He cost $7000 and has one leg held together by pins, but it is Willaidow’s tough-as-nails demeanour on the racetrack that has trainer Marc Conners dreaming big. The six-year-old’s courage was again to the fore at Rosehill on Saturday when he dug deep to fend off all challengers in Saturday’s Group… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge will consider setting The Playwright on the same path Lady Of Camelot blazed 12 months ago after the filly emulated her Golden Slipper-winning stablemate by claiming the Widden Stakes. Lady Of Camelot took out the fillies’ feature last year before going on to beat all but Haysugi in the Group… Read More »
Hard work riding in jump-outs at various centres where the majority of jockeys would not ride over the past couple of months has paid a dividend for Daniel Moor. While not initially booked for the ride on Inkaruna in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday, Moor was… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is lukewarm on pursuing a Golden Slipper start with Blitzburg despite the colt outsprinting his rivals to post an all-the-way win in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill. The most experienced youngster in Saturday’s field of seven, Blitzburg ($4.80) gave a strong kick at the top of the straight… Read More »
New York Lustre will always hold special thoughts for Jamie Melham after scoring a nail-biting win at Sandown. The Enver Jusufovic-trained New York Lustre provided Melham with her first winner since marrying fellow jockey Ben Melham last month when taking out the John Moule Handicap (1200m) on Saturday. “It’s so weird to hear… Read More »
Racing NSW Integrity officials have disqualified registered owner Jamie Carruthers for five months following an investigation into a social media post that was deemed prejudicial to the image, interests, and welfare of the Thoroughbred racing industry. The incident came to light on 21 January 2025, when Racing NSW Integrity was… Read More »
Cranbourne conditioner Enver Jusufovic has a lot of time for New York Lustre who will look to register a winning hat-trick for the campaign at Sandown. Sent for a spell after opening her winning account last July, New York Lustre runs in the John Moule Handicap (1200m) on Saturday looking to add… Read More »
Three-year-old filly Jenni Intiba made a statement on debut, storming home from last to win the seventh heat of the Future Stars Series at Pakenham on Thursday night. Trained by Charlotte Littlefield and ridden by Craig Newitt, the $18 outsider overcame a slow start in the 1400m event to finish… Read More »
Promising filly Cherish Me will bypass traditional lead-up races and trials as she prepares for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) on February 22. Trainer Ciaron Maher has opted to keep the Geelong Diamond winner fresh, ruling out a start in the Blue Diamond Prelude or recent jumpouts. Assistant… Read More »
Herarcomesthestar will be racing for more than prize money when she lines up in a Stakes race at Sandown. While any prize money for finishing in the top three in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday would be nice for connections, ‘Black Type’ is more important. Trainer John… Read More »
Trainer Dominic Sutton will put the horse first before personal ambition as Victoria’s richest two-year-old race looms. Sutton has Sword Of Legacy among the 81 youngsters still in contention for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 22. But Sutton, who runs dual yards at Ballarat and Flemington,… Read More »
Luke Price is the first to concede Our Gold Hope will need tempo and luck to feature first-up in a black-type sprint, but he is equally adamant she is going well enough to belie her outsider status. At $61, the mare is set to start the second longest-priced runner in Saturday’s… Read More »
If the upcoming Rosehill meeting was a day later, in-form mare So Newchee Thinks would be banned from competing. The daughter of So You Think is in foal to Starspangledbanner and under the rules, the official cut-off for her racing career is February 1, which happens to be the date of… Read More »
Morphettville based Paula Trenwith could not think of a better present than that of winning a race on her birthday. Trenwith prepares a team of eight horses at Morphettville and has three runners at the Morphettville Parks meeting on Saturday, her birthday. Savatoff runs in the Happy 80th Birthday Glynn Pretty… Read More »
Ron’s Finalflutter commences her potential WA Oaks campaign at Bunbury on Sunday and trainer Dan Morton thinks she is capable of running a bold race fresh in the Listed Greenfields Lodge WA Breeders’ Classic (1200m). “I would never say never with her,” Morton said on Tabradio. “She’s got a fair bit… Read More »
Laws Of Indices, a Group 1-winning entire, has been sold and is set to return to Ireland following an eventful stint in Australian racing. Originally imported with high expectations, the son of Power contested 19 races in Australia without securing a victory. Despite this, he demonstrated his class by finishing… Read More »
Small fish might be sweet this autumn, but longer-term trainer John O’Shea has identified progressive gelding Yorkshire as a Group horse in the making. The four-year-old will attempt to take the next step towards that goal when he chases back-to-back wins in Saturday’s TAB Handicap (1500m) for which he is a… Read More »
The Mark Walker stable has decided on a softer first-up for It’s Business Time when the New Zealand mare makes her long awaited racetrack return. Having also been entered for the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday’s Sandown card, It’s Business Time will instead run in the John Moule Handicap… Read More »
It has been just under a year since Brudenell finished a close fifth in the Oakleigh Plate and trainer Kris Lees is optimistic the stakes performer is working his way back into that form. The five-year-old was beaten less than two lengths in the Group 1 sprint before some minor issues cut short… Read More »
Godolphin’s juvenile colt Aleppo Pine has firmed as a leading Blue Diamond Stakes contender after an impressive jumpout win at Caulfield on Thursday morning. The son of Blue Point showcased his speed and ability, leading the trial at a fast pace under jockey Ben Melham. Godolphin Melbourne Stable Head Nacim… Read More »
