Well bred colt Tenenbaum will be given the chance to target loftier goals this spring after stamping his class in the opening race at Canterbury. A full brother to 2025 Hong Kong Derby winner Cap Ferrat, the Snitzel colt is unlikely to be stretched to a staying journey this campaign,… Read More »
Races over such short trips like 800-metres are not seen that often in other places but Ipswich presents enough opportunities over the sprint distance for trainers like Pat Webster to make the most of. The training journeyman has two runners in the Barrier Reef Pools Benchmark 65 Handicap on Thursday… Read More »
Racing is never a straightforward equation as the punters who supported Custom in her most recent performance can attest. The Godolphin-owned four-year-old who is in the stable of Ciaron Maher, was sent out an odds-on favourite on the Caulfield Heath track at her most recent outing on August 8. That assessment… Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club has received 124 nominations for its showpiece race, the Caulfield Cup. The Group 1 handicap which has been boosted to $6 million this year, will be run over 2400m on October 17. Of the 124 entries, there are 32 international entries representing trainers from Ireland, England and France. This year’s international entry is… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will and J D Hayes will get a guide as to the chances of Cafe Millenium after a race earlier in Saturday’s program at Caulfield. Cafe Millenium runs first-up in the Evergreen Turf Handicap (1400m), two races after Mr Brightside makes his return off an injury enforced break in the Group… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable could have taken the perceived softer option with two of their resuming gallopers at Caulfield. The Evergreen Turf Handicap (1400m) on Saturday is run at benchmark 100 level and could have been the ideal starting point for Sabaj and Planet Red. It was the race Sepals won… Read More »
With promising colt Central Europe to be kept for another day, Group One placed stablemate Diameter is set to headline Chris Waller’s contingent for the three-year-old features at Rosehill. Part-owned by Coolmore, Central Europe holds nominations for the Golden Rose and Cox Plate but isn’t among acceptances for Saturday’s San… Read More »
Three-time Group 1-placed New Zealand stallion Savile Row has died aged 13, just a week out from what would have been his ninth season at stud. Brighthill Farm and Henrietta, Duchess Of Bedford announced the son of Makfi suffered a heart attack on Monday. Trained during his racing career by… Read More »
Canberra trainer Gratz Vella has shelved plans to target The Kosciuszko with star three-year-old Music Time, instead setting his sights on the Group 1 Golden Rose. Last season’s Black Opal Stakes winner and Golden Slipper placegetter had been on a path towards the $2 million country-trained feature, but the prospect… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller will rely on the ‘boys’ in his bid to claim a second Group 1 win of the season. Waller took out the opening Group 1 race of the season, the Winx Stakes at Randwick last Saturday relying on predominantly a team of mares while in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on… Read More »
Tom Dabernig had one sprinter book their spot in a Group 1 race last Saturday and he is looking forward to seeing another put up their hand for a crack at the top level this weekend. Untapped four-year-old Oliveanotherday will resume in Saturday’s $200,000 The Heath at Caulfield. The 1100-metre… Read More »
For Canberra based trainer Gratz Vella, three-year-old gelding Music Time has already provided the biggest thrill of his long training career. In his first campaign, the son of All Too Hard won the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m), Canberra’s premier two-year-old event, and backed up that form with a tough third… Read More »
Cody Morgan has returned to the training ranks after a year away, leasing 12 boxes at Tamworth racecourse as he looks to rebuild his stable with a smaller and more sustainable team. The 40-year-old saddled his most recent runner in September 2025 and has spent the past seven months working… Read More »
Australasia’s most expensive yearlings feature prominently among 1348 nominations for the 2027 Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, highlighting the depth of talent being aimed at Victoria’s premier two-year-old race. An impressive 93 of the 100 highest-priced yearlings sold across Australasia in 2026 have been nominated for the Caulfield feature. Heading… Read More »
Defiantly secured a ballot-exempt place in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) with an authoritative victory in the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay (3000m) at Deauville on Sunday, providing Joseph O’Brien with another serious candidate for a race in which he has already enjoyed considerable success. The Kergorlay carried a Melbourne… Read More »
Precisely how many runners Ciaron Maher has in this Saturday’s $200,000 H D F McNeil Stakes remains to be seen, but one colt who is a certain starter is Seraphox. The son of Harry Angel will launch a campaign that is being geared around the $3 million Group 1 Caulfield… Read More »
Craig Williams knows the unforgettable ride with Mr Brightside is going to end at some point, but he is excited about embarking on a sixth Spring Carnival with the gelding. The champion hoop will reunite with the Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained nine-year-old in this Saturday’s $750,000 Group 1 Memsie… Read More »
Pakenham trainer John Leek Jr’s training career could be over after the Victorian Racing Tribunal handed him a three-year disqualification on Monday morning. The penalty follows the tribunal finding Leek Jr guilty in May of stomach tubing The Storyteller in the back of a horse float near Terang in western… Read More »
Guest House proved himself a junior superstar last preparation and this spring is all about showing he’s much more than an early-developer. The colt Mick Price described as a ‘big centre-half-forward’ will have his first start as a three-year-old in this Saturday’s $250,000 Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at… Read More »
George Boughey feels that the 2026 Melbourne Cup will be tailormade for Hopewell Rock after he went down by the narrowest of margins in the Ebor Handicap (2787m) at York on Saturday. Purchased by powerhouse Qatari-based owners Wathnan Racing earlier in the season, Hopewell Rock ($7.50) arrived at York with… Read More »
