Yes, it’s the $2m Inglis Millennium and the 2024 Classic Yearling Sale and as Inglis Bloodstock says this weekend embraces ‘The Horse You Dream About.’ And it’s the ‘dream’ training partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott who hit-off on Saturday with the $3.40 Ladbrokes race favourite Fully Lit on-line… Read More »
In Secret’s autumn campaign is up in the air after Saturday week’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning was ruled out for the four-year-old. The daughter of I Am Invincible was being set for a first-up clash with Imperatriz and Private Eye in the Flemington feature, but will miss the 1000-metre weight-for-age event… Read More »
Luke Nolen has undergone surgery to stem internal bleeding after a fall at trackwork at Pakenham on Thursday morning. The rider most famous for his association with champion mare Black Caviar was transported to the Alfred hospital after a fall with fractured left ribs and pelvis problems the initial concern. But… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards are investigating a positive swab from Group 1-winning mare Prowess, the racehorse trained by Roger James and Robert Wellwood. The swab, taken prior to the Group 1 Champions Stakes at Flemington last November, revealed the presence of Phenylbutazone, Oxyphenbutazone, and Gamma-hydroxyphenylbutazone, substances prohibited on race day. The… Read More »
David Payne doesn’t have the budget to compete at the top-end of the yearling sale market, so the bluebloods are never on his short list. Instead, he backs his decades of experience and horsemanship to hunt for hidden gems. Trawling through the yearlings on offer last year, Payne came across a… Read More »
Bad luck thwarted the first racing campaign of Snow Patrol who is set to make his racing return at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding is being aimed at the Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington next month. First-up though is the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge youngster Anode might be dominating Lonhro Plate markets, but rival jockey Tommy Berry is looking forward to testing the race day credentials of debutant Embassy. Anode, who was a runaway winner of his only start in December, has been crunched from $2.80 into $1.95 favouritism for Saturday’s 1000-metre sprint as… Read More »
High Emocean, the gallant Melbourne Cup third-place finisher, is bidding farewell to the racetrack as she prepares for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale in May. The seven-year-old mare, initially acquired for a modest $80,000, has amassed an impressive haul of over $1.2 million in prize money throughout her illustrious career. Trainer… Read More »
A lack of suitable sprinting options for two of his three-year-old fillies has forced Sydney trainer Michael Freedman to turn his attention to Melbourne. Hip Hip Hurrah and Blanc De Blanc have been dispatched to Caulfield to contest the Group 3 Peter Le Grand Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. “They don’t provide for sprinters… Read More »
If Dylan Gibbons has learned anything in his burgeoning riding career it is to make the most of every opportunity, even a fortuitous one. In that vein, the star apprentice is thrilled to be reuniting with three-year-old Celestial Legend in the Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, picking up the… Read More »
While Black Caviar was winning races from her two-year-old year through to retirement as a six-year-old, her trainer Peter Moody said she did not reach full maturity until her later racing years. Mr Brightside is no Black Caviar, but he is about to embark on an autumn campaign in the… Read More »
Following an incident during trackwork at Pakenham on Thursday morning, Luke Nolen was transported to the hospital. The 43-year-old jockey was involved in a fall and complained of lower back pain. The VJA issued an update on Thursday morning, stating that Nolen was being transported to the hospital with lower… Read More »
The deal that most in the breeding industry had been expecting was completed on Wednesday when Coolmore announced it was the new owner of Storm Boy. The son of Justify will continue his career in navy blue after an agreement, the specifics of which were not made public, was reached… Read More »
After a luckless and frustrating spring, talented three-year-old Ducasse has taken the first step towards a confidence rebuild with a classy midweek win at Warwick Farm. While competitive in a string of black-type races last year, the Michael Freedman – trained colt remained a maiden and jockey Tommy Berry was thrilled to see… Read More »
Trainer Jason Warren has Blue Diamond Stakes aspirations for Flyer after her impressive debut win at Sandown. A daughter of Exceedance, Flyer took out the Fierce Impact – Quality Yearlings 2024 (1200m) on Wednesday to potentially book her place in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on… Read More »
Neville Parnham has faith that Bustler can make his presence felt on debut in Melbourne. A winner of the Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot last November, Bustler prepares for another Group 1 test in the CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Bustler and stable mate, WA Guineas champion,… Read More »
Group 1 winner Trix Of The Trade is set to make his return to racing in the Listed Pinjarra Classic (1300m) later this month. Trainer Colin Webster is also likely to aim the gelding at the Listed Bunbury Stakes (1400m) early next month, as he looks to score his first win since… Read More »
Having spent almost two decades working for Gai Waterhouse, Steve O’Halloran admits it feels a little surreal to be saddling a rival runner in a $2 million race. O’Halloran was among Waterhouse’s go-to trackwork riders for many years, later working as a senior foreman and travelling with her horses to… Read More »
Time will be of the essence for two-time Melbourne Cup winning jockey Mark Zahra as the Caulfield meeting nears its end on Saturday. A big sports lover and in particular American Football, Zahra is booked to fly to the US on Saturday night to attend the Super Bowl in Las Vegas… Read More »
Fully Lit announced not only himself at Rosehill on January 20, the two-year-old did a good job of also shining the spotlight on fledgling syndicator RedFox Racing. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt carried RedFox’s red and black colours to a win that elicited a much more raucous reaction than… Read More »
