The Widden Stakes has been a happy hunting ground for the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou stable and they are looking for In Limbo to continue that trend at Rosehill. Ryan won the race in 2015 with Fireworks when training in his own right and the business partners collected another when… Read More »
Grahame Begg has been forced into starting two of his mares in a Stakes race at Sandown, a scenario the inform trainer says is not ideal. Miraval Rose and So Glamorous head to the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Begg would have preferred the race to remain at Caulfield,… Read More »
In-form gelding Accredited will have a chance to prove how patience can be rewarded in racing on several fronts as he prepares for a belated black-type debut in the Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill. The sprinter was set to start a short-priced favourite for the Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Randwick… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Stakes remains an option for boom Sydney colt Wodeton, who was this week paid up as a third-round acceptor for Victoria’s premier two-year-old event. The Melbourne Racing Club on Wednesday announced the 81 horses left in the running to contest the $2 million Group 1 at Caulfield… Read More »
Trainer Dominic Sutton has a decision to make with Feroce in the lead-up to Australian Guineas at Flemington. The Caulfield Guineas runner-up will have only one run before the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in March. That first-up run will come in either the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at… Read More »
A frustrating stint on the sidelines is almost over for champion jockey, William Pike, who hopes to be back riding in the next month. Out of action since December, Pike can see light at the end of the tunnel after receiving a positive medical report from his specialist. Pike, a… Read More »
Mr Brightside is all set to defend his CF Orr Stakes title after a trial win at Geelong. The star Lindsay Park-trained galloper impressed his trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes along with jockey Craig Williams when winning the second heat of the morning over 1000m on Wednesday. It was… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Via Sistina will headline another star-studded barrier trial session at Warwick Farm as she moves a step closer to her campaign return. The six-time Group 1 winner will step out in a 1000m Group Trial on the course proper on Thursday, alongside high-class stablemates Fangirl and Atishu, and Joe… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner I Wish I Win has signalled his readiness for an autumn campaign, impressing in a jumpout at Pakenham on Tuesday. The six-year-old gelding, who has previously excelled over sprint distances, is now set to target races around 1400m this preparation. Trainer Katherine Coleman was pleased with… Read More »
Dual Stakes-winning filly Too Darn Discreet is set to trial at Geelong on Wednesday as she builds towards a major autumn target: the G1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide. The daughter of 2013 Oaks winner Maybe Discreet is scheduled to return to racing in the Listed Desirable Stakes at Flemington… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas has indicated he wants No Limitation to have a better race day experience than the one she had on debut before giving the filly a break. Douglas has No Limitation entered in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday. A two-year-old daughter of Exceedance from Piero… Read More »
Manaal served notice that she is poised to return to the Group 1 scene as a major player this Autumn Carnival with an eye-catching trial at Randwick on Tuesday. Despite a light ride from Jason Collett, last year’s ATC Sires’ winner powered home from last midway down the straight to run… Read More »
Fresh off her victory in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) on the Gold Coast, Miss Roumbini is now setting her sights on the Sydney autumn carnival. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior-trained mare, who has won four of her past five starts, is enjoying a well-earned break… Read More »
Mr Brightside will return to the scene of his maiden victory when he trials at Geelong. The Lindsay Park-trained galloper won his maiden at Geelong in July 2021, his third race start and the beginning of a six straight wins streak that eventually led to Mr Brightside becoming one of Australia’s… Read More »
Another Wil has signalled his readiness for a Group 1 campaign with an impressive jumpout at Cranbourne on Monday, setting the stage for his autumn return. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding is likely to resume in the CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 8, following a narrow defeat in… Read More »
Tajanis has given Chris Waller a third win in the Australia Day Cup, all of which have been achieved with imported gallopers. The Listed race at Warwick Farm on Monday was the feature event on the day with the Waller stable providing the first and third placegetters. Waller had previous won the… Read More »
The Mike Moroney & Glen Thompson stable has been patient with highly promising Coeur Volante who is about to embark on her latest campaign. Coeur Volante is one of 22 nominations for the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The lightly raced four-year-old daughter of Proisir has not raced… Read More »
With stable numbers at a premium, many trainers will use the luxury of a pre-trainer early in a preparation to ease the burden of getting their charges ready. A month or five weeks of light work before returning to their trainer short circuits the time it takes to get a… Read More »
Sydney jockey Blake Spriggs is continuing his recovery in Royal Canberra Hospital after a serious fall during a race at Moruya on January 17. Spriggs sustained multiple rib fractures, major collarbone and arm fractures, and punctured lungs, requiring surgery on his collarbone and arm. While bleeding in his lungs has… Read More »
A rich restricted race in Sydney is the immediate target for last start Flemington winner Cavalry Girl. The Tom Dabernig-trained filly is headed to Randwick on Saturday week for the $2 million Inglis Millennium over 1100m. Dabernig said the filly remains in contention for the Blue Diamond Stakes, but with… Read More »
