A forecast for rain in Sydney later this week is music to the ears of two of Rosehill’s newest residents as Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr prepare Hezashocka for the ATC Cup. Based primarily at Cranbourne in Victoria, the training partners have recently been granted 16 permanent boxes at Rosehill and… Read More »
The racing world is in shock after the tragic death of King Kirk, the early favourite for the 2025 Golden Slipper. The promising colt, trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, passed away on Tuesday following a freak accident at the Randwick racecourse horse pool. During a routine swimming session… Read More »
Rising sprint star Nadal will target the $1 million Supernova at Pakenham on December 21, following his commanding victory in the $1 million Meteorite at Cranbourne last Saturday. Trainer Ciaron Maher has confirmed Nadal will again run under his slot for the Southside Racing summer series. The Supernova marks Nadal’s… Read More »
As a Carlton tragic, Greg Beauglehole’s memory of the clubs epic 1970 Grand Final comeback will last forever. Considered one of the great VFL Grand Finals in history, the Blues overcame a half-time deficit of 44 points to score a remarkable come from behind victory over arch rivals, Collingwood. Such… Read More »
Mitchell Pateman talked the good talk but at just his sixth start against quality opposition, Almighty Class found the going tough when 12th of 14 to Overpass in The Quokka (1200m). Seven months on from the Quokka let down, Almighty Class is having another crack at top shelf company and this time Pateman… Read More »
Hit and run missions in Perth have been somewhat the making of Overpass, who has won thrice at Ascot, collecting the first two editions of The Quokka (1200m) and last year’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m), a crown he’ll attempt to defend on Saturday. The six-year-old gelding has won over… Read More »
James Cummings and the Godolphin team are happy to again step up to 1600m with a more mature Pisces at Caulfield. Gelded at the end of his two –year-old season, Pisces has finished in the placings in his two runs this campaign, including a win in the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes… Read More »
Five-year-old stayer Muramasa is on track to compete in Saturday’s $750,000 Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield after meeting Racing Victoria’s stringent veterinary clearance requirements. The gelding was withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup following a mandatory CT scan on October 28, which revealed a heightened risk of injury. Subsequent… Read More »
Veteran jockey Luke Currie is set to chase his first Group 1 victory outside Australia aboard Town Cryer in the $400,000 Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham on December 7. The 43-year-old, who boasts 13 career Group 1 wins, sees this as a milestone opportunity in his distinguished career. Town Cryer,… Read More »
Fresh from Port Lockroy taking out the Railway Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, the Annabel Neasham-Rob Archibald training operation are quietly confident of securing a second Group 1 victory in the space of seven days in Perth this weekend. Neasham and Archibald will saddle up Lady Laguna in the Winterbottom Stakes, optimistic she… Read More »
Peter Fernie and Lucy Fiore, who proved an irresistible combination in the recently completed Kalgoorlie season, carried that force into black-type company at Ascot on Saturday following the front-running win of Sentimental Hero in the Listed A.J.Scahill Cup (2100m), opening the possibility to an even bigger prize on New Year’s… Read More »
Fresh from Port Lockroy taking out the Railway Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, the Annabel Neasham-Rob Archibald training operation are quietly confident of securing a second Group 1 victory in the space of seven days in Perth this weekend. Neasham and Archibald will saddle up Lady Laguna in the Winterbottom Stakes, optimistic she can… Read More »
Welcome relief from persistent rain has seen the Doomben surface go from unsuitable to race on Friday to approaching what could be a track rated just in the soft range on Wednesday. Two listed races highlighted the beginning of the Brisbane run of the Queensland Summer Carnival and with the… Read More »
Arapaho may not have won a race for more than 18 months, but through a number of setbacks and issues over that time he has become one of the more special horses to Bjorn Baker’s training team. Arapaho is set to line up in the Group 2 Zipping Classic at… Read More »
Star mare gives birth overnight with positive signs for mum and son. Winx is back in the racing headlines after giving birth to a colt on Monday morning. Her third foal, this son of Snitzel follows a now two-year-old filly by Pierro who sold for a dizzying $10 million at… Read More »
James McDonald has secured his second World’s Best Jockey title in dramatic fashion, edging out rival Ryan Moore after the final eligible race of 2024, the prestigious Japan Cup, delivered an unexpected twist. Heading into Sunday’s showdown, Moore had a shot at reclaiming the title with a victory aboard Auguste… Read More »
Promising filly Storyville has shot to equal favouritism for the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on December 7 after her impressive W.A Guineas victory. Storyville is now an equal $7.00 top elect for the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) with online betting sites after storming home in Saturday’s Group… Read More »
A recent barrier trial hitout has confirmed Gary Portelli’s suspicions that Kintyre is better ridden quietly, and he plans to revert to that pattern for the horse’s next assignment. While the gelding collected the Frank Packer Plate (2000m) and Queensland Guineas (1600m) as a three-year-old when racing on the speed, earlier… Read More »
In its second year, Racing SA’s Sportsbet Finals Day at Morphettville saw the culmination of eight weeks of heats climaxing in a day of racing worth more than $1 million. Nunes in control in Country Sprint Final Favourite backers applauded as Coeur De Lyon ($2.25) ran out the 1200-metres of… Read More »
Port Lockroy has built upon his eye catching Golden Eagle performance with a maiden Group 1 victory in the Railway Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. Three weeks after a closing sixth in the $10million Golden Eagle at Rosehill on November 2, Port Lockroy was a class above in WA’s feature Group… Read More »
