Missile let down with a withering burst to hold out… Read More »
Michael Freedman has trained his share of talented horses but none has ever excited him as much Flight Stakes winner Apocalyptic. The three-year-old rubber stamped her position as Sydney’s benchmark filly with another dominant performance in the final leg of the four-race Princess Series, adding Saturday’s Flight Stakes (1600m) at… Read More »
Mark Zahra generally avoids getting on early-season juveniles, but he makes an exception when the call comes from Lindsay Park. Teaming up with Ben, Will and J D Hayes, Zahra guided Eurocanto to victory in Victoria’s first two-year-old race of the season, the Listed Maribyrnong Trial (1000m) at Flemington on… Read More »
Before the explosion of horses purchased from Europe in a bid to plunder the staying races on Australian soil, it was the New Zealander’s that punters needed to be wary of. The Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday offers a ‘win and you’re in’ ticket into the Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Chris Waller is the first to admit Metropolitan favourite Soul Of Spain has been a surprise packet this preparation, declaring the import has returned to work ‘a different horse’. A winner up to 3300m in Ireland, the gelding’s first two Australian starts were over a mile and 2000m and while he ran… Read More »
A Group Two placing isn’t usually considered disappointing but connections of Tupakara had been hoping for more in the Tea Rose Stakes. The three-year-old was sent out a clear cut favourite after motoring home for second to Apocalyptic first-up but ridden handier to the speed last start she finished a battling third… Read More »
Tony and Maddysen Sears could kickstart a big weekend for Queensland when Yellow Brick flies the flag for their state in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap, a day before the Brisbane Broncos take on the Melbourne Storm in the NRL grand final. Yellow Brick is the only Queensland-trained horse in Saturday’s… Read More »
On paper the performances of Deakin so far this campaign may appear underwhelming, but trainer Phillip Stokes is content with how the stayer is tracking towards his spring goals. Deakin takes the next step on his journey towards the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m)… Read More »
It might be ‘moving day’ at Flemington, but Andrew Gluyas’ spring prospects will be shaped closer to home when he saddles up a trio of emerging three-year-olds at Morphettville. The Morphettville horseman is represented by half of the six-horse field for the 1600m three-year-old contest, with Golden Guru, Sassy Sophie… Read More »
Ciaron Maher will look to increase his hand in the Melbourne Cup by winning a ballot exemption with one of four horses at Flemington. The Bart Cummings (2500m) on Saturday is the last Flemington-based ‘win and you’re in’ race for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 4, although the Geelong Cup… Read More »
A Group One-winning rider in New Zealand, Alysha Collett will have two chances to add to her tally in Australia with a pair of lightweight rides at the Epsom Handicap day meeting at Randwick. The talented hoop will partner Swiftfalcon for Team Hawkes in the feature mile and Don Diego De Vega for… Read More »
