Horse Racing News

• Second Effort after five straight wins

  Trainer Clinton McDonald is ruing the relatively dry conditions at Caulfield for Second Effort who shoots for five straight wins in Saturday’s Bletchingly Stakes.

   
• Second chance for Ferreus

  Lightly-raced gelding Ferreus gets a second chance to prove he is city class when he steps out on his home track of Caulfield for the first time.

   
• Jarrod Fry to sizzle in Brisbane

  Former Melbourne apprentice Jarrod Fry is excited about the challenge of cementing his place in Brisbane’s riding ranks over the coming months.

   
• Stratford set to do it again

  Stratford couldn’t have been more impressive first-up but experienced hoop Rod Quinn wants to see him back it up with another winning performance at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Winning Glory for Cadel Evans Handicap

  Trainer and cycling enthusiast David Payne might not be in the Tour de France class but he will saddle up the omen tip in Saturday’s Congratulations Cadel Evans Handicap.

   
• Shoot Out to spell for rest of year

  Dual Group One winner Shoot Out has been ruled out of the spring with a niggling back injury.

   
• Gillian Heinrich’s horror season coming to an end

  Gillian Heinrich is hoping her stable’s flat spot has reached an end and is looking forward to the start of the new racing season.

   
• John McArdle aiming high with And Rock

  Lightly-raced filly And Rock has been earmarked for a Group One spring campaign with the Thousand Guineas high on the list of objectives.

   
• Trainer and apprentice in first city win

  Trainer Jarrod Austin and fledgling apprentice Shaun Guymer combined for a victory neither of them will ever forget when Yonderstar turned in a gallant display at Randwick on Wednesday.

   
• Mid Summer Music earns crack at Bletchingly Stakes

  Peter Moody says it is worth having a shot at the stumps with honest mare Mid Summer Music in Saturday’s Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.

   
• Affinis in Sandown upset

  Trainer Terry Carson’s unshakeable belief in picnic galloper Affinis has been rewarded with an unlikely win at Sandown.

   
• Jim Cassidy keen to end season with a bang

  A refreshed Jim Cassidy is fired up to end the season with a winner and he would love to do it aboard the Gai Waterhouse-trained Devils Arcade.

   
• Michael Lucey looking forward to new chapter

  Cattle grazier Michael Lucey is counting down the days to starting a new chapter in his life as a trainer after watching one of his breeding ventures, Trace Of Silver, score a memorable win at Doomben.

   
• Robert Heathcote to continue late season charge

  Trainer Rob Heathcote is confident Excellantes can continue the stable’s relentless late-season surge with his third consecutive win in the MontroseAccess Charity Handicap at Doomben on Saturday.

   
• Scarf set to join illustrious company

  Three-year-old Scarf can join two of this season’s most exciting horses by becoming a six-time Sydney winner if successful at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Dusty to star in Bletchingly Stakes

  Exciting frontrunner Dusty Star has progressed quicker than anticipated and will resume ahead of schedule in the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.

   
• Goodwood to shed light on Melbourne Cup

  Melbourne Cup campaigns will go on the line for possibly eight horses who have accepted for the premier staying race during Glorious Goodwood.

   
• Jarrod Austin launches training career

  Denise McGrath’s decision to take a break from training while she concentrates on establishing another project has paved the way for her stable foreman to launch his own training career at Randwick on Wednesday.

   
• Pat Carey has a dream for Angela

  Trainer Pat Carey is hoping two-year-old filly Angela’s Dream will turn out half as good as her Ballarat Cup-winning half-brother Varsilayos.

   
• Brett Killion starts as Patinack Farm’s assistant trainer

  Patinack Farm’s new Queensland team headed by assistant trainer Brett Killion and apprentice Tim Bell are hoping to strike immediate success together at Doomben on Wednesday.