Peter SnowdenĀ has made a clean sweep of the three-year-old features at Rosehill with Raging ForceĀ extending his winning sequence in the San Domenico Stakes to stamp himself as a genuine stakes class horse. His victory in Saturday’s sprint came two races after barn mate Grand PrairieĀ was victorious in the Up And… Read More »
Trainer Matt LaurieĀ was blown away with the return win of Treasurethe MomentĀ who graduated to open Group 1 company at Caulfield. A dual Oaks winning filly during her three-year-old season, Treasurethe Moment made her season return in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The youngest member of the nine runners that… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has some thinking to do with Magic Time after her impressive first-up win at Caulfield. Defying the pattern of the day, Magic Time charged home to claim the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) on Saturday with Begg declaring the mare has loads of improvement to come. Original… Read More »
Peter Snowden should have been celebrating after Grand Prairie’s Up And Coming Stakes victory but instead the mood was subdued after a heart-stopping incident in the straight which led to Tyreek and jockey Dylan Gibbons crashing through the running rail. Packed tightly approaching the 300m, James McDonald aboard Providence and… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and Jd Hayes are always looking for those little one percenters in bringing out the best in their gallopers. While not pinning down the victory of Tycoon Star in the Group 3 McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday entirely to a subtle… Read More »
Improving gelding Travolta is in line to join several barn mates in the Wyong Cup with the Chris Waller stable keen to back him up following his classy win at Rosehill. Lumping 59.5kg after the three kilo claim of apprentice Siena Grima, Travolta ($6.50) settled back in the field and… Read More »
Providence is the well tried wagering apps market elect for the Up And Coming Stakes (1300m) this afternoon at Rosehill. The Chris Waller trained colt looked very progressive in the Winter and off the back of a sharp trial, the market says he is the one, sitting at $3.90. Aerodrome… Read More »
Nacim Dilmi, former long-time assistant to James Cummings at Randwick and later Godolphin, has recorded his first victory as a trainer in his own right. After being appointed private trainer for Domeland in late July, Dilmi struck with Aix En Provence in the Midway Benchmark 68 (1600m) at Gosford on… Read More »
Angela Jones, fresh from her historic win in last seasonās Brisbane Jockeyās Premiership (she is the first female rider to land that honour) will be stepping out on a new stage when she rides at Caulfield on Saturday. Jones will be aboard the Tony Gollan trained Zarastro in the Group… Read More »
Australiaās reigning champion racehorse of the 2023-24 season, Pride Of Jenni, could still play a role this spring with the mare set to line up in a 1000-metre jumpout at Cranbourne on Monday. The eight-year-oldās future has remained uncertain since her below-par showing in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m)… Read More »
The Memsie Stakes would not be the same without the presence of Mr Brightside. The Lindsay Park-trained galloper lines up in Saturday’s Group 1 contest over 1400m for the third time, having won in 2023 and finishing second last year. Longevity has been the key with Mr Brightside who will… Read More »
Sculpting late-blooming juveniles into Group One-performing three-year-olds has been part of Chris Waller’s playbook for years and ProvidenceĀ has the profile to suggest he might become the latest. While still a maiden, the colt has shown promise in all three starts with a Randwick placing on debut in May and consecutive… Read More »
In one way, Matt LaurieĀ has already done his job with Vinrock. The Mornington trainer snapped up the colt for $300,000 at last year’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, turned him into the first son of I Am Invincible to win a juvenile Group 1 race in Australia after which Yulong bought… Read More »
Peter SnowdenĀ will rely on emerging talent Raging ForceĀ after scratching filly MemoĀ from the San Domenico Stakes and is excited for the three-year-old’s return to Group company. One of the finds of the winter, Raging Force strung together a hat-trick of wins, culminating in an impressive performance at Rosehill in early July… Read More »
South Australian apprentice jockey Rachael Kraemer is reported to be in a stable condition after undergoing surgery for injuries sustained in a recent fall. Kraemer was airlifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Wednesday following a riding accident at a private property near Murray Bridge. In a statement issued by… Read More »
WA stewards have launched a full inquiry after an accidental ring-in went undetected until after correct weight was posted for a Northam race on Thursday. Ascot trainer Paul Jordan travelled with two runners: brown gelding El Alamein for a 1000m Maiden Plate, and bay gelding Urquharts Bluff for the Class… Read More »
Right from the time DeakinĀ headed to the spelling paddock after a successful first campaign in Australia, trainer Phillip StokesĀ had the Group 1 Memsie Stakes as the starting point for the stayers’ spring campaign. What Stokes didn’t realise was there happened to be another suitable 1400m on the same card at… Read More »
Trainer Charlotte LittlefieldĀ is hopeful the rain forecast to fall at Caulfield does not eventuate ahead of the return run of She’s Bulletproof. The mare is scheduled to kick-off her campaign in the Group 3 Heath 1100 (1100m) on Saturday. But Littlefield warned if the track rating was much worse than… Read More »
The presence of stablemate Raging ForceĀ in the San Domenico Stakes has prompted trainer Peter SnowdenĀ to take a different route with Grand Prairie, who will also undergo a key gear change. Snowden contemplated running the pair over the shorter 1100m San Domenico course but felt Raging Force would have Grand Prairie’s… Read More »
The first Group 1 race of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival is set to be run at Caulfield, and while it has brought together one of the best editions of the race for many years, it is far from the Grand Final for most of the combatants. The Memsie Stakes… Read More »
