Trainer Matthew Smith believes Icebreaker can continue his progression through the grades this campaign, even if he doesn’t win first-up at Rosehill. The four-year-old strung together a hat-trick of victories at Canberra last preparation, all over a mile, and looks to pick up where he left off in Saturday’s Racing And Sports… Read More »
Cejay Graham is living the dream. Last Saturday Graham rode an inch perfect race in a driving finish on the Kelly Schweida trained Vodka Martini to take out the Listed Lightning Handicap ⊠a win which gave her particular pleasure as it came on a horse and for a trainer… Read More »
Against the odds ⊠that could be a book title for the career of Rothfire. The story of Rothfireâs career ⊠both in terms of his inherent superior-class quality on the racetrack as a racehorse and his unbending resilience against the injury adversity he has faced off the track ⊅ Read More »
In the wake of Touristic’s Lord Mayors Cup win, Peter Snowden is beginning to wonder if he might have uncovered the key to the gelding. The six-year-old, who kicked off his current preparation in January, was having his eighth campaign start when triumphant in last month’s Listed event. While few horses… Read More »
It is not often a horse gets a second chance at running in one of Australia’s feature handicaps. Father-and-daughter training combination Tony and Maddysen Sears were left devastated when Yellow Brick missed gaining a start in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm 12 months ago. Move forward a year… Read More »
Chris Waller is renowned for sticking with established templates and in two-year-old Hidden Achievement, he has a colt boasting a disarmingly similar profile to his past two J J Atkins winners. The top trainer has claimed the juvenile feature three times, most recently with The Autumn Sun in 2018 and Press… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable have kept the feature race scoreboard rolling quite nicely during the Queensland Winter Carnival so far âŠÂ  but now they will be looking to up the tempo with an assault on Saturdayâs two Group 1 features at Eagle Farm ⊠the Stradbroke Handicap and… Read More »
One Chris Waller-trained galloper will step in for another in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap following the scratching of promising mare Firestorm. Waller has decided to redirect Firestorm to the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes, where she will be partnered by leading jockey James McDonald. With Firestorm out of the… Read More »
After successive wins on the provincial circuit, Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are again keen to test Whateley in the metropolitan area. The three-year-old is down to run in the Quayclean Handicap (1400m) at Sandown on Saturday having won his maiden and then a Class 1 contest in his past two starts… Read More »
Far from being daunted, country horseman Josh Brown is excited by what the future holds as his pursues a long-held racing dream in the big smoke. Reared in Kalgoorlie and Esperance his home for the best part of the last decade, 35-year-old Josh Brown has packed up, moved out and relocated… Read More »
Duke Of Arrakis may be built differently to his half-brother Shangri La Express, but he’s making an equally strong impression after an impressive debut victory at Randwick’s Kensington track. While Shangri La Express made a fast start to his career with back-to-back wins as a two-year-old and later placed in… Read More »
A difficult draw in the Stradbroke Handicap has Chris Waller leaning towards running dual acceptor Firestorm in the Dane Ripper Stakes, paving the way for first emergency and barn mate Coleman to take his place in the Group One. Waller had initially hoped to run the mare in the day’s main feature but… Read More »
Neville Parnham has copped a double blow with stable stars Bustler and September Born ruled out for the remainder of the winter carnival. Bustler got to see race day action at Pinjarra twice, but for September Born, his woes continue after last year’s Ascot carnival was cut short. The son… Read More »
The logistics of flying north to Brisbane for a Group 1 contest was too tough forcing trainer Dan Meagher to make the decision to stay at home with Lim’s Kosciuszko. The Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday had been on Lim’s Kosciuszko radar, but instead he will remain in… Read More »
Arrowfield Stud has announced the death of one of Australia’s great stallions with Snitzel euthanised at the Hunter Valley stud on Wednesday morning. The son of Redoute’s Choice, a four-time winner of the Australian Champion Stallion award, succumbed to age-related issues less just over two months short of his 23rd… Read More »
On the heels of the announcement that his successful tenure with Godolphin will end this season, James Cummings has confirmed he will join the Hong Kong training ranks from the middle of next year. Cummings had been at the helm of Godolphin’s Australian training operation for eight years before the global… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes has two excellent chances of breaking a long running hoodoo in one of Australia’s biggest races. Stretching back to ‘the boys’ grandfather Colin Hayes, their father David Hayes, uncle Peter Hayes and in his stint at the helm of… Read More »
The chances of Sir Lucan posting back-to-back wins in the Winter Cup will come down to fitness as the gelding tackles the feature off a different preparation this year. Twelve months ago, Sir Lucan was successful at his fourth start from a spell but on Saturday he will go into the… Read More »
A fresh broadcasting agreement will ensure Racing.com remains available on free-to-air television for another five years, with key enhancements including better image resolution, the addition of Western Australian racing, and deeper collaboration between Racing Victoria and the Seven Network. The arrangement was finalised between Racing Victoriaâwho earlier this year resumed… Read More »
Trainer David Catarino was justifiably proud of Showlas’s effort at Northam on Sunday, a winning performance that suggests there is a fair amount of upside to the three-year-old- filly. First up for six months and off no trial, the daughter of Showtime defied the racing patten that made it difficult… Read More »
