A positive push from top jockey Kerrin Mcevoy has convinced connections of Arctic Glamour to roll the dice and run the backmarker in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm. Co-trainer Sterling Alexiou admitted he was lukewarm on pressing onto Saturday’s 1400m feature after Arctic Glamour finished down the track in… Read More »
Annabel & Rob Archibald are hoping Saturday is the day for consistent mare Midnight In Tokyo when she lines up in the Group 3 W.J Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm. The five-year-old by Kobayashi has raced at stakes or group level on sixteen occasions and netted seven minor placings, five… Read More »
Secure, a last-start Saturday placegetter in Sydney and a well-bred Snitzel gelding out of Response, is set to continue his racing career in Hong Kong. A brother to Golden Slipper winner Estijaab, Secure was knocked down for $500,000 during Wednesday’s Inglis Digital sale, making him the highest-priced lot of the… Read More »
Racing at Sale was brought to a premature end on Wednesday after Race 3 due to extreme wind and poor visibility conditions, forcing officials to abandon the meeting. The final event to go ahead was won by Quello Dorato, trained by Danny O’Brien and ridden by Zac Spain, who prevailed… Read More »
Racing Victoria and Racing WA have confirmed a new multi-year partnership that will see Western Australian thoroughbred racing featured on Racing.com, starting next week. The agreement kicks off with the meeting at Northam on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, bringing WA races to a national audience via all Racing.com platforms—free-to-air, digital,… Read More »
Quello Dorato, a half-brother to star mare Bella Nipotina, delivered a timely boost for trainer Danny O’Brien ahead of a massive weekend of racing in Queensland, scoring impressively in wet conditions at Sale on Wednesday. The lightly raced son of Trapeze Artist, stepping out for just his third career start… Read More »
An injury suffered in the opening two-year-old race of the season prevented Raging Force from playing a significant role during his juvenile year, but he is on his way to making up for lost time. The youngster was a standout winner at Randwick’s Kensington track meeting on Wednesday, trouncing his opposition… Read More »
While cautious that Glory Daze has run his best races at Randwick rather than Rosehill, the Ciaron Maher stable is confident the gelding is going well enough to make his presence felt in the McKell Cup. The six-year-old’s three local wins have all been at headquarters, although he did perform admirably at… Read More »
Comeback jockey Brad Rawiller has continued his good form with the Charlotte Littlefield stable producing another winner at Sale. Rawiller spent eight months on the sidelines and made his comeback to riding earlier this month, with his win on Yes We Are in the Ladbrokes Owners Bonus Maiden (1013m) on Wednesday his third… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote would not have been holding his breath, but you can imagine he might have fallen off his chair when the chestnut mare Abounding finally came up with a single-figure  barrier draw (barrier number 6) for Saturday’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm. A four-year-old chestnut mare, Abounding… Read More »
The rain may be welcome in Victoria, but a wet track is not what the Ciaron Maher stable wants for Running By at Caulfield. Lining up for her third start from a break, Running By is down to run in the MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap (1440m) on Saturday, however she has drawn… Read More »
James McDonald has a final chance to equal the Australian riding record for most number of Group 1 wins in a season when he combines with Firestorm in the Tattersall’s Tiara. The star hoop has claimed 15 majors during the 2024-25 racing term and if he can add Saturday’s Eagle… Read More »
When you are on a good thing it’s best to stick with it. It’s a principle that can very well apply to punters and their connection to Michael Grantham. In recent weeks, it’s been a fruitful and lucrative enterprise with the North Dandalup trainer a frequent visitor to the winner’s… Read More »
The smart mare Adiella will be looking for back-to-back wins when she tackles Group 1 company for the first time in the Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The four-year-old daughter of The Mission outgunned the Ciaron Maher trained Vivy Air in her last start when claiming victory in… Read More »
Only a few days after finishing out of the placings at Royal Ascot, the decision has been made to retire Magic Millions winner Storm Boy. Lameness was detected after the colt’s tenth placing in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1207m) on Saturday so the three-year-old will come back to… Read More »
Following a commanding two-year-old campaign that left racing fans and analysts in awe, Storm Boy — the powerhouse son of global stallion phenomenon Justify — is confirmed to take up stallion duties at Coolmore Australia in 2025. Described as “relentless, unstoppable and oh-so brilliant” by the TTR after his clinical… Read More »
Zac Purton has heaped praise on Hong Kong sprint sensation Ka Ying Rising, suggesting the star galloper could enter “Black Caviar territory” this season. The unbeaten five-year-old, who boasts 12 straight wins including four at Group 1 level, is the early favourite for October’s $20 million The Everest in Sydney…. Read More »
Fresh from her maiden Stakes win, Zaszou will chase Group 1 glory in the Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm this Saturday. Trained by Phillip Stokes and racing in the Bennett Racing colours, the four-year-old impressed with a powerful inside run to claim the Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes earlier this month…. Read More »
Whoever wins this Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara will significantly enhance their value and it is arguable none have the potential to be as valuable as leading contender Floozie. Few in Australia’s final Group 1 of the season, which is restricted to fillies and mares, can boast the bloodlines of the Tony… Read More »
US galloper Carl Spackler will have one more start in the UK before he is transported to Australia for a tilt at the Cox Plate. The high-priced Yulong purchase is a three-time Grade 1 winner in the UK and ran for Ciaron Maher when sixth in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes… Read More »
