Trainer Kris Lees is banking on a positive barrier draw and a rise in distance being beneficial to the chances of Rivellino in the Caulfield Guineas. Rivellino is having his first Melbourne start in Saturday’s Group 1 feature for three-year-olds over 1600m at Caulfield, and Lees is not concerned about the colt… Read More »
Success with European imports has been the backbone of Chris Waller’s stable and unlocking the potential of former US-trained gallopers is shaping as the next frontier. Waller built much of his early momentum with stayers sourced from Europe but with that market now well and truly exposed, the influx of… Read More »
When Robbie Dolan and Royal Supremacy … two Irish-breds … scored their spectacular Group 1 in the Metropolitan at Randwick last Saturday, it thrust the possibility of a Dolan Melbourne Cup defence into play following his stunning, boilover Cup victory last year aboard Knight’s Choice at the punter flattening odds… Read More »
It’s not often that Chris Waller gets it wrong but when he does, he is very quick to make it right. Realising he pulled the wrong rein by running Pictor over 1100m first-up when he finished down the track at Canterbury, Waller stepped the Written Tycoon colt straight to 1400m for Wednesday’s The… Read More »
Clayton Douglas and his star sprinter Giga Kick will almost be strangers when the Caulfield Cup Carnival kicks off on Saturday. In two of the past three years, Douglas and Giga Kick have been in Sydney preparing for The Everest which the gelding won in 2022 and finished second in last year… Read More »
Gringotts will be on a mission to put an interrupted campaign back on track when he takes his place in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill. The Group 1 winner has missed scheduled starts in the 7 Stakes (1600m) and Shannon Stakes (1500m), both times due to poor blood… Read More »
The Chris Waller stable may have the two leading fancies for the Caulfield Guineas, but the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is not conceding defeat. Price knows only too well that the Guineas can throw up an upset having prepared Mighty Boss at $101 to take out the coveted 1600m race… Read More »
Chris Waller won the most famous small-field The Might And Power there has been, but don’t think that means the champion trainer is a fan of small fields. But he has another one to deal with this weekend at Caulfield. Waller’s classy gelding Buckaroo is one of just five acceptors for the… Read More »
The Bendigo Jockey Club will undertake a full renewal of its course proper racing surface following its annual Cup meeting. The project is backed by a $530,000 investment from the Victorian state government and will see 60,000 square metres of Kikuyu turf laid to deliver a more consistent, durable surface,… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club has confirmed its The Everest meeting is a sell-out, with all remaining general admission tickets snapped up on Monday. Interim ATC chief executive Steve McMahon said 54 per cent of Everest day ticketholders were aged under 34. “The Everest’s sell-out crowd is yet again vindication of… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and Craig Williams will team again in a bid to claim back-to-back wins in The Everest after Godolphin named Tempted would run in its slot. Bella Nipotina provided Maher and Williams with victory in the Group 1 The Everest (1200m) at Randwick last year. This year’s race will… Read More »
The countdown to the $5.3 million Caulfield Cup is on, with the field reduced to 29 contenders following the third declaration stage. Several key runners have dropped out, including Aeliana, Golden Path, and King Charles III’s horse Gilded Water, leaving a tighter field of local and international hopefuls for the… Read More »
Aeliana remains among the final 16 contenders for the $6 million Cox Plate as the race for Australia’s premier weight-for-age crown intensifies. Trained by Chris Waller, the four-year-old mare continues to hold her place in the elite field despite being withdrawn from the Caulfield Cup. Her connections are monitoring her… Read More »
Godolphin has confirmed Tempted will fly the royal blue flag in next week’s $20 million The Everest at Randwick, with champion jockey Craig Williams booked to ride. The Ciaron Maher-trained filly edged out stablemate and Golden Rose winner Beiwacht for the coveted slot, securing her place in the world’s richest… Read More »
Opinions were divided on Ka Ying Rising’s first and only official trial in Australia less than two weeks out from The Everest, but trainer David Hayes is confident his sprinting star will be ready. In a star-studded heat at Randwick on Tuesday morning, Ka Ying Rising finished third under Zac Purton who… Read More »
Kate Brideoake joked her marriage to trainer Matt Laurie is safe for the time being despite Vinrock drawing out in the Caulfield Guineas. The Laurie stable has three runners in Saturday’s Group 1 for three-year-olds over 1600m and Brideoake made the trip from Mornington to represent the stable at Tuesday’s draw. Her… Read More »
Ka Ying Rising finished third in his pre-Everest trial at Randwick on Tuesday, with the world’s top-rated sprinter cruising through the 1000-metre hit-out behind Linebacker and Overpass. A strong crowd gathered to watch the Hong Kong superstar’s final public appearance before the $20 million Everest on October 18. Under regular… Read More »
Royal Supremacy’s Group 1 Metropolitan triumph at Randwick has triggered a 1.5kg penalty for the Caulfield Cup, lifting his allotted weight to 52.5kg and moving him to 26th in the order of entry. As it stands, 49 horses remain in contention for the $5 million Caulfield Cup, a number set… Read More »
The Caulfield Cup dream remains very much alive for Tony and Calvin McEvoy after their emerging stayer Half Yours surged into calculations. The five-year-old flashed home for fourth in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes on Saturday and now sits a $3.50 favourite for the $5 million Caulfield Cup on October… Read More »
Mick Price has not overestimated Globe’s ability by considering a start in this Saturday’s The Might And Power at Caulfield, but the trainer sees advantages in the $1 million Group 1 for his gelding. The seven-year-old son of Charm Spirit was one of just nine entries for the 2000-metre weight-for-age… Read More »
