Jockey Damien Oliver is set to ride Vibrant Sun in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield this Saturday, as confirmed by his manager, Mark Van Triet. The filly, trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr, has recently risen in prominence following a significant win at Geelong. This victory, where Vibrant… Read More »
A great Spring carnival of Group 1 racing ends at Caulfield with the running of the Thousand Guineas and the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes this weekend. With the decision taken to alter the placement of the G1 Thousand Guineas (1600m), the race takes excellent shape. Skybird ($3.50) tries to stay unbeaten… Read More »
There is no such thing as a well-timed foot abscess, but Matthew Williams has taken positives from the one that kept Wrote To Arataki out of the Empires Rose Stakes. The Warrnambool trainer discovered the abscess in the 48 hours leading up to the $1 million event at Flemington on November 4,… Read More »
No one is happier than Mike Moroney that the $1.5 million Group 1 Thousand Guineas is now just days away. The Flemington trainer has Coeur Volante heading towards the $1.5 million Group 1, with the filly having not started since winning the Thousand Guineas Prelude on October 21. Moroney concedes it has… Read More »
Damien Oliver’s farewell celebrations at Flemington have been tempered by an eight-meeting suspension handed down by Racing Victoria stewards for a careless riding charge. Despite the champagne shower he received from fellow riders in celebration of his final ride on Along The River in the last race, Oliver’s plans have… Read More »
In just a week, Pride Of Jenni has undergone a remarkable transformation in form, solidifying her position as a potential contender for prestigious International races in the upcoming year. Following her impressive victory in the Empire Rose Stakes and outpacing some of the finest milers in the G1 Champions Mile,… Read More »
Magic Time has been considered a Group-1-mare-in-waiting for some time and the four-year-old will get her first crack at that level next Saturday at Caulfield. The Grahame Begg-trained star will start one of the leading fancies in the $1.5 million Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. The 1400-metre handicap will be run for… Read More »
Plans to target the $1 million The Hunter with Mazu will become clearer after the sprinter steps out in a barrier trial at Hawkesbury. Mazu is set to trial with Nash Rawiller aboard on Monday, five days before The Hunter (1300m) is held at Newcastle on Saturday. “We’ve done things a… Read More »
âThe 2023 Sydney Everest Carnival was Sydneyâs biggest and best Spring on record, with record participation and prizemoney complemented by world-class competition.â James Ross, ATC Head of Racing and Wagering further stated âa total of 29 Group and Listed races including six Group 1 events were contested, with 21 races… Read More »
Jamie Kah’s resurgence continued an upward trajectory during the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival, with the former premiership winner putting pressure on James McDonald for the honours of the leading rider of the carnival after securing a treble on Saturday. Having already indicated her return to form with… Read More »
Renowned jockey James Hugh Bowman, who had previously faced suspensions for careless riding in both Hong Kong and Australia, marked his return at Sha Tin on Saturday. All eyes were on him as he prepared for the Saturdayâs Class One Panasonic Cup (1,400m). However, a tragic incident unfolded as his… Read More »
Unspoken has continued his rise through the ranks this spring with the biggest victory of his career in the $2 million Five Diamonds at Rosehill. The imported Unspoken ($7.50) had been unbeaten in three starts so far this campaign on his way to Saturday’s rich race for five-year-olds, and he stepped… Read More »
Atishu completed a Stakes Day Group 1 clean sweep for the girls with a dominant win in the $3 million Champions Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old atoned for a game second in last Saturday’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes with a dominant win in the 2000-metre event…. Read More »
Shangri La Express has stamped himself as a Golden Slipper prospect with a tough win in the Golden Gift to remain unbeaten from his first two starts. With the winner’s purse from Saturday’s $1 million feature for two-year-olds, Shangri La Express has now banked enough prize money to secure a start… Read More »
Just as he had done a week earlier, Declan Bates stole a Group 1 race over a mile at Flemington on Pride Of Jenni. Bates and the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Pride Of Jenni took out the Empire Rose Stakes on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival and the pair reunited for Champions… Read More »
A different venue and more accomplished set of rivals posed no problem for Imperatriz, who completed an unbeaten Victorian spring campaign in Saturday’s Champions Sprint at Flemington. The flying Kiwi mare took her career Group 1 tally to eight when she held off The Everest runners Buenos Noches and In Secret to… Read More »
The addition of blinkers on the Chris Waller-trained Roots in the Hot Danish Stakes has proven to be a winning move. After finishing second last in the $2 million The Invitation at Randwick last start, a decision was later made to apply blinkers to the well-performed five-year-old mare for Saturday’s fillies… Read More »
Michael Rodd rubber-stamped a remarkable comeback to race riding when he piloted the Shuan Dwyer trainer Anemacore to victory in a Maiden Handicap at the Sunshine Coast on Friday night. Rodd had endured and overcome a nightmare, massive twenty-nine month spell on the sidelines fighting what has been termed post-concussion… Read More »
Jockey Steven Parnham believes he has top claims to win the Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes (1400m) for the second time in four years after Bustler came up with a perfect draw. Bustler is certain to gain an economical run from barrier three in the Lee Steere Stakes, as opposed to… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Roger James says Prowess will rise to another level is she is to win the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Already a two-time winner at the highest level, Prowess is the ‘new kid’ on the block on Saturday. Forced to miss the early part of the spring… Read More »
