Kris Lees may send Le Romain to Melbourne after the three-time Group One winner triumphed for the first time in 12 starts at Randwick. The comfortable victory in the Group Three Show County Quality came despite carrying 61kg and giving 5.5kg or more to the rest of the field. “He… Read More »
Osborne Bulls has defied the racing pattern at Caulfield to land a narrow first-up victory. Having his first outing since winning at Scone in May, Osborne Bulls was dispatched to Melbourne by Godolphin for Saturday’s Listed Regal Roller Stakes. After settling at the tail of the nine horse field, Osborne… Read More »
Egyptian Symbol has defied top weight and a betting drift to win the Group Three Toy Show Quality at Randwick. After opening at $4.40 on Saturday, Egyptian Symbol eased to $8.50 with Zestful firming from $9 to $6 equal favouritism with Luvaluva and Nettoyer backed from $8.50 to $6,50. Tim… Read More »
Showtime will chase a Group One win in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield that his co-trainer hopes will secure a place on the stallion roster of one of Australia’s leading studs. The four-year-old captured a second Group Two win when successful in Saturday’s PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield, but a… Read More »
The shared tension felt in Winx’s inner circle only builds ahead of each of her starts. So when the champion mare saluted yet again on Saturday in the Group One race named for her, one feeling was prominent. “It’s relief,” part-owner Peter Tighe said of Winx’s 26th consecutive win. “You… Read More »
Winx’s achievements will be celebrated with her image on a $1 postage stamp to commemorate her Australian record 26th consecutive win. Australia Post has announced it will release a commemorative stamp in honour of the mare who racked up her 19th Group One win in the Winx Stakes at Randwick… Read More »
Former Victorian jockey Ryan Maloney continued to live up to his promise to make the most of a move to Queensland with a double at the Gold Coast. Maloney resumed from a suspension on August 1 and since has ridden eight winners in the state. His double came in fortunate… Read More »
Tony McEvoy says there’s improvement to come from Sunlight after the filly scored a hard-fought victory in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The winner of the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast in January and later finishing third in the Golden Slipper, Sunlight was one of the better credentialled… Read More »
THE LAST TIME WINX WAS BEATEN (Australian Oaks, April 2015) * Tony Abbott was Prime Minister * Mike Baird was in his first year as NSW Premier * Hawthorn was the reigning AFL premier * South Sydney was reigning NRL premier * Vancouver had just won the Golden Slipper *… Read More »
Chris Waller admits he is running out of words to describe the phenomenon that is Winx. But the trainer found a couple of new ones after the mare dominated the first running of the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday in front of thousands of adoring fans. As… Read More »
Tim Clark’s pestering of Gai Waterhouse has paid off after the jockey guided Master Ash to victory in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes at Randwick Master Ash sat handy until pouncing in the straight to pull one length clear of frontrunner Danawi and Smart Elissim in the 1300m… Read More »
Lindsay Park looks set for a successful season with its three-year-olds after providing a one-two finish in the Vain Stakes at Caulfield. Saturday’s Group Three race was the first stakes race of the new racing season for three-year-olds with Tony Nicconi leading home stablemate Long Leaf. Ridden by Luke Nolen,… Read More »
Winx has set a benchmark for winning streaks in Australian racing with a first-up victory at Randwick. The world’s best racehorse overtook unbeaten Black Caviar in extending her sequence to 26 wins in the race named in her honour – the Winx Stakes. In posting her 19th Group One win,… Read More »
In the first real test for the new season’s three-year-old fillies, Fiesta has set the benchmark in the Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick. The Chris Waller-trained Fiesta, raced by a Star Thoroughbreds syndicate, won the Group Three Widden Stakes in February before finishing second to subsequent Group One winner Seabrook… Read More »
