General News

• Training masterstroke fires up Gigas

  THE run of Gigas at Randwick yesterday underlined the training genius of Gai Waterhouse who turned the horse upside down, and turned out a winner.

   
• Dream start for new kid in town

  TAYLOR Lovelock-Wiggins sounds like a private school rugby winger or a Point Piper real estate salesman but he is the next big name in the Sydney jockey ranks.

   
• McLachlan ready

  JASON McLachlan is preparing himself for an emotion-charged day when Phelan Ready steps out at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

   
• A $75K ‘barrier trial’

  COURT Command will have a “barrier trial” in a $75,000 sprint over 1300m at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.

   
• Doomben’s thong flip-flop

  THE Brisbane Racing Club has relaxed its stance on the great Australian thong with Doomben declared a flip flop-friendly zone again after a three-year ban.

   
• Paprika to spice up spring

  LIAM Birchley gets back to business with filly Paprika hoping she could emulate former champion Gold Edition’s Melbourne spring glory.

   
• Katy to kiss ’em goodbye

  EMERGING trainer Steven O’Dea believes Kiss Me Katy might have a fitness edge on her San Domenico rivals, despite not racing for two months.

   
• Twin jockers are head-turners

  IDENTICAL twin sisters Tiara and Kirra Lees-Smith, 17, have racetrack regulars doing a double-take at Royal Randwick each morning.

   
• Brown raps Metal Bender

  METAL Bender gave Corey Brown more reason to feel envious of rival Hugh Bowman after partnerning him to a brilliant barrier trial win at Rosehill Gardens.

   
• Acorns job bit easier

  JASON McLachlan has some serious decisions to make this spring and he’s hoping Acorns will provide him with another in his return on Saturday.

   
• Tough times for breeders

  ECONOMISTS may be growing confident the worst of the recession has passed, but difficulties still confront the breeding industry.

   
• Phelan Ready willing and able

  QUEENSLAND horse Phelan Ready turned heads at Randwick yesterday with a startling barrier trial performance. The Golden Slipper winner has made the grade.

   
• Mazuka on track for victory

  MAZUKA was bought as a yearling with a dual racing and breeding goal plan. That plan went to the knife when he was gelded last December.

   
• Cassidy fears Stathi

  LARRY Cassidy is determined to win the new season’s jockeys’ premiership, but declares a fit and focused Stathi Katsidis as his biggest rival.

   
• Shellscrape to strike

  THE setback suffered by boom colt Rothesay has opened the door for Shellscrape to keep rising through the ranks at Randwick tomorrow.

   
• Backing a surefire winner

  IT SEEMS everyone is taking a punt on the numbers lately. Forget other factors, racing’s greatest competition these days is other forms of gaming.

   
• All eyes on the San Domenico

  GROUP racing returns to Randwick tomorrow with the San Domenico Stakes and, while I don’t have a runner, it is exciting to watch the top three-year-olds.

   
• Making his mark

  TRAINER Mark Kavanagh’s stable could provide him with a Caulfield Cup-Cox Plate double but genius Dermot Weld is poised to win a third Melbourne Cup.

   
• Metal ready for big spring bender

  METAL Bender gave Corey Brown more reason to feel envious of rival Hugh Bowman after he partnered the outstanding stayer to a brilliant barrier trial win. [betgame] [betrace] [melbcupbetnow] [ladbrokesoffer75] [ladbrokesoffer150] [crownbet1000] [crownbetoffer] [crownbetoffer50] [williamhilloffer] [nodepositoffer] [tomwaterhouseoffer] [luxbetoffer] [centrebetoffer] [freebettable]   Starting lineups for Australia vs Thailand! #AUSvTHA #WCQ2018 #RoadToRussia… Read More »

   
• Tuesday Joy leads Gai’s Cup charge

  GAI Waterhouse’s quest to finally win a Melbourne Cup is likely to rest with the mare named in honour of the nation’s greatest race – Tuesday Joy.