The City Tattersall’s Club Cup might have been the race that got away for emerging stayer Travolta but he will get another chance to boost his prospects of a Metropolitan start via the Newcastle Gold Cup. Starting an odds-on favourite, Travolta was brought undone by a brilliant tactical ride from… Read More »
A stayer who has proven competitive at the highest level and another hoping to eventually tick that box will go head-to-head for Tulloch Lodge in the Kingston Town Stakes at Randwick. Dual Group 1 placegetter Vauban and the lightly raced Elamaz are both relatively recent additions to the Gai Waterhouse… Read More »
A 2000m benchmark handicap at Caulfield may not be high on list of priorities for King Charles III as he entertains US President Donald Trump in the UK. Discussions on global affairs have taken place between the pair, but should His Majesty find a quiet moment he may tune in… Read More »
Annabel and Rob Archibald have made a key gear change to talented filly Tupakara as she bids to finally shed her maiden status in the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick. The three-year-old has placed in four of her seven starts, each time at black-type level, including a Group… Read More »
Trainer Cliff Brown admits the task facing Sepals will not be an easy one as the pair chase a Group 1 win at Caulfield. Brown was no stranger to Group 1 success in Australia before a 12-year career in Singapore saw him rack up multiple wins at the highest level…. Read More »
Phillip Stokes believes Stay Cosmic and Ferivia will handle a rise to 1400m in their respective targets at Caulfield on Saturday. The Pakenham-based trainer will have Stay Cosmic in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) and Ferivia in the Listed Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m) after encouraging runs over 1200m… Read More »
Melbourne Cup hopeful Basilinna has been ruled out of the spring carnival. Racing Victoria confirmed on Wednesday that the Emma-Lee and David Browne-trained mare will undergo surgery to remove bone chips from her near-fore fetlock. Basilinna had secured a start in the Melbourne Cup by winning the Listed Andrew Ramsden… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Marhoona will commence her spring in the G2 Shorts at Randwick on Saturday, with a campaign aimed at the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes later in the season. Michael Freedman’s lightly raced filly has not competed since her Golden Slipper triumph and has tuned up with two trials… Read More »
Tyler Schiller has combined with Team Hawkes for an important win at Canterbury in what could herald the start of a momentous few days for the Johnson family’s yellow and white silks. Jockey, trainer and owner were in the winner’s circle with lightly raced stayer Tastula on Wednesday and will… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge trainer Adrian Bott has had a vested interest in the start of Mr Brightside’s spring campaign and hopes that gelding’s good form augurs well for his own stable heavyweight, Royal Patronage. The Lindsay Park-prepared Mr Brightside and Royal Patronage both competed in Hong Kong’s Champions Mile (1600m) in… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable held high hopes for Space Rider after a recent first-up win at Moonee Valley. But Price concedes he was left scratching his head after the colt returned to that track for his second-up outing but failed to finish the race off in the… Read More »
Smokin’ Romans maybe getting on in years, but trainer Ciaron Maher has been buoyed by the gelding’s recent performance and is giving the ‘old boy’ another crack at a Group 1 contest. The Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday will see Smokin’ Romans line up with stablemates Zardozi and Middle Earth in a… Read More »
Newgate and GPI have confirmed that Darby Racing’s star sprinter Overpass will line up in their slot for the 2025 TAB Everest, with the seven-year-old gelding set to tackle the $20 million feature first-up. A Group 1-winner who has amassed more than $10 million in prizemoney, Overpass has built a… Read More »
The prize money for rising spring star Navy Pilot has been placed on hold, with the colt still registered under the ownership of a company tied to a convicted money launderer. Trained by Ciaron Maher, Navy Pilot was narrowly beaten in Saturday’s Poseidon Stakes at Flemington and remains entered for… Read More »
New South Wales stablehand Matthew Quinn has been handed a nine-month suspension after returning a positive test for cocaine. Racing NSW stewards confirmed the result came following trackwork at Newcastle racecourse on Monday, July 14, with Quinn later pleading guilty to a breach of AR139(1), which relates to the use… Read More »
Reigning Australian Horse Of The Year Via Sistina and Irish St Leger winner Al Riffa head the weights for the Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria chief handicapper David Hegan released the weights for both the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 4 and the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Tom Prebble has issued his own statement one week after his serious fall at Warrnambool, sharing an update on his condition and expressing gratitude to those who have supported him. Prebble revealed he currently has no feeling or movement from the ribcage down, but stressed he remains optimistic… Read More »
Reigning Australian Racehorse of the Year Via Sistina and Irish stayer Al Riffa have been assigned the joint topweight of 59kg for the $10 million Melbourne Cup. Chris Waller’s star mare Via Sistina has been rated the class horse of the field after her eight-length Cox Plate triumph last spring,… Read More »
The $5 million Caulfield Cup has its clear headline acts, with Group 1 performers Buckaroo and Light Infantry Man both handed the topweight of 59kg. Last year’s runner-up Buckaroo returns with unfinished business after strong form at weight-for-age, while Ciaron Maher’s Light Infantry Man brings Australian Cup-winning credentials. Vauban and… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher is content with the progress Another Wil has made as he prepares for a Group 1 assignment at Caulfield. Another Wil heads to the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, a race in which he finished second to Kimochi in last year. This year the Group 1 handicap,… Read More »
