Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan believes his stable’s quartet of young horses is set to turn their luck around and make their mark on the Melbourne spring carnival. Gollan has mapped out programs for Zoustyle, Niedorp, Vincere Volare and Garibaldi in coming weeks. Zoustyle has headed to Melbourne after running last… Read More »
After two unplaced runs off a long injury lay-off, dual Cox Plate placegetter Humidor will be out to show he is on track for another crack at Australasia’s premier weight-for-age race when he runs in the Underwood Stakes. Humidor, now trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, was second in… Read More »
Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark will have a race day gallop at Canterbury to keep him ticking over for the Group One feature. His Epsom jockey James McDonald will ride the gelding in Wednesday’s work-out. Te Akau Shark finished second in his first Australian start in the Tramway Stakes… Read More »
Having missed a start in The Shorts in Sydney, Everest-bound Sunlight has been re-acquainted with The Valley ahead of the $1 million Moir Stakes. Co-trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy opted to scratch Sunlight from Saturday’s Group Two Shorts (1100m) at Randwick because of a wet track and sent her back… Read More »
Five Group One winners feature among the 18 nominations for the Moir Stakes which has a field limit of 15 plus emergencies. A change of plans because of a wet track in Sydney last weekend has prompted the Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable to bring Sunlight back to Melbourne to… Read More »
Brimham Rocks is set to run in the Group One Caulfield Cup with 52kg after escaping a penalty for his win in the Naturalism Stakes. The Chris Waller-trained Brimham Rocks’ victory in Saturday’s Naturalism at Caulfield carried with it a ballot exemption into the $5 million Caulfield Cup on October… Read More »
With the Cox Plate at The Valley among the spring options for Queensland Derby winner Mr Quickie, trainer Phillip Stokes has given the gelding a familiarisation gallop at the course. Mr Quickie was among several high profile horses to work at The Valley on Monday morning including fellow Group One… Read More »
Godolphin colt Beyliks has won the first of the season’s official two-year-old barrier trials in Sydney. By champion Lonhro out of Group Three winner Ottoman, Beyliks drew away to win over 850 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick on Monday morning. Horses that compete in the officials trials get… Read More »
Queensland Oaks winner Winning Ways has been crowned Horse of the Year at the Queensland Thoroughbred Awards. The Garry Newham-trained Winning Ways, Queensland’s sole Group One winner in 2018/19, was also named the state’s Three-Year-Old of the Year at Sunday night’s function in Brisbane. Her owner Paul Makin died the… Read More »
After aborting Plan A for Santa Ana Lane’s Everest preparation, connections of the star sprinter remain optimistic it will not negatively impact on his chance to win the $14 million sprint. Santa Ana Lane was scheduled to head to Sydney to run first-up in Saturday’s Group Two Shorts (1100m), won… Read More »
Some of Queensland’s best known racing names have joined the Kilcoy Race Club committee. Kilcoy, 80km north of Brisbane, was a foundation Friday TAB circuit club in Queensland before being bumped back to country status about 20 years ago. In recent years it has made a resurgence with nine TAB… Read More »
The lightly raced Yao Dash, the only horse to beat Funstar, is now set to take his place in the Group One Golden Rose. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old won his midweek debut at Canterbury last month and backed it up with victory at Rosehill on September 7… Read More »
Caulfield Cup aspirations for The Chosen One will get another examination when the four-year-old strives to give champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker his fifth win in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. The Chosen One began his Melbourne spring campaign in the Group Two Feehan Stakes at The… Read More »
New Zealand champion Melody Belle has won her eighth Group One race to keep the 2019 Cox Plate in the mix. First the mare will try to win the triple crown at home having taken the first two legs, the Tarzino Trophy and Saturday’s Windsor Park Plate at Hastings. The… Read More »
Two years of planning has trainer Danny O’Brien finally reaping the rewards with his team of staying three-year-olds. Skiddaw added to O’Brien’s three-year-old haul of recent weeks winning the 4Cyte For Living Legends Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday and is on a path to the Victoria Derby (2500m) at… Read More »
Trainer Barry Baldwin believes it is a long shot that The Candy Man can make the field for the Group One Epsom Handicap and he is looking for other options in Sydney. The Candy Man needed to win Friday’s Cameron Handicap at Newcastle to assure a place in the field… Read More »
Former apprentice Stephen Brown Jr remains in intensive care in a Melbourne hospital after a fall in a jump-out at Wangaratta. Brown was was placed in an induced coma and flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Wednesday after the fall. “Stephen Brown Jr remains under observation in the Intensive… Read More »
A Group l fairytale was complete at Caulfield, Avilius bounced back to his brilliant best and a Melbourne Cup contender confirmed his status as a leading contender. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Lock Up Your Mothers Warrnambool… Read More »
I Am Eloquent is likely to head straight to the Group One Thousand Guineas after taking a leap in grade to win at Caulfield. Success in Saturday’s Listed Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield came after the filly had won a restricted race at Geelong at her previous start. But… Read More »
He didn’t win the major race on the program, but Chris Waller has taken out training honours on George Main Stakes day at Randwick with a quartet of winners. Three of those came in stakes races with Funstar a narrow winner of the Group Two Tea Rose Stakes (1400m), Kolding… Read More »
