As a young horse Baraqiel tested the patience of Malua Racing and the ownership group by continually going sore. A $150,000 yearling purchase, Baraqiel did not make his debut until he was a five-year-old with victory in a Sale maiden. Success in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge colt Prost has appreciated a distance rise and put the writing on the wall for a Randwick Guineas campaign in the autumn with a determined win in the $1 million Callander-Presnell. The three-year-old had been soundly beaten at two runs from a spell over sprint journeys but extended to… Read More »
The 2024 Cox Plate is the highlight race taking place at Moonee Valley on the afternoon of Saturday, October 26th. This prestigious Weight for Age event spans a distance of 2040 meters and offers a whopping $5,000,000 in prize money. To get all the latest details about the upcoming Cox… Read More »
Archer Stakes winner Point King has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup, dashing hopes of a record eighth Cup victory for owner Lloyd Williams. Racing Victoria stewards announced on Saturday via social media platform X that Point King, who recently finished second in the Bart Cummings, will not feature… Read More »
Ciaron Maher continues to build a strong Melbourne Cup hand and will add another to his team come the first Tuesday in November with Okita Soushi, who took out the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) on Friday night. Okita Soushi ($11) was afforded a soft run just off the… Read More »
The trainer Prognosis wasted no time in inspecting the Cox Plate favourite after arriving in Melbourne from Japan on Friday. Mitsumasa Nakauchida headed straight from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport to Werribee to cast his eye over Prognosis ahead of the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday where he is… Read More »
One of the major players for the Pinnacles carnival September Born is set to make a keenly anticipated return to racing in tomorrow’s Macmahon Belgravia Stakes (1200m) at Ascot. The Neville Parnham-trained galloper made a significant impression on race debut as a two-year-old earlier this year, then again as a… Read More »
Owners had booked tickets to fly to Melbourne to watch Katsu run at Caulfield, only to see those plans rained out. Instead, Katsu heads to Moonee Valley on Saturday to contest the Strathmore Community Bendigo Bank Handicap (1000m). Katsu was all set to resume in the Group 2 Millennium Sprint… Read More »
Connections of a UK galloper face an anxious wait to see if their horse will run in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Docklands underwent a Racing Victoria vets examination in quarantine at Werribee on Friday morning and noticed a change in the horse’s gait. The… Read More »
Mornington trainer Cliff Brown would like to see Von Hauke able to string some races together instead of being sidelined for some minor niggle. Von Hauke heads to the Group 2 Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday following another interrupted campaign. This year has been much of the same after… Read More »
Mr Brightside has taken his Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes on the ride of a lifetime as he has for strapper Will Evans. About to embark on his third start in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday, Evans has been his constant… Read More »
Rag Queen might not be in the same class as David Payne’s most recent Spring Champion Stakes winner Montefilia, but a competitive showing will give her an opportunity to do something her former stablemate could not. Montefilia downed subsequent Rosehill Guineas winner Lion’s Roar to claim the 2020 renewal of the Randwick feature… Read More »
The Brian Crowley Stakes will be a pivotal assignment for talented colt High Octane and trainer Peter Snowden is putting him on notice to perform. Snowden is certain the Blue Diamond Preview winner is the class horse of the race and he is hoping an outside gate gives the three-year-old the chance… Read More »
The career of the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Grand Impact has had many twists and turns in his brief career of the racetrack. The now five-year-old returns for his latest campaign as a gelding and has been dispatched to Adelaide looking for a win in the Sportsbet Fast Form… Read More »
The name Buckets Ridge is starting to rise in notoriety in WA’s racing ranks, with the Listed-winning gelding primed for his assault in Sunday’s $150,000 XXXX Northam Cup (1600m) with William Pike booked to ride. To brothers Craig and Brett Ridge – along with the rest of the large ownership… Read More »
Being a late scratching from a race at Caulfield may just prove to be a blessing in disguise for the Victoria Derby chances of Red Aces. The Nick Ryan-trained colt was scratched at the barrier from the Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m) last Saturday after playing up in the gates… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes believe their three-year-old runner in the Cox Plate is more than just making up the numbers. Evaporate joins his more highly-credentialled stablemate Mr Brightside in the Group 1 weight-for-age contest over 2040m at Moonee Valley on Saturday, coming off a last start… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt will become the seventh to race from the daughter of Hussonet, who is out of Shantha’s Choice, which makes her a half-sister to many stars including Redoute’s Choice. Chicama was a $1.35 million buy for the China Horse Club, Newgate, Go Bloodstock and… Read More »
Riding at major carnivals around the globe is becoming second nature for top Sydney-based jockey Rachel King, who will have seven mounts on the Spring Champion Stakes program at Randwick before jetting off for a history-making appearance at the Breeders’ Cup in America. King will become the first Australian resident… Read More »
Graeme Rogerson knows the feeling of big race success at Moonee Valley having saluted in the Cox Plate with three-year-old Savabeel. He also has two Moonee Valley Cups on the mantlepiece when training for Lloyd Williams, courtesy of Zipping (2006) and Gallic (2007). Now preparing a team of horses in… Read More »
