Chris Waller a big fan of Scone
Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller is a huge fan of Scone hosting a Saturday meeting and has even called for a Group One event to be created in years to come.
Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller is a huge fan of Scone hosting a Saturday meeting and has even called for a Group One event to be created in years to come.
Aidan O’Brien insists his battalion for next month’s Derby at Epsom has yet to be finalised.
Does Black Caviar deserve to be ranked alongside Australia’s greatest racehorse Phar Lap?
Peter Snowden capped a successful Scone carnival when Lonhro’s sister Shannara claimed a breakthrough stakes victory in the Listed Dark Jewel Classic on Saturday.
It took Corey Brown 16 rides over two days before he finally landed a winner in the last race of the Scone Cup carnival.
Trainer Mark Kavanagh has his sights set on a second Winter Championship Final victory after Shadowfax relished heavy ground to score at Caulfield.
Top trainer Robert Heathcote was rewarded for two of the toughest decisions of his career when Fillydelphia returned to form with an authoritative win at Doomben.
The decision by Bart Cummings to send horses to Scone, even if he did not attend himself, paid dividends when the long shot Ardeche won the Coolmore 3YO Fillies Handicap (1100m).
Queenslanders feasted on an entree of Black Caviar and will be back for the main course in the Doomben 10,000 in a fortnight following the world champion mare’s victory in the Group One BTC Cup on Saturday.
Robert Smerdon was glad he decided not to scratch Beyond Pardon due to the heavy conditions when the gelding bounced back to form with a narrow win at Caulfield.
Sincero went to Scone with plenty of hype surrounding him and the exciting three-year-old left with his reputation enhanced after the $250,000 Inglis Guineas on Saturday.
Outsider Humma gave trainer Rob Heathcote a pleasant surprise when the seven-year-old booked a Brisbane Cup start next month with a nail-biting win in the Group Three Chairman’s Handicap at Doomben.
The all-conquering Darley stable again signalled its powerful presence in Brisbane when gentle giant Benfica dominated his rivals at Doomben on Saturday.
Cindarockinrella, a cheap yearling buy no one was interested in at a later Melbourne breeze-up sale, continued on her winning way in the inaugural $130,000 Darley 2YO Fillies Handicap at Scone on Saturday.
Mature-aged apprentice Andrew Stead landed his first metropolitan winners in Victoria when he landed a double in successive races at Caulfield.
Gai Waterhouse has Melbourne Cup ambitions for Tullamore but will first look to feature races in Sydney and Brisbane after the improving stayer produced another gallant effort at Scone on Saturday.
Trainer Mike Moroney has Caulfield Guineas aspirations for Sabrage after the two-year-old made an impressive debut at Caulfield.
Tim Martin declared Spot The Rock’s win in Saturday’s $70,000 Vinery Stud Maiden Plate at Scone felt as good as a Group One win.
Patinack Farm started BTC Cup day on a winning note when Web Of Love scored a narrow win at Doomben.
Evergreen jockey Robert Thompson celebrated his birthday in style with a winning double on the first of two feature race days at Scone in the NSW Hunter Valley.