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 »
On the law of averages, it’s only a matter of time before jockey Brad Parnham and trainer Stephen Miller can snap an exasperating run of close finishes in feature races. Brad Parnham and Stephen Miller are pinning their hopes on a change of fortune in Saturday’s Listed Belmont Guineas (1600m)… Read More »
Rebecca Bayliss can’t wait for her headline act Final Siren to make a return to the races and be a force in upcoming winter sprints after he won a barrier trial at Belmont today (Monday). Final Siren stepped out publicly for the first time this preparation and according to Bayliss… Read More »
Chris Waller has officially secured his 13th consecutive title as Australia’s leading Group 1 trainer, with Saturday’s Tatts Tiara in Brisbane wrapping up the elite season. Waller’s grip on the top spot shows no signs of loosening, with Sportsbet’s early spring markets listing him as favourite in nine upcoming Group… Read More »
Two of Australian racing’s most revered mares—Winx and Black Caviar—will be elevated to Legend status in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, with the official ceremony set for August 31 in Brisbane. The pair, whose careers helped reshape the sport, will be honoured side by side in what Hall of… Read More »
Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys believes the $10 million Golden Eagle deserves Group 1 recognition, but says the governing body will wait for Racing Australia’s updated Pattern Guidelines before making a formal push. Since the 2024 edition of the lucrative four-year-old race, eight of its runners have gone on to… Read More »
Undefeated filly Cicala is set to take a major step up in class at just her third race start, with the promising youngster targeting the Listed Lightning Stakes at Morphettville later this July. The sprint race, open to two- and three-year-olds, has a history of producing elite performers, with previous… Read More »
As two of the best racing carnivals in the world, it comes as no shock that Royal Ascot form can often translate to Melbourne Cup Carnival form, especially in the Lexus Melbourne Cup. Even in very recent years, the Willie Mullins’ pair off Vauban and Absurde, the former now with… Read More »
Racing Victoria has confirmed changes to its veterinary protocols for international horses ahead of the 2025 Spring Racing Carnival, reducing the scan requirements for some overseas competitors. International gallopers who are not entered in the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate will now only need one mandatory pre-travel CT… Read More »
More than a week later, Tony and Maddysen Sears still have the feeling of what could have been after Yellow Brick filled their family-run stable with pride with his fast finishing second placing in the Stradbroke Handicap. The truth is, Tony is still getting over it but with Brisbane’s greatest handicap… Read More »
The Jerome Reynier trained Lazzat is not averse to a bit of drama. Back in November last year Lazzat finished a close-up second behind the William Haggas trained Lake Forest in an all-international, action-packed finish in the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill. But that was not the end of… Read More »
Trainer Jason Miller flagged an interstate campaign for Admiration Express after she raced away to a dominant win in the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. The five-year-old mare, starting at $5 and ridden by in in-form jockey Lucy Fiore, had the race shot to pieces inside… Read More »
