Triple Group One winner Alizee is not in the same stratosphere as Winx but she has been able to deliver jockey Hugh Bowman another Apollo Stakes win at Randwick. Bowman, who has won the race seven times, has made the Group Two Apollo Stakes his own in recent years winning… Read More »
South Australian gelding Gytrash has upset some of the country’s best-credentialed sprinters to give trainer Gordon Richards his first Group One in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Gytrash missed most of last year’s spring carnival with a knee issue after jarring up when second in the Group Three The Heath… Read More »
Black Caviar has dragged the Flemington crowd from the grandstands at her first race track appearance since her retirement after an unbeaten 25 start career. Now age 13 and the mother of six foals, the mare was on parade at the Black Caviar The Great Horse themed race day on… Read More »
Dragon Leap has been a market mover for the Australian Derby after getting his campaign back on track with a Group Two victory at Ellerslie. He will first run in the New Zealand Derby after his decisive win in Saturday’s Avondale Guineas (2100m). The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding… Read More »
In-form apprentice Baylee Nothdurft outrode his city claim and increased his lead in the senior jockeys race with his win on Snitch at Eagle Farm. Nothdurft gave Snitch ($5.50) the run of the race just behind the pace before getting a split in the straight to beat Impasse ($1.95) by… Read More »
Blinkers have proven to be a masterstroke for Godolphin filly Flit, who has claimed several high-profile scalps to win the Group Two Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. The three-year-old led home a Godolphin trifecta, beating the Anthony Cummings-trained Lyre by 1-3/4 lengths with her James Cummings-trained stablemate Kiamichi another half-length… Read More »
Having needed more persuasion than most to go into the barriers, Special Reward has come out of them to travel like a winner for his first eastern states success. Formerly trained in Perth, Special Reward is now with Kris Lees at Newcastle after being brought east by Australian Bloodstock. His… Read More »
The clash between Queensland star Alligator Blood and New Zealander Catalyst has lived up to the hype with the pair staging a stirring duel down the Flemington straight. Alligator Blood prevailed in Saturday’s Group three C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) to whet the appetite for a rematch in the Group… Read More »
Toowoomba filly Exondabeach threw next month’s $300,000 Three-Year-Old The Jewel wide open with a freakish win on Saturday. Exondabeach ($2.90) was slow to begin and got back near the tail of the field in the QTIS Three-Year-Old (1000m) at Eagle Farm. But Exondabeach was able to weave through the field… Read More »
Golden Slipper favourite Cellsabeel has been given the thumbs up from jockey Tommy Berry after a strong exhibition gallop between races at Randwick. Working over 800 metres with stablemate Etana, Cellsabeel sat off the mare before drawing level and edging her out over the final stages, running home her last… Read More »
Victorian filly Supreme Idea has shown her rivals a clean pair of heels to make a winning debut in Sydney, earning a likely shot at the 2020 Golden Slipper in the process. Trained by Anthony Freedman, who also has Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Hanseatic, Supreme Idea ($14) controlled the race… Read More »
Two-year-old Ole Kirk has scored a fitting debut victory on a race day named to honour a close relation to the colt at Flemington. Ole Kirk is a daughter of Naturale, an unraced younger sister of unbeaten champion Black Caviar. Saturday’s meeting was themed Black Caviar The Great Horse Race… Read More »
Sydney visitor Raqeeq confirmed his rating as the best-weighted horse at Eagle Farm with a strong win. Raqeeq ($4) got home strongly along the rails to beat Ruby Guru ($17) by 1-1/4 lengths with a short head to Art Attack ($17) in third in the Events @ BRC Handicap (2200m)…. Read More »
The tough decision to geld God Of Thunder could reap dividends this autumn as Hawkes Racing prepare to raise the bar for the talented sprinter. The four-year-old resumed with a last-stride win in the Radisson Blu Hotel Sydney Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday, a week after missing his scheduled… Read More »
Brilliant Brisbane two-year-old Rothfire could make a belated appearance at the Sydney autumn carnival after his impressive return to racing. Rothfire ($2.15) made it three wins from three starts when he cruised to the lead and went on to a 4-1/2 lengths win over Kisukano ($11) in the $125,000 QTIS… Read More »
Fabric has clinched her third city success with a front-running victory at Flemington and Danny O’Brien’s assistant trainer Ben Gleeson believes a stakes win is within the mare’s scope. Having the third start of her current campaign, Fabric ($2.50) was able to dominate Saturday’s Furphy Ale Trophy (1600m), run in… Read More »
Bjorn Baker will let the dust settle before deciding his next move with She’s Ideel after the promising stayer extended her winning streak to three at Randwick. Stepping up to 2400 metres for the first time in Saturday’s Catanach’s Handicap, She’s Ideel loomed up strongly at the top of the… Read More »
Co-trainer Peter Snowden will not be rushing Mount Tabora back to Sydney to run on wet ground despite his all-the-way victory at Flemington. Snowden says the US-bred import will relish a wet track after his victory in The Glorious Goodwood Handicap on Saturday. Run in drizzle, Mount Tabora under Kerrin… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings is confident Bivouac is on target for a first-up tilt at the Oakleigh Plate after continuing his preparations in a Flemington jump-out. This season’s Golden Rose winner, three-year-old Bivouac settled back in his 800m-heat on Friday and worked home well under Craig Williams. “I was delighted with… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Chipperfield cannot fault star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst ahead of the Group One winner’s introduction to Australian racing in the C S Hayes Stakes at Flemington. But Chipperfield hopes the outside draw in the seven-horse field does not play against Catalyst because he does not want to have… Read More »
