Two youngsters from the Richard and Will Freedman stable will be shooting to join an illustrious Woodlands Stakes honour roll. Adding valuable black-type to their resumes will be the mission for stablemates Graceful Artist and Zoubaby when the pair head to Scone for the Listed Woodlands Stakes. Mindful that both fillies are… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will attempt to short-circuit the exhaustive process of gaining a Melbourne Cup start at Flemington on Saturday. The Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) offers the winner a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington in November. Since being offered as a ballot exemption… Read More »
Perth’s precocious talent, Bustling, will continue his Australian career under Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr and Melbourne’s leading co-trainers are confident he will live up to his $2 million price tag. After his two-year-old heroics in Perth, Bustling will step into Price and Kent’s Caulfield base stacked with confidence… Read More »
Co-trainer Troy Corstens headed to a recent Caulfield meeting confident The Astrologist was in the right order to come away with a victory. But after beating only one runner home, Corstens left that meeting disappointed and with the realisation The Astrologist is below his best nowadays on races around a turn…. Read More »
The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock stable will unveil their third starter of former US champion galloper Arrogate at Sandown. Sacredarro makes his debut in the Thoroughbred Club of Australia Plate (1600m) on Wednesday and follows Stormy Grey and Ariana Blue as the third member of the Arrogate Stock to run under… Read More »
Much was made of I Wish I Win drawing barrier one in The Everest last year and the star sprinter will need to overcome the same potential issue in Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m). The five-year-old gelding has only been seen once since then, beaten a neck in the Group… Read More »
Trainer Trevor Andrews was singing the praises of Street Band and backed his colt to reach Ascot carnival status after an impressive return victory on Saturday. Leaving Areduet in his wake, Street Band closed strongly to win the Morley Market Growers Plate (1000m) by 1 ÂŒ lengths with Lucky I Am… Read More »
An eight-year-old who is a sixty-two race veteran shouldnât be doing things like this … should he? The turnaround in form of At Witz End has been nothing short of remarkable since the son of Epaulette changed stables and relocated to trainer Daniel Bowen just a couple of months ago… Read More »
Excelleration won’t be chasing a fourth-straight Cup success on Saturday, but the lure of a start in the biggest Cup of all is the reason the gelding will be at Flemington. Trainer Richard Cully is keen to get his hands on the Melbourne Cup ballot exemption that accompanies victory in… Read More »
Godolphin last week confirmed the retirement of enduring gelding Cascadian, but Australian racing fans might not have to wait too long to see another member of the family in action. English trainer George Scott has declared the Melbourne Cup firmly on the agenda for the dual Australian Cup winner’s brother… Read More »
Sam Freedman expects to get a better idea of what Royal Champion’s initial Australian campaign will look like on Tuesday morning. The imported gelding will trial at Deagon, which will be his second trial of the campaign following a second placing over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on April 30. Royal… Read More »
Trainer Alex Rae has confirmed Shock ‘Em Ova will be heading north to Queensland in the coming weeks, following his impressive performance at Caulfield on Saturday. The win was a dominant one, with Shock ‘Em Ova ($4.50) ridden by Dean Yendall overcoming a difficult position near the fence to surge… Read More »
Doomben 10,000 favourite I Wish I Win has arrived in Queensland in peak condition, ramping up his tilt at glory. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained gelding impressed in his first run this year, a close third in the T J Smith Stakes. âHeâs taken fantastic improvement from his first-up… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club and Flemington racecourse got a taste of what may be coming their way if The Map wins a Golden Ticket into the Melbourne Cup on Saturday. Connections of The Map are known for having a good time and the winner’s room at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden are hoping NSW’s wet weather sticks around for two of its mares, who will be bidding to build on their respective black-type records in one of the feature races at the Scone carnival. The Snowdens are looking to target the Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) with… Read More »
Read what the jockeys had to say following the Group 1 Goodwood at Morphettville on Saturday. 1st â BENEDETTA (Jamie Kah)Â It was exactly where I wanted to be, everything just happened perfectly for us. She’s a horse with so much talent and she’s just had things not go her way… Read More »
Consistency has been rewarded for the Jason Warren trained mare Benedetta , who claimed her maiden Group One success in The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. In three other attempts at the highest level, the four-year-old mare had finished fourth, fourth and third, but today was her day under a perfect… Read More »
Annabel Neasham has continued her excellent record in the Group 2 A D Hollindale Stakes with Numerian winning the transferred race at the Sunshine Coast. For the second year running, the Sunshine Coast has hosted the 1800m weight-for-age race. The Gold Coast course underwent a track reconstruction last year and returned in time… Read More »
Michael Hawkes feared the decision to transfer Gosford’s stand-alone Saturday meeting to Newcastle might come against consistent gelding Semillion, but in the end the venue change mattered little. The on-pace runner was able to adapt to the more expansive Newcastle circuit, dictating throughout and kicking strongly under Zac Lloyd to land… Read More »
After registering the first win of her campaign, Let’Sbefrankbaby could be seen again in a weeks’ time chasing an automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock trained mare took out the JRA Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday and could be seen again in the Listed Andrew… Read More »
