Humidor has shown no effects of a leg injury that ruled him out of the autumn with a trial victory at Cranbourne. Now in the hands of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Humidor has not raced since finishing third to Winx in last year’s Cox Plate during which he suffered… Read More »
Comeback jockey Nash Rawiller has confirmed In Her Time will be his mount in the $14 million Everest after riding the mare in a barrier trial at Newcastle. The Kris Lees-trained Group One winner of the Lightning Stakes, In Her Time had the second trial of her preparation on Monday,… Read More »
Group One winner Nakeeta Jane is set to miss the Spring after suffering a fetlock injury at trackwork. Nakeeta Jane won the G1 Surround Stakes during the Autumn and was poised to be a big player in the Spring where she was meant to make her return in Saturday’s Show… Read More »
Black Heart Bart is a step closer to making a racetrack return after winning a Cranbourne barrier trial. The former Darren Weir-trained gelding, who won five Group One races during 2016/17, was officially retired after finishing unplaced in the Toorak Handicap in October. Lindsay Smith has been tasked with resurrecting… Read More »
Santa Ana Lane has finished out of the placings in a trial at Cranbourne on heavy ground but has done enough to show he is on target for The Everest. Making his first public appearance since finishing fourth in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong on April 28, the… Read More »
Graff has strengthened his claims for a place in the $14 million Everest with a stylish win in a barrier trial at Newcastle. Ridden by Brenton Avdulla, the four-year-old took the lead in the straight from his Kris Lees-trained stablemate In Her Time to win Monday’s 900m-heat on the course… Read More »
Australian sprinter Houtzen has an elevated temperature which has ruled her out of the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes at York. Owners Aquis Farm had planned to pay a late entry to put the mare in Friday’s 1000m-race but have announced she will now be saved for a Group One race… Read More »
Steve Smith might be sidelined but Australia’s leading batsman has something to celebrate with Hogmanay’s win in the Taree Cup. Smith is suffering the effects of concussion after being hit with a ball in the Second Test at Lord’s. The cricketer is part-owner of the Chris Waller-trained Hogmanay who backed… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Marmelo has won the Prix Kergolay at Deauville to set himself up for a second tilt at Australia’s most famous race. Trained by Hughie Morrison, Marmelo finished a length behind Godolphin’s Cross Counter in the 2018 Melbourne Cup after running second in the Group Two Prix Kergolay… Read More »
The Kris Lees-trained Graff will have a second barrier trial at Newcastle ahead of his bid to secure a slot in the $14 million Everest. He will be joined in Monday’s 900m-heat by five stablemates including Group One winner In Her Time who already has a slot in the Everest… Read More »
Adam Trinder is beginning to understand the added pressure Chris Waller went through as he prepared champion Winx during her winning streak. Trinder trains Mystic Journey who returned to racing on Saturday to win the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes. The victory extended Mystic’s Journey’s winning streak to seven… Read More »
Te Akau Shark remains on target to travel to Sydney despite his defeat in the Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa. The Epsom Handicap favourite, named for Cronulla Sharks NRL captain Paul Gallen, finished second to Endless Drama in Saturday’s Group Two sprint in New Zealand after circling the field from… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Barry Baldwin is more than happy with The Candy Man after his first appearance since a spell in a barrier trial. The Candy Man ran last in an 840m-heat won by the unbeaten Zoustyle at Doomben last Tuesday. Zoustyle put nine lengths on the runner-up in the… Read More »
Spring preparations for The Everest favourite Santa Ana Lane will ramp up when the star sprinter steps out in a barrier trial at Cranbourne. The Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane makes his first public appearance since his fourth in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong in late April when… Read More »
