The first and only time Sydney gelding Accredited travelled interstate to race, he turned in a below par run. However, trainer Joe Pride is quietly confident that won’t be the case when the six-year-old makes his Queensland debut in Saturday’s Listed Lough Neagh Stakes (1300m) at Eagle Farm. “It was… Read More »
The weight of numbers weren’t in their favour, but Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott defied the odds to take out the opening race at Warwick Farm with lightly raced three-year-old Jet. In a field of eight, Jet was the only horse not prepared by Chris Waller and he showed grit… Read More »
The Asian Pattern Committee (APC) has moved to take ownership of the decision-making over the status of black type races in Australia. Coming under the umbrella of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF), the APC has declared it has assumed responsibility from Racing Australia for any decisions on the upgrading or… Read More »
The owners of Gallant Star have given Brett Robb a vote of faith, unequivocal in their desire for the Kosciuszko runner-up to remain with the Dubbo trainer. Robb floated the idea of the gelding heading to a city-based trainer given his high benchmark rating and the resulting necessity to travel… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is always looking for the best way to place his horses. The Cranbourne-based horseman has Stakes races in mind for lightly raced Samangu who makes her return in the Sportsbet More Places Handicap (1000m) at Caulfield Heath on Saturday. The Listed W J Adams Stakes (1000m) at… Read More »
At this time of year, it is the annual migration north looking for a spot in the Magic Millions Carnival at the Gold Coast. But Sunshine Coast-based trainer Liam Birchley has made the call to head south to Victoria in his bid to get two-year-old Gold Czech to the Gold… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is planning a return visit to the Magic Millions Carnival on the Gold Coast with Icarian Dream. The three-year-old daughter of Blue Point ran in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) earlier this year and the stable is planning to tackle the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas… Read More »
Barry Lockwood believes he and co-trainer Emma-Jane Vincent have five-year-old mare Miss Personality going well ahead of her first up run at Ipswich on Wednesday. A daughter of Lonhro and a $400,000 purchase at the 2022 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Miss Personality has only managed six career starts, winning three, including when… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is banking on experience under race condition on the Caulfield Heath circuit proving beneficial for Oman. The two-year-old daughter of Capitalist has already been to Caulfield Heath on three occasions and is set to head there again on Saturday to contest the Magic Millions VIC 2YO Classic… Read More »
A familiarisation workout at the scene for this Saturday’s Magic Millions Victorian 2YO Classic has Michael Kent Jnr’s confidence in Guest House high ahead of his long-awaited debut. The son of Home Affairs will return to Caulfield’s Heath track for the $250,000 event restricted to Magic Millions graduates. The $270,000… Read More »
Sydney’s lone metropolitan racing club, the Australian Turf Club, has been placed into administration. Racing New South Wales announced on Monday morning that it had taken the extreme step after not being satisfied during a Show Cause process that the ATC Board would be able to improve the club’s ‘serious’… Read More »
The $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight is the immediate goal for Group 2 winner Savvy Hallie ahead of a Sydney autumn carnival campaign. Trainer Brad Widdup confirmed the filly had been selected for a slot in the January 10 race at the Gold Coast and was well advanced in her… Read More »
Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior continues to re-write the record books having recorded an effortless victory to claim his fourth straight Hong Kong International Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Danny Shum-trained gelding was clinical, settling third before coasting away from his rivals in the straight to post a… Read More »
Voyage Bubble may be seven years old but trainer Ricky Yiu will not hear of his six-time winning Group One galloper being anywhere near past his best. Yiu’s thinking was there in reality on the track as Voyage Bubble ($3.60) fought back from being headed with Zac Purton aboard in… Read More »
Fortune in Hong Kong favoured French-trained Sosie better than it did in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and that was all the difference in winning the Hong Kong Vase. Third placed in the mile-and-a-half Arc after suffering interference before the home turn and having to carve home strong sectionals… Read More »
Sprint sensation Ka Ying Rising had little concern justifying his unbackable quote on Sunday when making light work of his rivals in the Hong Kong International Sprint (1200m). The shortest priced favourite ever at a HKIR meeting ($1.05), Ka Ying Rising joined Mr Stunning (’17 & ’18), Lord Kanaloa (’12… Read More »
Joe Pride had six horses in action across the country on Saturday and came away with two wins, three seconds and a third, including the quinella in the Listed Razor Sharp Handicap at Randwick. Weeping Woman ($2.60 fav) wore down barn mate Coal Crusher ($6) in the Sydney sprint to… Read More »
Tom Charlton was five years old when John O’Shea landed his first Group win in the 2000 Villiers Stakes, but the training partners were celebrating together when Yorkshire took out the corresponding race at Randwick on Saturday. It was O’Shea’s fourth success in the summer feature, now known as The… Read More »
Thomas Stockdale has channelled his inner Mark Zahra to guide Warnie to his biggest success in his career as a jockey. Stockdale produced a cool and calculated ride aboard the Ciaron Maher-trained galloper to claim the The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham on Saturday. The Supernova was the second of two… Read More »
Local galloper Taramansour has turned around his form to give trainer Phillip Stokes his first win in the Pakenham Cup. Stokes, who runs a dual state operation with a stable at Morphettville, was an early arrival when the Pakenham base expanded in 2019 and has always coveted a Pakenham Cup… Read More »
