Her stable regard her as the best horse in the country not to have won a Group One race and it seems only a matter of time before Autumn Glow sheds that tag after another breathtaking performance at Rosehill. The four-year-old notched her sixth win in succession in Saturday’s Theo… Read More »
Tempted has become just the second filly to win The Run To The Rose, producing a scintillating performance to put herself in the frame for some of the biggest races of the Sydney spring. Trainer Ciaron Maher confirmed the Golden Rose (1400m) and The Everest (1200m) were both on the… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning trainer Robert Hickmott can breathe easier in the knowledge that Revelare is safely in the field after his win at Flemington. Success in the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) on Saturday has provided a ballot exemption for Australia’s most famous race, the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m)… Read More »
A Group 1 handicap at Caulfield could be on the agenda for Arkansaw Kid after a return to winning form at Flemington. Arkansaw Kid registered back-to-back wins in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) on Saturday after two luckless runs to open the campaign. Now the Group 1 Sir Rupert… Read More »
Emerging colts Sixties and Autumn Boy have all but booked their spots in the Group One Golden Rose after turning in impressive performances to finish one-two in the Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill. While Sixties ($7) came away from Saturday’s 1400m contest with bragging rights, the previously unbeaten Autumn Boy ($2.60 fav)… Read More »
The longer the race the better for Mormona who chases a Melbourne Cup start at Flemington. The Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) on Saturday provides a ‘win and you’re in’ opportunity for the 12 runners engaged after the scratching of Smokin’ Romans on Thursday. The Annabel and Rob Archibald-trained Mormona will be second-up… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is the first to admit General Salute needs to find another gear if he is to stop the winning run of Autumn Glow at Rosehill, but he can also find a number of factors in the sprinter’s favour. The five-year-old lines up in Saturday’s Theo Marks Stakes (1300m)… Read More »
Golden Slipper placegetter Tempted will bid to become just the second filly to upset the males in the Run To The Rose as she looks to make an immediate impact for new trainer Ciaron Maher. In Secret (2022) is the only filly to win the race in its 22-year history… Read More »
Small fields can throw up strange results and the connections of Mark Twain will be hoping for one on Saturday. Mark Twain is the $101 outsider in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday where he tackles five opponents who are all Group 1 winners. Since… Read More »
A start in a Group 1 handicap at Caulfield could be on the agenda for Royal Insignia if he performs well down the straight at Flemington. Royal Insignia heads to the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday with the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
It has been a case of out of sight, out of mind for El Castello but after almost a year on the sidelines, the Group One winner is finally on the verge of a return. El Castello was one of the star three-year-olds in Sydney last spring, stringing together a… Read More »
Having pushed Autumn Glow first-up, Gangsta Granny threatens to be the testing material for one of the boom mare’s high-profile stablemates when she steps out in the Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill. Autumn Glow only managed to wear down Gangsta Granny over the final stages of the Toy Show Quality (1100m),… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable headed to the Group 1 Memsie Stakes with high expectations from their Godolphin acquisition Tom Kitten. A good speed, a field that would break up, and a fit horse after three solid trials had the Freedman team looking forward to the contest. But it… Read More »
Top mare Joliestar will have an immediate chance to vindicate her Everest selection when she kicks off her campaign in the Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill. The Newmarket Handicap winner was this week confirmed to represent the slot held by Chris Waller Racing and Partners, having finished an unlucky seventh for the same… Read More »
The hopes and dreams of connections in Melbourne Cup entrant Bur Dubai go on the line at Flemington. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Bur Dubai is down to run in the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) on Saturday. Success in the race provides the winner a ballot exemption into… Read More »
Australian Horse of the Year Via Sistina might be set for a round two clash with stablemate Aelina in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington but Chris Waller will also have his hands full in Sydney with several promising colts. Golden Slipper runner-up Wodeton headlines the trainer’s team for the Group 2 The… Read More »
Racing NSW stewards again adjourned an inquiry into Adam Hyeronimus’ ride on eventual third placegetter Vauban in the middle stages of Saturday’s Chelmsford Stakes (1600m). Evidence was taken from Hyeronimus and co-trainer Adrian Bott at Randwick in relation to a passage approaching the 800m when Vauban’s stablemate Sir Delius (Tim… Read More »
Trainer Henry Dwyer has given Asfoora a glowing report ahead on her next assignment in Europe. Dwyer is likely to remain in Australia when Asfoora runs in the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes at The Curragh on Sunday as she chases a second Group 1 win for the campaign having saluted in… Read More »
Widely regarded as one of the most exciting horses in training, Autumn Glow heads to Rosehill chasing her sixth win in as many starts as she takes another step on her Epsom Handicap path. The four-year-old returned with a classy victory in the Toy Show Quality (1100m) at Randwick last month… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller is thankful the same weather conditions Via Sistina encountered in the Makybe Diva Stakes of 12 months ago will not prevail this weekend. Last year’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) was run on a heavy track after rain and hail fell during the meeting at Flemington resulting in… Read More »
