Grunt will miss the Cox Plate after his disappointing display behind Winx in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Trainer Mick Price said he had not paid up for the four-year-old in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on October 27 or the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 6. Grunt… Read More »
Star colt The Autumn Sun remains the short-priced favourite to land his third Group One win after the barrier draw for the $2 million Caulfield Guineas. The Autumn Sun is set to jump from gate five in Saturday’s 1600m Guineas for three-year-olds in a field which has already been reduced… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy is hoping for a more favourable barrier draw as he seeks a Group One victory for Dollar For Dollar. The gelding is set to run in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday as he looks to overturn a narrow defeat at Group One level at his… Read More »
Godolphin’s Home Of The Brave has been withdrawn from the $13 million race because of an elevated temperature with stablemate Osborne Bulls to take his place as the runner for slot holder, the Australian Turf Club. Trainer James Cummings told Racing NSW stewards Home Of The Brave’s temperature was high… Read More »
Champion Winx has returned to trackwork after a few days of salt water therapy following her Turnbull Stakes win at Flemington. Winx will now undergo a steady build-up towards her bid for an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate win at Moonee Valley on October 27. Trainer Chris Waller said the champion,… Read More »
Queensland’s racing minister will meet with thoroughbred racing officials in a bid to cool rising tensions over the state’s new gambling tax. Labor’s point of consumption tax means betting houses with headquarters overseas or interstate must now pay 15 per cent tax on all bets placed in the state. NSW… Read More »
U S Navy Flag’s team is happy with the Irish sprinter’s track work ahead of The Everest 2018 but praying there will be no more rain. Coolmore principal Tom Magnier said the sprinter, the first internationally trained horse to run in the world’s richest turf race, handled the ground at… Read More »
Racing NSW Stewards today have conducted the barrier draw for the 2018 The TAB Everest in preparation for this evening’s barrier draw event. Racing NSW has made the decision to conduct the draw prior to the event to circumvent any security risks that may exist. The results of the barrier… Read More »
Unbeaten filly Smart Melody has drawn well in barrier two for the Group One Thousand Guineas in a field of 16. Smart Melody’s Kris Lees-trained stablemate El Dorado Dreaming will jump from barrier seven in Saturday’s $500,000 race for fillies at Caulfield while Edward Manifold Stakes winner Amphitrite has the… Read More »
Star colt The Autumn Sun has drawn barrier five in a field of 15 for the $2 million Caulfield Guineas. The Chris Waller-trained colt is chasing his third Group One win in Saturday’s 1600m race at Caulfield for which he is a warm favourite. Godolphin-owned three-year-old Ranier has the outside… Read More »
Six emergencies have been named for the $13 million Everest at Randwick. They are Clearly Innocent, Dothraki, Jungle Edge, Osborne Bulls, Pierata and Spright. The six are all entered for the Group Three Sydney Stakes on Saturday’s program over 1200 metres, the same distance as The Everest. If any horse… Read More »
Unbeaten filly Smart Melody is among a field of 16 for the Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. The Kris Lees-trained Smart Melody will be joined in Saturday’s 1600m-race for fillies by stablemate El Dorado Dreaming with the barrier draw to be held on Tuesday morning. Saturday’s Edward Manifold Stakes… Read More »
Dual Group One winner The Autumn Sun headlines a field of 15 for the $2 million Caulfield Guineas. The Autumn Sun got a look at the Caulfield course in a gallop on Tuesday morning and the star colt’s rivals on Saturday include Darren Weir-trained stablemates Native Soldier and Leonardo Da… Read More »
History says that the Aidan O’Brien trained US Navy Flag has a massive edge over his opponents in this Saturday’s $13m The Everest, that is, the success that overseas runners have had first or second up in Australia in recent times. Imported gallopers have won some of the countries biggest… Read More »
