Kermadec has raced himself out of Sydney’s major spring handicap and into the country’s premier weight-for-age event with victory in the George Main Stakes. Already a Group One winner of the Doncaster Mile, Kermadec was the clear-cut favourite for Saturday’s George Main Stakes (1600m) at $2.35. With Glyn Schofield replacing… Read More »
Canberra sprinter Fell Swoop’s tenacity to continue a winning streak in the Testa Rossa Stakes has earned high praise from trainer Matthew Dale. Fell Swoop needed to be reshod before claiming Saturday’s Listed 1200m sprint at Caulfield. Dale was adamant the work carried out on Fell Swoop behind the barrier… Read More »
Veteran Steel Zip has earned himself his first interstate trip with another barnstorming win at Doomben on Saturday. Eight-year-old Steel Zip ($7.50) made it three wins from his past four starts when he charged home to beat Chariot Of Gold ($8) by a neck in the Canadian Club Handicap (1350m)…. Read More »
Sam Clipperton dismounted from Saturday’s Group Two Tea Rose Stakes winner Pearls and immediately apologised to Godolphin trainer John O’Shea. In a sign of how seriously he takes his riding, Clipperton berated himself for taking off too early on Pearls despite her neck win over Honesta ($21). “Sorry about that,”… Read More »
Kermadec has confirmed his rating as a leading Cox Plate contender with a breakthrough weight-for-age win in the George Main Stakes at Randwick. Returning to the course where he claimed his first Group One success in the Doncaster Mile during the autumn, Kermadec came from midfield to win Saturday’s $500,000… Read More »
The top echelon of three-year-old fillies await Don’t Tell Mamma after her impressive victory at Caulfield. Trainer Tony McEvoy was using the 1400m of Saturday’s MRC Foundation Plate as a stepping stone for next month’s 1600m fillies races. However he was keeping his options open, having also paid-up for the… Read More »
A relieved Gary Portelli can now plan the next stage of Rebel Dane’s career following the six-year-old’s return to the winners’ list in the Group Two Shorts at Randwick. Two years ago Rebel Dane asserted himself as Portelli’s stable star with victory in the Group One Rupert Clarke Stakes. Until… Read More »
Jockey Damian Lane insists Kayjay’s Joy can only get better as the mare gains more experience racing in Melbourne after a hard-fought victory at Caulfield. Kayjay’s Joy was having her third start since joining the David Hayes and Tom Dabernig stable afer coming from NSW and upstaged some handy mares… Read More »
Kasiano Lad has marked his return to city racing with victory in the TAB More Than Just Winning Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. The five-year-old came in for strong betting ring support to start a $4.40 favourite and ran true to form, producing a late surge to win by two… Read More »
Injuries have robbed Good Value of an extended racing career, but the veteran showed he has lost none of his fight with a narrow win at Caulfield. The nine-year-old has spent time sidelined with a fractured knee and fractured pelvis, restricting his career to just 26 starts. But trainer Mick… Read More »
Jim Cassidy’s exuberance for racing shows no sign of waning after Sadler’s Lake gave him a stakes double in the first two races at Randwick on Saturday. The jockeys’ room veteran came down the outside to win the Heritage Stakes aboard the Chris Waller-trained Counterattack but was happy to stick… Read More »
Peter Moody has had a tumultuous week and faces a dilemma of a different kind with talented three-year-old Bassett. Moody has been at the centre of controversy this week over comments that stewards had investigated putting people into stables to work undercover. His problem with Bassett, winner over 1100m first-up… Read More »
Too Good To Refuse is headed to Sydney for a crack at Group One racing after his easy win at Doomben on Saturday. Despite having 59kg, Too Good To Refuse outsprinted Arthur Le Roi to win the Brisbane Marriott Hotel Handicap by 3-1/2 lengths. Trainer Desleigh Forster said provided Too… Read More »
Veteran jockey Jim Cassidy says Counterattack could develop into a genuine Group One contender after the colt resumed to win in the Heritage Stakes at Randwick. A three-quarter brother to top gallopers and heavy-track specialists Red Tracer and Shellscrape, Counterattack ($5) found the Randwick wet easy going and ran on… Read More »
A memorial commemorating 877 Australian jockeys who have died as a result of race falls has been unveiled at Caulfield. The first memorial was opened in 2005, recording the names of 296 jockeys to lose their lives and its presence created publicity that led to many more riders being identified…. Read More »
Embattled trainer Peter Moody has had some good news with Racing Victoria stewards deciding not to charge him with a race day treatment offence after scratching one of his horses in June. Noela’s Choice was withdrawn from a race at Moonee Valley on June 20 after the Compliance and Assurance… Read More »
The former trainer of Group One winner Lucia Valentina thinks he could be onto a new Kiwi gem in three-year-old Sofia Rosa. Sofia Rose comes from New Zealand to run in the Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick with a promising record, having placed in both of her starts. Stephen… Read More »
The MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield looms as a campaign-defining race for a host of spring chances including Adelaide Cup runner-up Taiyoo. The Darren Weir-trained Taiyoo heads into Saturday’s Group Three race, on a seven-day back-up and steps to 2000m for the first time this campaign. Taiyoo’s part-owner and syndicator… Read More »
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller has made Newcastle’s spring showpiece his own, winning three of the four Group Three features. The Waller-trained Beyond Thankful added the Newcastle Gold Cup to the stable’s wins in Friday’s Spring Stakes with Devil Hawk and Tibbie Stakes with She’s Clean. Wyong trainer Kim Waugh… Read More »
In Her Time’s trainer Benjamin Smith has set the filly an ambitious task but is confident she can make the step up to stakes class at Randwick. The three-year-old surprised punters to snare a debut win as a $71 chance at Canterbury on September 2 and will have her second… Read More »
