A conscious decision to dodge the best three-year-old fillies in Sydney and wait for a softer assignment could pay dividends when Shohisha chases black-type success in the Denise’s Joy Stakes at Scone. The Gosford Guineas runner-up took on the best of her age group at the start of the autumn and… Read More »
The last time the Mornington-based stable of David Brideoake and Matt Jenkins stable took Rogue Rocker on a trip to Adelaide, they had a pleasant drive home. The team is heading back to the ‘City of Churches’ looking to replicate that victory when Rogue Rocker lines up in the Frank White’s 80th Birthday… Read More »
Group 1-winning jockey Daniel Moor is aiming to return to the saddle soon after receiving positive news following a fall at Bendigo on Wednesday. Moor was dislodged from his mount en route to the barriers and was taken to hospital after experiencing pain in his hip, prompting initial concerns about… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has declared exciting filly Biologics a spring prospect after she delivered an eye-catching last-to-first win on debut at Pakenham. A $700,000 buy at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale by Dean Hawthorne on behalf of Jonathan Munz, the daughter of I Am Invincible unleashed a powerful finish… Read More »
Beaten, but not bowed. Overpass has licked his wounds, but he’ll be back in Perth. A return engagement for the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) in November has been penciled in. After he negotiates the Doomben 10,000 (1200m) in Brisbane on Saturday, Perth’s premier sprint race is very much back… Read More »
Chris Gangemi is excited by the return of stable pin up, Repossession on Saturday, a three-year-old that he rates highly and views as a future feature race contender. Repossession validated Gangemi’s high opinion and gave a sign of things to come when he led from barrier to post to win the… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Without A Fight who was preparing for a winter campaign in Brisbane has been retired. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained import won a 1500m trial at Caulfield Heath on Thursday morning, but soon after the call was made to retire the gelding. Without A Fight won the 2023 Caulfield… Read More »
Harry’s Yacht will attempt to extend his winning sequence to three when he steps out down the straight at Flemington. Prepared at Flemington by Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin, Harry’s Yacht has yet to race at his home track, but will look to make it three on the trot… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg does not know what the ceiling is for King Zephyr who takes an important step into Stakes company at Flemington on Saturday. A veteran of six races, for five wins, and a run of four straight in his current campaign, King Zephyr heads to the Listed Straight Six (1200m)… Read More »
Champion stayer Without A Fight has been official retired from racing as announced on X by training partnership Anthony & Sam Freedman. The Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup winner has been official retired following a trial this morning which the horse indeed won by a small margin. In 2023, he… Read More »
Age Of Kings might be down on confidence, but Chris Waller hasn’t given up hope of helping him rediscover some of his European form, even if it doesn’t happen this weekend. The winner of the 2023 Group 3 Jersey Stakes (1408m) at Royal Ascot, Age Of Kings was purchased with that year’s… Read More »
Born and bred in Scone, Peter Snowden is a regular supporter of the town’s annual two-day carnival and he is again set to have a strong hand this year with six runners. Two-year-olds Akaysha and Miss Freelove head his squad in the Listed Woodlands Stakes (1100m), the pair on the second and third… Read More »
West Of Africa already has one Cup win in the bag this campaign and he will be bidding to add another when he heads to Scone chasing qualification for the Big Dance. The gelding was a devastating winner of the Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast in January when… Read More »
Being on the wrong side of a photo finish in a feature race is nothing new to trainer Brad Widdup but he remains hopeful Jeidbeel can bury memories of his narrow last start loss by winning the Doomben 10,000. The sprinter went down by a short half-head to Libertad in the Victory… Read More »
Group 1-winning jockey Daniel Moor has been taken to hospital with a suspected hip injury following a fall at Bendigo on Wednesday. The incident occurred before the running of Race 5, when Moor was dislodged from his mount, Moonraker, while heading to the barriers at the regional Victorian track. Trackside… Read More »
Expressions of interest are now open for the position of head trainer at Domeland, the prominent private racing operation based on the NSW Central Coast. Established by Chinese businessman YP Chengâbest known for building his fortune manufacturing McDonaldâs Happy Meal toysâDomeland has built a strong presence in the Australian racing… Read More »
A share in world class stallion Extreme Choice topped tonightâs Inglis Digital May (Early) Online Sale, selling for $540,000. Offered by the China Horse Club, the share sold to Glenlogan Parkâs Steve Morley, who described Extreme Choice as a âfreakââ. âThe reality is, the stats emanating from this stallion speak… Read More »
They had to wait an extra four days to get The Bat Out Of Hell notch on their belt after the race was washed out at the Gold Coast on Saturday, but everything worked out well in the end for the Lee Freedman stable and Flag Hall, a strapping chestnut… Read More »
Jockey Matthew Poon will add a touch of international flavour to the Group 1 Doomben Cup on May 24, having been granted permission by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to ride overseas. The HKJC media release posted today reads: âPermission has been granted for Jockey Matthew M F Poon… Read More »
The adage of keeping your horses in the worse company and yourself in the best has been paying off for former Singapore trainer Tim Fitzsimmons. Now based at Bendigo, Fitsimmons scored his second winner for the week when Greatham Boy took out the Roll The Dice Racing Handicap (1000m) at Bendigo… Read More »
