Trainer Matt Laurie is aware of the task confronting Treasurethe Moment when she makes her seasonal debut in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. The nine-time winner from 11 starts will tackle the older horses for the first time in the Group 1 contest over 1400m on Saturday. Treasurethe Moment has strung together… Read More »
European stayer Al Riffa will attempt to give Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien a third win in the Melbourne Cup having been purchased by Australian connections. But Al Riffa will not remain in Australia post the Melbourne Cup and will chase lucrative prize money targets on the world stage. Al Riffa has been… Read More »
Some of Australia’s highest-profile three-year-olds colts return to the races this weekend, but the one considered the horse to beat in two of that age-group’s most significant events is still a couple of weeks away from resuming. Nepotism will launch his spring campaign in the $300,000 Group 2 Run To The… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller made a special trip to Caulfield to watch Fangirl go through her paces ahead of the Group 1 Memsie Stakes. Fangirl was scratched from the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick last Saturday and floated to Melbourne that night to run in the Memsie Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
The racing career of triple Group 1 winner Sunshine In Paris is over following an injury sustained at trackwork on Tuesday morning. Training partners Annabel and Rob Archibald broke the news on social media after consulting with the six-year-old’s owners John and Deb Camilleri. “Our stable star Sunshine In Paris has unfortunately picked… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge imports Sir Delius and Vauban, who currently share favouritism for the Melbourne Cup, have signalled their spring readiness with strong trial victories at Hawkesbury. The pair were among a large group of high-profile runners to step out after last week’s weather disruptions forced the metropolitan trial program to… Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club has confirmed 16 nominations for the Group 1 Memsie Stakes, the traditional weight-for-age opener to Victoria’s spring carnival. Among the headline entries are 2023 winner Mr Brightside, top-class mare Fangirl, Queensland star Antino and last season’s standout three-year-old Treasurethe Moment. All are poised to launch their… Read More »
Betr’s high-profile takeover battle for PointsBet may not be its only corporate play, with reports linking the wagering group to potential interest in Entain’s Australian operations. According to the Australian Financial Review, betr chairman Matt Tripp and chief executive Andrew Menz recently held a series of meetings in London with… Read More »
Antino will be tackling a much stronger Memsie Stakes that the version he was unplaced in last year, but Tony Gollan is convinced his veteran stable star is a more seasoned horse in 2025. The seven-year-old son of Redwood resumes in the 1400-metre Group 1 that is the spring kick-off point for… Read More »
Marhoona has made her first public appearance since winning this year’s Golden Slipper, holding out a host of well-performed sprinters to win a trial at Hawkesbury on Monday morning. The Emirates Park-raced daughter of Snitzel scored a half-length win over Headwall in the 800m hitout, which also included Shangri La Spring (third), Jedibeel (fourth)… Read More »
Former top-class three-year-old Elliptical has returned to Australia and joined the Chris Waller stable. Previously trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, Elliptical’s career peak came with victory in the Group 3 C.S. Hayes Stakes in 2023. A year earlier he went agonisingly close to elite success, finishing runner-up in both… Read More »
Jockey Mark Zahra has been given the call up to ride Fangirl in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield. The Chris Waller-trained mare was floated down from Sydney on Saturday night and will head to Caulfield on Tuesday for a familiarisation gallop ahead of the Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Fangirl… Read More »
Fresh from claiming the opening three-year-old stakes race of the season with Skyhook, Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou are preparing to chase another, this time with well performed colt King Of Pop. The winner of the Black Opal Stakes at two, King Of Pop will resume in the Group 3 San… Read More »
Ron Turcotte, the legendary jockey who partnered with Secretariat to capture the 1973 Triple Crown, has died at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He was 84. Turcotte passed away on Friday from natural causes, his family confirmed. Born in Canada, Turcotte rose from humble beginnings to the heights of… Read More »
Justin Huxtable scored a notable victory when he partnered the Tom Button trained Rogue Bear to a Cairns Cup success at Cannon Park on Saturday. It was a triumph of sorts for Huxtable, given all that he has gone through over the last twelve months … from being stood down… Read More »
After all the hard work that has gone into getting Baraqiel back to the track, co-trainer Troy Corstens admitted his heart almost sank when the sprinter was pulled from the barriers to undergo a veterinary check on Saturday. But after being given the all-clear to run, Baraqiel just over a… Read More »
Read what eahc of the jockeys had to say about their rides in the 2025 Winx Stakes at Randwick. James McDonald (Via Sistina): “Nice for her to come back as good as she left off last time. It worked out really well I think.” On the future: “The deeper in… Read More »
Chris Waller described it as a “Foxplay moment” but just as the mighty Winx did eight years ago, Via Sistina found a way to lift against the challenge of a stablemate to post her ninth Group One win at Randwick. Having her first start since taking out the Queen Elizabeth… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable have Group 1 aspirations with Street Rider after his return victory at Moonee Valley. After having his first two starts in Brisbane as a two-year-old, Space Rider was given time to mature with a three-year-old campaign in mind. The Group 1 Caulfield… Read More »
The jury is still out on whether Autumn Glow is going to be a sprinter or miler but the mare has ticked another box at Randwick by handling her first start on a heavy track to remain undefeated. Trainer Chris Waller contemplated whether to scratch her from Saturday’s Toy Show… Read More »
