Sydney’s punishing wet spell looks set to ease in time for Saturday’s Group 1 Winx Stakes at Randwick, although officials remain cautious after what forecasters described as “a month of rain in two days.” By Thursday morning, Randwick had already soaked up 160mm of rain, including 76mm in the previous… Read More »
Mitch Beer Racing has confirmed a major development in its training ranks, with George Carpenter set to be elevated to co-trainer alongside Mitch Beer, pending Racing NSW approval. Carpenter has been working as Assistant Trainer for the past year and has played a key role in the stable’s operations. “George… Read More »
Okita Soushi heads to Moonee Valley to start a Melbourne Cup campaign that the Ciaron Maher stable hopes leads to a slight improvement on 12 months ago. The Irish-bred import finished third in last year’s Melbourne Cup after looming in the straight as the possible winner. Having raced just once since last… Read More »
Dylan Dunn is set to make his long-awaited return to the saddle, with the 28-year-old licensed trainer preparing for his first race ride in almost four years. Dunn revealed to Racing.com that the desire to resume riding has been bubbling away for some time, following the serious trackwork accident at… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable have Cups ambitions for their stayer Muktamil but realise they are a long way from reaching those goals. An important contest at Moonee Valley on Saturday – the Simpson Construction Handicap (2500m) – could take them a step closer to those targets. Young said… Read More »
The return of unbeaten mare Autumn Glow is not only set to be one of the highlights of the Winx Stakes meeting but a campaign defining race for the emerging star. The four-year-old will step out in the Group 3 Toy Show Quality (1100m) as trainer Chris Waller looks to test her… Read More »
Trainer Simon Zahra is aware of the task confronting Don’t Hope Do when he returns to Stakes level at Moonee Valley. The now five-year-old, who runs in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) on Saturday, has not contested a Black Type race since finishing sixth in the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Peter Snowden says smart filly Memo only needs to reproduce her juvenile form to be a first-up force in the opening leg of the four-race Princess Series at a waterlogged Randwick. Memo makes her seasonal return in the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) on Saturday after a two-year-old season highlighted… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller is confident star mare Via Sistina will handle conditions in her seasonal return at Randwick, provided race day skies stay clear. Via Sistina is one of five Waller-trained runners set to contest the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, the opening elite-level race of the… Read More »
It might be selling Bjorn Baker short by saying that he came of age at the top tier of his profession with his magnificent 2024/25 season because he has always been a very good trainer … but let’s run with that for the moment. The season-to-season stats tell a story…. Read More »
Via Sistina is the reigning queen of Australian racing but stablemate Aeliana is the horse trainer Chris Waller believes could be her heir apparent. The established star and rising young talent clash for the first time in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, Via Sistina a $2.30 favourite for… Read More »
Ninety-three years young, Shirley Batten trained a winner at Casino this week with the four-year-old gelding Eagle’s Fire taking the honours in a BM58 Handicap under the steadying burden of 59kg which he carried with steely determination to claim victory in a pressurised finish. Adding to the pleasure of the… Read More »
Blueblood filly Beside The Ocean, a Zoustar half-sister to Golden Slipper winner and stallion Farnan, broke through for a valuable maiden city success at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. The lightly raced three-year-old handled the heavy 10 conditions with ease, scoring a dominant win over 1300m at just her second career… Read More »
Racing powerhouse Yulong has signalled its intent for another triumph in the Blue Diamond Stakes, lodging 145 entries for the 2026 edition of the $2 million feature. The Melbourne Racing Club confirmed that a total of 1456 nominations were received when entries closed for the prestigious juvenile contest. Yulong is… Read More »
A pair of well-bred three-year-olds from the Chris Waller stable have provided bright spots at a rain-soaked Warwick Farm with both destined to be given shots at better races. Burma Star kicked off Wednesday’s midweek card with a strong win in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Handicap (1100m), the Exceed And Excel… Read More »
From the time Humble Trader was paraded at the Melbourne Yearling Sales in 2024, trainer Greg Eurell knew he was a horse he wanted in his stable. And parting with $60,000 for the son of Hanseatic may prove a cheap purchase after the three-year-old registered a debut win in the Sportsbet Blackbook… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas is looking at a previous trip to the tricky Moonee Valley circuit proving a bonus for Tiger Shark. The former Queensland-trained mare made her debut for Douglas in a benchmark 100 grade race at The Valley on August 9 and returns to the track on Saturday to run… Read More »
All eyes will be on the return of star mare Via Sistina in the Winx Stakes but rival jockey Tommy Berry believes it just might be the right race at the right time for Gringotts in the gelding’s bid for a second major. Gringotts will kick off his campaign in Saturday’s Randwick… Read More »
The 2026 Cox Plate will be staged for the first time away from Moonee Valley with Flemington announced as having hosting rights. This year’s Cox Plate will be the last run on the current Moonee Valley track before the course is closed to be rebuilt and reshaped. Racing Victoria, in… Read More »
The Tony and Maddysen Sears trained Yellow Brick is scheduled to line up in the Group 3 Toy Show Quality at Randwick on Saturday. The six-year-old son of The Mission will go into the race first-up nearly two-and-a-half months after he made a mockery of his starting price of $41… Read More »
