Bit Of A Lad may not have the longevity at the May Three-Day Carnival that Gold Medals has, but the way he is shaping he will have the opportunity to bypass that galloper. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained seven-year-old will be lining-up for the fifth year at the Warrnambool… Read More »
The 10-1 chance Cup Night produced a last to first finish under a gem of a ride from Patrick Carbery to claim victory in the $100 000, Group 3 Northam Stakes. The Bernie Miller trained five-year-old, who was first up here, was snagged back by Carbery from the worst of… Read More »
The Garry Lefoe trained I Am The Fox ran out a worthy winner of the $110 000 Alice Springs Cup, after taking the race by the scruff of the neck approaching the final turn and surging away in the home straight to score far more comfortably than the official winning… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is likely to have multiple runners in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington as they chase a ballot exemption for the Melbourne Cup. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Persan will press on for a start in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes despite… Read More »
Trainer Nick Ryan has not lost faith in stayer Mahamedeis after his latest defeat and plans to head to Brisbane remain intact. Mahamedeis may be about to lose his mantle as top dog in the Nick Ryan stable after the win of Dice Roll at Sandown. That gave the French-bred… Read More »
Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel has warned Nash Rawiller to work on his riding after the top jockey returned from one suspension only to be hit with another. Rawiller was forced to sit out the Tancred Stakes meeting at Rosehill and both days of The Championships at Randwick… Read More »
Top jockey Tim Clark is keeping his options open about a possible trip to Brisbane for the winter carnival, but for now he is happy to chase the rich offerings in and around Sydney. Clark enjoyed a fruitful autumn with a handful of feature race wins including a black-type double… Read More »
Miss Hipstar ($3.30) underlined her quality and her fighting character when she scored a tough win in the Listed Dalrello Stakes over 1000m at Eagle farm. The Kelly Schweida trained two-year-old daughter of Star Turn was racing first-up after a three-and-a-half month break from racing action, but she was up… Read More »
Slow Hands kicked off a very good forty minutes for trainer Kelly Schweida when he finished strongly to take out a Class 6 Handicap over 1600m in the fifth race at Eagle Farm. One race later, Schweida made it back-to-back race wins when Miss Hipstar accounted for her opposition in… Read More »
Conditions during the running of the fourth race at Eagle Farm on Saturday, as far as actual rainfall is concerned, was as bad as anything most racegoers had seen in their time. The race was run in an absolute, torrential downpour but, as bad as that was, it failed to… Read More »
Archedemus has produced a typically gritty performance to become just the third horse to win the Hawkesbury Gold Cup twice. The gelding captured the Group 3 race two years ago when trained by Gwenda Markwell and on Saturday added another for new trainers Hawkes Racing, joining Magic Road and Huge Demand as dual… Read More »
Lightly-raced three-year-old Exoboom has upstaged his more fancied rivals to take out the Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas, as odds-on favourite Ellsberg missed a place. Jockey Sam Clipperton was thrilled to find himself back in the feature race winner’s circle and was effusive in his praise of the gelding, who he compared… Read More »
Well-respected for the movement of horses around the country, Chris Calthorpe also has a successful stable and landed his first Group 1 victory with Media Award in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. Calthorpe runs Air Horse Transport and is a well-known face at carnivals around the country for organising flights for trainers. Rival jockeys and… Read More »
Niccanova booked himself another Stradbroke start when taking an inside run to land the Group 2 Victory Stakes. The race carries ballot exempt status for the Stradbroke, where Niccanova can now try and atone for an unlucky third twelve months ago. Jockey Jimmy Orman wasted hard to make the horse’s… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla said he’d rarely landed a winner on a horse travelling worse than Private Eye before he netted the Group 2 Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Private Eye was under hard riding before the turn, as betting rival Apache Chase cruised along in front. But once Avdulla was able to… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes need not have questioned how Instant Celebrity had returned from a spring campaign after the filly blew her rivals away to claim her first Group 1 win at Morphettville. In a rails hugging ride from Craig Williams, Instant Celebrity raced clear over the final stages to claim the TAB Classic (1200m) on… Read More »
The decision to geld Embracer has reaped immediate rewards with the Tulloch Lodge five-year-old resuming with a brilliant stakes win at Hawkesbury. Co-trainer Adrian Bott said the procedure had made Embracer more relaxed, a quality he hoped would help the horse realise his potential. The five-year-old took the first step on… Read More »
An emotional John Thompson is adamant Sweet Deal still has more to offer on the racetrack despite her impending auction at an upcoming broodmare sale. The mare was back to her best to capture the Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown (1300m) at Saturday’s stand-alone meeting, which might be the final time Thompson saddles… Read More »
The Gr 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes over 1200m was won by local galloper BEAU ROSSA (Unencumbered – My Choisir) who stormed home to take the cash from LITCHFIELD COUNTY (Sebring – Limerock Lass) with RANTING (Zoustar – Vanilla Ice Cream) dashing late from well back to grab an impressive 3rd…. Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning trainer Danny OâBrien and champion rider Craig Williams combined to take out the Gr 2 Queen of the South Stakes at Morphettville worth $202,000. The winner of the 1600m affair for mares FABRIC (Ocean Park – Haberdashery) was perfectly placed back in 5th spot to the bend… Read More »
