Veteran Articus has upstaged his more fancied rivals and earned a possible stakes-race tilt with a narrow win in the final race on Chelmsford Stakes day at Randwick. The eight-year-old hadn’t been in the winner’s stall for almost two-and-a-half years and was sent out $21 but responded to a positive… Read More »
Homesman has won a golden ticket into the Cox Plate courtesy of a comprehensive win in the Feehan Stakes at The Valley. The winner of Saturday’s Group Two race bypasses the ballot into next month’s $5 million Cox Plate at The Valley. Placed second in the weight-for-age race 12 months… Read More »
Nash Rawiller’s resurgence in the riding ranks has gone to the next level at Randwick with the jockey landing four winners and his first at Group level since his return from a lengthy ban. Rawiller, who spent 15 months in the wilderness serving a ban imposed by Hong Kong stewards… Read More »
For the second year in a row, proven fresh performer Faatinah has struck first-up at The Valley coming off an international campaign in Dubai. After a three-run preparation in Dubai early in 2018 the gelding returned home to Australia and started his spring preparation in late August last year with… Read More »
Dreamforce went straight to the front in the G2 Harvey Norman Tramway Stakes (1400m) and never looked like losing. Nash Rawiller (Dreamforce): “John gives you a lot of confidence when you are riding for him. He sends them around nice and fit and puts them on the pace and they… Read More »
Tim Clark has declared Samadoubt the latest benchmark of weight-for-age racing in Sydney after the bold frontrunner annihilated his Chelmsford Stakes rivals to maintain his unbeaten record this campaign. Like he did first-up in the Group One Winx Stakes, Samadoubt ($10) found the lead and Clark clicked him up a… Read More »
Doubts about Redzel being up to another Everest campaign have been dispelled in less than a minute at Randwick. With punters shying away from Redzel in Saturday’s Group Thee Concorde Stakes (1000m) and letting him go at $7, Nature Strip was sent out the $2.30 favourite to stake his claims… Read More »
Co-trainer Robert Heathcote declared three-year-old Profit was on the road to Group race success after the gelding overcame difficulties to win at Eagle Farm. Profit ($4.40) made it two wins from two starts when he charged home to beat his stable mate Guntantes ($12) by 1 1/4 lengths in the… Read More »
Tasmanian trainer Scott Brunton admitted he had concerns over the condition of The Inevitable ahead of his victory at The Valley. Travelling overnight on Thursday via ferry from Devonport to Melbourne, Brunton explained The Inevitable had lost weight and was in a cranky mood on-course on Saturday. After a slow… Read More »
Samadoubt proved his first up win in the Winx Stakes was no fluke with a dominant victory from the front in the Bob Ingham G2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m). Tim Clark (Samadoubt): “Amazing. He’s just gone to a new level this time in. He was a lot more comfortable today over… Read More »
Melbourne’s premier jockey Craig Williams has given Exhilarates a glowing endorsement after riding the best-credentialed filly in the Atlantic Jewel Stakes to victory in the Listed race at The Valley. The James Cummings-trained Magic Millions Classic winner Exhilarates resumed from a spell with an impressive win in the Group Three… Read More »
Never count out Redzel. The sprinter maintained his affinity with the Randwick 1000m by taking out the G3 Forum Concorde Stakes (1000m). Kerrin McEvoy (Redzel): “It’s great to see him back. He had his doubters after last prep but it is great to see him come back and do it… Read More »
The margin wasn’t as big as expected but Libertini has proven she has courage as well as class, chasing down Villami to score a narrow but decisive Furious Stakes victory at Randwick. The star filly gave punters who took the $1.18 quote a scare when she ranged up to leader… Read More »
Since he won a maiden on debut, Baller has been from benchmark grade to Group One level and back again with mixed success, finally getting a confidence-boosting result at Randwick. Trainer Anthony Cummings has always had a high opinion of Baller whose fourth win has taken a bit longer than… Read More »
Slow learner Kentucky Breeze will be given the chance at qualifying for a start in the Caulfield Cup after recording an easy win at The Valley. Victory in Saturday’s Powerflo Solutions Handicap was Kentucky Breeze’s second in succession at the home of the Cox Plate with trainer Levi Kavanagh planning… Read More »
Talented gelding Scallopini left trainer Steve O’Dea with plenty of options after his brave win at Eagle Farm. Scallopini was having his first start since April but showed plenty of heart to run down Desert Digby ($6) by a long neck in the UMS School Wear Handicap (1200m). It completed… Read More »
A run of bad luck in Highway Handicaps finally turned for Terry Robinson when Lady Demi got the decision in a deceptive photo finish at Randwick. Robinson was ruing his luck when Lady Demi and Rioli went to the line together and said he didn’t think she’d won. “No I… Read More »
Stakes winner Power Scheme has kicked off his Victoria Derby campaign on a winning note at The Valley in his first start since being gelded. Beginning his spring campaign over 1500m in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Exotics Handicap, last season’s Listed Fernhill Handicap winner settled midfield under jockey Mark Zahra… Read More »
Three-year-old Yao Dash has given training partners Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott plenty to think about after making it two wins from as many starts against a quality field at Randwick. Starting the $3.30 favourite, Yao Dash was coming off a dominant maiden win at Canterbury in slick time and… Read More »
Promising Reckless Choice is on a Magic Millions path after an easy win in the Brisbane Neurosurgery Handicap at Eagle Farm. Reckless Choice gave apprentice Stephanie Thornton her fourth win for trainer Steve O’Dea since moving from Victoria last month. Thornton didn’t panic when she got well back early but… Read More »
