Chris Bieg’s punt on ex-Singapore galloper Mt Niseko can pay further dividends on Saturday when the rejuvenated six-year-old chases victory in the Sportsbet Gytrash Series Final (1200m) at Morphettville. One of six $105,000 races on Saturday, the Gytrash Series Final has quickly become one of South Australia’s premier spring contests… Read More »
Titanium Miss will be chasing a timely win for Tracey Bartley at the showcase Kembla Grange meeting, almost 16 years to the day since his former star Sniper’s Bullet’s triumphed in the Railway Stakes in Perth. The multiple Group 1 winner was a dream horse for the provincial trainer and remains the… Read More »
Having completed 900 wins together, trainer Peter Moody and jockey Luke Nolen will attempt to add another feature race to their record, most likely at Cranbourne. Nolen is down to partner the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Saban in the Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m), looking to break his duck in… Read More »
It has been quite a round trip for the five-year-old mare Party For Two who started her career at the Sunshine Coast and who now returns to the scene of her first career victory on Saturday to tackle the $125,000 Swiss Ace Plate. A win on Saturday would be Party… Read More »
It seems Jigsaw has been around forever but at Cranbourne on Saturday the sprinter will be lining up for just his 36th race start. The Cindy Alderson-trained seven-year-old started his career in January 2021 with a win at Geelong and on Saturday will chase a 12th career win when he runs… Read More »
Having started the preparation with conservative expectations, connections of Amor Victorious are satisfied he can recapture his best form as he continues his comeback from knee issues. The winner of the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) last year, Amor Victorious underwent surgery to both knees following his midfield effort in the… Read More »
The Warra hasn’t always been Plan A for Catch The Glory but, weather permitting, the Group Three sprint is starting to shape as a nice option for the progressive mare. Trainer Jason Coyle originally had Saturday week’s Starlight Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill earmarked for her return but decided to throw in an… Read More »
The field for Saturday’s $500,000 WA Guineas at Ascot has several genuine contenders in the lineup … and it also puts into play what could be a mouth-watering rematch between King Of Light and Heeza Phoenix. King Of Light and Heeza Phoenix clashed two weeks ago when they both went… Read More »
A rejigged campaign has finally yielded Sweltering her maiden win. One of the shortest priced favourites to start on a Sydney racetrack for some time, Sweltering has overcome a mid-preparation reshuffle to reward the faith of connections with a dominant win. Placed in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks earlier this… Read More »
The trainer and jockey combination of Peter Moody and Luke Nolen notched up a milestone with the win of Cooly at Caulfield Heath. Success in the Sportsbet Fast Form Plate (1500m) on Wednesday was the pair’s 900th together. They have shared multiple Group 1 wins, were associated with the champion… Read More »
An against-the-odds win in Ascot’s Railway Stakes almost forty years ago is serving as inspiration for Annabel Archibald as she plots a Perth raid with Depth Of Character. Archibald captured the Group 1 feature last year with Port Lockroy, who scored from barrier seven, but when Depth Of Character drew… Read More »
He was a beaten favourite last start but Jack Bruce is challenged but undeterred as it will all be up to which Atmosphere shows up at Ipswich on Thursday. Bruce will saddle up the $2.90 favourite in the Barrier Reef Pools Class 5 Plate (1350m) after the gelding’s previous outing that saw… Read More »
Trainer Lucy Yeomans is thankful for the opportunity of preparing a galloper for a tilt at a $1 million slot race at Cranbourne. Jenni The Fox runs for slot holder Cape Schanck Racing in The Meteorite (1200m) on Saturday and wears the colours of Tony Ottobre and his family, the owners of… Read More »
Gavin Bedggood has armed himself with strong representation as he chases a first win in his hometown Cup. Of the 18 acceptors for Saturday’s Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m), four hail from the Bedggood stable, although not all four are guaranteed a start. That will be good news for emergency acceptors Pondalowie and… Read More »
Kris Lees will decide in the next 24 hours how many runners he will saddle up in the $1 million the Gong, but Tavi Time will be a definite starter despite a wide draw. The consistent performer has barrier 16 and stablemate Loch Eagle 18, the latter having also been nominated for… Read More »
A 24-year-old jockey is fighting for life after a shocking race fall, with the rider responsible handed a lengthy suspension by stewards. Bailey Rogerson — granddaughter of a Melbourne Cup-winning trainer — is in an induced coma in a New Zealand hospital, The Sun reports. Her legendary grandfather Graeme Rogerson,… Read More »
Richard Litt won a feature sprint race with Barber in his first preparation with the ex-Godolphin speedster and the Warwick Farm trainer is out to kick off his second campaign with another. The Exceed And Excel five-year-old resumes in Saturday’s $300,000 The Warra (1000m), which is the feature sprint race… Read More »
Ken and Kasey Keys has been a stalwart of the Cranbourne racing scene for many years and would like to add another local Cup to the trophy cabinet. With two wins in the Listed Cranbourne Cup to his credit – Blue Collar Jack (2006) and Boom ‘N’ Zoom (2011) –… Read More »
The unbeaten King Of Light will step up onto a bigger stage when he lines up for the $500 000 Group 2 WA Guineas at Ascot on Saturday. The striking chestnut son of Earthlight has a perfect record from his four career starts to date, getting the job done on… Read More »
The Grant and Alana Williams trained Storyville rubber-stamped her readiness for Saturday’s Group 1 Railway Stakes when she powered home along the rail under the usual strong ride by Willie Pike to edge out a wall of horses in a testing finish in the Group 3 R J Peters Stakes… Read More »
