Eagle Farm trainer Les Ross’ prediction he would play a major role in the Queensland two-year-old races in the new year continued to prove correct when Hancora Field won at Eagle Farm. Since the start of the year, Ross has had 10 two-year-old runners for three winners and five minor… Read More »
Ryan’s Fender has bounced off a fading Flemington performance to score a courageous all-the-way victory at Caulfield. After disappointing trainer Matt Cumani with his eighth placing over 2000m that had followed successive wins at Flemington and The Valley, Cumani set about freshening the five-year-old. Those tactics paid dividends on Saturday… Read More »
The two major sales-related races from the abandoned Warwick Farm meeting will be run at the track’s next midweek meeting. The $2 million Inglis Millennium and $1 million Inglis Sprint have been added to Wednesday’s program as has the Gardenia Handicap (1600m). Saturday’s races were called off because of two… Read More »
Former Victorian premier Dr Denis Napthine will head an independent working group of industry groups to develop a national horse welfare strategy. Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, the Australian Trainers’ Association, the Australian Jockeys’ Association, race clubs, studs and big-name owners and trainers are behind the initiative to review the current welfare… Read More »
The $2 million Inglis Millennium meeting scheduled for Warwick Farm has been postponed because of heavy rain with more forecast. Racing NSW stewards conducted an inspection of the surface on Saturday and found two sections near the 1200 metres and 1400 metres unsuitable for racing. Two of the feature races… Read More »
The Japanese-trained Suzuka Devious is a late entry for the Australian Cup after being left out of nominations because of a clerical error by Racing Victoria. Trained by Mitsuru Hashida, Suzuka Devious remained in Australia after the spring carnival. He has been residing at Matt Cumani’s stable in the care… Read More »
After an encouraging return from a break, multiple stakes winner Ringerdingding is set for his latest attempt to clinch a Group One win in the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield. The Anthony Freedman-trained Ringerdingding did his best work late for fourth in the Group Two Australia Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
Kris Lees will not saddle up a runner in the feature $2 million Inglis Millennium but he will get two bites of the cherry in the supporting juvenile race at Warwick Farm. The leading Newcastle trainer will start Fall On A Star and Snitzari in Saturday’s Listed Darley Lonhro Plate… Read More »
Buoyed by the way Group winner Acting has been preparing for her return, co-trainer Natalie Young is expecting a bold showing from the filly in the Kevin Hayes Stakes at Caulfield. Acting won three of her five starts in her first preparation, including the Group Two Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m)…. Read More »
An arduous summer schedule took a toll on Eastender but the former Tasmanian will get another chance to showcase his wares as a stayer this autumn. Raced by Star Thoroughbreds, Eastender joined the Chris Waller stable at the start of the spring after making a clean sweep of the major… Read More »
Trainer Desleigh Forster believes a two-year-old race at Eagle Farm will determine whether several horses deserve a tilt at The Jewel. The $500,000 race at the Gold Coast on March 14, has rapidly become the unofficial championship for QTIS bonus horses. Nine of the 11 acceptors for Saturday’s TAB Two-Year-Old… Read More »
As the only runner with exposure to a heavy track, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Cellsabeel remains a prohibitive favourite for the $2 million Inglis Millennium. But whether the Inglis Millennium odds of $1.50 top of the lines remains to be seen. The Warwick Farm meeting is in some… Read More »
Peter Snowden has won three Blue Diamond Stakes and the trainer expects the Preludes at Caulfield to provide a pointer to his chances of a fourth. Snowden and his son Paul have impressive Randwick debut winner Rulership set to clash with the Anthony Freedman-trained Blue Diamond favourite Hanseatic in Saturday’s… Read More »
Doubt remains over the fate of the Inglis Millennium meeting but if racing does go ahead, it will be at Warwick Farm. Racing NSW stewards had nominated Rosehill as a back-up venue if Warwick Farm was washed out, but after inspecting both tracks on Friday, officials deemed Warwick Farm to… Read More »
James McDonald will ride star New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst in his first Australian start, replacing the suspended Damian Lane. Catalyst will have his first run in Melbourne in the Group Three C S Hayes at Caulfield on Saturday week. The engagement of McDonald is a one-off with Lane committed to… Read More »
Stakes-winner Silvera will bypass an early trip to the Sydney autumn carnival to chase another Brisbane black-type race after he runs at Eagle Farm. Silvera has had a summer carnival complicated by injury and bad luck but gets a chance to win his first race since July in the Canadian… Read More »
A wet track is no concern for top central Queensland sprinter Master Jamie but his big weight has his connections on edge for his return to Eagle Farm. Eagle Farm has had soaking rain this week and while there is little danger to the meeting, it has trainers pondering how… Read More »
The Brisbane Racing Club is confident the Eagle Farm meeting will go ahead despite the course being drenched with nearly 200mm of rain in the past week. Doomben on Thursday and the Sunshine Coast on Friday were both called off because of the wet Queensland weather. Eagle Farm is especially… Read More »
Overnight Godolphin’s superstar BENBATL just etched his name into the record books when he brilliantly and easily won the Gr 2 Al Maktoum Challenge on the dirt. Just watch the replay. Oh he is a star! Benbatl scoots home on dirt debut for @CSoumillon, Saeed bin Suroor and @godolphin… #DWCCarnival… Read More »
C F ORR STAKES 1400m, $500,000, weight-for-age at Caulfield HISTORY * First run in 1925 when won by The Patrol * Run at Group One level from 1993 * Weight-for-age with penalties from 1925-1942. Handicap 1943-45. Weight-for-age since * Run at Williamstown until 1940. Also run at Moonee Valley and… Read More »
