Trainer Billy Healey’s summation of Fifth Force’s last run is a bit kinder than some punters might have expressed but the gelding has a chance to atone at Ipswich on Thursday. Stuck for running room in the home straight over 1600m at Sunshine Coast on September 27, Fifth Force finished… Read More »
Lindsay Park and the Punt Road Syndications team were back in familiar territory on Wednesday when Soldi took out Victoria’s second juvenile race of the season at Caulfield. Soldi was a gritty winner of the $175,000 Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m), which was the second year in a row that the Punt… Read More »
Fresh from Attrition’s Hill Stakes heroics, Mitchell Freedman has his sights set on another harbour city raid, this time with high-class sprinter Skybird. Attrition captured the Rosehill feature for the second time last weekend, downing warhorse Lindermann, and on Saturday stablemate Skybird will get her chance to shine in the… Read More »
Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising will have to overcome a wide barrier to defend his crown in Saturday’s $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick. The David Hayes-trained sprinter drew barrier 11 in the 12-horse field at Tuesday’s barrier draw, while his main market rival Tempted secured the… Read More »
The Mark Walker stable has called on some extra gear in their bid to win a Group 1 race with Lara Antipova. A cross-over nose band goes on the filly for the first time when Lara Antipova runs in the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Successful over 1400m… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg and the connections of She’s A Hustler are again looking forward to seeing the mare back up to a staying trip. She’s A Hustler will run for the second time at 2400m when she contests the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday. The mare’s only previous… Read More »
Heavy overnight rain in Sydney has been music to the ears of Joe Pride, who says it’s a case of the wetter the better ahead of Ceolwulf’s attempt at a King Charles III Stakes three-peat. Randwick tipped into the heavy range on Wednesday, and while weather forecasts remain wide-ranging, the… Read More »
It will be his first ride in the Caulfield Cup on his first trip to Australia and despite the understandable fatigue after the long-haul flight to Melbourne from England, Ray Dawson wasted no time in seeing Enjfaar at Werribee. Landing at 6:30am on Wednesday, within a couple of hours the… Read More »
The field of contenders for the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup has been reduced to 58 following the closure of second acceptances on Tuesday. With three weeks remaining until the 3200m feature at Flemington, the number of horses still in contention is higher than at the corresponding stage in each of… Read More »
Defending champion Half Yours has secured barrier seven for Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), while several leading contenders face difficult draws in the $5 million feature. Half Yours will attempt to become a back-to-back winner of the Caulfield Cup, although he faces a significantly tougher task at the weights… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes is more worried by the weather than the wide barrier for Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising’s defence of his title in the Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Ka Ying Rising drew barrier 11 for the world’s… Read More »
The number of horses that remain in the hunt for the Melbourne Cup has dropped to 58 following second declarations. Ciaron Maher has 14 horses still in Melbourne Cup contention which will be run over 3200m at Flemington on November 3. Included in his numbers are Shockletz and Mr Monaco,… Read More »
Tom Charlton believes Cross Tasman has found the right race on Saturday at Royal Randwick to add another victory to his resume. The five-year-old gelding has been a model of consistency throughout his career with four wins and six placings from 11 starts, finishing runner up in both runs back from a… Read More »
Australia’s leading two stables will saddle nearly have the field in the Caulfield Cup. A capacity field of 18 plus four emergencies accepted for the 150th running of the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday. Ciaron Maher has five of the 18 in contention for Saturday’s race along with… Read More »
Not even drawing a wide gate can dent Michael Dee’s enthusiasm for this Saturday’s Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. The 16-time Group 1 winner will team with Lindsay Park filly Regal Ambition, who he has ridden to two wins from as many starts this time in, in the $1… Read More »
Trainer Thomas Carberry was the toast of Ballarat when Strictly Business won the VRC Oaks at Flemington. That win 12 months ago provided Carberry with his biggest success, and the Ballarat based horseman hopes to back for the same Group 1 contest over 2500m at Flemington on November 5. Carberry… Read More »
Chris Waller-trained stayer Pinhole has received a 2kg penalty for the Melbourne Cup following his victory in the Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield. The penalty lifts Pinhole’s Melbourne Cup weight from 51kg to 53kg and significantly improves his position in the order of entry for the 3200m feature. Having also… Read More »
Yulong has confirmed Angel Capital as its Everest runner in 2026, with the last-start Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner the final horse to be locked in for the $20 million race. In a race expected to be dominated by Ka Ying Rising ($1.30) and rising star Tempted ($5), the only… Read More »
Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes maintains Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising has returned to Sydney a superior sprinter ahead of his attempt to go back-to-back in the Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. “Ka Ying Rising is a freak of nature, he’s a… Read More »
A distance drop is the only concern for connections of Skyhook as he bids to stretch his winning sequence to four in this Saturday’s $1 million Silver Eagle at Randwick. The four-year-old has struck a rich vein of form since being ridden on the speed to capture the Hawkesbury Guineas… Read More »
