Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan gave Gold Coast trainer Melissa Kelly one of her biggest moments in racing with a masterfully timed ride aboard Oughton to take out the Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich. The victory marked Kelly’s second black-type triumph, following Oughton’s success in the Recognition Stakes… Read More »
A winter meeting at Flemington turned into a red-letter day for the Payne family, with trainers Patrick and Michelle Payne landing four winners and their nephew, apprentice Tom Prebble, riding his first career treble. Jimmy The Bear capped off the memorable afternoon with victory in The David Bourke (1620m), earning… Read More »
Jason Collett capped off a stellar day at headquarters with three winners, rounding it out by claiming the feature Civic Stakes (1400m) aboard emerging talent Headley Grange. The elite jockey, who has spent much of the winter carnival riding in Queensland, quickly made his presence felt at Saturday’s Randwick meeting…. Read More »
Quantum Cat isn’t the most prodigious talent in Chris Waller’s stable but he does have a claim to fame as the horse with the most unusual markings. The chestnut boasts an almost piebald effect on parts of his coat, particularly his nearside shoulder, and it hasn’t always been that way…. Read More »
Jockey Liam Riordan could not have asked for a better birthday present than guiding Marble Nine to victory at Flemington. Riordan celebrated his 28th birthday with success on Marble Nine in the Funky Farm Sprint (1100m) on Saturday, 11 years after he began his apprenticeship with Troy Corstens. The Listed… Read More »
Dylan Gibbons has continued his late-season form surge with an early win at Randwick aboard classy Hawkes Racing three-year-old Brave One. The gelding’s victory in the Quayclean Handicap (1300m) gave Gibbons his fifth Saturday metropolitan win since May 31 after he missed several months during the middle of the season… Read More »
The Patrick and Michelle Payne stable may have unearthed another late season two-year-old in a similar vein to one that notched a spring Stakes win five years ago. Carrying the same colours as a former stablemate, Buccleuch won the TAB We’re On (1420m) at Flemington on Saturday, five years after… Read More »
The Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin stable is looking at the bigger picture in their bid to claim a Stakes victory with Marble Nine. The four-year-old heads to The Funky Farm Sprint (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday as a precursor to the Listed Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series… Read More »
Adrian Bott has been content to bide his time with former handy two-year-old Fully Lit, hoping his patient management will continue to reward the gelding’s owners into the future. The 2024 Inglis Millennium winner will line up for just his second start in 12 months when he steps out in… Read More »
The Civic Stakes wasn’t always the first choice for Grebeni’s next start, but co-trainer Sterling Alexiou believed it might just prove the right fit. The gelding was being aimed towards the Tattersall’s Mile (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday week, however, Alexiou and training partner Gerald Ryan had a rethink… Read More »
Stephen Theodore’s career-best season shows no signs of slowing down with the reinvigorated trainer set to saddle up five horses at Morphettville on Saturday. A multiple Stakes winner when he trained successfully in Victoria, Theodore has hit the ground running since opening an on-course barn at Murray Bridge in mid-2024…. Read More »
The weather gods are smiling on Robbie Griffiths and Verdad. Scratched from a meeting at Flemington recently because of a wet track, Verdad is likely to get his preferred firm footing when he heads to The David Bourke (1620m) on Saturday. The Flemington circuit was rated a Good 4 on Friday…. Read More »
Trainer Jason Miller will attempt to shore up another slice of Strickland Stakes (2000m) history with a mare that came close to taking him to the top of the racing world last year. A fourth Strickland Stakes trophy is on the cards for Miller who holds no fears that Admiration… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is keen to try Millennium Blade at 1400m in a bid to extract a two-year-old win before season’s end. Millennium Blade is among the 11 horses down to run in the TAB We’re On (1420m) at Flemington on Saturday, however the stable may wait… Read More »
A drop back to mares’ company is expected to suit Mollynickers at Flemington. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman stable along with apprentice Luke Cartwright will attempt to keep their recent run of success going at Flemington. The combination secured a winning treble at Sandown on May 24 and had… Read More »
Triple Missile has been a highly efficient galloper throughout his career and still going; starting with Todd Harvey, through to Lindsey Smith, a period with maestros Grant and Alana Williams and currently under the gaze of Donna Riordan. With interstate wins and Group placings in Melbourne and a Listed delight… Read More »
The carnival campaign of Red Wave didn’t get off to a perfect start but co-trainer Maddysen Sears is confident the horse is where he needs to be ahead of his quest for back-to-back Ipswich Cup wins. The six-year-old was scheduled to resume in the middle of May but a bruised… Read More »
Plans to run in the Queensland Oaks didn’t come to fruition, but Millie De Lune can still earn a belated winter carnival opportunity with another win at Randwick. Trainer Matthew Smith had hoped to target the three-year-old at the Group 1 classic earlier this month but her prizemoney earnings weren’t… Read More »
Trainer Robert Hickmott says it would be lovely to win a race at Flemington with El Soleado having been entrusted with the training of the gelding following the death of Robbie Laing. El Soleado was Laing’s last starter before his sudden death less than a fortnight ago. Laing saddled El Soleado to… Read More »
Leading trainer Ciaron Maher has been granted a base at Randwick and will take over the facility formerly known as Leilani Lodge. Maher was one of three applicants for the boxes, along with Tulloch Lodge duo Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, and former Godolphin head trainer James Cummings, who subsequently withdrew… Read More »
