Birchley represented in two states
Trainer Liam Birchley always has an eye to the future but the present is causing him the most concern with runners in two states on Saturday.
Trainer Liam Birchley always has an eye to the future but the present is causing him the most concern with runners in two states on Saturday.
Mornington trainer David Brideoake will launch a strong two-pronged attack on Saturday’s RM Ansett Classic on his home track with mudlark Dance With Her and dry tracker I’m Jake.
A Cups campaign will go on the line for Queensland stayer Spechenka when he takes his place in Saturday’s Group One Metropolitan at Randwick.
Victory by Dowager Queen in the Flight Stakes would go a long way to easing Max Whitby’s disappointment at losing Scarlett Lady for the spring.
Peter Moody’s belief that lightly-raced mare Kulgrinda is a genuine Group One sprinter will be put to the test in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
Superbly-bred colt Rekindled Alliance will wear blinkers for the first time as trainer Paul Messara looks for an edge over his Spring Champion Stakes rivals.
Kyria will be out to back up an impressive barrier trial performance when she lines up in Sydney’s first juvenile race of the season at Randwick on Saturday.
King Lionheart could easily have been sold 18 months ago. Instead, the in-form gelding will now lead a three-pronged Tulloch Lodge assault in what could be a record-equalling Epsom Handicap success for champion trainer Gai Waterhouse on Saturday.
Rockhampton trainer David Stafford is hopeful of striking the jackpot with his first ever Brisbane runner at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Multiple Group One winner Scenic Blast has returned from the United States and is set to take on champion Black Caviar this spring.
Hidden Warrior will be out to emulate the deeds of his half-sister Defiant Dame by winning one of the first two-year-old races of the Sydney season at Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Robert Smerdon will let the owners decide the crucial weekend mission for Melbourne Cup aspirant and champion jumper Black And Bent.
Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy will persist with a backmarker racing pattern with Chase The Rainbow in the Bill Stutt Stakes at Moonee Valley.
An agonisingly narrow defeat in the 1998 Epsom Handicap has fuelled jockey Christian Reith’s desire to go one better in the time-honoured Randwick mile this Saturday.
Race tempo has played against Pane In The Glass on two occasions this campaign but trainer John Thompson is confident the filly’s time will come when it matters most on her home track this Saturday.
Kerrin McEvoy is confident star colt Sepoy will run a super race against older and more seasoned opposition in Friday night’s Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
Dual Group One winner Sincero is an easing favourite for Saturday’s Epsom Handicap after drawing barrier one, a gate trainer Stephen Farley admits is not ideal.
Trainer David Vandyke won’t risk starting Lamasery in the Group One Metropolitan on Saturday if the track is too wet.
A plan hatched in the autumn will come to fruition for trainer Bede Murray at Randwick on Saturday when Darci Be Good bids to deliver him a second Group One Spring Champion Stakes victory.
Promising sprinter Falino will resume at Eagle Farm on Saturday with a Melbourne trip at the top of trainer Jeff Caught’s wish list.