Uate progressing well for spring return
Trainer Kris Lees is hoping the decision to make a late entrance to the spring fold with Uate will pay dividends when the Group-winning colt returns next month.
Trainer Kris Lees is hoping the decision to make a late entrance to the spring fold with Uate will pay dividends when the Group-winning colt returns next month.
Cox Plate favourite Whobegotyou is on track for record equalling third Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes victory.
Boom colt Smart Missile will go into unchartered waters on two fronts when he lines up in the $1 million Group One Golden Rose on Saturday.
Talented sprinter Lone Rock triggered a review of her spring program after she stormed home to score an upset win in the Group Three Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington.
A dominant win by Ambidexter in Saturday’s Listed Ming Dynasty Quality at Warwick Farm has the Darley team eyeing a third Group One Spring Champion Stakes win in four years.
Greg Eurell says it’s a big jump up to taking on the boys during spring but he still regards Pinker Pinker as a Caulfield Cup prospect following her win in the Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes at Flemington.
Trainer Peter Snowden will recommend champion three-year-old Sepoy contest the Group One Manikato Stakes next start after he burst past $3 million in earnings with a workmanlike win in the Danehill Stakes at Flemington.
Four-time Golden Slipper-winning trainer Clarry Conners admitted to a few pre-race nerves before Decision Time’s winning return in the Group Three Concorde Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
Peter Snowden has had to be patient with Indiscretions but the lightly-raced mare looks set to get her chance in black-type company after maintaining her unbeaten record at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
Joe Pride looks to have unearthed another potential stakes-class galloper in Saturday’s impressive Warwick Farm winner Tom’s Rocket.
Trainer Mark Kavanagh says he got a bargain with Celebrity Girl who cost $500,000 and is unbeaten after two starts.
Promising mare Risk Aversion continued to make giant strides to a long-range goal in Sydney next autumn with an impressive victory at Eagle Farm.
This weekend sees the racing action really start to intensify, with a number of spring players, intriguing runners and everything in between.
Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy says Toorak Toff is as good as he has ever had him heading into the Group Three Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington.
Star West Australian Playing God has been heavily backed to win the Makybe Diva Stakes despite his trainer declaring him vulnerable second-up in the Flemington feature.
Strike The Stars might still be a maiden but Kathy O’Hara is hoping the wraps on the youngster can translate into a strong performance against older horses in Saturday’s Group Two Chelmsford Stakes at Warwick Farm.
Trainer Ben Ahrens fears the lack of genuine speed looms as a major obstacle confronting Spechenka in his Group Three Newcastle Cup dress rehearsal at Eagle Farm.
Quality filly Streama will be out to reverse a narrow first-up defeat in the Furious Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
Peter Moody is looking for a vastly-improved performance from Do Ra Mi in Saturday’s Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes at Flemington after she failed to fire first-up.
Rotten luck at the barrier draw has cut Chris Waller’s Tramway Handicap assault by one, leaving talented pair Triple Elegance and Syreon to fly the flag.