With tears in her eyes, Winx part-owner Debbie Kepitis feared it could be the day the record winning streak of the world’s best racehorse ended. So when Winx finally overpowered her challengers in the final 100 metres of the famous Flemington straight, she was crying hard, overcome with both excitement… Read More »
A late charge from Sydney mare I Am Excited has clinched a last-to-first win in the Group Two Gilgai Stakes at Flemington. Trainer David Pfieffer was keen to get I Am Excited onto the straight course at Flemington in the Gilgai after the four-year-old had finished second and fourth respectively… Read More »
Chris Waller admitted to a rare moment of anxiety before Winx completed her 28th consecutive victory in taking out the Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Winx was locked away on inside in second last place as Saturday’s field run into the straight with jockey Hugh Bowman searching for clear… Read More »
On the same day the career of Chautauqua has been celebrated with a farewell at Flemington, Coolmore Stud has announced the death of the sprinter’s sire Encosta De Lago. A multiple champion sire and the reigning champion broodmare sire, Encosta De Lago is one of the greatest Australian-bred sires. He… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Steve O’Dea has had a day out at Randwick, celebrating a winning double including Sesar’s Group Two victory in the Roman Consul Stakes. O’Dea had not trained a Sydney winner until Saturday when Doubt Defying set the tone in a 1400m-benchmark handicap before his half-brother Sesar took out… Read More »
Trainer Mark Newnham and jockey Rachel King have each celebrated a milestone Group One win with Maid Of Heaven in the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick. One of three fillies in the 2000m feature on Saturday, Maid Of Heaven ($14) came with a late run to to nail Godolphin colt… Read More »
Promising Toowoomba galloper Niccanova will step up in distance before a summer carnival campaign after his impressive win at Doomben. Sent out favourite, Niccanova ($2) ended months of frustrations for trainer Steve Tregea when he beat Fiery Heights ($2.30) by 2 1/4 lengths in the Peter and Kerry Handicap (1350m)…. Read More »
Lightly raced three-year-old Extra Brut has continued his rise through the ranks with a strong win in the Listed UCI Stakes at Flemington. Extra Brut was having his fourth start on Saturday having won a Sandown maiden and a Caulfield open handicap for three-year-olds at his past two starts. Stepping… Read More »
Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes is over the drama that is Chautauqua. Not that he’s ungrateful to have had “the grey flash” in the Hawkes Racing stable. He’s just well and truly over talking about the antics of a champion racehorse who simply decided he did not want to race any more…. Read More »
Eckstein has scored a confidence-boosting win at Flemington that her trainer hopes will land her a Group One victory later in the spring. Trainer Kurt Goldman has set the mare for the Myer Classic at Flemington on November 3, a race Eckstein was beaten narrowly in by Shoals last year…. Read More »
Connections of Wild Planet will consider their options after the three-year-old who holds a Caulfield Guineas nomination claimed a Listed race win at Flemington. Wild Planet was posted three-wide in Saturday’s Antler Luggage Stakes (1400m) before narrowly beating the luckless Ranier who got clear inside the final 100m before charging… Read More »
Buoyed by his first Sydney metropolitan win, Coffs Harbour trainer Jim Jarvis now has his sights on a return for the rich Country Championships with Evopex. The gelding made his way to Jarvis as a tried horse with one win in Victoria for trainer Peter Morgan. On Saturday at Randwick,… Read More »
Flying filly Courseshewill put herself in the box seat to attack the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with her win at Doomben. Courseshewill ($4) won her first start at Toowoomba two weeks ago and boosted her prize money to $73,000 in beating Buckets Of Pride by three-quarters-of-a-length. Trainer Liam Birchley said… Read More »
Two-year-old Unite And Conquer will be put on a Magic Millions path after a dominant debut win in the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington. But first the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt, an $80,000 yearling purchase, has some unfinished business before a trip north for January’s Magic Millions 2YO… Read More »
