Horse Racing News

• Drenalin entered for two states

  Talented sprinter Drenalin could bypass the Glasshouse Handicap at Caloundra on Saturday in favour of a surprise trip to Sydney for the Civic Stakes at Rosehill.

   
• Salinger Stakes target for Elusive Touch

  Mark Kavanagh will set Elusive Touch for the Group Two Salinger Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day following his victory in the All Victorian Sprint Series Heat 7.

   
• Griswold races into Championship Final

  Lightly-raced four-year-old Mr Griswold has taken an unexpected passage to next month’s Winter Championship Final with victory in the Provincial Plate at Flemington.

   
• Grafton Cup a query for Frozone

  Gold Coast trainer Alan Bailey is weighing up whether to again tackle the Grafton Cup with Frozone after the gelding’s strong win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

   
• Chris Waller’s big day at Rosehill

  Chris Waller notched another milestone at Rosehill on Saturday, becoming just the fifth trainer to prepare 100 Sydney winners in a season.

   
• Hidden Gem finds form

  Trainer David Vandyke had Hidden Gem’s owner to thank for a city win after the gelding ran at Rosehill rather than Newcastle on Saturday.

   
• Michelle Payne and Yosei win Tatt’s Tiara

  The old firm of Yosei and jockey Michelle Payne continued their amazing comebacks to claim victory in the season’s final Group One, the Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm.

   
• Damian Browne the punters’ pal at the Farm

  Jockey Damian Browne missed the major part of the winter carnival through suspension but made up for it at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

   
• Ibrahim Gundogdu to the fore again

  Visiting Melbourne apprentice Ibrahim Gundogdu kept his momentum going in Sydney with victory on stakeswinning filly Gybe at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Dr Nipandtuck causes Flemington upset

  A ground-saving ride by Lisa Cropp helped rising nine-year-old Dr Nipandtuck cause an upset in the Winter Championship Series Heat 6 at Flemington.

   
• Mahisara off to Melbourne for the spring

  Promising colt Mahisara broke through for his first black-type win at Eagle Farm on Saturday and will now be set for the Melbourne spring carnival.

   
• Peck back to winning form

  A return to winning form by talented colt Peck has the Darley team excited about his future.

   
• Daniel Stackhouse does it again

  New Zealand apprentice Daniel Stackhouse has made it a perfect 10 with an emphatic victory on Victoria Derby hope Apollo Creed at Flemington.

   
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  Chris Waller cracks the ton

  Chris Waller joined an elite club at Rosehill on Saturday when he became just the fifth trainer to prepare 100 metropolitan winners in a Sydney season.

   
• Bolisimo Miss in for good spring

  Trainer Mathew Ellerton believes Bolisimo Miss will measure up in the spring following her strong win at Flemington on Saturday.

   
• Mystical Grey earns Glasshouse Handicap start

  Former Victorian Craig Stott will roll the dice and back Mystical Grey up in next week’s Listed Glasshouse Handicap at Caloundra following the gelding’s convincing win at Eagle Farm.

   
• Lennybe in Flemington raid

  South Australian stayer Lennybe is in career-best form as he launches a raid on the Banjo Paterson Series at Flemington.

   
• Guy Walter sweating on scratching for Foxstar

  Guy Walter is sweating on a scratching so handy mare Foxstar can keep her winter campaign on track at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Change of tactics for Dubawi Gold

  The John Sadler stable has flagged a change of tactics for Dubawi Gold at Flemington on Saturday after his first-up failure at Caulfield late last month.

   
• Peck needs to start winning

  Promising three-year-old Peck needs to start winning if he is to avoid missing more feature races later this year.