After initial fears Tavago would miss the spring carnival, the Group One winner is back in light work with connections hoping to target the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. The 2016 Australian Derby winner, Tavago won the Sky High Stakes during the autumn in Sydney but injured his suspensory at… Read More »
TOP THREE AUSTRALIAN GROUP ONE WINNERS 2016/17 HORSES 6 – Winx (George Main Stakes, Caufield Stakes, Cox Plate, Chipping Norton Stakes, George Ryder, Queen Elizabeth) 4 – Black Heart Bart (Memsie Stakes, Underwood Stakes, C F Orr Stakes, Futurity Stakes) 2 – Global Glamour (Flight Stakes, Thousand Guineas), Jameka (Caufield… Read More »
Like most trainers, Matthew Smith is always on the lookout for a European stayer to complement his stable. Also like many, Smith finds the prices prohibitive so he is more than happy to have secured Villardo from Germany. The three-year-old will make his way to Smith’s Warwick Farm stable towards… Read More »
NSW trainers have again dominated the six Group One days of the Brisbane winter carnival which started with the Doomben 10,000 and ended with the Tattersall’s Tiara. Horses trained in NSW won six of the eight Group One races with the Peter and Paul Snowden partnership and Newcastle’s Kris Lees… Read More »
It has taken nearly half a century but the Clarke family finally have their names etched on a Tattersall’s Cup trophy. The Clarke brothers Tom, Don and David, race Rudy who took his prize money to more than $1 million when he won the Tattersall’s Cup at Doomben on Saturday…. Read More »
Apprentice Beau Mertens maintains his narrow lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership after a winning double at Flemington but he has also faced questions from stewards over one of his rides. Mertens went into Saturday one win ahead of Craig Williams in the premiership and both riders claimed two wins… Read More »
Hawkes Racing has always held Thaad in high esteem and he didn’t let the stable down at Flemington, notching up a come-from-behind win. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said the stable hoped the three-year-old might be capable of winning a good race during the spring after his victory in the Bay And… Read More »
James Cummings will join Godolphin’s Australian operation with his confidence sky high after giant sprinter Burning Passion won the Group Three WJ Healy Stakes (1200m) at Doomben. Cummings’s solo training career is winding down, with only a handful of runners to come before he takes up the coveted role as… Read More »
Rachel King started June with her first Saturday metropolitan win at Rosehill and the celebrations have barely stopped for the in-form apprentice. After promptly converting that breakthrough on Just Dreaming into a city double with Supply And Demand on June 3, King emulated that feat a week later at Randwick… Read More »
Despite winning two races in Hong Kong, Riyadh is relishing life in Australia. The Peter Healey-trained galloper picked up his biggest cheque since arriving in Australia after winning the David Bourke Provincial Plate at Flemington on Saturday. Ridden by Jye McNeil, Riyadh was backed from $15 into $10 before scoring… Read More »
Wet-track specialist Pelethronius has maintained his flawless record on heavy ground and stayed unbeaten this preparation with a perfectly timed run at Randwick. The five-year-old gelding reeled in Conarchie ($14) in a benchmark handicap (1400m) on Saturday after looming four-wide under Tye Angland before scoring by 1-1/4 lengths on a… Read More »
Ron Quinton admits Boss Lane can be a handful but his antics coupled with his race record make him a favourite with the Randwick trainer and his staff. His win in Saturday’s Winter Dash (1200m) at Randwick has further endeared him to Quinton and his apprentice Andrew Adkins, who steered… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams believes the recently gelded Ability has what it takes to figure in better-class sprint races after back-to-back wins this campaign. The Robert Smerdon-trained four-year-old was gelded before returning this preparation and Williams believes that, plus added maturity after a lengthy spell, has been the making of… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden training partnerships have ended their Brisbane winter campaign the way they started it by winning a Group One race at Doomben. Tycoon Tara ($19) led for most of the way and battled strongly to beat Prompt Response ($8) by a long head in the $500,000… Read More »
