Horse Racing News

• City Of Song aims for Sydney carnival campaign

  Impressive two-year-old debut winner City Of Song can earn a trip to Sydney’s autumn carnival when she takes on a small field of first starters at Caulfield.

   
• Aloha opens as Coolmore Classic favourite

  Melbourne mare Aloha is shading Melito for favouritism in Saturday’s Coolmore Classic but trainer Gerald Ryan believes his charge can bounce back to winning form.

   
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  Grahame, Beggs for good weather

  Grahame Begg will be hoping for clear sky’s over Rosehill this week as he looks to win his second Group 1 in as many weeks when Palacio De Cristal takes on a quality field in the Coolmore Classic on Saturday.

   
• Hot Danish may have run her last race

  Sydney’s pin-up mare Hot Danish may have run her last race after undergoing an operation on a deep-seated leg abscess.

   
• Almindoro wont lead in the Alister Clark Stakes

  Trainer Steve Richards says Almindoro definitely won’t lead in what will be his autumn grand final in Friday night’s Group Two Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley.

   
• Essington aborts Sydney carnival plans

  Essington will back up at Eagle Farm on Saturday after trainer Darryl Hansen aborted plans to send the four-year-old to Sydney for an autumn campaign.

   
• Brilliant Light set to shine at Newcastle

  Brilliant Light announced himself as an autumn carnival player in last year’s Newcastle Newmarket and trainer Kerry Parker will be disappointed if the gelding doesn’t do likewise on Thursday.

   
• Sepoy described as the best 2YO in decades

  Golden Slipper-winning trainer Rick Hore-Lacy has described Sepoy as the best two-year-old in more than 30 years.

   
• Lisa Cropp to return riding Thursday

  Lisa Cropp will make a low-key return from a skull fracture with two rides at Sale on Thursday.

   
• 2011 Coolmore Classic day Fields released

  The fields for the 2011 Coolmore Classic day have been released with the Group 1 Coolmore Classic being the headline race with a further five group races also being run, the Todman Stakes, Reisling Stakes, Canterbury Stakes, Ranvet Stakes and the Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill racecourse. View the days… Read More »

   
• Melito draws wide in the Coolmore Classic

  he Gerald Ryan-trained Melito has come up with barrier 11 as she attempts to win her third Group One in Saturday’s Coolmore Classic at Rosehill.

   
• Racing News Round-up: Wednesday 16 March 2011

  Here’s what is making news in racing this Wednesday morning.

   
• Team Hawkes undecided where to run Shadowofexcellence

  Team Hawkes is yet to commit to giving the impeccably-bred Shadowofexcellence his chance in the Group Two $200,000 Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

   
• The Patriot running out of time for the Sydney Cup

  Time is running out for Sydney Cup entry The Patriot to confirm his credentials for a start in next month’s staying feature.

   
• Warpath on Group One path

  Warpath, who posted her first win in modest circumstances less than 12 months ago, will provide the Group One focus for a select John O’Shea team at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Trader to prove he is a Doncaster Mile contender

  A horse beaten almost 20 lengths for no obvious reason at the start of his campaign will be out to prove he is a legitimate Doncaster Mile chance by winning the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap.

   
• Damien Oliver to ride Shamrocker

  Damien Oliver has been engaged to ride the Danny O’Brien-trained filly Shamrocker in the Group One Rosehill Guineas on Saturday week.

   
• Brad Herne dreams of winter glory

  Brad Herne may only be a fledgling trainer but it is not preventing him from dreaming of winter carnival riches with Bart Cummings’ cast-off God’s Hand.

   
• Black Caviar scares off Military Rose

  Champion mare Black Caviar has frightened off trainer Gillian Heinrich who has aborted plans to run last year’s Magic Millions Classic winner Military Rose in next month’s Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.

   
• Racing News Round-up: Tuesday 15 March 2011

  Here’s what is making news in racing this Tuesday morning.