Trainer Lindsay Smith says it is pleasing to see Adelaide Ace back in the winner’s stall and taking out a nice race. Adelaide Ace scored his first win since February last year when he won the Swan Hill Cup (1600m) on Sunday. Smith said connections had knocked back an enticing… Read More »
Mick Kent is further concerned as to the future of Sandown following the movement of the Zipping Classic meeting to Caulfield. One of Sandown racetracks most vocal supporters Mick Kent fears for its longterm viability with its main meeting shifting to Caulfield. In its place Sandown has picked up the Group 1 Underwood Stakes… Read More »
Apprentice Jacob Opperman has ridden a career high five winners at Morphettville Parks. About to go on a family holiday, apprentice Jacob Opperman may wish to delay it after riding a career high five winners at Morphettville Parks. Opperman had his claim reduced from 3kg to 2kg in the city after Saturday’s haul… Read More »
A star mare enhanced her price tag with another Group l win, #SF in the JJ Atkins while a host of riders across Australia saw them like beach balls. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Tofane Tough In… Read More »
Three-year-old Zipping Boy has relished a drop in weight and the heavy ground to record a brave win at Sandown. Saturday’s victory in the Ladbrokes Punters Assist Handicap (1000m) was Zipping Boy’s sixth in a nine-start career and his first in open company. Zipping Boy relished the heavy ground, registering his… Read More »
Reece Jones has reached rarefied air as he booted home New Arrangement in the ACY Securities Handicap (1300m) to notch up his fourth winner of the day at Randwick. The Scone-based apprentice couldn’t wipe the smile from his face as he returned to scale, getting everything out of the Chris… Read More »
Gavin Bedggood and Carlene Heffel have combined for victory with two well-backed runners at Sandown. Gavin Bedggood thought nothing could beat riding Banna Strand to victory in the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. That was until he prepared his first metropolitan double at Sandown on Saturday with two heavily supported runners. No… Read More »
Tofane has rediscovered her best form to capture her second Group 1 victory in the Stradbroke Handicap. A few weeks ago, Tofane was at a career crossroads. Having managed just one minor placing since her All Aged Stakes victory last autumn, her owners were weighing up whether to auction her at… Read More »
While everyone was rightfully so applauding the astonishing riding efforts of boom apprentice Reece Jones after he landed 4 winners at Randwick, no-one stopped to think how Brenton Avdulla was feeling. He would have been sick to the stomach given what the universe served up to him. Avdulla, riding at… Read More »
Dean Holland has given a masterly front-running ride aboard outsider Sarodec to claim victory at Sandown. Holland was able to dictate the pace on the Richard Laming-trained three-year-old to claim Saturday’s Ladbrokes Blended Multi Handicap (1600m). Sarodec scored a dominant win over 1700m at Warrnambool during last month’s carnival before leading and tiring… Read More »
Tim Clark has a winning double after Converge demolished his rivals to win the Group 1 J.J. Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The son of Frankel showed an explosive turn of foot to run away with the $1 million feature to score by 3.25 lengths. It was Tim… Read More »
Adelong has given trainer Brad Widdup his second black-type success of the season with a deserved victory in the Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes at Randwick. The Hawkesbury trainer has endured a couple of near-misses in feature races this term with Adelong’s stablemate Icebath edged out in both the Golden Eagle and Doncaster… Read More »
Scone-based apprentice Reece Jones has bought up a winning treble as Opacity ran away to claim victory in the Racing To Win Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. Jones had already notched up wins aboard the James Cummings-trained Gravina and won the TAB Highway (1500m) aboard Casino Kid. Opacity bounced back after a disappointing… Read More »
The Cox Plate can’t come quickly enough for young trainer Annabel Neasham, who was left pinching herself after Zaaki turned in another dominant performance to capture the $1.2 million Q22. While not quite as brilliant as he was in the Doomben Cup, Zaaki never looked in serious danger as James McDonald… Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood made the right decision and added a few extra dollars to the bank account with the win of No Effort at Sandown. Bedggood had the option of running the mare in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Bet Ticker Handicap (1800m) or the Ladbrokes Cash In Handicap (1600m). Electing the former, No Effort got into the… Read More »
In-form gelding Knights Order has turned in a superb staying performance to win the Brisbane Cup. Tim Clark has labelled the decision to take blinkers off Knights Order as a “masterstroke” after the up-and-coming stayer gave his Brisbane Cup rivals a galloping lesson. On a seven-day back-up after claiming the Winter Cup… Read More »
Boom horse Ayrton is back in the winner’s stall after a dominant display in the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The three-year-old was beaten at short odds in the Fred Best Classic last start, but ran away from the field with ease to win comfortably… Read More »
Brodie Loy has made the most of a rare opportunity in town, answering a call from Annabel Neasham to land a narrow victory aboard Verne in the opening race at Randwick. In a thrilling two-horse duel, Verne ranged up to race leader In The Congo and the pair went toe-to-toe with In… Read More »
In a bid to get some prize money into the bank and build his profile, trainer Matt Laurie has produced Ranveer at an off-season winter meeting at Sandown. Although underdone and not relishing the heavy track conditions, Ranveer was able to win the Clanbrooke Racing Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. Ranveer has now banked $91,250… Read More »
A week after celebrating his first Group One win in the Queensland Oaks, Edward Cummings will chase another with a pair of progressive juveniles. With just 18 horses in work, Edward Cummings’ feat in preparing three individual Group 1 runners during the Queensland winter carnival is remarkable. The young trainer… Read More »
