Kosciuszko winning trainer David McColm has become the latest in a growing line of trainers to take up stable residence at the Gold Coast. McColm has worked wonders against well documented adversity with his flagship horse Far Too Easy … a $2.3 million earner, courtesy of nine wins and six… Read More »
For trainer Lindsey Smith, Yellow Sam’s toughness in a finish wasn’t going to be the reason she’d be beaten in the final race at Caulfield on Saturday. Second up off a win in the Golden Topaz (1200m) at Swan Hill, Yellow Sam recorded her first win at metropolitan level and… Read More »
Josh Parr has put aside a frustrating winter carnival in Brisbane to play a starring role at Rosehill with a three-winner haul, including the feature McKell Cup aboard former European Elamaz. Parr has been spending the bulk of his recent weekends in Queensland but after failing to get on the… Read More »
Tashi has broken a string of placings in Group races with a dominant victory in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Prior to the victory, Tashi’s last win came in a benchmark 88 at Randwick in March 2024 and in that time, the Peter Snowden… Read More »
Evergreen hoop Jeff Penza has capitalised on a rare city call-up from champion trainer Chris Waller to partner consistent mare Changing Colours to a dominant win at Rosehill. With the bulk of Sydney’s leading riders at Eagle Farm for the final day of the Brisbane winter carnival, Waller asked Penza to fill the… Read More »
At a time when most mares are in the breeding barn, Bacio Del Mist has posted the biggest win of her career to take out the Stayer’s Cup at Rosehill for Lee and Cherie Curtis. The seven-year-old had endured a luckless campaign beset by wide barriers and missed opportunities but… Read More »
The training trio of Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin will let the dust settle before deciding whether Harry’s Yacht will step up to a mile at Flemington on Saturday. The three-year-old gelding ran out a dominant 2-1/4 length winner in the Remembering Robbie Lang Handicap (1440m), with the Silver Bowl… Read More »
Autumn Boy confirmed his burgeoning talent with a commanding display in the Listed Tattersall’s Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday, showing his rivals a clean pair of heels with a stylish win under champion jockey James McDonald. The colt, trained by Chris Waller and sired by The Autumn Son, shocked… Read More »
Coming back in trip from 1100m on debut was always going to be the issue for Sonofkirk but the talented colt by Ole Kirk showed his class with a fast-finishing win at Caulfield. Having finished third to Miss Ole, another progressive progeny of Ole Kirk, on debut at Flemington, $4.20 betting… Read More »
Trainers Richard and Will Freedman almost gave up on Rolling Magic after an unflattering start to his career, but they were happy to have stuck solid after he surprised them with a winning return. The rising five-year-old didn’t set the world on fire at his first two preparations but managed… Read More »
A landmark $1 billion project set to revolutionise the Gold Coast Turf Club (GCTC) has moved a step closer to becoming a reality, with plans nearing the shovel-ready stage. The ambitious development will see two hectares at the northern end of the GCTC site transformed into a mixed-use hub featuring… Read More »
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has announced its licensing decisions for the 2025/26 racing season. Of particular note in the list that has been released is the name of Jimmy Orman, who has been rewarded for his efforts, since getting a short-term mid-season call up, with an eight-month part-season Club… Read More »
Exotique Miss, originally a first emergency for the Group 1 Tatts Tiara, is now in the race on the back of the scratching of Adiella. It is a case of one Toowoomba based runner replacing another Toowoomba based horse. “We obviously know how strong these races are with all these… Read More »
It was a precious moment for the Kelly Schweida stable when Damian Browne brought Miss Cover Girl home with a flourish to hold off the race favourite Azkadellia to win the 2016 Group 1 Tatts Tiara. Eleven years prior to that Schweida had taken out the same race … then… Read More »
When former Irish galloper Earlswood landed in Australia, expectations were that he could prove a contender in weight-for-age races in this country. Earlswood’s Australian debut was a win in the Group 3 Carlyon Cup (1600m) at Caulfield in February 2022 and it showed the galloper was ready for the task of… Read More »
He might not live up to the prodigious talent he is named after, nor the deeds of his famous dam, but the late-blooming Federer is showing enough promise to make a mark of his own. A son of Dundeel out of trainer Ciaron Maher’s 2016 Caulfield Cup winner Jameka, the four-year-old will… Read More »
Patience and persistence aren’t always rewarded in racing but if Speycaster can land consecutive wins in the Stayer’s Cup, it will be on the back of those two commodities. The six-year-old was struggling for form in Victoria so trainer Chris Waller opted for a change of scenery and transferred him to their… Read More »
The Listed Tattersall’s Mile is the target champion trainer Tony Gollan has set for the five-year-old gelding Rising Pacific and he rates the son of Preferment as one of the stable’s best winning chances at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Rising Pacific is already an eight-time winner and has saluted in… Read More »
The David Peacock Oaklands Plate has unearthed several subsequent Group 1 winners in recent years and Tommy Stokes is bullish the trend can continue with his stable’s emerging colt Matahga. The son of Tivaci lines up as the favourite in Saturday’s Listed feature at Morphettville Parks after a brilliant win… Read More »
Trainer Glen Thompson is looking for better luck with his next trip to the races. Thompson has not had a starter since June 7 when Benagil ran third in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) at Eagle Farm. However, Thompson made the 220km trip to Sale on Wednesday and was due to… Read More »
