Undefeated filly Cicala is set to take a major step up in class at just her third race start, with the promising youngster targeting the Listed Lightning Stakes at Morphettville later this July. The sprint race, open to two- and three-year-olds, has a history of producing elite performers, with previous… Read More »
As two of the best racing carnivals in the world, it comes as no shock that Royal Ascot form can often translate to Melbourne Cup Carnival form, especially in the Lexus Melbourne Cup. Even in very recent years, the Willie Mullins’ pair off Vauban and Absurde, the former now with… Read More »
Racing Victoria has confirmed changes to its veterinary protocols for international horses ahead of the 2025 Spring Racing Carnival, reducing the scan requirements for some overseas competitors. International gallopers who are not entered in the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate will now only need one mandatory pre-travel CT… Read More »
More than a week later, Tony and Maddysen Sears still have the feeling of what could have been after Yellow Brick filled their family-run stable with pride with his fast finishing second placing in the Stradbroke Handicap. The truth is, Tony is still getting over it but with Brisbane’s greatest handicap… Read More »
The Jerome Reynier trained Lazzat is not averse to a bit of drama. Back in November last year Lazzat finished a close-up second behind the William Haggas trained Lake Forest in an all-international, action-packed finish in the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill. But that was not the end of… Read More »
Trainer Jason Miller flagged an interstate campaign for Admiration Express after she raced away to a dominant win in the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. The five-year-old mare, starting at $5 and ridden by in in-form jockey Lucy Fiore, had the race shot to pieces inside… Read More »
Danny O’Brien’s long-term plan to run Grinzinger Belle in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm is back on track after a lucky break in the sale ring. Despite being sold for $1.45 million at the Chairman’s Sale in May, new owner Yulong Investments chose to keep the mare… Read More »
Yulong Investment’s newest American recruit Carl Spackler is being set for the Cox Plate as his spring grand final. The high-class miler, now trained by Ciaron Maher, made his stable debut with a sixth-place finish in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot. Maher’s national assistant Jack Turnbull said the… Read More »
Injured apprentice jockey Tianni Chapman remains in care at the Alfred Hospital following a serious trackwork incident at Pakenham last Saturday that required her to be airlifted from the scene. The 26-year-old rider’s condition has proven to be more severe than initially believed. Medical assessments have confirmed that Chapman has… Read More »
Angela Jones just keeps ticking the boxes … and she signed off on another notable win at Ipswich on Saturday when she partnered the James Cummings trained Kin to victory in the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic. Riding in the royal blue silks of Godolphin is an honour in itself …… Read More »
When Flash Aah stormed home to win the Listed Ipswich Cup, it was a case of perseverance being rewarded, not only for winning trainer Troy Pascoe, but for the horse itself. If Flash Aah could talk, the nine-year-old would probably say he didn’t know whether he was coming or going… Read More »
A new sprinting talent may have announced herself at Flemington on Saturday, with She’s An Artist maintaining her unbeaten record in impressive fashion for trainer Ciaron Maher. The three-year-old filly by Trapeze Artist followed up her maiden success at Bendigo with a commanding win over 1100 metres down the famous… Read More »
Jockey Craig Williams has his mind set on winning a tenth Victorian Jockeys’ Premiership and won’t let a ‘holiday’ interfere with that. Williams has commenced a two-week ban following a careless riding suspension incurred in the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm last week and will return to the saddle on July… Read More »
An opportunity to link with the fresh horse on the scene has convinced Tim Clark to pin his final Group One hopes of the season on Victorian-trained mare Grinzinger Belle in the Tattersall’s Tiara. Clark, who won his second Stradbroke Handicap two weeks ago aboard War Machine, has never ridden Grinzinger Belle in… Read More »
Willie Mullins is eyeing another tilt at the Melbourne Cup following an emphatic victory by Sober in the Queen Alexandra Stakes (4400m) at Royal Ascot. Sober, a recent acquisition by Terry Henderson’s OTI Racing from France, was bought with aspirations of contesting Australia’s greatest race. After dominating a 4000m event… Read More »
Former star Australian colt Storm Boy has failed to fire again in the UK this time overnight in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes where he finished near the tail of the field. LAZZAT WINS THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE STAKES! 🏆 #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/QaQZ1vp3M8 — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June… Read More »
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 »
