John Sargent has drawn on all of his experience training three-year-old fillies in order to give Global Goal her best chance at Group One glory this Spring. The daughter of Pinatubo is set to run in the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday with Sargent deliberately opting… Read More »
Mick Price is aware Sabaj and Planet Red need everything to go their way to win this Saturday’s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, but he is doing everything he can to give them their best chance. The Cranbourne trainer, who operates in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, has made a concerted effort… Read More »
John O’Shea and Tom Charlton will not be represented in The Metropolitan by the horse who entered spring their top seed for that event, but they are keen to see another member of the team get his chance to press his claims for a start in that race this weekend…. Read More »
Some clarity around which internationals might take part in this year’s Spring Carnival features in Melbourne was provided late on Saturday when seven horses entered quarantine in the UK and Ireland. Joseph O’Brien quartet Kizlyar, Omni Man, Small Fry and Starford entered alongside Roger Varian’s Enfjaar in Ireland, while the… Read More »
Given Sheza Alibi strolled home by almost three lengths as a $1.60 favourite, none of Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes beaten brigade considered Saturday’s Group 1 at Flemington a missed opportunity. But there were varying degrees of satisfaction among the also-rans and few came away as chuffed as the Half Yours… Read More »
Chris Waller will decide later this week whether Aeliana clashes with star stablemate Autumn Glow in the 7 Stakes at Randwick, or heads to Melbourne for a Group 1 assignment at Caulfield. The mare will be an acceptor for the 7 Stakes (1600m) and Underwood Stakes (1800m) with Waller leaning… Read More »
Just when punters had thought Sheza Alibi’s Makybe Diva Stakes win had got things back on track after Oliveanotherday’s defeat in the Bobbie Lewis Quality, Pondalowie stepped up with the shock of the day in the Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m). The Deep Field six-year-old, who is trained by David and… Read More »
Young Ballarat trainer Tyler Donaldson-Aitken will not ever forget Makybe Diva Stakes Day 2026 after landing a milestone victory with the star of his stable, Welcometotheshow. The gritty galloper provided Doaldson-Aitken with his maiden Black Type, at what was his 50th starter, in the $175,000 Listed Tontonan Stakes (1400m). Welcometotheshow,… Read More »
John O’Shea and Tom Charlton didn’t plan to start Satono Glow’s campaign in the Cap D’Antibes Stakes, but her impressive win might have ensured it’s not the last time she is seen on that strip of turf this campaign. The three-year-old filly made it two wins from as many starts… Read More »
Champagne is generally Mark Zahra’s choice of celebratory beverage, but he pledged to mix things up on Saturday night after scoring a special win early in the Flemington card. The gun jockey took out the inaugural edition of the $175,000 Listed Mike Moroney (1400m), a race named after the late… Read More »
Champion jockey Kerrin Mcevoy was able to overcome a wide barrier and give Skyhook the run of the race before scoring an impressive win in the Group 2 $300,000 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m). Trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou have been planning for months how to get Skyhook to the Golden Eagle (1500m)… Read More »
Sheza Alibi has stamped herself as one of Australia’s best with a demolition job in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman -trained mare became the first female galloper to win the Makybe Diva since the race attained Group 1 status in 2013. Sent out the $1.60 favourite under Luke Nolen, Sheza Alibi raced away to… Read More »
The decision to split top colts Warwoven and Paradoxium has paid the ultimate dividend with both scoring brilliant wins in their respective assignments to give trainer Bjorn Baker a two-state stakes race double. A couple of hours after Paradoxium showed sustained speed to claim the Group 3 Poseidon Stakes (1100m) at Flemington,… Read More »
Punters were dealt a blow with the defeat of odds-one favourite Oliveanotherday in the Bobbie Lewis Stakes Flemington. The Tom Dabernig-trained sprinter was sent out the $1.60 favourite in the 1200m Group 2 sprint down the Flemington straight on Saturday but never looked comfortable at his first appearance on the testing track. Jockey Harry Coffey… Read More »
Savvy Hallie was ridden with intent by Nash Rawiller early to find the lead and was never headed to win the $300,000 Sheraco Stakes (1200m). It was Savvy Hallie’s third Group 2 win of her career with Widdup keen to finally secure that top level win with the brilliant mare. Widdup… Read More »
David Payne couldn’t believe the price posted about Persian Wonder in the Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill, and his judgement proved spot-on as the gelding upset some higher-profile rivals to score. Sent around a $19 chance despite being well weighted off his eye-catching fifth in the Up And Coming Stakes (1300m), Persian… Read More »
A plan 12 months in the making has come to fruition with Shockletz winning her way into the Melbourne Cup. A daughter of 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, Shockletz earned a ‘Golden Ticket’ into the ‘race that stop a nation’ by scoring in the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday…. Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker had a flash back to his former Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis as Paradoxium raced his way down the Flemington straight. Paradoxium took out the Group 3 Poseidon Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday as a lead-up to follow Ozzmosis in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. It was Paradoxium’s first start in Melbourne on Saturday and Baker said… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller has a plethora of high-quality colts at his disposal. Four of Waller’s colts head to the Run To The Rose at Rosehill on Saturday while at Flemington his three-year-old colt team is spread across the Poseidon Stakes (1100m) and the Michael Moroney (1400m). Somethings Burnin’ lines up in the latter and Waller said the… Read More »
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr will saddle two colts in the Poseidon Stakes at Flemington with the trainers looking at bigger spring options. Saturday’s 1100m dash down the Flemington straight is likely to lead to the Danehill Stakes (1100m) on October 3, the Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on October 17 and the… Read More »
