Santa Ana Lane remains the favourite for the $14 million Everest after drawing barrier two in the sprint at Randwick. The Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane is at $4.40 in The Everest odds, shading Pierata who is at $4.80 and will start from gate one in Saturday’s The Everest. Nature… Read More »
Trainer Shawn Mathrick has been charged with a stomach tubing offence. Racing Victoria stewards issued Mathrick with two charges on Tuesday stemming from a race day stable inspection by the RV Compliance Assurance Team on April 17. Acting on a report from CAT, stewards ordered the withdrawal of the Mathrick-trained… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees believes how Mustajeer handles the occasion and the Caulfield track will have a major bearing on his chances to make a winning introduction to Australian racing. Mustajeer makes his Australian debut and first start for Lees in Saturday’s $5 million Caulfield Cup over 2400m, his first race… Read More »
Three horses who had been in the top 50 in the Melbourne Cup order of entry, including imported stayer Torcedor and Group One winner Trap For Fools, have been withdrawn at the latest declaration stage for the $8 million handicap. Second acceptances for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November… Read More »
Sam Freedman is keeping his nerves in check as Everest favourite Santa Ana Lane eyes redemption in the $14 million sprint at Randwick. The gun sprinter ($4.60) can prove his world-class credentials when he returns for a second crack at Everest riches on Saturday. The Freedman Racing stable has been… Read More »
New Zealand trainer trainer Roger James has made the call to run Tancred Stakes placegetter Rondinella in a Group Three race against her own sex at Caulfield ahead of bigger assignments. James, who trains in partnership with Robert Wellwood, has chosen Wednesday’s Ladies Day Vase (1600m) over the Coongy Cup… Read More »
A few months after his successful riding stint in Japan, Australian jockey Damian Lane could reap even more rewards from that trip in a couple of Melbourne’s major spring races. Lane has the ride on Japanese horse Mer De Glace in Saturday’s $5 million Caulfield Cup and star mare Lys… Read More »
The $14 million Everest is riding high on a wave of momentum but comparisons to Australia’s most iconic race are unwarranted, Kerrin McEvoy insists. McEvoy’s uncle Tony, co-trainer of Everest rival Sunlight ($13), reignited the cross-border debate on Monday after labelling the 1200m sprint “Australia’s big race”, with the Melbourne… Read More »
The barrier draw for the richest race on turf (The Everest) will be conducted tonight in Sydney. The barrier draw for The Everest will take place on the Sydney Harbour bridge tonight at 8PM AEDT. Last years barrier draw caused a nation wide stir after the colours of each horse… Read More »
Michael Walker has been rewarded with a golden opportunity on Caulfield Cup favourite Finche and the jockey’s hopes of a first win in the race have grown after riding the Chris Waller-trained import in an important gallop. With Kerrin McEvoy riding in the $14 million Everest in Sydney on Saturday… Read More »
Queensland three-year-old Eric The Eel has pulled up lame after the Caulfield Guineas and will return home without another run. Trainer Stuart Kendrick says Eric The Eel has inflammation of the near side front leg and will have a break. Eric The Eel finished second-last in Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas after… Read More »
The Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington is the main spring aim for three-year-old colt Dubious who will be out to show he is on target for the Group One sprint when he runs in the Blue Sapphire Stakes. The Group Three Blue Sapphire (1200m) for three-year-olds is one of the… Read More »
Chris Waller’s preference is to run Verry Elleegant in the Cox Plate but the champion trainer is keeping the door ajar for the Caulfield Cup until after the mare works at The Valley. Waller has favourite Finche and Naturalism Stakes winner Brimham Rocks heading to Saturday’s $5 million Caulfield Cup… Read More »
Godolphin are contemplating a change of plans with one of their stable stars which could reshape the Caulfield Cup this weekend. The decision is whether or not that accept Hartnell into the field and not head to the Cox Plate which was the race he had been targeting. The news… Read More »
The acceptances for the 2019 Sydney Stakes were taken this morning which has given us the four emergencies for the Everest Field on Saturday. Four horses have been announced as the emergencies for The Everest this weekend with slot holders able to select from the four horses if their runner… Read More »
One of the leading contenders for the 2019 Melbourne Cup has been ruled out of the race with connections opting to spell the horse. Torcedor who was purchased by Australian Bloodstock to target the 2019 Melbourne Cup will be spelled and will not run in this years race. Torcedor who… Read More »
Japan-based French jockey Christophe Lemaire has been booked to ride Gold Mount in the Melbourne Cup for English trainer Ian Williams. Lemaire steered the Mikel Delzangles-trained Dunaden to a famous French victory in the race in 2011 as a late replacement for Craig Williams who was suspended. Williams brought Magic… Read More »
Racing Victoria has posted a net surplus of almost $9 million for the last financial year while also delivering significant targeted increases. RV delivered an $8.8 million surplus for 2018/19 which adds to its balance sheet of $81.4 million under investment as a safeguard for the industry. Turnover for the… Read More »
Star mare Sunlight is ready for a peak performance in The Everest and also has the Sydney weather on her side. Sunlight has been back and forth to Melbourne after wet weather prompted trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy to miss The Shorts at Randwick last month. She instead ran in… Read More »
Pat Cosgrave’s hopes of a second successive Caulfield Cup victory appear dashed but the international jockey still hopes to be a player at Caulfield. Cosgrave won last year’s Cup on Best Solution for Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor, a week after riding Benbatl to victory for the trainer in the… Read More »
