Group One-winning filly Norzita will start her autumn campaign in Melbourne but leading Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman has the inside running to keep the ride on the Bart Cummings star. Connections have given Bowman first refusal on the filly he rode to victory in the Group One Flight Stakes at… Read More »
Melbourne’s reigning champion jockey Luke Nolen returns from his off-season break to begin the pursuit of runaway premiership leader Glen Boss at Sandown on Wednesday. But at best he will only be able to reduce Boss’s 15-win lead by one. Nolen’s only ride for the day is Aliberani who isn’t… Read More »
The Seven Network will continue to broadcast the Melbourne Cup carnival for the next five years, the Victoria Racing Club announced on Monday. The deal, which extends a longstanding relationship with the broadcaster, will ensure the spring racing carnival will have free-to-air coverage in Australia until at least 2018. It… Read More »
Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy will exploit the conditions of Saturday’s Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington as he guides former Hong Kong star Good Ba Ba to his main comeback mission. Thanks to an astute piece of race selection by Hore-Lacy, Good Ba Ba, one of the highest stakes earners in training… Read More »
The racing career of Alcopop is officially over after a campaign which reaped an overdue Group One victory and a fine third on the international stage. Trainer Jake Stephens confirmed on Sunday the eight-year-old had run his last race and would go out on a high. Alcopop started favourite when… Read More »
Group One winner Epaulette is a little behind schedule in his autumn carnival preparations but stablemate Albrecht is on track for his three-start Melbourne campaign. Trainer Peter Snowden said Epaulette had suffered a setback and would not be back to represent Darley in the early autumn races. “He’s back a… Read More »
Fastnet Rock proved the most popular stallion at the Magic Millions sale but was pipped in the averages for leading sire by dual Australian champion Redoute’s Choice. The fourth and final session of the premier lots was held at the Magic Millions Gold Coast complex on Saturday night, realising a… Read More »
As Chris Waller continues to build his stable with freshly imported stayers and newly bought yearlings there is still room for the veterans who have helped cement him as Sydney’s leading trainer. Danleigh heads the cast with the nine-year-old to run in a barrier trial on Tuesday ahead of an… Read More »
Injured jockey Ric McMahon’s disappointment at missing the Magic Millions carnival has been softened by the knowledge he will soon be reunited with outstanding prospect Better Than Ready. The Kelly Schweida-trained colt, who has won four of his six starts, broke Northern Meteor’s Randwick 1200m record when he ran 1:08.19… Read More »
Precautions to conquer the heat proved unnecessary at Rosehill on Saturday as Sydney escaped the searing weather in other parts of the state. The decision to put the meeting back two hours was made on Friday night amid welfare concerns when the forecast was for temperatures of more than 40… Read More »
A dominant Rosehill win from Happy Galaxy on Saturday was enough for jockey Jay Ford to predict the colt can make an impact in stakes company. But Ford says the three-year-old needs to continue improving his race craft if he’s to take that step. Happy Galaxy benefited from Ford sending… Read More »
The Stradbroke Handicap is looming as a Group One winter goal for Triple Elegance after he rediscovered winning form in the Magic Millions Cup. An absentee from the winners’ list for more than a year, Triple Honour ($14) showed signs of the form that saw him rated a Doncaster prospect… Read More »
Nathan Berry will take a short break from racing on a high after steering three-year-old Ferment to victory over older horses at Rosehill on Saturday. The John Thompson-trained gelding came down the outside to wear down the leaders and beat Southern Skye by a neck with Havana Rey another nose… Read More »
Real Surreal has provided veteran trainer Kelso Wood with reason for an overdue celebration on Queensland’s richest day of racing. In a gripping finish, Real Surreal helped bury a Gold Coast hoodoo for Wood when she won the Magic Millions Classic on Saturday. “It’s been 25 years since I won… Read More »
Glen Boss has already done what no other jockey has done. He is now set to do what he’s never done. The magic run of success Boss has enjoyed in the past few months reached a new peak at Flemington on Saturday when he landed four winners and opened up… Read More »
Jason McLachlan achieved something his late father Bruce couldn’t by winning the Magic Millions Guineas with Saluter. Bruce McLachlan won the Magic Millions Classic three times during his illustrious career but had never trained a winner of the Guineas. It was left to Jason to win the Guineas with Saluter… Read More »
Jason McLachlan achieved something his late father Bruce couldn’t by winning the Magic Millions Guineas with Saluter. Bruce McLachlan won the Magic Millions Classic three times during his illustrious career but had never trained a winner of the Guineas. It was left to Jason to win the Guineas with Saluter… Read More »
A Golden Slipper campaign has been ruled out for smart juvenile Champagne Cath but leading trainer Chris Waller unveiled another youngster with autumn carnival potential at Rosehill on Saturday. Waller was trackside as he produced an early double in the first two races before returning to the Gold Coast for… Read More »
The mystery runner on Saturday’s Flemington race card is a mystery no more. Spending, a three-year-old filly who has been “hiding” in New Zealand for the past couple of years, turned her debut appearance into a showstopper, with a stunning win in the Nouvelle Star Handicap (1000m). A sister to… Read More »
The Group One Coolmore Classic will be the autumn carnival target for Bennetta after her dominant win in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Handicap. Despite being shunted wide on the home turn, Bennetta surged clear in the final 100m under the urgings of James McDonald to win by 2-1/4… Read More »
