Renowned as the trainer of the world’s best sprinter, Peter Moody switched his focus to the staying breed on Thursday when he paid $1.2 million for a colt with a Melbourne Cup pedigree. Black Caviar’s trainer needed to go higher than anticipated to secure the half-brother to three-time Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Trainer Pat Carey has no doubts over Ethiopia’s Australian Derby credentials despite the gelding heading into the Classic as a maiden. The most inexperienced runner in Saturday’s Group One field, Ethiopia has been placed at all three starts including his latest when runner-up to Highly Recommended in the Group Two… Read More »
Guy Walter has three runners at Randwick on Saturday but only one possible winner with the stable’s trio to line up against each other in the Adrian Knox Stakes. The Group Three event over 2000 metres is the traditional lead-up to the Australian Oaks (2400m) two weeks later and is… Read More »
Seven-time Group One winner Gio Ponti will stand at Arrowfield Stud in the NSW Hunter Valley this spring. Trained by Christophe Clement, Gio Ponti is a three-time Eclipse Award winner in the United States and his seven elite wins were between 1600 and 2000 metres. “Gio Ponti’s superlative record will… Read More »
Dual Cox Plate winner So You Think will stand at Coolmore Stud in the Australian spring. Coolmore secured a controlling interest in the horse after his second Cox Plate victory in 2010 and he was transferred from Bart Cummings to Aidan O’Brien in Ireland. His European wins include the Tattersalls… Read More »
Our Serena will be having her last start for her current connections when she runs in Saturday’s Group Two Chairman’s Quality at Randwick. The daughter of Fantastic Light is entered in next week’s Australian Easter Broodmare Sale. Prepared at Mornington by Pat Carey and part-raced by his wife Cheryl, the… Read More »
Superstar Black Caviar will have a jumpout at Caulfield on Tuesday ahead of her trip to Adelaide for next month’s Group One The Goodwood at Morphettville. Speaking from the Inglis sales complex at Randwick in Sydney where on Thursday he purchased a Street Cry yearling half-brother to triple Melbourne Cup… Read More »
Neil Dyer is confident Hawks Bay is on track for another Darwin Cup campaign despite the gelding having to wear glue-on shoes for the first time at Flemington. Dyer said the gear change was precautionary after Hawks Bay had feet trouble following his last start at Geelong where he finished… Read More »
Twelve months after Black Caviar was the toast of Derby day at Randwick, little brother All Too Hard will chase his own slice of the Sydney carnival pie. Black Caviar was at her brilliant best when she mowed down Hay List and raced away with the TJ Smith Stakes on… Read More »
Matthew Dale is hoping a long-range plan aimed at winning the Listed PJ Bell Stakes with Not A Dancer can come to fruition at Canterbury on Friday. The Canberra-based trainer has aimed Not A Dancer at the fillies event all preparation and was encouraged when the three-year-old drew barrier five… Read More »
Tim Bell has revealed his ambition to win his first Group One while still an apprentice with the powerful Patinack Farm stable. Bell hopes his dream will come true during the Brisbane winter carnival with promising filly Pretty Pins who makes her comeback in the Listed National Jockey Celebration Queensland… Read More »
Tony Noonan’s decision to dodge star filly Atlantic Jewel in the Sapphire Stakes with Varenna Miss to run her in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick on Saturday has led to Hugh Bowman riding the mare for the first time. Noonan said Craig Williams had been engaged to… Read More »
An 80-year-old hobby trainer is hoping to fluke a run in next month’s Warrnambool Cup with his only horse. Ken Moore, who has held a trainer’s licence for 36 years, admits he is not confident of getting Gottino to the Cup on May 3 but will know if the gelding… Read More »
A half-brother to three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva has sold for $1.2 million at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney, knocked down to Black Caviar’s trainer Peter Moody. Bidding started at $300,000 and quickly escalated with Moody left the last man standing. The colt is bred to win… Read More »
The outside barrier and a freakishly-talented visitor have sapped trainer David Pfieffer’s confidence in claiming Saturday’s Group Two Sapphire Stakes with Graceful Anna. Pfieffer was upbeat about the mare’s autumn prospects following her game first-up fourth to Celts in the Birthday Card Stakes. Then he learned unbeaten Victorian filly Atlantic… Read More »
An outstanding track gallop has trainer Colin Scott optimistic that Speediness can get his campaign back on the rails at Randwick on Saturday. The Victorian will wear blinkers for just the second time in the Group Three Doncaster Prelude (1600m) after working strongly in them at Scone on Tuesday. Speediness… Read More »
Welfare for the horse and not money was the determining factor in connections of Ichihara opting against paying a Golden Slipper late entry fee for the filly. Ichihara instead will be out to end her two-year-old season unbeaten when she lines up for her fourth start in Saturday’s Group Three… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan hopes to resolve Spirit Of Boom’s path to the Group One Stradbroke Handicap during the winter after the sprinter makes his comeback in the Listed Bribie Handicap at Doomben on Saturday. Gollan is torn between a weight-for-age path to the $1 million feature at Eagle Farm in… Read More »
The star attraction at Sydney’s Easter Sale lived up to her billing with Black Caviar’s half sister fetching a sale high $2.6 million on Wednesday. BC3 Thoroughbreds won a bidding duel to secure the sought-after daughter of Redoute’s Choice out of Helsinge on the second day of the Australian Easter… Read More »
Apprentices Justin Wood and Ryan Hurdle underlined the depth of Brisbane’s junior riding ranks when the pair were successful at Doomben on Wednesday. Wood, who is on the comeback trail following a serious race fall, was successful aboard the Nathan Schofield-trained Delzina in the skyracing.tv Maiden Handicap (2200m). New Zealander… Read More »
