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 »
The Magic Millions carnival is the campaign focal point for promising sprinter Hedged, but trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are hoping he can knock off a feature race along the way. The gelding will resume in the Group 3 The Warra (1000m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday, his first… Read More »
Goliath faces one of the toughest tasks in racing this weekend, beating the Japanese at home in their biggest race, but John Stewart is already planning his next moves with his star recruit and Australia is on the itinerary. The ambitious American has quickly become a powerful investor in Australian racing… Read More »
Gavin Bedggood hopes the decision to take Oscar’s Fortune to Cranbourne for a midweek gallop will pay off handsomely on Saturday. Oscar’s Fortune runs in the $1 million The Meteorite (1200m), a new ‘slot race’ that Southside Racing, a merged entity of the Cranbourne and Pakenham Clubs, runs for the first time…. Read More »
In-form mare Belclare will need to overcome a wide alley to land her first Australian Group One win in the Railway Stakes at Ascot, and connections believe Nash Rawiller is the perfect man for the job. A two-time victor at the highest level in New Zealand, Belclare joined the Sydney stable of… Read More »
