A family connection proved rewarding for top Sydney jockey Tommy Berry when he claimed Saturday’s Magic Millions Stayers Cup aboard Noisy Ocean. The young Sydney jockey, who rarely visits the Gold Coast without riding a winner, picked up the mount on the Bryan Guy-trained Noisy Ocean through an old family… Read More »
Saturday’s Flemington winner Miss Maggiebeel is proof that bargains can still be found in racing. A $13,000 purchase at the 2012 Melbourne Autumn Sales, the filly proved too strong for her more experienced rivals to win the Nouvelle Star Handicap (1400m) for three-year-old fillies. Co-trainer Simon Zahra said , who… Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss has declared two-year-old Bugatty a future Group-class sprinter after the colt raced into Blue Diamond calculations at Flemington. Sent out a short-priced favourite for Saturday’s Better Beyond Plate (1000m) on the back of a debut second to Chivalry at Moonee Valley on December 28, Bugatty ($1.75)… Read More »
It wasn’t quite the same as racing for $2 million but for connections of Pink Perfection her win at Warwick Farm was still an important milestone. The Peter Moody-trained filly missed out on a start in Saturday’s Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast as the second emergency. Her trainer… Read More »
Former jockey Lacey Morrison scored the biggest win of her fledgling career as a trainer when a horse she described as “nutso” won Australia’s richest maiden on Saturday. Anymore ($31) stormed to a 1-3/4 length victory over The Yowie ($9) with another neck to Snippets Land ($6) in the $100,000… Read More »
Champion jockey Robert Thompson has tuned up for the Magic Millions with a Group Three victory on Myamira in the Belle Of The Turf Stakes at Gosford. Thompson rides Sagatona in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast after the Liam Birchley trained filly gained a start… Read More »
In-form sprinter Emblems has lived up to his favouritism to score his first black type win in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford. The Darley four-year-old started at $1.75 in Friday’s 1200m feature sprint after winning his past two starts at Randwick and Rosehill. His jockey Kerrin McEvoy took… Read More »
A handy book of rides has Glen Boss poised to reduce Damien Oliver’s premiership lead at Flemington. Oliver is riding at Saturday’s Magic Millions meeting on the Gold Coast while Boss has a full book of rides in Melbourne with three of the early favourites on the eight race card…. Read More »
Dean Yendall consistently rides winners all over Victoria and gets the chance to post just his second stakes win for the season on favourite Anlon at Flemington. Yendall partners the Darren Weir-trained Anlon in Saturday’s Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) and is keen to make the most of the opportunity… Read More »
At least four runners in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-old Classic are assured of a big cheque even if they don’t run a place. Pinch River, Oakleigh Girl, Ruby Soho, and Sagatona are the only runners currently eligible for the $500,000 in bonus payments to horses owned by women…. Read More »
While the big money is being splashed around at the Magic Millions sale, trainer Marc Conners heads to Warwick Farm with a horse who is proof there are bargains to be had. Didntcostalot was a $3000 yearling at the 2008 Gold Coast sale and victory in Saturday’s Warwick Farm Handicap… Read More »
Jake Noonan got the ride on I Am The General by accident and has made sure he kept it. On Saturday the Shane Nichols-trained colt could land the young jockey the biggest win of his career in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast. “I went to… Read More »
A check of the record books has boosted the confidence of the Gai Waterhouse stable in its quest for the Magic Millions feature double at the Gold Coast. Waterhouse is the record holder for both the Magic Millions Two Year Old Classic (1200m) with four previous winners and the Magic… Read More »
Champion jockey Chris Munce has just one slight concern in his attempt to add the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas to his impressive list of Gold Coast victories. The Gold Coast has long been a happy hunting ground for Munce who rode there most Saturdays while a young apprentice when… Read More »
A treble of midweek winners at Randwick has provided Peter Robl with a confidence boost ahead of Saturday’s lucrative Magic Millions carnival. Robl made a clean sweep of the final three races at Wednesday’s Randwick meeting with wins aboard New Divide, Jacinta and Our Cellardoor. He has six rides at… Read More »
Charlie Boy has been ruled out of the Magic Millions Guineas with a hamstring injury which trainer Gerald Ryan says is likely to also ruin autumn plans. The colt was lame when he walked out of his box on Friday morning, not long after Ryan and his owners Triple Crown… Read More »
Nathan Berry’s landmark season continues with the Sydney jockey granted a four-month contract to ride in Singapore. Berry broke through with his first Group Three wins on Malavio and Va Pensiero in the spring and will be aboard favourite Unencumbered in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold… Read More »
Josh Parr is set to be the beneficiary of a light attrition rate for the Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast. Parr has been booked to ride the Peter Moody-trained Pink Perfection in Saturday’s Australian Turf Club Handicap (1000m) at Warwick Farm. The filly, second emergency for the Gold… Read More »
The race that launched the career of star jockey Tommy Berry could be equally significant for his twin brother Nathan. Tommy signalled his coming of age when he won the 2011 Magic Millions Classic aboard flying filly Karuta Queen. In the afterglow, he was approached by Gai Waterhouse to become… Read More »
The Hawkes training partnership has one of the leading chances in Saturday’s Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast but it is also poised to strike in the two-year-old race at Flemington. Invisible is second favourite for the Classic while stablemate Bugatty is the $2.10 top pick for the Better… Read More »
