Trainer Kelso Wood is keen to chase more feature mile wins with Someday after he won the Brisbane Handicap (1600m) at Doomben on Saturday. Ridden by Chris Munce, Someday, the $3.40 favourite, surged clear to win by three quarters of a length from Essington ($13) with Black Cash ($4.60) a… Read More »
Any rift between James Cummings and his famous grandfather Bart is well and truly buried. James, on hand to see The Peak win at Flemington on Saturday, said the dispute which reportedlly threatened his training partnership with Bart, was in the past. “It was a mountain out of a molehill,”… Read More »
Jockey Chris Munce has given his seal of approval for in-form mare Divine City to be part of the Magic Millions carnival after her runaway win in the Just Now Handicap at Doomben on Saturday. Trainer Garnett Taylor wants to target the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Handicap (1300m) at… Read More »
Apprentice Yusuke Ichikawa has bounced back a winner at Randwick, showing no signs of a freak injury which forced him out of racing for more two weeks. Ichikawa dislocated his shoulder when he attempted to change whip hands in a race at Randwick on November 29. On-course paramedics were unable… Read More »
Trainer Dan Bougoure is adamant Oakleigh Girl will cope with a pressure and stamina test in the Magic Millions. Oakleigh Girl, the $1.50 favourite, kept her unbeaten record intact when she won Saturday’s Calaway Gal Stakes (1010m) at Doomben but had only a length to spare from Ambitious Blonde. Bougoure… Read More »
Regarded as a stable pet, Permit momentarily turned star of Sydney’s premier yard when he ended a 20-month losing sequence at Randwick on Saturday. One of three runners from the Chris Waller stable, Permit was the outsider of the trio, and indeed of the five runners, in the $100,000 Christmas… Read More »
The administrators of the troubled BC3 Thoroughbreds say there is no link between the company which races horses and the so-called punters’ club run by Bill Vlahos. Vlahos is being sued by one of the investors in the “The Edge” but the whereabouts of $194 million the club supposedly earned… Read More »
Koroibete isn’t the complete package but trainer Gerald Ryan believes he will be when the autumn comes around. The three-year-old beat older horses over 1800m at Randwick on Saturday after again showing his dislike for going into the barrier stall. But once out of the gate, the $3.30 favourite raced… Read More »
Kaiser Sun has had soundness issues and is not the easiest horse to ride or train. But he can run fast. That speed was on show at Flemington on Saturday as the lightly raced sprinter resumed with an all-the-way win in the Lanec Services Handicap (1000m). Co-trainer Mathew Ellerton described… Read More »
Randwick punters were on target with debutant Mossfun who pulled off a betting coup with a professional Kensington track win in the $250,000 Inglis Nursery on Saturday. The filly opened at $4, eased to $4.20 before she was crunched to start the $3.30 favourite. Mustering good early speed, Mossfun was… Read More »
A colt trainer Shane Nichols found hard to sell has emerged as a contender for the Magic Millions Classic at Flemington. I Am The General, bought for $35,000 as a yearling, booked his ticket north for next month’s Magic Millions with his all-the-way success over odds-on favourite Chivalry in Saturday’s… Read More »
Chief executive of the embattled BC3 Thoroughbreds, Craig Cameron, says he hopes the company can be salvaged. BC3 Thoroughbreds is now in voluntary administration after a dramatic week in which chairman Bill Vlahos resigned his position amid court action over money missing from a collapsed punters’ club. Vlahos was reported… Read More »
International thoroughbred studs Coolmore and Darley have welcomed a recommendation the Drayton South coal mine should not be approved. The proposed mine site in the Hunter Valley is on the doorstep of Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley Stud and close to the Irish-owned Coolmore with both operations saying they would have to… Read More »
The scratching of second favourite Club Command has given Jacquinot Bay a start in the Razor Sharp Handicap but trainer Guy Walter is cautious about his chances in the shortened sprint. The Listed race has been reduced from 1200 to 1150 metres due to the switch from the course proper… Read More »
The rich Magic Millions carnival is the goal for Anna Lizzie this campaign but the path she takes will be clearer after she races at Doomben. Trainer Craig Tyrrell is weighing up options for the mare who runs in Saturday’s Just Now Handicap (1350m) at Doomben. His original plan was… Read More »
Hoylonny’s best run of form for 12 months has trainer Chris Waller thinking he is ready to make into a proper stayer. The five-year-old is one of three runners Waller will saddle up in a field reduced to five runners for the Listed Christmas Cup (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday…. Read More »
Michelle Payne’s excitement about Prince Of Penzance’s return to racing at Flemington will come at a cost. The popular jockey has to give up the ride on Sistine Demon, a horse tipped to go places. Payne has been aboard the Darren Weir-trained Prince Of Penzance in all five starts for… Read More »
Consistent grey Freshwater Storm will top off his latest preparation at Flemington with trainer Tony Parker eyeing a major country Cup in the new year. The only blip on the gelding’s spring carnival was in the Subzero Challenge on November 7, the final in a three-race series restricted to grey… Read More »
Home sickness cruelled the Melbourne spring campaign of Taxmeifyoucan but he could find summer redemption in Sydney with a victory in Saturday’s Group Two Villiers Stakes. A first-up fourth in the Theo Marks Stakes earned Taxmeifyoucan a trip south but he didn’t cope with the travel and finished last at… Read More »
Flamberge’s return to straight-track racing at Flemington will determine whether he steps up to one of Melbourne’s main off-season sprints. The Peter Moody-trained sprinter scored first-up over 1100m at Caulfield and is being aimed at the Group Three Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day. The four-year-old is… Read More »
