The potential is there but Prince Tycoon has been a cause of frustration for the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable. For that reason, Prince Tycoon will wear blinkers for the first time when he contests the Quayclean Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Prince Tycoon started his career in a blaze… Read More »
On the eve of Sydney’s final Saturday metropolitan meeting of the term, another wave of carnival horses will step out in barrier trials at Rosehill as they ramp up preparations for their seasonal resumptions. Australian Derby winner Green Spaces, Queen Of The Turf Stakes heroine Idle Flyer and Flight Stakes… Read More »
Matthew Dunn believes lightly raced three-year-old Silent Thinker has the potential to develop into a Saturday-class horse in time, but for now, small fish are sweet. The gelding will line up for his third start in the Barrier Reef Pools Handicap (1350m) at Ipswich on Friday chasing successive wins after… Read More »
French Accord has been rewarded for her consistency with a breakthrough maiden win at Sandown. After finishing runner-up in her first two starts at Bendigo and Geelong respectively, French Accord scored with authority in taking out the Sportsbet Fast Form Plate (1200m) on Wednesday. Under the guidance of Luke Currie,… Read More »
It was a case of the cream rising to the top as talented stablemates Persian Wonder and Krasina both broke their maidens at Canterbury, albeit the former did it the hard way. Competitive in some of the better autumn two-year-old races, including the Group 3 Baillieu Handicap (1400m) in which… Read More »
Wet tracks and bad luck have plagued Barber this preparation, but trainer Richard Litt is hoping the stars might finally align at Randwick. Scratched from Rosehill last Saturday due to the rain-affected ground, Barber is set to take his place in the Elite Sand and Soil Handicap (1100m) this weekend,… Read More »
The Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained Zou Sensation will keep to a regimented pattern of racing in Victoria after flopping on his latest travel interstate. Zou Sensation returns to racing in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday with the stable potentially eyeing a Group 1 contest later… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner Beiwacht produced an eye-catching display at Warwick Farm on Tuesday, leading throughout to comfortably win a 900-metre barrier trial. The Godolphin star, now prepared by Chris Waller following James Cummings’ move to Hong Kong, was partnered by Nash Rawiller and never looked in danger, stopping the… Read More »
This year’s Queensland Derby has emerged as a rich source of Hong Kong talent, with the first three placegetters all confirmed to continue their careers overseas. Runner-up Monopolistic and third-placed Inspired Legend will join Queensland Derby winner Providence in Hong Kong after securing deals with leading owners. Monopolistic is set… Read More »
Te Akau Racing stars Damask Rose and La Dorada have returned to public action ahead of the spring, with both mares beginning preparations for feature races in New Zealand after elite-level campaigns in Australia. Damask Rose made her first appearance back home since claiming the inaugural NZB Kiwi when she… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has options for three-year-old filly Signature Scent to add to her tally including two Stakes races. Signature Scent holds entries in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) and the Three-Year-Old Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield along with the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville. All three races will be… Read More »
Dual Group One winning colt Beiwacht was one of the headline acts in the opening trial at Warwick Farm on Tuesday and looked sharp winning the 900m heat. The Godolphin owned son of Bivouac made the step from three-year-old to open-age company in the Autumn, adding the All Aged Stakes to… Read More »
Promising juvenile Neveu could be set for another Melbourne campaign after his determined victory in Saturday’s SA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville Parks. The Jon O’Connor-trained colt stepped up to 1400 metres for the first time and showed plenty of grit to outlast Sydney visitor Spain in a stirring… Read More »
Chris Waller gave racing fans an early glimpse of several of his spring stars at Randwick on Monday, with a number of Group 1 performers stepping out in barrier trials. The opening three 900-metre heats on the course proper were dominated by Waller’s stable after Friday’s scheduled session was postponed… Read More »
Top New Zealand mare Well Written has returned a bigger and stronger horse ahead of a spring campaign that will begin at Ellerslie before connections set their sights on Sydney’s $10 million Golden Eagle. Trainer Stephen Marsh is delighted with the physical improvement shown by his stable star, who has… Read More »
Exciting colt The Next Episode will bypass a shot at this year’s The Everest, with connections instead opting for a conservative spring campaign aimed at the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. Widden Stud principal and part-owner Antony Thompson said trainer Ciaron Maher is focused on the long-term development of the… Read More »
Andrea Leek is not yet sure where Cosmic Crusader will lead her this spring, but the Pakenham trainer is looking forward to producing him for the first time on raceday this Saturday. The Group 1-winning Western Australian gelding will make his Victorian debut in the $200,000 Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes… Read More »
A swag of Chris Waller’s established stars, headlined by glamour mare Autumn Glow, launched spring campaigns at Randwick on Monday morning. Waller-trained Group 1 winners littered the first three trials, which were all conducted over 900 metres on the course proper after the trials planned for Friday were rescheduled due… Read More »
There was a ripper of a finish, with not a favourite in sight, as the John O’Connor-trained Neveu ($17) and the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Spain ($8) fought out a titanic struggle over the concluding stages of the Group 3 South Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes over 1400m at Morphettville… Read More »
The fact that three metropolitan meetings remain until the end of the current racing season is irrelevant as far as the outcome of the Brisbane Jockey’s Premiership and the Brisbane Apprentice Jockey’s Premiership is concerned … with those titles long-since decided, and Ben Thompson and apprentice Jace McMurray franked their… Read More »
