Next month’s $2 million Inglis Millennium is on the radar for Rivellino after the two-year-old colt made an impressive start to his career with a victory at Randwick. A $180,000 yearling purchase at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale last year, the Kris Lees-trained Rivellino stepped out for his debut in… Read More »
All you can do as a trainer is get your horse to where you want it to be for a big race and then the race itself will tell you if the horse is good enough to land the desired result. That is exactly what trainer Kurt Goldman has done… Read More »
Three-year-old filly Real Class has been sold to Australian Bloodstock following her impressive victory in the Group 2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2000m) on New Year’s Day. Trained by Jenna Mahoney at Byerley Park, the Vadamos filly is emerging as one of New Zealand’s top staying prospects. Real Class’s journey… Read More »
With extreme heat forecast across Victoria and South Australia, Racing Victoria and Racing SA have implemented changes to ensure the safety of horses and participants. The Geelong meeting on Saturday will proceed as scheduled despite a forecast high of 38°C. Racing Victoria opted against time changes following Bureau of Meteorology… Read More »
A section of the newly renovated Gold Coast track has been damaged ahead of this weekend’s key races and the Magic Millions Carnival. The affected area, measuring 25m x 10m at the 500m mark, is believed to have suffered chemical damage, with foul play by anti-racing activists being investigated. Racing… Read More »
Charlotte Littlefield would have preferred that Niance was not one of She’s Bulletproof’s rivals in the How Now Stakes, but she’s hoping the formline through the classy sprinting mare stands up this Saturday at Geelong. She’s Bulletproof will make her first appearance since the Group 3 event at Caulfield on November 30… Read More »
Riot And Rose gets the chance to add another regional feature to his summer body of work at Geelong this Saturday. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained gelding is one of the leading contenders for the day’s feature, the $300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m). The son of Pins won the $100,000 Wodonga… Read More »
Most of the two-year-old focus is fixed firmly on next week’s Magic Millions Carnival, but Rivellino will be racing for a spot in a rich Inglis race next month when he steps out at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Too Darn Hot, a $180,000 Classic Sale buy, is likely… Read More »
Saturday’s significant lead-up meeting to the feature Magic Millions race day on January 11 has been moved from Gold Coast to Sunshine Coast. The twilight card which includes the first running of Queensland’s new slot race, the $3 million The Sunlight, was to occur as a prelude to the rich… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan has his sights set on Magic Millions glory, with key decisions looming for his juvenile stars Hi Barbie and La Bella Boom, while Golden Boom leads his hopes in The Syndicate. Hi Barbie is assured a spot in next week’s $3m Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but Gollan… Read More »
Racing Victoria and Racing SA are closely monitoring extreme heat forecasts, with updates on this weekend’s racing schedule expected Friday morning. Key meetings across Victoria, including Geelong (Saturday), face potential rescheduling or adjustments due to a forecast high of 38°C. Wodonga (Sunday) and the Healesville picnic meeting (Saturday) are also… Read More »
Trainer Julius Sandhu is cautiously optimistic as Lofty Thoughts, a $200,000 Snitzel colt, makes his debut in Saturday’s Geelong Diamond. The ballot-exempt race for the Blue Diamond Stakes is a key stepping stone for the promising two-year-old, listed as a $15 chance with betting sites. Ridden by Jamie Mott, who… Read More »
Last year’s inaugural Geelong Diamond proved a good launching pad for Stay Focused and Phillip Stokes has identified the race as the ideal kick-off for a filly he holds in hold regard. The Pakenham horseman will unveil Cosmic Shower, a daughter of first-season sire Peltzer, in the $150,000 event over 1100 metres…. Read More »
Michael Hickmott is one of many trainers busily scouring the lots on offer prior to next week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale but it is one bought from the Adelaide equivalent in 2022 that could highlight his day at Murray Bridge on Saturday. Novela, which in Spanish translates to soap… Read More »
They reached the pinnacle of two-year-old racing together when winning the Golden Slipper last autumn and for the first time since April, Blake Shinn takes the reins of Lady Of Camelot in The Sunlight – Queensland’s new slot race – at Gold Coast on Saturday. The Sunlight over 1100-metres and worth $3… Read More »
Three-time Perth Cup (2400m) winning jockey Patrick Carbery admits he wasn’t sure what to expect from Hemlock Stone in yesterday’s edition of the staying feature at Ascot. Hemlock Stone scored an upset win the $1 million feature and delivered trainers Grant and Alana Williams a fifth win in the past seven… Read More »
The Clinton Mcdonald stable is mourning the loss of history-defying filly Hayasugi, who succumbed to complications from surgery. McDonald on Thursday announced that last year’s Blue Diamond winner had been euthanized owing to issues stemming from the hoof injury that prematurely ended her spring campaign. “It is with great sadness that… Read More »
Holymanz has not won since last year’s Coastal Classic and the Ciaron Maher stable is confident the race can again bring out the best in the gelding. The son of Almanzor will defend his title against six rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 event over the Geelong 1700-metre circuit. Despite not having won in… Read More »
The Tony and Maddysen Sears stable have mapped out the future plans for their smart colt Beau Dazzler after the son of Ardrossan scored a second successive, impressive feature race victory in as many weeks at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Beau Dazzler had won the Group 3 Grand Prix on… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Mathew Smerdon celebrated a career milestone on New Year’s Day, securing his first city win at Flemington with Layeruponlayer in the final race of the day. It marked not only his first runner at the iconic track but also his 10th career win as a trainer, capping a… Read More »
