Ask any thoroughbred owner and they’ll tell you it’s hard to win even one race. The Joe Pride-trained Headley Grange ($10) has now won five in the space of a preparation, to make it 11 from 22 overall. The son of Exosphere overcame a horror draw to take out the… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has praised Lindermann’s never-say-die attitude after partnering the grand campaigner to a dashing victory in the $2 million Hill Stakes at Rosehill. After winning the Rosehill Guineas aboard the horse in 2023, Rawiller didn’t reunite with him again until this year but has now ridden him in nine… Read More »
Giga Kick is officially back. The horse who once vied for recognition as Australia’s best sprinter tasted victory for the first time in almost two-and-a-half years in Saturday’s $300,000 Group 2 Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. Just under three years shy of his historic win in The Everest, Clayton Douglas’s stable… Read More »
From the time Autumn Boy entered the stables of champion trainer Chris Waller the colt appealed as a future Group 1 winner. That big day arrived on Saturday when Autumn Boy emulated his sire The Autumn Sun, also prepared by Waller, to win the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and in the… Read More »
With the AFL and NRL titles already in the bag, Queensland added the Toorak Handicap to its spring booty when Transatlantic scored a thrilling win in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 at Caulfield. The five-year-old son of Snitzel provided The Sunshine State’s premier Tony Gollan with a second-straight win in the 1600-metre… Read More »
Read what the Jockeys and & Trainers said in the Caulfield Guineas 2025. Winning Trainer: Chris Waller By The Autumn Sun: “We’re proud of all the horses that come through the stable. But when we’ve got champions like The Autumn Sun and we’ve got sons and daughters, it’s pretty special.”… Read More »
He is the half-brother to former boom two-year-old Storm Boy but Shangri La Boy ($4.60) is making a name for himself after taking out the $500,000 Group 3 Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill Gardens for the training team of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The son of Pierro led from pillar to… Read More »
Results in racing are never assured. The Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday attracted a field of four and was considered a two-horse race between the $1.60 favourite Treasurethe Moment and the Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo ($2.70). But it was left to a brilliant tactical front-running ride by… Read More »
Read what the Jockeys and & Trainers said in the Toorak Handicap 2025. Winning Trainer: Tony Gollan Target race: “I’ve had one of those preparations where I’ve been beaten point one, point one. But I was never really worried, I’d always planned to be here today. I think those defeats… Read More »
Having experienced one of his lowest moments in racing this week, Nathan Doyle found himself at the other end of the spectrum at Rosehill when Hidden Motive scored a surprise win in the Group Two Roman Consul Stakes. The young Newcastle trainer’s sprint star Private Harry was ruled out of The Everest on… Read More »
Read what the Jockeys and & Trainers said in the Might And Power Stakes 2025. Winning Trainer: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr (Price speaking) Upset result: “It was a heist, wasn’t it? But you know it’s a horse race, not a mathematical formula. So we get up every day… Read More »
Southern NSW trainer Doug Gorrel has been fined after one of his runners returned a positive to the anabolic steroid Trendione from a post-race urine sample in July. The Wagga-based horseman was issued a $6000 penalty by Racing NSW stewards following a positive test from Rita Red, who finished third… Read More »
A three-year-old full sister to champion mare Verry Elleegant (NZ) made her debut on Friday night at Southside Cranbourne. Trained by Chris Waller, Verry Stella (NZ) lined-up in Race 2, a 1300m maiden where she settled near the tail of the field and made steady ground late and looked to… Read More »
Walsh Bay, the runaway winner of the Toowoomba Cup two weeks ago, will be looking to add even more substance to her resume when she heads into action in the Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Walsh Bay has sizzling form. Not only did this Chris and Corey… Read More »
It’s an ideal partnership … and it didn’t have to be officially ratified for it to be just that. The Barry Lockwood and Emma-Jane Vincent training partnership is now officially underway (they had their first runners on October 1) but they have already been a formidable team for a number… Read More »
The Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield is shaping as a fork in the road race for talented sprinter Arabian Summer. The Group 2 sprint at weight-for-age over 1100m on Saturday will determine which path the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained four-year-old takes in coming weeks. On offer for Arabian Summer is the… Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has confirmed that Chairman John Kanga has resigned from his position, effective immediately. Mr Kanga said his decision followed “a series of public attacks” directed at him in recent weeks but stressed that his focus remained on the interests of the Club and the broader… Read More »
Star jockey Mark Zahra has been booked to partner Thousand Guineas favourite Apocalyptic next Saturday. Apocalyptic, a current $1.90 elect for the Caulfield Group 1, has returned in outstanding order this prep, capping it with a sizzling victory in the G1 Flight Stakes last weekend. With Tommy Berry remaining in… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea has warned that The Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising needs to lift to win the 1200m showpiece—and he’s not convinced there’s enough time to bridge the gap. After the Hong Kong star sparked debate with a Tuesday morning trial at Randwick, O’Shea told Radio TAB’s Steve Hewlett… Read More »
Trainer Glen Thompson’s world came crashing down when Mike Moroney died earlier in the year. Thompson was in a training partnership with Moroney, and the pair celebrated the victory of Coeur Volante in a Stakes race at Caulfield just days before Moroney’s death. Thompson took over full responsibility of the team… Read More »
