Horse Racing News

• Importing success a tried and true method

  Chris Waller’s success with imported stayers could result in its biggest pay day in Saturday’s Sydney Cup.

   
• Adelaide three-year-old in WFA reckoning

  AJC Australian Derby placegetter Retrieve might not be the only three-year-old to try his luck at weight-for-age at Randwick on Saturday.

   
• Stay-at-home Melito treads familiar path

  Melito could have been racing at Sha Tin instead of Randwick this weekend but trainer Gerald Ryan is happy with the decision to stay home.

   
• Flat Chat heading to the Easter Cup

  Exciting five-year-old Flat Chat will crown his meteoric rise through the grades with a crack at the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield.

   
• 16/4/2011 Randwick wrap-up – Doncaster Mile day

  Mother nature turned ugly for Randwick and Doncaster Day on Saturday with a severe downpour reducing the famous track to a bog surface. Some handled it well, like Sacred Choice in the Doncaster, while some struggled such as Sea Lord in the South Pacific Classic.

   
• Black Piranha on track for the Stradbroke

  Black Piranha is still three weeks away from his return but trainer Con Karakatsanis believes he is on target for his shot at Stradbroke history.

   
• Moroney looking for a wet Sydney Cup

  Sydney’s wettest April day in a decade came a week too early for trainer Mike Moroney.

   
• Tim Clark riding in peak form

  Tim Clark believes his Group One heroics at Randwick on Saturday could help propel him to a new level in his riding career.

   
• Shamoline Warrior seeks Easter Cup win

  Talented Mark Kavanagh-trained stayer Shamoline Warrior will chase a belated win in the Group Three Easter Cup ahead of a winter spell and a crack at the majors in the spring.

   
• Scenic Shot to return for the Doomben Cup

  Scenic Shot will launch his quest for a second Doomben Cup when he makes his Queensland return at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

   
• Cedarberg to miss the Sydney Cup

  Cedarberg will not get the chance to prove himself at 3200 metres until the spring with trainer Pat Carey electing to start him in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.

   
• Southern Shimmer to shine at Grafton

  Monday’s Grafton meeting represents an important stepping stone for promising three-year-old Southern Shimmer.

   
• Group One double for Tim Clark

  Doncaster Day at Randwick belonged to young jockey Tim Clark who stole the show with a Group One double including the feature on Sacred Choice.

   
• Pat Duff in dilemma with Steel Zip

  Consistent sprinter Steel Zip left trainer Pat Duff with a dilemma following the gelding’s victory in the Listed Queensland Day Plate at Doomben.

   
• Darren Smith celebrates first group One win

  Two decades after training his first Group One placegetter in the Galaxy, Darren Smith finally went one better when Atomic Force raced away with the feature sprint at Randwick.

   
• What the jockeys said after the Doncaster Mile

  What the jockeys said after the running of the $2 million Group One Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday.

   
• Joseph Pride singin’ in the rain

  Heavy rain overnight in Sydney played havoc with Doncaster day at Randwick but was music to the ears of trainer Joe Pride who sent out superior wet tracker Sacred Choice in the feature event full of confidence.

   
• Stirling Grove likely to miss Goodwood

  Adelaide sprinter Stirling Grove is only an outside chance to contest next month’s Group One The Goodwood in his home state despite an emphatic win at Flemington.

   
• Azzaland overcomes distance hoodoo

  Toowoomba flyer Azzaland broke a distance hoodoo and opened a few winter carnival doors with a stunning win at Doomben.

   
• Bargain buy Stole scores career-best win

  Stole, who cost her owner Ross McCarroll just $NZ100 as a yearling, landed a career-best win at Flemington on Saturday.