Flying gelding Boom Chicka Boom again proved good barriers are the key to his chances with his impressive win at Eagle Farm. Boom Chicka Boom ($5) made it five wins when starting from from barrier one when he led all of the way to win the Mullins Lawyers Open (1000m)…. Read More »
Import Mustajeer has shown his hand early with a superb return to win the Parramatta Cup at Rosehill, putting himself on a Group One autumn path. The former European was brought to Australia as a Cups horse last spring and while those dreams did not materialise, the gelding appears poised… Read More »
Four-year-old mare Pippie has given the track record a shake with a performance of pure speed to win the Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield. Ridden by Linda Meech for the John and Chris Meagher training partnership, the lightly weighted Pippie ($12) began brilliantly from a wide draw to lead… Read More »
Owner Kim McCasker’s insistence apprentice Baylee Nothdurft rode Violet even though he can no longer claim paid off when the filly won at Eagle Farm. Nothdurft brought Violet ($2.60) through the field from last to beat Cosmic Haze ($11) by a length in the Pipeline Pharmacy Three-Year-Old (1800m). Trainer Michael… Read More »
The Golden Slipper picture has taken a dramatic turn at Rosehill with early favourite Cellsabeel disappointing while Tulloch Lodge youngster Farnan has surged into contention. Cellsabeel was sent out a prohibitive odds-on favourite for Saturday’s Silver Slipper (1100m) but was never in the hunt, settling near the rear and making… Read More »
Group One racing again beckons Savatiano and she has shown she is up for the challenge with her Millie Fox Stakes win at Rosehill. White Moss was attempting a defence of the Group Two 1300m-race on Saturday after beating I Am Serious and Savatiano a year ago. Since then, Savatiano… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings has praised the toughness of La Tene after her first-up victory in the Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield. How far that toughness will carry La Tene through an autumn campaign Cummings remains to be seen, but the filly is now a dual stakes winner following Saturday’s… Read More »
Sydney mare Greysful Glamour has started her latest campaign on a stylish note with an all-the-way win in the Group Three Mannerism Stakes at Caulfield. Trained by Mark Newnham and ridden by Sydney jockey Tim Clark, Greysful Glamour ($9.50) delivered on a plan in Saturday’s 1400m race for mares, claiming… Read More »
Streets Of Avalon has upset some established stars of Australasian racing in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, justifying his connections decision to run in the Group One weight-for-age race. On a day when the track was favouring horses up on the pace near the rail, it played to the strengths… Read More »
Much-travelled Quality Seeker looks to have found his niche in Queensland after a runaway win at Eagle Farm. Trained by the Melbourne-based Ciaron Maher-David Eustace partnership, Quality Seeker ($1.90) scored a 3-1/4 length win over Breakdance ($3.20) in the Trump Flooring Plate (2200m). Quality Seeker’s previous 16 starts had been… Read More »
A rails-hugging ride by Damien Oliver aboard He’ll Haunt Us has given the champion jockey a milestone victory at Caulfield. Success in Saturday’s Group Three Zeditave Stakes (1200m) was Oliver’s first stakes win in 2020, but it provided the champion jockey with a black-type victory in each of the five… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote is hoping broodmare Cantantes has left her best two horses to last after she got another winner in Bellissimi Amici at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Bellimissi Amici ($2.80) is the last foal from Cantantes, who died two years ago, and she joined a long list of the… Read More »
The South Australian Derby in Adelaide and WATC Derby in Perth are considerations for the Lindsey Smith-trained Adelaide Ace later this season after a win in the Autumn Classic. Adelaide Ace was sent out the $2.50 favourite and controlled Saturday’s Group Two Autumn Classic (1800m) for three-year-olds at Caulfield from… Read More »
A midweek track gallop convinced trainer Mark Newnham to start Splintex at Rosehill and the horse has justified the decision with a blistering win. A late entry for Saturday’s Spark Of Life Handicap (1100m) after flopping on a soft surface at Caulfield last start, Splintex ($7) made light of the… Read More »
Imported stayer Aktau has landed a second win on Australian soil with a late finishing burst at Caulfield. The Moroney-trained galloper has now had three starts since arriving from Europe and added Saturday’s Keno Classic Handicap (2000m) to an earlier win at Flemington. Aktau will be aimed at the Mornington… Read More »
Sydney jockey Tim Clark will ride favourite Hanseatic in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield replacing Luke Currie who has been injured in a fall at The Valley. Currie suffered a C7 fracture and broken ribs when he came off in an incident near the winning post in the final… Read More »
The plum Gr 1 ride on Hanseatic at Caulfield this afternoon is up for grabs following the fall on Friday night suffered by his rider Luke Currie. And the really annoying part, the fall occurred AFTER the very last race. It was after the field had crossed the line. Currie,… Read More »
The Oakleigh Plate is raced over 1100m at Caulfield for $500,000 and Handicap conditions with this years edition of the race on February 22nd. HISTORY * First run in 1884 and won by Malua. Group One since 1980. Run over 1200m from 1884-1972; 1100m since * Leading winning trainers: Tom… Read More »
Co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra are no strangers to Oakleigh Plate success and have two runners as they bid for a second-straight victory in the Group One sprint at Caulfield. Ellerton and Zahra won the Oakleigh Plate with Booker a year ago and the training partnership has Zoutori and… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is on track to make his return in the Australian Cup at Flemington after pleasing his trainer in a jump-out. Vow And Declare continued his preparations towards a race return in an 800m jump-out on the course proper at Flemington on Friday morning under… Read More »
