Kris Lees is confident Luncies gets his best chance to break a seven-month winning drought when he contests the $200,000 Listed January Cup at Rosehill this Saturday. The 2000-metre event will mark the first time the imported seven-year-old has been out of Group company for the season. The son of Iffraaj got… Read More »
Too Darn Hot was again in the Gold Coast Yearling Sale spotlight on Wednesday and this Saturday the filly who had his name up in light this time last year will look to claim some Magic Millions prizemoney. Too Darn Lizzie will make her anticipated first raceday appearance in the… Read More »
Once considered one of the more promising three-year-olds in Melbourne, Green Belt will resume in a benchmark 70 over 1400m at Flemington on Saturday after nearly two years off the scene with a tendon injury. A winner of his first two starts in January 2022, the Mick Price & Michael… Read More »
The Ascot races scheduled for this Saturday have been cancelled due to extreme temperatures, as confirmed by Perth Racing. With the forecast reaching a scorching 39 degrees in Perth on Saturday, the WA racing authority’s decision prioritizes safety. “Due to the extreme temperatures, we have been advised by the WA… Read More »
Owner Peter Walsh is confident Amelia’s Jewel is capable of going one better in this year’s $5 million Quokka (1200m), following the announcement she would run in TABtouch’s slot earlier today. The star mare was narrowly beaten when finishing second to Overpass in the inaugural edition of the Quokka last April…. Read More »
Mick Price knows exactly what horse is takes to win the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) and is hopeful that Otago can win on Saturday and put his hand up as a possible contender. Price, who now trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, has won the three-year-old feature three times with… Read More »
Channel 7 is resolute in its plan to introduce AirPods for jockeys on Gold Coast Magic Millions day, aiming to enhance fan engagement. The unique concept involves jockeys wearing AirPods for pre-race interviews with Channel 7 personalities, like Bruce McAvaney. While some racing figures expressed concerns, mistakenly thinking jockeys would… Read More »
Lucy Yeomans hasn’t attended the Magic Millions sales or raceday as a licensed trainer having joined Lloyd Kennewell in April 2023 and admits it’s been an exciting time representing the stable while Kennewell remains in Victoria. “It’s exciting, I think we put the writing on the wall over the Spring having runners… Read More »
David Ellis reinvested more than half his proceeds from the sale of Avantage into the star mare’s first foal at Magic Millions on Thursday, with the Te Akau Racing principal engineering a new top lot early on Day 3 of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Ellis paid $2.1 million for the… Read More »
Popular seven-year-old gelding The Astrologist will return to his happy hunting ground at Flemington as he aims to record his fourth win down the straight and his first Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m). Third in the race in 2022 to Halvorsen, who had a setback and won’t be contesting the race,… Read More »
Annabel Neasham is on the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions sale and raceday but will have strong chances in both the Magic Millions Fillies & Mares and the Listed January Cup at Randwick. Naval College will jump favourite in the 2000m feature in Neasham’s home state with the last-start winner… Read More »
Godolphin has already won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a $600,000 yearling, but James Cummings recognises the difference between 2019 heroine Exhilarates and his representative this year, Parkour. That’s beyond the obvious, being that Exhilarates was a filly and Parkour is a colt. And while each is by a proven stallion,… Read More »
Seven-time Group 1 winner, Alligator Blood, impressed in a Sydney trial, signalling an early return to Melbourne’s weight-for-age races. Initially planned for a light autumn campaign, the seven-year-old’s Rosehill trial suggests readiness for the 2024 Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on February 10. Despite initial indications of a Futurity Stakes… Read More »
The Julie Richards-trained Jaja Chaboogie bounced back to his best when letting rip down the outside to pick up his rivals and take out the second edition of the $109,000 Ladbrokes Carpet Charge (1009m). Not favoured by the market after suffering a heavy defeat in the Listed Conquering Stakes, the seven-year-old… Read More »
The progressive Ashy Boy continued his impressive rise through the grades to salute and provide Craig Newitt with an incredible eighth success in the race. Kicking off this campaign with a narrow victory in BM68 grade at Launceston back in November, the five-year-old gelding has come along in leaps and bounds this… Read More »
A Too Darn Hot colt from one of the great families in the Australian studbook put an exclamation mark on a red-letter day for Segenhoe Stud and Winx’s breeder John Camilleri when he shot to the top of the highest-priced list of this year’s Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The bay… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher is preparing Spywire for the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but the colt has drawn an unfortunate barrier twelve for the $3 million race. Despite the setback, Maher is pleased with Spywire’s condition following his recent Gold Coast win, making him the $5.50 second favourite at… Read More »
Interlinked will have to concede weight to his fellow three-year-olds over 2000m at Flemington on Saturday as the unbeaten son of Savabeel aims to make it three wins from three starts. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young , the OTI racing gelding is certainly bred to stay and proved too strong when… Read More »
John O’Shea is confident he has the right horse to win Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions 3yo Guineas but admits the wide draw has made things difficult as he steps up sharply in class. Unbeaten in three starts, the $300,000 yearling was able to cross and sit outside the leader from… Read More »
Te Akau Racing announced its presence early at this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, but the I Am Invincible colt David Ellis went to $1.3 million for might not be destined to race in the New Zealand giant’s famed tangerine and blue silks. Coolmore teamed up with the now-trans Tasman… Read More »
