Unbeaten Justify filly Spicy Martini will get her chance against some of the best three-year-old sprinters in the country after being locked away for this weekend’s inaugural Magic Millions Sunlight. The Toby Edmonds and Stephen McLean-trained speedster will run in the Gold Coast Turf Club slot in the $3 million event,… Read More »
Young Werther will tick off another racing jurisdiction when he contests Wednesday’s $1 million Perth Cup and trainer Danny O’Brien sees no reason why he won’t be a force in the 2400-metre Group 2 at Ascot. Western Australia will become the fourth state the seven-year-old has competed in, having placed in Group… Read More »
Ciaron Maher elected against starting Melbourne Cup placegetter Okita Soushi in Wednesday’s Bagot Handicap at Flemington, but he still has one of the leading contenders for the $175,000 Listed feature. Another of the star trainer’s 2024 Melbourne Cup team will be Maher’s sole representative, with Interpretation to run with Saffie Osborne aboard in the… Read More »
An eye issue threatened to derail Amazing Eagle’s Magic Millions quest, but Tuesday’s Listed Gosford Guineas gives him the chance to get his campaign back on track. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained colt is equal favourite with Midnight Dynamite for the $200,000 event over 1200 metres at Wyong. The… Read More »
Cranbourne-based trainer Clinton McDonald is rounding off a stellar 2024 with a strong chance in Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight at the Gold Coast, where his filly Vestas is among the favourites. Vestas, a daughter of Toronado, enters the race at $8 with Ladbrokes following an impressive debut win… Read More »
Veteran jockey Dean Yendall marked his return to racing with a dramatic win at Nhill on Sunday, following a five-month layoff due to hip surgery. Yendall, sidelined since July, showed no signs of rust as he guided Ripper ($4) to a nail-biting victory over favourite Flux ($1.85) in a thrilling… Read More »
Caulfield and Melbourne Cup hero Without A Fight is back in Melbourne following an unsuccessful run in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase. Currently in quarantine at Mickleham, the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained stayer will rejoin the stable next week. “He’s good,” Sam Freedman told racing.com. “He’ll get out [of… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman will weigh up whether to give Time To Boogie his first chance at stakes level at Canterbury or wait a few more days for a benchmark race at Randwick. Freedman plans to accept for Time To Boogie in Wednesday’s Listed Canterbury Sprint (1200m) before assessing whether to run the… Read More »
Enver Jusufovic enjoyed one of the most satisfying days of his training career on Saturday and the popular horseman is optimistic the good times can roll on in 2025. The Cranbourne trainer, who celebrated a Saturday dual-venue double with horses he bred, could not be happier with how his maiden Group… Read More »
Craig Williams would be unlikely to kick up too much of a sink if 2024 did not end. The star jockey has enjoyed one of the best months of his decorated career in December and capped it off with a winning treble at Saturday’s final Victorian metropolitan meeting of the season… Read More »
The Barry Lockwood-trained Give Me Space has stormed home down the outside to take out the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm. A winner of two of his five starts heading into Saturday’s 1300m event for three-year-olds, Give Me Space was sent out a $17 betting app chance and… Read More »
A decision to wait for races over 1200 metres with Field Of Play resulted in one of the more impressive performances by a juvenile in Melbourne this season at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The son of Deep Field and the I Am Invincible mare Californiasurprise demolished his rivals in the $150,000… Read More »
Riding a city winner has been Rose Hammond’s dream from the moment she decided she wanted to be a jockey, but never did she think her maiden metro success would be as special as it was. The Echuca apprentice teamed with her childhood idol, Michelle Payne, to bring up the… Read More »
Trainer John Thompson is confident Emmadella will get more opportunities at stakes level in the future after the mare raced to a comfortable victory in a Midway Handicap at Randwick. Emmadella finished fourth in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast at the end of her previous preparation in July… Read More »
A Magic Millions 2YO Classic tilt is on the cards for Gallo Nero after the colt put himself right in contention for the feature juvenile race at the Gold Coast with a victory at Randwick. Stepping out for his second career start after finishing fourth on debut at Rosehill at the… Read More »
Adam Chambers is convinced the race he accepted with for Major Share at Moonee Valley on Saturday is the right one for his progressive sprinter, but that does not mean he is a certain starter. Another wide barrier in the benchmark 78 sprint has the Warrnambool horseman contemplating his options with the… Read More »
Champion NZ jockey Opie Bosson has announced his retirement from race riding on social platform X (formerly twitter) on Friday. Bosson’s journey in racing began under the guidance of his godfather, Stephen Autridge, where he started as an apprentice. His race-day debut came at just 15 years old, riding Comette… Read More »
Nikau Spur is not eligible for the Magic Millions wildcard that is on offer in Saturday’s Shoot Out at Eagle Farm, but that won’t prevent Corey and Kylie Geran from chasing another win with him. The rejuvenated eight-year-old will have his 13th start since April in the $125,000 event over 2100… Read More »
The two-year-old race at Moonee Valley on the last Saturday of the year in 2023 proved a good one of Lindsay Park, so it is no shock it again has strong representation this year. The renowned juvenile operation will start three members of the stable; Neverenoughlego, Night Flash and Regor. The… Read More »
It has been almost a decade since the Magic Millions 2YO Classic was won by a horse who did not have its final lead-up run in Queensland, but Bjorn Baker is looking to buck that trend with O’ Ole. The daughter of Ole Kirk will round out her preparations in this… Read More »
