Mark Newnham has trained consecutive Spring Champion Stakes winners with Shadow Hero confirming his staying promise in the Group One race. Coming from midfield for jockey Josh Parr, Shadow Hero defeated Castelvecchio and Battenburg as the warm favourite at Randwick. Newnham prepared the filly Maid Of Heaven to win last… Read More »
Super Seth has produced a potent finish for a last-stride win in the $2 million Caulfield Guineas. Giving jockey Mark Zahra consecutive Group One wins at Caulfield, Super Seth overhauled Alligator Blood on the post to claim the $2 million race. Alligator Blood seemed set for victory when he shot… Read More »
Star Toowoomba three-year-old Gem Of Scotland is heading for a spell despite scoring another impressive win in the Cutters Skips Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Gem Of Scotland ($2.05) cruised to the lead at the 300m and went on to beat Ballistic Boy ($2.60) by 3 /4 length with The… Read More »
Classy colt Cosmic Force will chase a Group One win in Melbourne after turning the tables on first-up conqueror Standout in the Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick. Pinging from the barriers, Tim Clark took up the running on the $2.80 favourite and Cosmic Force beat off the challenge from Dirty… Read More »
A tilt at the Cox Plate will be considered for three-year-old Flit after her thrilling win by the barest margin in the Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained Flit was sent out the clear-cut $2.35 favourite in Saturday’s 1600m feature for three-year-old fillies but champion jockey Hugh… Read More »
A confident front-running ride by Sydney’s champion apprentice Robbie Dolan has been the catalyst for Colada’s record-breaking win in the Group Two Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick. Dolan took the initiative on the Gerald Ryan-trained Colada ($20) and the gelding stretched out in the straight when he was entitled to… Read More »
Import Cape Of Good Hope has made an instant impression on Australian soil, winning the Group One Caulfield Stakes. Moved from champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien to David Hayes’s Lindsay Park stable for the spring carnival, Cape Of Good Hope narrowly defeated Black Heart Bart in the weight-for-age race. Cape… Read More »
New Zealand stayer The Chosen One has earned a ticket into the Caulfield Cup with a hard-fought victory in the Herbert Power Stakes. As the winner of Saturday’s 2400m handicap, The Chosen One gains a ballot exemption into next week’s $5 million Caulfield Cup over the same distance. Backed from… Read More »
Yes Yes Yes will wear blinkers in the $14 million Everest after the three-year-old passed a crucial test in them during a race day gallop at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller was keen to see how the Golden Rose runner-up responded to the gear change and Yes Yes Yes passed with… Read More »
Flit has snatched a last-stride win in the Thousand Guineas for Godolphin trainer James Cummings and jockey Hugh Bowman. Making her run between horses, Bowman lifted Flit across the line and the filly edged out Missile Mantra and Southbank in the Group One race over 1600m. The victory is easily… Read More »
Imported stayer Master Of Wine has landed his first Australian win with a runaway performance at Randwick and co-trainer Michael Hawkes says it will not be his last. Master Of Wine ($2.10 fav) delivered on the promise he had shown in five previous local starts to score by four lengths… Read More »
A week after a filly in her family raced to a Group One win at Randwick, four-year-old mare Tofane has claimed a valuable stakes race victory of her own at Caulfield. The Mike Moroney-trained Tofane unleashed a powerful turn of foot under jockey Dwayne Dunn to sweep past her rivals… Read More »
An injury incurred at Caulfield today could see big changes to the 2019 Melbourne Cup market depending on the seriousness. One of the key runners in the 2019 Melbourne Cup, Steel Prince was scratched behind the barriers ahead of the Herbert Power Stakes where he was the clear favourite in… Read More »
The Snowden training partnership will be regular visitors to Brisbane chasing QTIS bonus money after their colt Strike scored at Eagle Farm. Sydney-based Peter and Paul Snowden are regular visitors to Brisbane with their two-year-olds but usually later in the season. However, this season the Snowdens have some two year… Read More »
Peter Snowden says a trip to Brisbane during winter has been the making of California Zimbol who recorded a soft win on her Melbourne debut at Caulfield. California Zimbol controlled Saturday’s Group Three Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) from the outset leaving rivals in her wake over the final 200m. Under… Read More »
After spending most of the week in hospital, trainer Kerry Edwards has watched her best horse Rox The Castle race to a satisfying win in the Listed Weekend Hussler Stakes at Caulfield. Edwards, who only trains a small team of horses, revealed she had been in hospital from Monday until… Read More »
Paul Messara has celebrated a win at Randwick with Emanuela and he hopes to find himself in the same position with another in-form mare next week. Messara won Saturday’s TAB Highway Handicap (1600m) with Emanuela, who posted an important city victory after back-to-back wins at her home track of Scone…. Read More »
Trainer Jason Edwards is keen to give Eagle Farm winner Sir Barnabus a chance to show Sydney racing crowds he is better than his only start in that city. Sir Barnabus ($4.40) came from last to beat the favourite Tactee ($2.40) in the Class 6 (1800m) on Saturday. Edwards took… Read More »
Ciaron Maher wasn’t sure what he was going see from Tanker when pressure was applied to the colt in his race debut at Caulfield. Although a little wayward, Tanker ran out a comfortable winner of the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) on Saturday and Maher, who trains in partnership with David… Read More »
Craig Williams has yet to ride his Thousand Guineas mount Acting in a race, but well remembers a text message he received about the filly while on holidays. Acting is owned by Garry and Mark Chittick of New Zealand’s Waikato Stud and is the third favourite for the Group One… Read More »
