Chris Waller has felt varying degrees of pressure with Wodeton from the time the colt who is favourite for this Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas hit the track. A $1.6 million Magic Millions yearling, he trotted in on debut but has not won since, along the way making trips to the runner-up… Read More »
Gold Coast based trainer Paul Shailer has visited the winner’s enclosure frequently in recent times. Six out of his last fifteen runners have saluted bringing the stable’s strike-rate since September 21 up to a very impressive forty-percent. Of those six winners, two runners – the three-year-old Savabeel gelding Contingency and… Read More »
Injured apprentice jockey Tom Prebble has been transferred to a rehabilitation clinic as his condition remains unchanged following a spinal cord injury. Victorian Jockeys Association chief executive Matt Hyland confirmed in a statement that Prebble has left the Austin Hospital’s spinal care unit and is now receiving care at the… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic has a touch of confidence that Pinstriped has turned the corner fitness wise and is ready to peak at Caulfield. The Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) on Saturday will be Pinstriped’s fourth run of the campaign and Jusufovic says the gelding is now reaching full fitness. In… Read More »
One way of securing a berth into the Caulfield Cup is to win the Herbert Power Stakes. The Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) is run on Saturday week and there is inevitably a late scramble to secure a berth. A total of 29 horses remain in contention for a Caulfield… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote is keeping the faith with his two southern raiders, Rothfire and Abounding as the duo head to different states for their next targeted assignments, both on October 18. Rothfire will race the $2 million Sydney Stakes on The Everest Day at Randwick. Rothfire, who carries the proud… Read More »
The only horse to have beaten star three-year-old Apocalyptic, Gallo Nero resumes in the Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill on a long-term mission towards next year’s Magic Millions carnival. The Hawkes Racing colt edged out Apocalyptic at the latter’s debut in December, the filly subsequently dominating Sydney’s Princess Series with a… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie concedes it is not ideal for Treasurethe Moment to be facing a small number of rivals in a Group 1 race at Caulfield as she builds towards a Cox Plate start. The Group 1 Might And Power (2000m) on Saturday had just five acceptors with Light Infantry Man expected… Read More »
Adrian Bott’s fears that Elamaz would be vulnerable first-up were borne out but he expected the French import to strip much fitter for his upcoming appearance in the Hill Stakes. A courageous winner of the McKell Cup (2000m) at his Australian debut in the winter, Bott had warned that the gelding… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees is banking on a positive barrier draw and a rise in distance being beneficial to the chances of Rivellino in the Caulfield Guineas. Rivellino is having his first Melbourne start in Saturday’s Group 1 feature for three-year-olds over 1600m at Caulfield, and Lees is not concerned about the colt… Read More »
Success with European imports has been the backbone of Chris Waller’s stable and unlocking the potential of former US-trained gallopers is shaping as the next frontier. Waller built much of his early momentum with stayers sourced from Europe but with that market now well and truly exposed, the influx of… Read More »
When Robbie Dolan and Royal Supremacy … two Irish-breds … scored their spectacular Group 1 in the Metropolitan at Randwick last Saturday, it thrust the possibility of a Dolan Melbourne Cup defence into play following his stunning, boilover Cup victory last year aboard Knight’s Choice at the punter flattening odds… Read More »
It’s not often that Chris Waller gets it wrong but when he does, he is very quick to make it right. Realising he pulled the wrong rein by running Pictor over 1100m first-up when he finished down the track at Canterbury, Waller stepped the Written Tycoon colt straight to 1400m for Wednesday’s The… Read More »
Clayton Douglas and his star sprinter Giga Kick will almost be strangers when the Caulfield Cup Carnival kicks off on Saturday. In two of the past three years, Douglas and Giga Kick have been in Sydney preparing for The Everest which the gelding won in 2022 and finished second in last year… Read More »
Gringotts will be on a mission to put an interrupted campaign back on track when he takes his place in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill. The Group 1 winner has missed scheduled starts in the 7 Stakes (1600m) and Shannon Stakes (1500m), both times due to poor blood… Read More »
The Chris Waller stable may have the two leading fancies for the Caulfield Guineas, but the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is not conceding defeat. Price knows only too well that the Guineas can throw up an upset having prepared Mighty Boss at $101 to take out the coveted 1600m race… Read More »
Chris Waller won the most famous small-field The Might And Power there has been, but don’t think that means the champion trainer is a fan of small fields. But he has another one to deal with this weekend at Caulfield. Waller’s classy gelding Buckaroo is one of just five acceptors for the… Read More »
The Bendigo Jockey Club will undertake a full renewal of its course proper racing surface following its annual Cup meeting. The project is backed by a $530,000 investment from the Victorian state government and will see 60,000 square metres of Kikuyu turf laid to deliver a more consistent, durable surface,… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club has confirmed its The Everest meeting is a sell-out, with all remaining general admission tickets snapped up on Monday. Interim ATC chief executive Steve McMahon said 54 per cent of Everest day ticketholders were aged under 34. “The Everest’s sell-out crowd is yet again vindication of… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and Craig Williams will team again in a bid to claim back-to-back wins in The Everest after Godolphin named Tempted would run in its slot. Bella Nipotina provided Maher and Williams with victory in the Group 1 The Everest (1200m) at Randwick last year. This year’s race will… Read More »
