Horse Racing News

• Falino headed for Stradbroke Handicap

  Unheralded Doomben trainer Jeffrey Caught will roll the dice with talented sprinter Falino and chase a back door entry into the $1 million Stradbroke Handicap after his game win at Doomben.

   
• Emotional Shane Scriven wins Doomben Cup

  An emotional Shane Scriven fought back tears after combining with his favourite horse Scenic Shot to land their second Group One Doomben Cup on Saturday.

   
• Josh Adams wins on Ironstein

  Leading apprentice Josh Adams had been pestering Gerald Ryan to put him back on talented stayer Ironstein and he repaid the trainer with victory in the Listed W J McKell Cup at Rosehill.

   
• Kanzan sets scene for Winter Stakes showdown

  The Darley team set the scene for an enthralling Group One Winter Stakes next month following gutsy mare Kanzan’s thrilling win in the Group Three Glenlogan Park Stakes at Doomben.

   
• Woorim in battle for Stradbroke Handicap berth

  Robert Heathcote is willing to tackle a Stradbroke Handicap hoodoo that spans 32 years to ensure brilliant sprinter Woorim earns a start in the Group One feature on June 11.

   
• Fibrillation turns in strong Queensland Oaks trial

  The Queensland Oaks is back on the agenda for Fibrillation who has revived her Group One aspirations with victory at Rosehill.

   
• Euryale wins at Flemington

  Assistant trainer Paul Snowden was happy to be proven wrong when Euryale took out the Listed Gibson Carmichael Stakes at Flemington.

   
• Scarlett Lady comes up roses

  New Zealand unleashed two of its biggest stars when gun filly Scarlett Lady and boom apprentice James McDonald justified their raging reputations at Doomben on Saturday.

   
• Glyn Schofield in rushed trip to ride Hay List

  Glyn Schofield has given Hay List the tick of approval for the the Group One Doomben 10,000 after making a rushed trip from Sydney to ride the giant sprinter in a course proper gallop at Doomben.

   
• Darley on track for clean sweep

  Talented youngster Free Wheeling boosted Darley’s hopes of a clean sweep of the Group One juvenile races this season with an impressive victory in the Group Two Champagne Classic at Doomben.

   
• Nobby Snip may go to Brisbane

  Gai Waterhouse has some thinking to do after two-year-old Nobby Snip highlighted his potential with an impressive all-the-way win at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Single one out of the box

  A Queensland Derby start for his stable star Single may be more than a pipedream for trainer Craig Carmody.

   
• Varenna Miss stakes winter claims

  Trainer Tony Noonan has not ruled out a tilt at next month’s Group One Stradbroke Handicap with Varenna Miss following the Victorian mare’s classy win at Doomben.

   
• Rocket Man to lay down Black Caviar challenge

  The connections of the world’s former top-ranked sprinter Rocket Man will wait until after he races in Singapore on Sunday before beginning to think about taking on the current world number one in Melbourne in the spring.

   
• Flemington win for Matthew Dale

  It was first time lucky for young Canberra trainer Matthew Dale when Jackpot Queen edged out odds-on favourite African Pulse at Flemington.

   
• Karen Byrnes sure of good performance

  South Australian trainer Karen Byrnes is confident Doubly Sure will acquit himself well in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington, a race the gelding was runner-up in three years ago.

   
• War Machine to battle it out

  Trainer Brett Bellamy believes a step up to 1600 metres at Ballina on Saturday will work in favour of the consistent War Machine.

   
• My Kingdom Of Fife to join elite Doomben Cup company

  Imported stayer My Kingdom Of Fife will join elite company alongside Rough Habit and Might And Power if he can maintain his unbeaten southern hemisphere record in the Doomben Cup.

   
• Peter Snowden’s juveniles to step up to the mark

  Peter Snowden is a master at targeting big races with the right horses and is confident he’s got it right for the Brisbane winter carnival juvenile races.

   
• Sydney’s spring carnival revamped

  The Australian Turf Club has this morning announced a number of changes to Sydney’s spring carnival in an attempt to attract some of Australia’s best gallopers to Sydney before they head to Melbourne.