Coolmore has confirmed that Ryan Moore will partner favourite Storm Boy in the $5 million Golden Slipper with James Mcdonald to ride the Chris Waller-trained Switzerland. The announcement was made by Coolmore on Thursday, a day after McDonald was in the saddle for an exhibition gallop aboard Storm Boy at Randwick. Speaking… Read More »
Lightly raced Grand Impact is set to make his racetrack return at Caulfield after a 16-month absence courtesy of a hard to diagnose shoulder injury. A winner at his first three starts, which included the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield in October 2022, Grand Impact makes his return… Read More »
Living Legends, a haven for retired racehorses, welcomed two new additions to its roster on Wednesday: the beloved ex-gallopers Lankan Rupee and So Si Bon. Trained by Mick Price, Lankan Rupee boasts an impressive resume as a five-time Group 1 winner, amassing over $4 million in prizemoney during his illustrious… Read More »
Caulfield’s new Heath track passed its first major test with flying colours as it hosted its inaugural race meeting, garnering praise from both jockeys and officials. “It raced actually really well,” remarked jockey Ben Allen, who made history by clinching the first win on Superconstellation. Another winning jockey, Blake Shinn,… Read More »
Superconstellation will go down in the record books as the winner of the first race at Caulfield Heath. All-Star Mile combatants Enver Jusufovic and Ben Allen will go down in the history books as the first winning combination on the new track in Melbourne – Caulfield Heath. The pair combined with Superconstellation… Read More »
A pair of juveniles from two of Sydney’s leading stables have staked their claims to be given black-type opportunities over the carnival with impressive wins at the midweek Randwick-Kensington meeting. Roselyn’s Star was run down by the smart Gatsby’s on debut at Canterbury, that colt a clear-cut favourite for Saturday’s Group… Read More »
He was in the saddle for an exhibition gallop, but will James McDonald ride Storm Boy in the Golden Slipper? James Mcdonald has been given a reminder of Storm Boy’s talents in an exhibition gallop at Randwick, but connections are no closer to making an announcement on who will ride the… Read More »
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 »
