The Golden Slipper is just five weeks away, and no two-year-old has yet stamped themselves as a clear frontrunner for the showpiece race. Equal favourite Warwoven hasn’t raced since being ruled lame by Queensland Racing veterinarians on the eve of the Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast last month, impressive… Read More »
Phar Lap, Bart Cummings, Makybe Diva and Roy Higgins are immortalised at Flemington racecourse with statues dotted around the famous course. While a statue of Black Caviar may be located at Caulfield, the Victoria Racing Club on Thursday unveiled a fitting history of the champion mare in The Forum at Flemington racecourse ahead of… Read More »
Gary Portelli concedes Queen Of Clubs probably isn’t sharp enough to match it with the best fillies over a sprint journey, but he is hoping she can make her mark once she gets out to a staying trip. The three-year-old is on a path towards the Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks… Read More »
Less than a length separated stablemates Joliestar, Angel Capital and Lady Shenandoah when they clashed in The Everest, and ahead of their Expressway Stakes showdown, trainer Chris Waller is having difficulty splitting them. “Joliestar has come back really well. James (McDonald) has been on her in a few pieces of work and her… Read More »
The Black Caviar Lightning can lay claim to being Australia’s premier speed test and this year’s edition, which will be run at Flemington this Saturday, will help sort the pecking order of a generation creating plenty of attention. Last year’s Golden Slipper winner Marhoona, Golden Rose record-breaker Beiwacht and Coolmore… Read More »
Joe Pride has one burning question he wants Ceolwulf to answer this autumn – is he a Group One horse over 2000 metres? The gelding’s record offers conflicting data. His four majors have come over a mile, but he does have an Australian Derby placing at three, and a narrow win… Read More »
A field of eight is set to go around in the first Group 1 contest of the Melbourne Autumn Carnival, the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington. And in something that is rarely seen in an open age and open sex race, three-year-old fillies hold the most numbers. Three-year-old fillies have three of… Read More »
Tasmanian Racing has confirmed Sunday’s Group 3 Hobart Cup was run short after barriers were incorrectly positioned. The starting gates were not set at the intended 2400-metre mark, leaving the field racing between 30 and 40 metres under the advertised distance. An inquiry is now underway, with the matter also… Read More »
Champion jockey James McDonald has been successful in getting his suspension for a whip infringement reduced on appeal and will now be free to ride at the Silver Slipper meeting at Rosehill. Racing NSW stewards suspended McDonald for 10 days and fined him $20,000 for excessive use of the whip… Read More »
Lloyd Kennewell likes to aim high with his horses and he hopes the big league is where Loud Charlie belongs. After breaking through for his maiden win at Sandown at the end of last month, Loud Charlie heads to the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday…. Read More »
Cool Archie, Queensland’s Two-Year-Old Horse Of The year has been officially retired to stud. The star QLD colt bypassed the Spring with eyes on an Autumn campaign however an injury leading into the Gold Edition Plate has proven to be worse than first thought with the connections of the son… Read More »
Had the spring campaign gone differently, there was the high chance Giga Kick would not be lining up for another campaign that commences at Flemington. The Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) on Saturday will see Giga Kick start his campaign before the sprinter is Sydney bound to continue his autumn. Trainer Clayton Douglas said Giga Kick’s latest campaign was the smoothest… Read More »
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, and Tony and Maddysen Sears did that last preparation which is now paying dividends with The Gambling Greek. Shooting for his third win in succession after victories at Doomben and Murwillumbah, the four-year-old has been a product of patience by the father… Read More »
Having experienced the intense pressure of maintaining Winx’s 33-race winning streak, Chris Waller is circumspect when it comes to protecting the unbeaten sequence of Autumn Glow. Arguably racing’s most exciting talent, the mare launches her latest campaign in Saturday’s Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick and is a $1.55 favourite to make… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie will consider a return to Caulfield to round out Treasurethe Moment’s preparation ahead of her first-up run. Treasurethe Moment is due to resume in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday week and the Laurie-trained was taken to Caulfield Heath on Wednesday to take part in a jump-out. The mare… Read More »
Tempted has set an early benchmark for the fillies with an explosive return in the Eskimo Prince Stakes, now Apocalyptic gets her chance at a right of reply. The Michael Freedman-trained three-year-old resumes in the Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, a week after Tempted trounced the colts and geldings… Read More »
Tasracing has requested an investigation by the newly appointed Tasmanian Racing Integrity Commissioner after Sunday’s Group 3 Hobart Cup was run short of its advertised distance. The state’s governing body issued an industry notice acknowledging that the barriers were not positioned correctly within the starting chute, prompting multiple inquiries into… Read More »
Sheza Alibi is unlikely to take her place in the Group 1 Australian Guineas after co-trainer Peter Moody confirmed a change of direction for the filly’s autumn campaign. Moody said the early Guineas favourite will bypass her intended return at Flemington this Saturday and instead resume at Caulfield a week… Read More »
Trainer Mick Price remains confident in Guest House despite the colt’s difficult run at Caulfield last weekend, with bookmakers easing his quote for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes. The son of Home Affairs is currently rated a $7 equal second favourite for the two-year-old feature behind stablemate Big Sky… Read More »
Trainer Will Hulbert has stepped in to offer experienced but out-of-favour jockey Bailey Wheeler a pathway back into the racing industry after the rider had fallen out of favour with leading stables. Wheeler, once considered a promising talent, had run out of opportunities with other stables, most recently Rob Heathcoate,… Read More »
