The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young Young stable was on weather watch early on Saturday morning. Another downpour or shower would have placed Blind Raise in serious doubt of contesting the Listed McKenzie Stakes (1300m) on Saturday with the gelding possibly being reserved for the Listed Michael Moroney (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday week…. Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman’s crack young sprinter Ninja is the first confirmed starter in the Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick next month. Freedman confirmed a deal has been negotiated with slot-holder John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds to lock in a start in the world’s richest turf race… Read More »
Jamie Melham said she felt old after partnering Adelaide trained galloper Pretty Baby to victory in a Stakes race at Sandown. While Melham’s career has gone on to bigger and better things, Melham remembers partnering Louisiana to victory in a race at Strathalbyn in 2016. Louisiana is the dam of Pretty Baby who scored… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman made mention of the Epsom Handicap and Golden Eagle as possible spring carnival targets for promising Decorum after his impressive return to racing at Royal Randwick on Saturday. They might seem lofty Group 1 ambitions for a four-year-old still in restricted grade but Decorum’s fast-finishing win in… Read More »
So You Are twice had to settle for stakes placings behind The Budgiesmugla during the winter, but the talented stayer finally had his moment in the sun in the Drinkwise Cup at Randwick. After racing handy throughout, So You Are ($3) was left in front before the corner and maintained a… Read More »
Ernaux, the $3 million mare, is finally starting to realise her potential and has earned another season of racing after her win at Royal Randwick today. The Chris Waller-trained Ernaux was given the run of the race by James Mcdonald and continued her rapid improvement with a strong win in the… Read More »
Emerging country sprinter Lord Remlap has underlined his credentials as a serious Kosciuszko candidate, extending his unbeaten streak with a tough Highway Handicap win at Randwick. The four-year-old firmed into $8 for the October feature after making it four wins from as many starts on Saturday, despite enduring a wide passage… Read More »
Legendary Australian sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney OAM will be inducted into the South Australian Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame at Saturday night’s SA Racing Awards. McAvaney will enter the Hall of Fame in the associate category in recognition of his decades-long contribution to South Australian racing as a broadcaster, advocate… Read More »
History is on the side of Cavalry Girl as she looks to extend her winning streak in the Group 1 Moir Stakes. Since the Moir Stakes was transferred to an early September date in 2024, both subsequent winners â Baraqiel and Mornington Glory â had been successful in the Carlyon Stakes (1000m) in the lead up. Cavalry… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable recently scored a top four finish in a maiden race at Sandown. Two of that quartet head to a Stakes race at Sandown looking to continue the good run of form for the Maher stable. Saintly Dancer and Ghana’s Akan, who finished one-two in that maiden… Read More »
Metropolitan fancy Thebudgiesmugla is unbeaten in five starts over 2400 metres and he will be out to make it six when he lines up in the Drinkwise Cup at Randwick. The six-year-old was one of the revelations of the off-season, winning three of his four starts between May and July,… Read More »
The connections of Blind Raise have aspirations of being a main player in some of the upcoming spring features with their campaign kicking off at Sandown. The Listed McKenzie Stakes (1300m) on Saturday will potentially lead to a Group 1 contest, or two, in Melbourne and Sydney. The Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on… Read More »
He is the early Caulfield Cup favourite and expected to make an impact over longer journeys, but Rachel King won’t be surprised if Green Spaces can ruffle some feathers in the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick. The Australian Derby winner was doing his best work late when eighth to Autumn Glow… Read More »
Extragalactic’s quest for Group 1 redemption starts in this Saturday’s $750,000 Moir Stakes at Sandown. Pakenham trainer Trent Edmonds will produce the four-year-old for the first time since she was beaten a nose by Desert Lightning in The Goodwood in the 1000-metre weight-for-age event. The Goodwood was a bitter pill… Read More »
Trainer John McArdle is keeping a close watch on the weather ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Moir Stakes, with forecast rain creating some uncertainty around how My Gladiola will handle the conditions at Sandown. The four-year-old mare is expected to resume in the feature despite the prospect of a rain-affected… Read More »
Gold Coast Magic Millions-winning jockey Luke Tarrant has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison over three armed robberies on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Tarrant carried out the robberies while wearing a full face covering, gloves and long clothing and was armed with a syringe during each offence. He stole approximately… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable has high hopes for Zambardo but also concede the galloper needs to again rise to a new level. Entered for both the Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup, Zambardo makes his return in the So You Think Stakes (1500m) at Sandown on Saturday. Zambardo is a lightly raced… Read More »
John Thompson is happy to be starting El Castello’s latest campaign with a clean slate and remains quietly hopeful the Group 1 winner still has something to offer on the racetrack. It has been a frustrating journey for connections of the five-year-old, who stamped himself among the better horses of… Read More »
Amenable will be out to break a long streak out of the winner’s enclosure when he runs first-up for Grahame Begg at Sandown. The former Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained galloper runs in the Group 3 Chautauqua Stakes (1300m) on Saturday having not raced in 11 months. Amenable’s last… Read More »
One stable that is happy to see the Moir Stakes at Sandown is the Mark Walker yard who will be represented by Geegees Mistruth. The Group 1 dash over 1000m is this year being run at Sandown as Moonee Valley undergoes a rebuild with a reconfiguration of the track. This year’s contest has brought… Read More »
