Port Lockroy has built upon his eye catching Golden Eagle performance with a maiden Group 1 victory in the Railway Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Three weeks after a closing sixth in the $10million Golden Eagle at Rosehill on November 2, Port Lockroy was a class above in WA’s feature Group… Read More »
A trip to the Cranbourne racecourse for a midweek track gallop has proven instrumental in Globe taking out the Listed Cranbourne Cup on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper is prepared at the Cranbourne Training Centre, but the track was opened for pre-raceday gallops ahead of Saturday’s meeting…. Read More »
Winning a $300,000 race is significant but for Blake Spriggs it meant a whole lot more when Headwall strode to victory in The Warra. Now with two wins and a placing in three starts at the track, the Matthew Smith-trained, Warwick Farm-based galloper is quite at home at Kembla Grange and the… Read More »
Jockey Ethan Brown expects Nadal to rise to better company after he blew his rivals away in the inaugural running of The Meteorite at Cranbourne. The $1 million race on Saturday is one of two slot races run by Southside Racing, four weeks apart. Southside Racing was borne out of the… Read More »
The punters had it right as the strong firmer Gringotts made it a one act affair in The Gong and will now chase a yet to be achieved treble as the Maher stable turns their focus to The Ingham at Randwick next month. “He was just better than them,” Maher’s… Read More »
Racing at Cranbourne on their Cup day meeting has been delayed due to a fire on course. Cranbourne races are in an indefinite delay due to a fire breaking out in a nearby car park causing excessive smoke onto the racecourse. More to come… DELAY: There is an indefinite… Read More »
A share in last month’s Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa is being offered on Inglis Digital. The five percent share is one of the headline lots that form a Halo Racing unreserved reduction, offered on behalf of the late Colin McKenna, who died last month. Also up for grabs is… Read More »
After a successful three-year-old season that netted seven victories, Wings Of Song is set for her racing return at Cranbourne. The Patrick and Michelle Payne-trained mare returns in the Rosemont Stud Pendant (1400m) on Saturday, her first outing since April and her first for the brother and sister training team. Wings… Read More »
From the time two slot races were announced by Southside Racing, the Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock stable knew they wanted to be a part of it. Griffiths was born and bred in the Cranbourne area and was one of the first to establish a barn at the Cranbourne… Read More »
Big Dance winner Gringotts is the clear top pick of Ciaron Maher’s squad for the $1 million The Gong, but the leading trainer won’t be surprised to see the horse’s biggest threat comes from of a stablemate. Gringotts had three-quarters of a length to spare over barn mate Vivy Air in the… Read More »
A bulked-up Iowna Merc will chase a breakthrough stakes win when he resumes in the Group Three The Warra, and connections are hoping his physical development is reflected in the result. The five-year-old had contested black-type grade three times, twice filling the minor placings in the Listed Ortensia Stakes (1100m) at… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is still deciding which of their quartet of acceptances it will take up the challenge with in the Listed Cranbourne Cup. Three of the runners in Saturday’s 1600m contest are also among acceptances for the Listed Kilmore Cup (1600m) on Sunday. Nugget, Cosmic Vega and Flash Flood have accepted… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable are regulars at campaigning their horses over the border in Adelaide and will again make the trip for Finals Day at Morphettville. The Cranbourne-based trainers have Big Story engaged in the Skybeau Final (2500m) on Saturday, with the gelding looking to go back-to-back… Read More »
To run or not to run is a question hanging over many stables as a heavy track presents itself at Doomben. The two listed race features – the Recognition Stakes and the Tattersall’s Classic – could yet be impacted by scratchings but it is in another race on the card… Read More »
In one of the more bazaar reasons for a race meeting to be abandoned, today’s Port Lincoln meeting has been abandoned after a stolen car caused damage to the racing surface of the track. RacingSA made the announcement on their X account this morning. “Due to an external incident that… Read More »
If horses can take on the traits of their trainers than it should come as no surprise that Nobellity posted a fighting victory at Belmont on Wednesday. Nobellity, sent out a $36 chance, held strong in the straight and fell in to defeat the fast-finishing Wicked Venom by a short-head. Nobellity… Read More »
As a three-time champion of the WA Guineas (1600m), top line trainer Trevor Andrews has a good handle on what it takes to win the Group 2 feature. Trevor Andrews will have two bites of the cherry at winning his fourth WA Guineas on Saturday and despite what the market says… Read More »
Hugh Bowman’s talent has always found a way to put him in the pound seats and it has again come through when it mattered most to ensure him a slot in the lucrative and prestigious Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) which will take place with justified celebrated fanfare in the… Read More »
Former Melbourne Cup favourite White Marlin is inching closer to a return to racing after 18 months on the sidelines due to injury. The seven-year-old, trained by the renowned partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, is eyeing a comeback in 2025 following a rigorous rehabilitation process. White Marlin, an… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will be out to capture another Shooting Stars success at Cranbourne, this time with an up-and-coming mare. On the Cranbourne Cup program 12 months ago, Jimmysstar announced his arrival with an explosive victory coming off a success at Bendigo. The Shooting Stars (1500m) on Saturday will see Igotcha line… Read More »
