Jockey Lachlan Neindorf could not have asked for a better reintroduction to Melbourne racing, landing a Stakes win at Caulfield. A leading rider in Adelaide, Neindorf previously spent time in Melbourne during his apprenticeship before relocating to Mornington late last season. He had been the stable rider for Phillip Stokes… Read More »
War Eternal has capitalised on race fitness to land a gritty win at Rosehill but the returns of two Chris Waller-trained stayers behind him are set to prove more poignant pointers for the spring carnival. Seven-year-old War Eternal enjoyed the rain-affected conditions to post his fifth win in Saturday’s Captivant… Read More »
Jockey Jamie Melham was concerned Jimmy Recard may hoist the white flag and retreat when bumped in the straight at Caulfield. But instead of weakening out of the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, that brush with runner-up Tycoon Star sparked Jimmy Recard into a fighting mood. Under Melham’s… Read More »
Gerald Ryan has drawn parallels between emerging colt Skyhook and his former top sprinter Menari after the colt emulated the Group One placegetter with a first-up victory in the Listed Rosebud. Prior to Saturday, Menari had been the only horse to cart 60.5kg to victory in the 1100m race before… Read More »
It wasn’t as dominant as the eleven-length margin he scored by last time but Ninja has done just enough to post his first Saturday metropolitan victory at Rosehill. A thumping winner at Kembla Grange earlier this month, Ninja wasn’t the smartest to jump and had to work hard to find the… Read More »
The Pakenham stable of Emma-Lee and David Browne are looking forward to being spring contenders this year having assembled their best team of horses. They have Statuario, Scary and Basilinna entered in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 18 with Scary also among Cox Plate (2040m) nominations a week later. But their… Read More »
Darryn Pateman, widely regarded as the âKing Of Country Racingâ in Western Australia, is on the cusp of an historical milestone in Saturdayâs Broome Cup (2200m). If successful with one of his four runners it will mark his 100th Cup victory in WA, a remarkable achievement that underscores his dominance and… Read More »
The first target Clayton Douglas set Blue Hotel was accomplished and now it is time to find out where the filly sits in the three-year-old hierarchy. Blue Hotel returns from a break in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday having won on debut in Adelaide. The Listed Dequetteville… Read More »
Attrition may not have a strong first-up winning record and the 1400m journey may be at the lesser end of his preferred journey, but trainer Mitchell Freedman is looking forward to the horses return at Caulfield. The Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes on Saturday will be Attrition’s spring return and Freedman… Read More »
Palmetto is a seven-year-old this season but trainer John Sargent believes the gelding might only just be starting to blossom. A dual Listed winner in New Zealand where he began his career, Palmetto broke through for his first black type success in Australia when taking out the Canberra Cup (2000m) in… Read More »
The horse Tommy Berry ranked as Michael Freedman’s best two-year-old colt is set for his seasonal return in the Rosebud and the top jockey is expecting Pallaton to make a statement. While Freedman went on to win the Golden Slipper with filly Marhoona, Pallaton was initially considered one of the yard’s leading… Read More »
Last seasonâs Cairns Trainerâs Premiership winner Stephen Massingham will be looking to claim a home town feature race success when he sends Lady Damus out to contest the Lightning Handicap over the 950m scamper at Cairns on Saturday. Whether there is any prophecy involved in the fact that the sire… Read More »
Maggie Collett is no stranger to the winners’ stall but the gifted horsewoman will chase her first win as a trainer at Morphettville Parks on Saturday. A winner of almost 150 races as a jockey, Collett recently completed her apprenticeship and immediately took out a dual-licence that will allow her… Read More »
Two of the biggest names in Australian racing, retired Everest hero Bella Nipotina and high-class Group 1 mare Via Sistina, have been announced among the 10 finalists for NSW Horse of the Year honours. The list was drawn up using a pointscore system, with NSW-trained gallopers earning points for top-three… Read More »
Having spent the best part of 12 months racing in Sydney, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Golden Path has returned to Melbourne for a spring campaign. That campaign kicks off in the Sportsbet Blackbook Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday and if everything goes to plan it could… Read More »
Tony Gollan recently joked about coming back from a three-day off-season, but it has been business as usual in no uncertain terms since the start of the new season which has already brought in thirteen winners over the first four metropolitan meetings of the season for the twelve-time Brisbane Metropolitan… Read More »
It might not be grand final day for Adelaide River at Rosehill but trainer Kris Lees is still looking forward to kicking off the 2023 Irish Derby placegetter’s campaign. The six-year-old has been off the scene since finishing fourth in the Caulfield Stakes (2000m) last October, his fifth run for Lees… Read More »
Jockey Craig Williams has timed his runs to perfection as he reunites with Signature Scent in a Stakes race at Caulfield. After failing to run down Blake Shinn and win the Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership late last month, Williams headed to Ukraine to catch up with his wife’s family while also distributing humanitarian… Read More »
He’s had three winners and four placings from his past 15 runners and Toowoomba-based trainer Lindsay Hatch is hoping to keep the ball rolling as the Cairns carnival commences this weekend. The features on the nine-race card include the $50,000 Belle Of The Daintree, the $50,000 Lightning Open and the $40,000… Read More »
Desert Lightning is set to kick off his latest campaign that could lead the gelding to a start in the Caulfield Cup. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained six-year-old is down to run first-up in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Desert Lightning is one of… Read More »
