The build-up to the Makybe Diva Stakes proved how quickly things can change in racing, but Chris Waller appears to have settled on the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes as the next start for Angel Capital. The 1400-metre handicap is one of two $1 million Group 1 races that will be run… Read More »
Lady Shenandoah is the second Chris Waller-trained mare to secure a place in this year’s field for The Everest after being confirmed for the $20 million race on Monday afternoon. The glamour four-year-old will run in the slot owned by John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds. Lady Shenandoah becomes the sixth horse confirmed… Read More »
Group 1 winners Gringotts and Light Infantry Man will represent Ciaron Maher in this weekend’s $1 million 7 Stakes at Randwick and the master trainer hopeful each has a better experience than their previous clash. The pair resumed on August 23 in the Group 1 Winx Stakes won by Via Sistina, with Gringotts… Read More »
Al Riffa now stands clear at the head of Melbourne Cup betting after a dominant win in the Group 1 Irish St Leger (2816m), which was run at the Curragh in the early hours of Monday morning, Australian time. The Joseph O’Brien-trained entire cruised home by four lengths at his… Read More »
Running Jedibeel first-up in The Shorts has never been Plan A for trainer Brad Widdup but after missing a scheduled start in the Concorde Stakes due to a setback, he is resigned to pitting his charge against some of the country’s best sprinters. A key lead-up race to The Everest (1200m) on… Read More »
Chris Waller could have an army of runners in the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield as he chases back-to back wins in the Group 1 contest. Buckaroo, last year’s winner, will be back to defend his title over 1800m on Saturday and will be joined by Anisette and Moira with Land Legend and River… Read More »
Mr Brightside has become the first male horse to win three successive Group 1’s at Flemington with his all-the-way victory in the Makybe Diva Stakes. The Lindsay Park-trained gelding notched his third win in the weight-for-age contest over 1600m on Saturday and in the process joins four mares who each… Read More »
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 »
