Last year’s Melbourne Cup minor placegetter Prince Of Arran could still have work to do to make the field for this year’s $8 million race at Flemington. Prince Of Arran formed part of an English-trained trifecta in the 2018 Melbourne Cup when he finished third behind Cross Counter and Marmelo…. Read More »
With the retirement of champion Winx, racegoers are looking for the next pin-up horse. After seven wins in succession for a record of 11 from 14 starts, there are some anointing Mystic Journey the next Winx. Ahead of Saturday’s Group One Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, trainer Adam Trinder… Read More »
Queensland trainer Liam Birchley has been cleared over the “Aquanita eight” doping case, but three other trainers including Robert Smerdon have lost their appeals against their disqualifications. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Friday found Smerdon, Tony Vasil and Stuart Webb guilty but on a reduced number of charges…. Read More »
Lachlan King has been rewarded for his success on the Grahame Begg-trained Romancer, with the apprentice retaining the ride in a stakes race at Flemington. King, son of retired champion jockey Steven King, has ridden in stakes races before including this year’s Group One Doncaster Mile but is looking for… Read More »
Group One-winning Irish jockey Martin Harley has made an immediate impact at the first meeting of his Australian stint, riding a winning double at Swan Hill in country Victoria. Harley had four rides at Friday’s meeting, all for the Lindsay Park stable, and ended the program with winners in the… Read More »
July Cup winner Ten Sovereigns heads 14 overseas-trained entries for the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill. The 1500m-race is for southern hemisphere four-year-olds at Rosehill on November 2. The race is also open to northern hemisphere three-year-olds with the 14 headed by three of the top 10 from… Read More »
South Australia’s premier jockey Raquel Clark has earned the opportunity to notch her first Melbourne win at her first ride at Flemington when she continues her association with exciting colt Dalasan. Dalasan is favourite for next month’s $2 million Group One Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and puts those credentials to the… Read More »
Tommy Berry has partnered some of Sydney’s best emerging horses this spring, a trend set to continue at Rosehill where he again has a book of rides top-heavy with talent. Having won the first two legs of the Princess series aboard boom filly Libertini, the San Domenico Stakes on Exceedance… Read More »
New Zealand Group One winner Volpe Veloce has been given every chance to settle into Sydney before her Rosehill debut in the Group Two Theo Marks Stakes. Her trainer Graham Richardson is under no illusions about the class of the field she faces on Saturday but is happy with the… Read More »
It would be apt if handy mare Barefoot can give the new Tony and Maddy Sears training partnership its first metropolitan winner. Leading Toowoomba trainer Tony Sears has joined with his daughter Maddy to form Queensland’s latest training partnership. “It has taken a bit longer than I hoped to get… Read More »
Lightly raced mare Demerara gets an opportunity to enhance a near faultless fresh record when she chases her biggest win in the Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington. Saturday’s 1200m straight-track sprint will be the Godolphin-owned, James Cummings-trained mare’s first start since winning the Listed Silk Stocking on a… Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer Tom Dabernig has noticed a change in Spanish Whisper and hopes it is a good sign going ahead. Now in her third preparation for Lindsay Park, Spanish Whisper showed a sign of maturity before her most recent start Caulfield that was missing from her previous campaigns. With… Read More »
There is no substitute for race fitness and that is trainer Chris Waller’s only reservation ahead of the return of promising colt Yes Yes Yes in the Group Two Run To The Rose. Two of his main rivals at Rosehill on Saturday, race favourite Exceedance and second-elect Bivouac, both have… Read More »
A lack of suitable races has forced trainer Kelly Schweida to divert from his usual practice and run stable stars The Odyssey and Meet Mr Taylor at Doomben. The Odyssey has been accepted for Saturday’s JLL Three-Year-Old Handicap (1110m) and Meet Mr Taylor is in the Open Handicap (1050m). Both… Read More »
Joe Pride is not making any bold predictions when it comes to spring plans for Fasika, but that does not mean he hasn’t dared to dream. The undefeated four-year-old will resume in Saturday’s Group Two Sheraco Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill, a race that has been won by some of the… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings says Hartnell provides the energy and is the spirit of the Godolphin stable ahead of the major carnivals. A stable favourite, Hartnell invariably leads the team into battle and runs on Saturday in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington. Hartnell has finished behind Makybe… Read More »
Caloundra trainer David Vandyke is hoping Eminent’s return to his pet track and distance can put the gelding in the right head space for a win at Doomben. Vandyke has always had a big opinion of Eminent who he considered good enough to run in stakes races as a younger… Read More »
A group of 18 European horses including Melbourne Cup favourites Mustajeer and Constantinople have entered quarantine in England ahead of the trip to Australia for spring carnival features. Those horses, 11 owned in Australian interests including six who will join local stables, will spend two weeks in quarantine in Newmarket… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Subzero is set to have a children’s book written about him for the community work he has been involved in. Subzero who has been suffering health issues in recent months is set to star in a new children’s book. “It’s so exciting, we’ll do anything to help… Read More »
In-form The Harrovian will have to confirm his reputation as being able to carry big weights if he is to claim a $200,000 bonus in Cairns. The Harrovian is in line for the bonus after winning the Townsville Cup and Cairns Cup, two legs of the Northern Stayers bonus series…. Read More »
