After a short settling in period result-wise, the Chris and Corey Munce training partnership has put two winners on the board in the last four days to get their first official season winner’s count underway. Team Munce’s first win came at Doomben on Saturday, courtesy of a supreme performance by… Read More »
The Mark Walker stable did not expect the transformation Sans Doute made during her initial campaign in Melbourne. Sans Doute raced her way from a handicap rating of 72 when she landed at Walker’s Cranbourne stable and six months later, after eight starts, Sans Doute had increased that to 98. That was… Read More »
Mark Du Plessis will be back at trackwork tomorrow morning where he will return to the saddle for the first time since a bizarre incident during the running of the second race at Eagle Farm on June 28 took him out of action. “It was my first ride of the… Read More »
Five months after suffering a life-threatening injury, Fangirl returns to spearhead Chris Waller’s squad for the first Group One race of the season at Randwick, and according to the champion trainer she is more robust than ever. The star mare looked set for an electric autumn when she resumed with a… Read More »
South Australian stayer The Map kicks off her Melbourne Cup campaign on Saturday in the Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville. Trainer Oopy MacGillivray is optimistic about the six-year-old mare’s first run since her victory in the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington in May, which secured her a… Read More »
Trainer Nick Ryan has decided to bypass the Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley this Saturday with his sprinter Johnny Rocker, opting instead to focus on two Group 1 races at the same venue in the coming weeks. Johnny Rocker, who was nominated for the Carlyon Stakes (1000m), will now… Read More »
Star jockey Jamie Kah has her sights set on riding the highly regarded colt Broadsiding in this year’s Cox Plate. Kah rode the Godolphin colt to a dominant victory in the Group 2 Sires’ Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm in June and now hopes to reunite with him for the… Read More »
The Racing Victoria Board has announced Aaron Morrison as Chief Executive Officer of the racing authority with immediate effect. Morrison has been the Interim CEO since the resignation of Andrew Jones in April, having been elevated from his positions of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer within RV. Prior… Read More »
Father-and-son training combination Tony and Calvin McEvoy took advantage of a trip down the highway from their Ballarat base to gallop a couple of horses at Moonee Valley. Tony McEvoy loaded up a two-horse float to take Group 1 winner Veight and promising three-year-old Dublin Down on Tuesday morning for a trip… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club has confirmed that the winner of this year’s Group 1 Juddmonte International will once again earn a golden ticket into the prestigious Cox Plate. The 2063-meter race, set for Wednesday, is the final qualifier in the Cox Plate International Invitational series. This year’s Juddmonte International… Read More »
The Winx Stakes entries are dominated by Group 1-winning girls, but the $1 million event is not the only race on Saturday’s Randwick card that will contain a top-level mare. The $250,000 Group 3 Toy Show Quality (1100m) is the probable spring launching pad for Lady Laguna. The five-year-old daughter… Read More »
One of Australia’s better juveniles from last season will wait another two weeks before making his reappearance at Moonee Valley. Among the nominations for the Listed Norman Carlyon Stakes (1000m) at The Valley on Saturday, Coleman will commence his spring campaign in the Group 1 Moir Stakes over Saturday’s course and… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas was all smiles after Giga Kick’s strong performance in an 850-meter barrier trial at Randwick on Monday. The 2022 Everest winner finished second behind Golden Slipper champion Lady Of Camelot, marking a key step in his spring preparation. Giga Kick showed early speed and settled well under… Read More »
Rogues Point has been set a task in Broome this week, but trainer Anthony Barton is confident the eight-year-old has the versatility to handle the test. Rogues Point will line-up in Tuesday’s Broome Sprint (1300m) and if all goes to plan, he backs up again four days later to contest the… Read More »
Tropical Squall will become the latest high-profile Yulong Investments recruit to race under the green and white colours when she resumes in this Saturday’s Group 1 Winx Stakes at Randwick. The four-year-old was purchased privately by the Yuesheng Zhang-owned operation prior to her most recent trial and will kick-off her spring… Read More »
Another element of sadness has been added to the loss of legendary mare Black Caviar with the news that the foal she gave birth to has also died. Owners of the champion mare confirmed the loss of the colt by four-time Australian Champion Stallion, Snitzel, on Monday. “The owners are saddened… Read More »
Fresh from dominating the PB Lawrence Stakes meeting at Caulfield, Ben, Will and JD Hayes have turned their attention to this Saturday’s Moonee Valley meeting. The Lindasy Park training team, who won four races last Saturday, including the Group 2 Lawrence Stakes, will be represented in the day’s feature, the… Read More »
Some of Australian racing’s biggest names ramped up their spring campaigns on Monday and Antino hinted that maybe he is ready to step into the top echelon with an impressive jumpout at Cranbourne. The Queenslander pressed his Memsie Stakes claims with a solid hitout against Pride Of Jenni. The leading Horse… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup has lost a high-profile runner with OTI Racing announcing on Monday morning that Mark Twain would not be making an appearance this Spring Carnival. The promising Kiwi stayer, who is trained by Roger James and Robert Wellwood sustained an injury while being readied for a return to racing… Read More »
Emerging star Another Wil is unlikely to contest the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) on August 31 at Caulfield, despite being as short as $10 in some pre-post markets with betting apps. Instead, he is expected to target a Benchmark 100 race over 1400m on the same day, setting up… Read More »
