It could be a big day for Moruya trainer John Marzol when he saddles up three runners on his home track on Saturday and Code Word at Rosehill. Marzol will kick-start his day with debutant Drama Lodge at Moruya followed by recent winners Grey Drama and Gold Mount. Named after… Read More »
Fields for tomorrow’s Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes day featuring the unbeaten mare Black Caviar have been released and we provide readers with free and easy to read fields for all of the Group races on the day which includes the Blue Diamond Stakes Preludes and the Rubiton Stakes. … Read More »
Corey Brown is expected to be fit to ride at Rosehill on Saturday despite taking a tumble in the fifth race at Gosford on Thursday. In a topsy-turvy day for the top jockey, Brown was involved in a barrier mishap prior to the second event which resulted in fellow rider… Read More »
David Hayes could have as many as four Blue Diamond runners should his two Prelude contenders fire at Caulfield. Hayes confirmed on Thursday that last week’s impressive Caulfield debut winner Mama’s Choice and Mrs Gray, who was a luckless fifth in last month’s Magic Millions, would run in Victoria’s premier… Read More »
A preparation ago, Rain Affair had the talent but didn’t have the looks. Now he is the complete package. Well, almost. “The best thing about this horse is he’s going to keep improving and I don’t just mean this preparation but next preparation he’s going to be a better horse… Read More »
Trainer Steve O’Dea hopes stud failure Bianca Jewel can rediscover her early promise when the four-year-old makes her comeback at Eagle Farm. Bianca Jewel, who lines up in Saturday’s Lyndhurst Stud Handicap (1200m), was retired to stud following last year’s Brisbane winter carnival but failed to get into foal when… Read More »
Peter Moody is keen to see superstar Black Caviar very strong at the end of the 1400 metres of the CF Orr Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday with a view to her upcoming trip to Royal Ascot. The wonder mare, unbeaten in 17 runs up to 1200m, has to gallop… Read More »
In-form gelding War Charm is an unlikely starter at Rosehill on Saturday with trainer Danny Williams leaning towards sending him for a short freshen-up. The three-year-old is the $5 second favourite with TAB Sportsbet for the McGrath Handicap (1400m) after taking his record to four wins from five starts this… Read More »
Connections of smart galloper Ranger will be hoping he can emulate former West Australian champion Northerly when he has his first Victorian start in Saturday’s Carlyon Cup at Caulfield. The Fred Kersley-trained Northerly arrived in Melbourne in February 2001 as the winner of the Group One Railway Stakes (1600m) less… Read More »
Trainer Kim Waugh is hoping for a trouble-free preparation with bonny mare Kimillsy when she makes another comeback from injury at Rosehill on Saturday. Kimillsy was among the best three-year-old fillies of her generation and was placed to Samantha Miss in both the 2008 Tea Rose and Flight Stakes. But… Read More »
David Hayes is optimistic he has six-year-old Eagle Falls back to his best to defend his Oakleigh Plate title later this month. The talented gelding will be on trial for the Caulfield Group One sprint on February 25 when he resumes in Saturday’s Group Three Rubiton Stakes over the 1100-metre… Read More »
Meet George will launch an early quest for some of the plum winter carnival sprints when the gelding makes his comeback at Eagle Farm. Trainer Brian Smith has made a deliberate decision to kick-off Meet George’s new campaign early in Saturday’s AAMI Quality (1200m) after the six-year-old missed out on… Read More »
Godolphin’s dual Classic-winning filly Blue Bunting has been retired from racing after suffering a leg injury. The four-year-old enjoyed a superb campaign in 2011, winning the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Irish Oaks at the Curragh before beating her elders in the Yorkshire Oaks. Trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni had… Read More »
Trainer Rob Heathcote described an early decision to geld Vacallo as unfortunate but was still confident the three-year-old was destined for a bright future following his maiden victory at Doomben. Vacallo, a half-brother to multiple Group One winner Show A Heart, put his opposition, which included Alan Bailey’s talented Midnight… Read More »
Promising three-year-old Bombalatomba has had his race plans brought forward to ensure his Australian Guineas campaign isn’t compromised. Trainer Chris Hyland was aiming the impressive last-start Sandown winner at next week’s Group Three CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington but, fearing he would be balloted out, has switched him to… Read More »
Danny O’Brien believes So You Think’s half-brother Now You Know is a stakes-class horse in the making after he led all the way for his first metropolitan win at Sandown. The Elusive City colt was bought for $260,000 as a yearling in New Zealand after So You Think had won… Read More »
Rain Affair is poised to deliver Corey Brown his third Expressway Stakes victory in as many years. But to claim the hat-trick, Brown must first topple the two horses who have given him his recent successes in the Group Two sprint. Brown steered Rangirangdoo to victory two years ago before… Read More »
Jockey Craig Williams says Black Caviar’s first test over 1400 metres against last year’s Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed sets up one of the most exciting contests for the unbeaten champion. While stopping short of declaring an upset, Williams is genuinely excited about the prospect of a Black Caviar and… Read More »
In a sport notorious for irrelevant comparisons between champions of different eras, an exception has emerged that helps answer the one slight knock on the unbeaten sprinter Black Caviar. As undeniably magnificent as Black Caviar’s 17-win streak may be, the lack of opposition in many of her races has prompted… Read More »
Peter Snowden is on the lookout for one of his many juveniles to step up to the mark for the two-year-old features and at this stage Applegate looks the one most likely. Snowden and Darley Australia dominated the five Group Ones around the country last season with Sepoy, Helmet and… Read More »
