A pedestrian speed along with a firmer track has provided champion trainer Chris Waller with his first win in the VRC St Leger at Flemington. And in winning the Listed race over 2800m on Thursday, Ahuriri became the first filly to win the traditional staying contest for three-year-olds on Anzac Day since… Read More »
Underrated mare Fay’s Angels has delivered Karen Owen the biggest win of her training career with an emphatic performance in the $150,000 Anzac Day Cup at Randwick’s Kensington track. The four-year-old has proven to be a breakthrough horse for Owen, also providing the trainer with her first metropolitan win at Warwick Farm… Read More »
Former Sydney premiership winning jockey Brenton Avdulla is loving life in Hong Kong as he approaches the end of his first full season and has no plans to leave. Avdulla has ridden 26 winners from 351 rides this season, striking at a healthy 13.5% including the Group 1 Queen’s Silver… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have some tough decisions to make after the impressive win of Epimeles at Flemington. A debut winner at Sandown last month, Epimeles took out the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) on Thursday, showing a touch of class. The decision for Busuttin and Young now is do they… Read More »
An unsuitable barrier at Caulfield or the possibility of a wet track at Warrnambool has Matt Cumani pondering which way to go with his rejuvenated galloper Khoekhoe. Cumani has two runners in the $175,000 VOBIS Gold Heath (2000m), the other being seven-year-old mare Tycoon Bec who drew barrier two, while Khoekhoe… Read More »
Favourite Seascape is no certainty to take her place at Rosehill with trainer Michael Freedman still weighing up his options for the promising filly. The daughter of super sire I Am Invincible controlled the race on debut at Gosford and didn’t give her rivals a chance, scoring an emphatic 4-3/4 length win. She is… Read More »
Headstrong filly Redbreast has been a work in progress, but jockey Tim Clark is optimistic they are finally winning the battle after her comprehensive victory at the Anzac Day meeting. Clark has partnered the Tulloch Lodge three-year-old in all three starts and while she got the job done breaking her maiden at… Read More »
Like most who buy at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Denise Martin might have dreamt of rich Group 1 sprint races when she bought Concello at the 2022 offering. The Star Thoroughbreds boss went to $210,000 for the filly who is a first-crop member of Widden stallion Trapeze… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees has modest expectations for Amokura when the Queensland Oaks winner resumes at Rosehill, but longer-term he is hoping she might develop into a Caulfield Cup contender. The lightly raced mare will kick off her campaign in Saturday’s Vale Lonhro Handicap (1500m) and while Lees isn’t anticipating a winning return,… Read More »
The former Victorian hoop executed the perfect frontrunning ride on What A Prince in the Geraldton Cup (2100m) and he plans to adopt similar similar tactics in the Diggers Cup (1800m) on Thursday. “I think everybody expects him to lead the race and that’s what we’ll endeavor to do,” Chris Nicoll said… Read More »
Fresh from a memorable autumn carnival in Sydney, Tyler Schiller continues to be in demand with a busy book of quality rides at Rosehill. Schiller produced one of the moments of The Championships with a daring steer to win the Doncaster Mile aboard the Les Bridge-trained Celestial Legend after spending several weeks… Read More »
When Tin Chooks commenced his current campaign last December, his trainer Kieran Regan was keen to test the waters and have a few private questions answered. Chief amongst Kieran Regan’s queries was whether Tin Chooks could develop into a consistent city horse or would he have to lower the bar and… Read More »
Winx’s half-sister City Of Lights will have her next start this week, but whether it is at Randwick’s Kensington track or Rosehill is yet to be decided. The emerging mare has been paid up for the Anzac Day Cup (1800m) on Thursday and the Matt Behrmann Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill two… Read More »
Neasham will get the opportunity to back her judgement in the spring after Perth owner-breeder, Peter Walsh confirmed on Tuesday that Amelia’s Jewel will be transferred to Neasham’s stable. Amelia’s Jewel is set to make the move to Sydney after her upcoming run in the Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) in Adelaide… Read More »
Lempicka is a longshot in Saturday’s Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville, but Kasey Keys is taking inspiration from what last year’s race did for Another Award. That daughter of Shamus Award was one of the roughies in the 1200-metre Group 1 but ran second and, after another trip to the… Read More »
Success in The Showdown at Caulfield will see Bold Bastille top the $1 million mark in prize money without the filly winning a feature two-year-old race. The Lindsay Park-trained filly has taken advantage of the excellent prize money on offer winning the $500,000 Inglis Banner on debut at Moonee Valley and… Read More »
Nevesh Ramdhani is heading back to the Australian Turf Club to fill the role vacated by the Hong Kong-bound James Ross. The ATC announced on Wednesday that Ramdhani, who previously worked for the club for 12 years before relocating to the Gold Coast in 2022, had been appointed as the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is expecting a step up in distance and the addition of blinkers to be the recipe of success for Dunbelievin’ at Flemington. The 2800m of the Listed VRC St Leger on Thursday is what the stable believes Dunbelievin’ is looking for. Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull, who runs… Read More »
The Victorian Racing Tribunal has found Darren Weir not guilty of attempting to corrupt the outcome of races, one of which included the 2018 Melbourne Cup. Weir, Jarrod McLean and Tyson Kermond, who faced similar charges of dishonest and corrupt conduct, learned of the VRT’s findings on Wednesday morning. Speaking… Read More »
Jockey Victoria Corver is taking it one ride at a time as she approaches the end of her apprenticeship. Victoria Corver, who is set to join WA’s senior riding ranks next month, has spent the past four years as an apprentice jockey in Racing WA’s Apprentice Jockey Traineeship Program. “I… Read More »
