Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are drawing inspiration from former champion juvenile Capitalist as they plan a Golden Slipper bid for Magic Millions Classic winner Away Game. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, Capitalist claimed the Magic Millions Classic–Golden Slipper double three years ago, the first horse to manage… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan has a long association with the family of two-year-old Looming Large who makes his debut at Eagle Farm. Looming Large won a Doomben trial by five lengths on Tuesday and as long as he continues to do well, he will back up in Saturday’s QTIS… Read More »
Queensland racegoers will get their last chance to see star three-year-old Alligator Blood at the track this season when he runs in a barrier trial at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer David Vandyke had originally considered giving Alligator Blood a track gallop but accepted the club’s offer of a barrier trial… Read More »
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman will return to the saddle this weekend where it is Expressway Stakes day at Randwick after a short break following the news of a recent family tragedy. Bowman has not ridden since last Wednesday’s Canterbury meeting after he received news his brother in law had passed… Read More »
Chris Waller has locked in Royal Ascot plans for The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes while Nature Strip remains a serious chance to join his stablemate on the international stage. The top sprinters are both slated to return in the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington and are continuing to… Read More »
The race is on for a start in Victoria’s richest two-year-old race with nine of the 90 juveniles still in Blue Diamond contention among acceptances for the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. The winner of Saturday’s Group Three Chairman’s Stakes earns enough prize money to gain a start in the $1.5… Read More »
Well-travelled gelding New Universe was once considered a Group One contender but is now being aimed at a Brisbane win in a far weaker race. New Universe will be having his first start over a distance beyond 1600m in Saturday’s Open Handicap (1800m) at Eagle Farm. The gelding won his… Read More »
A good thing happened to the world of horse racing overnight. And it was in Japan. Two much loved, admired, and followed, Australian Gr 1 winning mares, had babies. They being Gr 1 Golden Slipper winner SHE WILL REIGN (Manhattan Rain-Courgette) and Gr 1 Vinery Stud Stakes winner SINGLE GAZE…. Read More »
Snowden Racing has 42 of the 328 two-year-olds still in contention for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper including second favourite Dame Giselle. The Ciaron Maher/David Eustace stable has the reigning favourite Cellsabeel among its 25 youngsters in the mix at Wednesday’s second acceptance stage. The stables each have a runner… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare has shaded his younger stablemate Russian Camelot in a gallop between races at Geelong. Cup winning jockey Craig Williams made a special trip to Geelong on Wednesday to ride Vow And Declare while Damien Oliver, who rode a winner earlier on the Geelong program,… Read More »
Debut winner Letzbeglam will be put to the test in the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield in a race which shapes as another pointer towards the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Letzbeglam raced to a comfortable two-length win in an 1100m maiden for two-year-old… Read More »
South Coast communities in NSW will be the first beneficiaries of the Racing for the Bushfire Appeal with emergency hay drops the priority. The Australian Turf Club Foundation will immediately begin to distribute funds raised from last Saturday’s fund raising day at Randwick for NSW communities and wildlife. More than… Read More »
Injured jockey Tegan Harrison has an extra reason to get back to riding after Mighty Mittere scored a freakish win at the Gold Coast. Trained by Harrison’s partner Ben Hull, Mighty Mittere ($13) came from about eight lengths off the leaders to win the Brian Forman Handicap (900m). Few horses… Read More »
Controversial former jockey Danny Nikolic has lost his bid for a riding licence in Queensland. The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has refused an application by Nikolic for a licence to ride at provincial meetings. The QRIC said in a statement on Wednesday it had informed Nikolic his application had been… Read More »
After an untimely interruption to his career, Vegadaze is primed to get it back on track starting with the Group Two Expressway Stakes. The 1200m-sprint will now be run at Randwick with officials switching Saturday’s meeting from Rosehill because of the forecast for extreme heat in Sydney’s west. Either track… Read More »
The Group One Oakleigh Plate is again a target for Bons Away, with the sprinter’s connections hoping it will be third time lucky. Six-year-old Bons Away begins his latest preparation towards an Oakleigh Plate tilt in Saturday’s Listed WJ Adams Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield, a race he won last year… Read More »
Hanseatic headlines the 90 juveniles still paid up for the $1.5 million Group One Blue Diamond Stakes, while the powerful Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable has the most two-year-olds remaining in the entries. Third acceptances for Victoria’s premier race for two-year-olds at Caulfield on February 22 closed on Tuesday,… Read More »
Melbourne’s weather will have the final say on the autumn reappearance of Express Pass. Trainer Nick Ryan has accepted with the three-year-old in the Alinta Energy Handicap (1000m) at The Valley on Friday night and the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Ryan prefers The Valley option… Read More »
The Brisbane Racing Club is hoping the successful return of the new Eagle Farm track means it can hold its biggest number of meetings in a decade next season. Queensland’s final race dates will not be finalised until March with several provincial clubs, including the Gold Coast, wanting more metropolitan… Read More »
Gold Coast mare Manaya has long promised to win another black-type race and she takes the first step towards achieving it at Eagle Farm. Manaya has been a great performer for trainer Michael Costa, winning seven races and almost $350,000 in prize money. But luck has deserted her in stakes… Read More »
