Lindermann returned to his best form but Fangirl may have run her last race after the delayed Group 2 $300,000 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) was finally run and won at Royal Randwick today. A huge storm with heavy rain and gale-force winds swept across Randwick soon after the running of the… Read More »
My Gladiola has finally got the Group 1 monkey off her back claiming victory in the Moir Stakes at Sandown. Traditionally run at Moonee Valley, this year’s Group 1 sprint over 1000m was transferred to Sandown as The Valley undergoes a rebuild. The 1000m weight-for-age dash was an enthralling contest… Read More »
Ciaron Maher isn’t sure if Tempted can upset Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising in the $20 million Everest, but he’s satisfied the mare couldn’t be going any better after her scintillating return in the Concorde Stakes at Randwick. Against a high quality field, Tempted ($1.95 fav) unleashed a withering turn of foot… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the Moir Stakes has been run, with John McArdle’s star mare My Gladiola proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. Winning Trainer: John… Read More »
This was how trainer Joe Pride described his stable trio’s efforts in the Group 2 $300,000 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Tramway produced a thrilling finish with Headley Grange finding a way to while his stablemate Attica ran on strongly for third and Private Eye passed only one… Read More »
David Payne has another smart horse on his hands in Randwick winner Bangkok Hottie. He only has sixteen horses in work, but David Payne might have found his next Group 1 winner in Bangkok Hottie, who has accounted for a smart field of fillies to capture the Furious Stakes at Randwick…. Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young Young stable was on weather watch early on Saturday morning. Another downpour or shower would have placed Blind Raise in serious doubt of contesting the Listed McKenzie Stakes (1300m) on Saturday with the gelding possibly being reserved for the Listed Michael Moroney (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday week…. Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman’s crack young sprinter Ninja is the first confirmed starter in the Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick next month. Freedman confirmed a deal has been negotiated with slot-holder John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds to lock in a start in the world’s richest turf race… Read More »
Jamie Melham said she felt old after partnering Adelaide trained galloper Pretty Baby to victory in a Stakes race at Sandown. While Melham’s career has gone on to bigger and better things, Melham remembers partnering Louisiana to victory in a race at Strathalbyn in 2016. Louisiana is the dam of Pretty Baby who scored… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman made mention of the Epsom Handicap and Golden Eagle as possible spring carnival targets for promising Decorum after his impressive return to racing at Royal Randwick on Saturday. They might seem lofty Group 1 ambitions for a four-year-old still in restricted grade but Decorum’s fast-finishing win in… Read More »
So You Are twice had to settle for stakes placings behind The Budgiesmugla during the winter, but the talented stayer finally had his moment in the sun in the Drinkwise Cup at Randwick. After racing handy throughout, So You Are ($3) was left in front before the corner and maintained a… Read More »
Ernaux, the $3 million mare, is finally starting to realise her potential and has earned another season of racing after her win at Royal Randwick today. The Chris Waller-trained Ernaux was given the run of the race by James Mcdonald and continued her rapid improvement with a strong win in the… Read More »
Emerging country sprinter Lord Remlap has underlined his credentials as a serious Kosciuszko candidate, extending his unbeaten streak with a tough Highway Handicap win at Randwick. The four-year-old firmed into $8 for the October feature after making it four wins from as many starts on Saturday, despite enduring a wide passage… Read More »
Legendary Australian sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney OAM will be inducted into the South Australian Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame at Saturday night’s SA Racing Awards. McAvaney will enter the Hall of Fame in the associate category in recognition of his decades-long contribution to South Australian racing as a broadcaster, advocate… Read More »
History is on the side of Cavalry Girl as she looks to extend her winning streak in the Group 1 Moir Stakes. Since the Moir Stakes was transferred to an early September date in 2024, both subsequent winners â Baraqiel and Mornington Glory â had been successful in the Carlyon Stakes (1000m) in the lead up. Cavalry… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable recently scored a top four finish in a maiden race at Sandown. Two of that quartet head to a Stakes race at Sandown looking to continue the good run of form for the Maher stable. Saintly Dancer and Ghana’s Akan, who finished one-two in that maiden… Read More »
Metropolitan fancy Thebudgiesmugla is unbeaten in five starts over 2400 metres and he will be out to make it six when he lines up in the Drinkwise Cup at Randwick. The six-year-old was one of the revelations of the off-season, winning three of his four starts between May and July,… Read More »
The connections of Blind Raise have aspirations of being a main player in some of the upcoming spring features with their campaign kicking off at Sandown. The Listed McKenzie Stakes (1300m) on Saturday will potentially lead to a Group 1 contest, or two, in Melbourne and Sydney. The Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on… Read More »
He is the early Caulfield Cup favourite and expected to make an impact over longer journeys, but Rachel King won’t be surprised if Green Spaces can ruffle some feathers in the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick. The Australian Derby winner was doing his best work late when eighth to Autumn Glow… Read More »
Extragalactic’s quest for Group 1 redemption starts in this Saturday’s $750,000 Moir Stakes at Sandown. Pakenham trainer Trent Edmonds will produce the four-year-old for the first time since she was beaten a nose by Desert Lightning in The Goodwood in the 1000-metre weight-for-age event. The Goodwood was a bitter pill… Read More »
