Champion trainer Chris Waller made a special trip to Caulfield to watch Fangirl go through her paces ahead of the Group 1 Memsie Stakes. Fangirl was scratched from the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick last Saturday and floated to Melbourne that night to run in the Memsie Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
The racing career of triple Group 1 winner Sunshine In Paris is over following an injury sustained at trackwork on Tuesday morning. Training partners Annabel and Rob Archibald broke the news on social media after consulting with the six-year-old’s owners John and Deb Camilleri. “Our stable star Sunshine In Paris has unfortunately picked… Read More »
Antino will be tackling a much stronger Memsie Stakes that the version he was unplaced in last year, but Tony Gollan is convinced his veteran stable star is a more seasoned horse in 2025. The seven-year-old son of Redwood resumes in the 1400-metre Group 1 that is the spring kick-off point for… Read More »
Marhoona has made her first public appearance since winning this year’s Golden Slipper, holding out a host of well-performed sprinters to win a trial at Hawkesbury on Monday morning. The Emirates Park-raced daughter of Snitzel scored a half-length win over Headwall in the 800m hitout, which also included Shangri La Spring (third), Jedibeel (fourth)… Read More »
Jockey Mark Zahra has been given the call up to ride Fangirl in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. The Chris Waller-trained mare was floated down from Sydney on Saturday night and will head to Caulfield on Tuesday for a familiarisation gallop ahead of the Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Fangirl… Read More »
Fresh from claiming the opening three-year-old stakes race of the season with Skyhook, Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou are preparing to chase another, this time with well performed colt King Of Pop. The winner of the Black Opal Stakes at two, King Of Pop will resume in the Group 3 San… Read More »
Ron Turcotte, the legendary jockey who partnered with Secretariat to capture the 1973 Triple Crown, has died at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He was 84. Turcotte passed away on Friday from natural causes, his family confirmed. Born in Canada, Turcotte rose from humble beginnings to the heights of… Read More »
After all the hard work that has gone into getting Baraqiel back to the track, co-trainer Troy Corstens admitted his heart almost sank when the sprinter was pulled from the barriers to undergo a veterinary check on Saturday. But after being given the all-clear to run, Baraqiel just over a… Read More »
Chris Waller described it as a “Foxplay moment” but just as the mighty Winx did eight years ago, Via Sistina found a way to lift against the challenge of a stablemate to post her ninth Group One win at Randwick. Having her first start since taking out the Queen Elizabeth… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable have Group 1 aspirations with Street Rider after his return victory at Moonee Valley. After having his first two starts in Brisbane as a two-year-old, Space Rider was given time to mature with a three-year-old campaign in mind. The Group 1 Caulfield… Read More »
The jury is still out on whether Autumn Glow is going to be a sprinter or miler but the mare has ticked another box at Randwick by handling her first start on a heavy track to remain undefeated. Trainer Chris Waller contemplated whether to scratch her from Saturday’s Toy Show… Read More »
Having shaken off her maiden tag last start, Savvy Hallie took an even more significant step at Randwick with her first black-type win in the Silver Shadow Stakes. Arguably one of Sydney’s best two-year-olds not to win a race, Savvy Hallie was unlucky to bump into subsequent Black Opal Stakes… Read More »
Jockey Harry Coffey is aware of the task confronting Jennivamoose as the mare strives for a place in better company during the spring after her win at Moonee Valley. Jennivamoose made it back-to-back Moonee Valley wins when she took out the Simpson Construction Handicap (2500m) on Saturday, her third win… Read More »
Ciaron Maher-trained fillies Cherish Me and Exit will race just over an hour apart at Moonee Valley on Saturday, but they could be rivals before the spring is out if they perform as expected this weekend. The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) has been identified as a likely spring target for… Read More »
Buoyed by a rousing trackwork gallop and the booking of champion jockey James Mcdonald, Gary Portelli is quietly hoping that Queen Of Clubs can announce her carnival credentials at Randwick. While logic tells him to expect her to be outsprinted in the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, Portelli also thinks… Read More »
David Page hopes Saturday’s Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville will provide stable pin-up Wild Imagination the perfect dress rehearsal for next month’s Balaklava Cup, as well as a surprise tilt at the Perth Cup. The daughter of Makfi, who gave the Murray Bridge horseman his greatest success in racing via a… Read More »
Robusto isn’t the most accomplished horse in the Winx Stakes but he is one of the fittest and in conditions expected to be at the extreme end of the spectrum, that might be enough to cause a boilover. Trainer Bjorn Baker has deliberately programmed the gelding to arrive at Saturday’s Group 1… Read More »
With Blake Shinn on sidelines through suspension, Lindsay Park has gone to noted big race jockey Mark Zahra to ride Oak Hill in a Stakes race at Moonee Valley. While the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday may not have the prestige of a Melbourne Cup or a Caulfield Cup, it is still… Read More »
Okita Soushi heads to Moonee Valley to start a Melbourne Cup campaign that the Ciaron Maher stable hopes leads to a slight improvement on 12 months ago. The Irish-bred import finished third in last year’s Melbourne Cup after looming in the straight as the possible winner. Having raced just once since last… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable have Cups ambitions for their stayer Muktamil but realise they are a long way from reaching those goals. An important contest at Moonee Valley on Saturday – the Simpson Construction Handicap (2500m) – could take them a step closer to those targets. Young said… Read More »
