Clayton Douglas has issued a warning to rivals ahead of the upcoming Winter carnival, declaring Giga Kick is shaping up to be a major player this preparation following an encouraging 800-metre jumpout at Mornington on Wednesday, ridden by Mark Zahra. In his first public outing this campaign, Giga Kick was… Read More »
Trainer Ben Brisbourne has ambitious plans of taking Suparazi to Brisbane for a rich Group 1 contest in coming months. But first, the Wangaratta-based horseman wants to get Suparazi back in winning form which he hopes may come in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Suparazi has been… Read More »
Allan Hughes knows a thing or two about training provincial cup winners, his trophy cabinet is jam-packed, but one race to elude him is his hometown Geraldton Cup. On Sunday, Hughes thinks he has a golden opportunity to wrest that wrong and finally put his name on the honour roll… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club has announced a new racecourse manager will commence duties at the conclusion of racing at the track this current season. Shaun Patterson, who has been the racecourse manager at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, will commence duties at the MVRC on April 28. The final race… Read More »
John O’Shea is content he couldn’t have Linebacker in any better shape for the Doncaster Mile and the rest, he says, is up to the horse. The colt remains favourite at $6 after coming up with gate 14 at Tuesday night’s barrier draw and O’Shea says Linebacker’s campaign has been faultless…. Read More »
The retirement of Everest winner Bella Nipotina and defection of rising star Private Harry have left the T J Smith Stakes ripe for the picking and connections of Sunshine In Paris are hoping to capitalise. The mare finished fifth in the race 12 months ago, beaten less than a length, but arrives at… Read More »
Ciaron Maher has used the Alister Clark Stakes as an Australian Derby lead-up in the past but he is hoping this time it can prove a winning formula. The top trainer will saddle up emerging talent Shanwah in Saturday’s classic at Randwick, the three-year-old arriving at the race as the winner of… Read More »
After an eye-catching run in the Golden Slipper, the Kris Lees-trained Rivellino is set to get another chance at a Group 1 win during his juvenile season in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick. Rivellino finished powerfully late in the Slipper to grab fourth, just under 2-1/2-lengths from the winner… Read More »
Royal Ascot star Asfoora is set to return to the track, with the Irwin Stakes at Morphettville on April 12 likely to be her comeback race. The six-year-old mare recently participated in a jumpout at Ararat, with trainer Henry Dwyer expressing satisfaction with her performance. Dwyer noted that Asfoora’s jumpout… Read More »
Veteran Cranbourne runner Just Folk has secured a berth in this Saturday’s $4 million Group 1 Doncaster Handicap (1600m) after a commanding all-the-way win in the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m) at Rosehill on Tuesday. Trainer Gavin Bedggood confirmed the famous Randwick mile is now a serious option for the… Read More »
Neville Parnham is as qualified as anyone to make an assessment on apprentice jockeys, and he likes what he has seen from Rocky Cheung. Parnham is the father to star jockeys Steven, Brad and Chris and has successfully mentored a host of young riders throughout his time in racing. Under… Read More »
William Haggas has continued his love affair with Australian racing, plundering yet another feature with globetrotting stayer Dubai Honour who has upstaged a classy field to claim the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. The gelding, who started $3.20 with online betting sites, remains unbeaten in Sydney after capturing the Ranvet-Queen Elizabeth… Read More »
Read what each of the jockeys said about their rides in the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday 1st April. Tom Marquand (Dubai Honour): “I’ve been here a couple of weeks and it was starting to get a bit dull but I’m lucky that I’ve been riding a few for… Read More »
Read what each of the jockeys said about their rides in the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday 1st April. Damian Lane (Treasurethe Moment): “She’s very uncomplicated. She went to the barriers well and she has trained on her Sydney leg. The race worked out well. She didn’t love… Read More »
Neville Parnham is looking forward to the return of classy three-year-old September Born, optimistic he can claim another big scalp in the next couple of months. The Playing God colt has made a big impression in just four starts and Parnham’ thinks the full brother to Group 1 champion Kay… Read More »
Ceolwulf has been forced to work overtime to claim his first win of this year’s autumn carnival by the barest of margins in the Neville Sellwood Stakes at Rosehill. The winner of last spring’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap and King Charles III Stakes, Ceolwulf is on a path towards the Group 1… Read More »
The three placegetters from the Tulloch Stakes are in line to back up in the ATC Australian Derby, although connections of winner Pocketing will have to pay a late entry fee to run. Pocketing wasn’t entered for the Group 1 classic after he pulled up with cardiac arrhythmia following a Midway… Read More »
Nepotism didn’t gain a start in the Golden Slipper but the two-year-old colt could still get his chance at a Group 1 in Sydney this autumn after an impressive win in the Group 3 Baillieu at Rosehill. Trained by Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes, Nepotism finished third on debut in the… Read More »
Having been retired and then failing to get in foal, Steinem is set to make her reappearance on the racetrack at Caulfield. The Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday will be the daughter of Frankel’s first outing since November 2023 when eighth behind Deny Knowledge in the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes… Read More »
After a dominant victory in the Rock Magic Stakes, Jokers Grin has been snapped up by Ladbrokes for a spot in the $5 million The Quokka at Ascot on April 26. The four-year-old, making just his eighth start, surged to victory in the 1000m race despite a slow start and… Read More »
