Italian jockey Andrea Atzeni will fly into Melbourne later this week to take the reins of Zardozi in Saturday’s $5 million Caulfield Cup. Head trainer James Cummings of Godolphin Australia believes the combination of Atzeni’s skills and Zardozi’s strong form over 2400 metres could deliver success. “Number one, he can… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride is considering a bold move for his rising star Ceolwulf, aiming for a seven-day Group 1 double. Ceolwulf is set to race in the $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at Randwick this Saturday, with the possibility of backing up for the prestigious $5 million Cox… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings says Traffic Warden is fine to represent Godolphin in The Everest after reporting to stewards the colt had been involved in a stable mishap. Cummings reported to Racing NSW Stewards Traffic Warden had sustained minor abrasions to his hocks last Thursday. “He took fright, slipped, got a scrape, it’s… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes will leave a decision on their sole Caulfield Cup entrant Que Tempesta to as late as possible before deciding on whether to run the stayer. An imported gelding, Que Tempesta had been on track for a start in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup… Read More »
James Cummings has kept the door open for a potential Cox Plate appearance for Broadsiding, despite the colt’s unexpected loss as the odds-on favorite in the $3 million Caulfield Guineas on Saturday. Sent out as the $1.80 favourite with betting apps, Broadsiding couldn’t make up ground after settling toward the… Read More »
Memories of Shane Dye scoring aboard Octagonal at Warwick Farm came flooding back when Blake Shinn produced Antino to win the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. Shane Dye set Octagonal alight mid-race to claim the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm in 1997, an act Shinn replicated in… Read More »
Private Life became the latest upset winner of a Caulfield Guineas when he made the most of a smart on-pace ride from Damian Lane to claim Saturday’s $3 million event at Caulfield. The Chris Waller-trained, Coolmore Stud-raced $13 chance with betting sites led for every step of the 1600 metres to stave… Read More »
Read the comments from each of the jockeys about their rides in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas at Caulfield races on 12th October 2024. Damian Lane (Private Life): Think he’d won: “Yeah, got desperately close on the line, so, yeah, I was just hoping. I thought I’d held on, but I… Read More »
Deny Knowledge could return for a tilt at the Caulfield Cup after landing her first Group 1 victory leading throughout at Caulfield. Bringing back memories of Might And Power the champion galloper that Saturday’s Group 1 race over 2000m is named after, Deny Knowledge was taken straight to the front by… Read More »
Twelve months after winning Caulfield’s famous Group 1 mile, the Toorak Handicap, Ballarat-based trainer Mitch Freedman’s toss-up between a return to that scene for Attrition or ‘the Sydney way’ has paid off with victory in the Hill Stakes at Rosehill. Freedman’s decision to give the five-year-old a chance over the clockwise direction… Read More »
Coolmore’s slot for The Everest is up in the air after colt Switzerland put himself back on the map in winning the Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill. The discussions now begin for the global breeding empire with consultations between Switzerland’s trainer Chris Waller and trainers of incumbent slot nominee Storm Boy,… Read More »
The Spring Champion Stakes in a fortnight beckons for rising talent El Castello as trainer Anthony Cummings believes his victory in the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes Rosehill to be the making of the stayer. El Castello ($6.50) denied betting sites favourite Swiftfalcon ($2.60) by 1Âľ-length margin, who was an eye-catcher in… Read More »
Ben, Will and J D Hayes are sticking with a proven formula in their bid to win the Cox Plate for Lindsay Park with stable star Mr Brightside. Trips up and down the Hume Highway to Lindsay Park’s Euroa property have been key in getting Mr Brightside towards peak condition for… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable is not shying away from the enormity of the task Public Attention faces in his first Group 1 task. The Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on Saturday will be Public Attention’s fourth race start, however the Cranbourne-based trainers have faith in their colt giving a… Read More »
Tenbury Wells has arrived at a stage in life where Brad Widdup needs to find out if he can play with the big boys. The progressive colt will face his toughest test as a three-year-old in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill. He steps up from maiden and Class… Read More »
Mayne faces a steep rise in class in Saturday’s Tapp-Craig at Rosehill, but it is not as sharp as the one that connections considered. The three-year-old’s only two starts have been in maidens, but such is the opinion Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald have of the son of Written Tycoon that they… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse is excited about testing Royal Patronage out to 1900 metres in this Saturday’s Hill Stakes at Rosehill. The import will back up in the $2 million Group 2 after finishing third in last weekend’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap. That 1600m event was the third run of Royal Patronage’s debut Australian… Read More »
South Australian trainers Dan Clarken and Oopy Macgillivray got the tick of approval from Jamie Kah that The Map was back on track for her tilt at the Melbourne Cup. Kah, currently suspended, headed to Murray Bridge during the week to ride The Map ahead of the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m)… Read More »
No one would bat an eyelid if Dom Sutton talked up Feroce’s appearance in Saturday’s $3 million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas as the culmination of a plan he made when he first laid eyes on him. The NZ$160,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale purchase is a son of 2019 Guineas… Read More »
Mitchell Pateman is hoping class shines through when the gates of Ascot are opened for the new season on Saturday. The young Ascot horseman will present stable star Almighty Class at the races off the back of two excellent 950m trial wins at Lark Hill. It will be the first time… Read More »
