Trainer Annabel Neasham is looking on the bright side with two-year-old Castanya despite an untimely setback forcing her to compress the filly’s Golden Slipper timetable. Castanya was scratched from last Saturday’s Reisling Stakes due to a foot abscess, leaving Neasham little option but to push her final lead-up run back seven days… Read More »
Ciaron Maher already has one Coolmore Classic trophy on his mantlepiece, and he believes emerging mare Semana has the credentials to deliver him another. Maher and former training partner David Eustace captured the race two years ago with Lighthouse and Maher says Semana is just as talented as the American import. “Every bit I think,”… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable of Ben, Will & J D Hayes will be in a better position to determine the program for Bold Bastille after she runs at Caulfield. The Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1100m) on Saturday is key in whether the training brothers head to a Stakes race in Sydney… Read More »
Buffalo River has been a constant on the Victoria racing scene for just shy of five years. After four starts in the UK as a two-year-old, Buffalo River arrived in Australia to win his first three starts for trainer Mike Moroney during 2019 and was looked upon as future Group 1 winner…. Read More »
Following a fortuitous change of heart, Joshua Krispyn plans to raise the stakes and plot a path to next month’s Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot with Sir Dreamalot. Perth’s richest juvenile race was off the radar and an idea far removed for Joshua Krispyn until Sir Dreamalot raced into calculations… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has taken a different autumn approach with Pride Of Jenni to the one it adopted in the spring which landed the mare back-to-back Group 1 wins. Pride Of Jenni will be five weeks between races when she runs second-up in the $4 million All-Star Mile (1600m)… Read More »
A field of 12 will line up for the sixth running of the $4 million All-Star Mile which will be run at Caulfield for the second time. The All-Star Mile is rotated between the three Melbourne race clubs with Caulfield staging the race for the second time on Saturday. Race… Read More »
Trainer Clinton McDonald isn’t buying into the notion that this year’s Golden Slipper is solely dominated by colts, as his filly Hayasugi continues to impress after her remarkable Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes victory last month. Hayasugi, who was scheduled for a jump-out at Cranbourne, skipped the trial on Tuesday… Read More »
Trainer Richard Cully is eyeing a Melbourne Cup campaign for Excelleration after the stayer’s gripping victory in Monday’s Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m). The seven-year-old gelding, ridden by Harry Coffey, triumphed in a thrilling final 200m duel against The Map, igniting dreams of the iconic two-mile handicap. Excelleration, purchased for… Read More »
Emerging jumps jockey Campbell Rawiller encountered a setback on Tuesday at Warrnambool, as he reportedly sustained a suspected fracture in his left collarbone during a fall. Rawiller was aboard the $1.20 betting site favourite Teofilo Star, trained by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, during the opening jumps race of the… Read More »
For a six-year-old mare with 10 wins from 31 starts and over $1.3 million in prize money, it seems surprising that Foxy Frida has never raced in Sydney and has only started in two Group One races, such is Andrew Noblet’s shrewd placement. Foxy Frida has managed to win four Inglis… Read More »
Trainer Sara Ryan’s star Attractable is set to contest Saturday’s All-Star Mile at Caulfield after receiving a wildcard from Racing Victoria. The five-year-old gelding, based in Wyong, New South Wales, clinched a major victory in the $3 million Big Dance at Randwick last November. Despite narrowly missing out on the… Read More »
Jockey Zac Spain displayed remarkable skill and determination in Monday’s Adelaide Cup, riding nearly two-thirds of the race without irons after they broke early on. Despite the setback, Spain guided Amade admirably, positioning them for a possible victory in the straight. Although ultimately overtaken by rivals Excelleration and The Map,… Read More »
We didnât know it at the time, but a couple of dayâs after suffering a big disappointment race result-wise, trainer Allan Chau showed a great deal of foresight when summing up his situation. âThat one went against me. Things turn around. Maybe next time the luck will be with me,â… Read More »
Richard Cully wasn’t able to be on track at Morphettville on Monday to witness Excelleration win the Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m), but for those who were, the race did not disappoint. Fresh off a win in the Group 3 Launceston Cup (2400m), the sparingly raced seven-year-old was again well supported… Read More »
Nikita Beriman and Party For Two is a story with a changing landscape, but, in spite of being separated for a while, the bond between this horse and rider has remained intact and ready to go when called upon … as they showed to such good effect when Party For… Read More »
It is an old enough saying …âhave saddle, will travelâ … but a lot of the times that just means the saddle gets worn and the jockey gets weary with the jockeyâs reward … win, lose or draw … being that they get to do it all over again the… Read More »
New Zealand’s hopeful Aegon will sit out Saturday’s All-Star Mile after encountering a minor setback, marking the second withdrawal in a week due to injury. The promising runner, who secured a wildcard just last week, joins Duais in exiting the race due to health concerns. Trainer Andrew Forsman disclosed to… Read More »
Tropical Squall has been a force in Sydney’s features for three-year-old fillies so far this season and now a new challenge awaits her as she bids to add to her Group One tally. Sydney has staged two Group One races for three-year-old fillies so far this season – the Flight Stakes… Read More »
The training partnership of brothers Ben, Will and J D are living the dream with multiple Group 1 winner Mr Brightside in their stable. The New Zealand-bred galloper has provided firstly Ben and J D and later Will, when he joined the training ticket, with 16 victories from 31 starts, six… Read More »
