Amelia’s Jewel has been set a task that has completed just once in the metric era if she is to win Saturday’s Toorak Handicap at Caulfield, weights for which were released on Monday. The Simon Miller-trained four-year-old, who was one of 25 nominations for the 1600-metre handicap, was allotted 56kg. More… Read More »
Group 1 winner El Patroness has sadly passed away after suffering a heart attack while exiting the horse pool at Flemington on Sunday. Trained by Danny O’Brien, the mare had won the Group 1 Australian Oaks in 2022 and accumulated nearly $1.25 million in prizemoney. In her most recent outing,… Read More »
Future History has become the first winner of The Bart Cummings in six years to escape a Melbourne Cup penalty after Racing Victoria’s head of handicapping David Hegan elected to not amend his weight for the November 7 contest. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained gelding remains on 50kg for the… Read More »
The field for this year’s $20 million The Everest has been finalised after Yulong on Monday confirmed its runner for this Saturday’s 1200-metre event. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare Alcohol Free, who was bought by Yulong for more than $10 million last year, will run in the Yulong… Read More »
Three G1s on the one day highlight a superb program of action at Caulfield with the Guineas a huge prize at $3m. The G1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) shapes as a bit of a match race with the Sydney and Melbourne form colliding. Militarize ($2.80) and Steparty ($3.50) clash in a tasty affair… Read More »
It is seventh running of The Everest (1200m) and the race day is only bigger and better. Early in the week I Wish I Win ($4) is the favourite leading into the final acceptances but there are many of the syndicates that will cause plenty of noise. Think About It ($4.50), Private Eye ($6),… Read More »
Yulong Investments has announced that its multiple Group 1-winning mare, Alcohol Free, will running in its slot in the 2023 TAB Everest. Defending champion Craig Williams, who rode Giga Kick to success in last year’s event, will take the ride. Alcohol Free, renowned for her victories in the July Cup,… Read More »
Uncommon James is the Queensland Horse Of The Year for the 2022/23 racing season. The Steven O’Dea and Matthew Hoysted trained son of Cable Bay, beat the Magic Millions winner Skirt The Law and the Queensland Guineas and Derby winner Kovalica to the line to claim the prestigious award. Uncommon… Read More »
Gold Trip rocketed up Cox Plate markets after his jaw-dropping Turnbull Stakes win, but Saturday week’s Caulfield Cup remains the favoured next option for the imported entire. David Eustace on Monday morning said he and co-trainer Ciaron Maher on Sunday spoke with owners Australian Bloodstock, who remain interested in the 2400-metre Group… Read More »
Legarto has rubber-stamped the fact that she is right on track for the $10 million Golden Eagle by posting a resounding win in the Listed Matamata Cup over 1600m on Saturday. The Ken and Bev Kelso trained four-year-old daughter of Proisir had missed a scheduled run last week at Matamata… Read More »
Following Gold Trip’s impressive Turnbull Stakes win, Australian Bloodstock has deferred the decision on his spring race engagements to trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. Last Spring, Gold Trip became the first horse since Humidor in 2017 to race in the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, and Melbourne Cup. His defence… Read More »
Western Empire, the winner of the Railway Stakes, is set to be placed up for online auction this coming Wednesday. Now six years old, the Group 1 champion has had seven wins and won over $1.5 million in prize money. Western Empire, owned by Peters Investments, achieved a remarkable feat… Read More »
Militarize will be out to add to his Group 1 record in the Caulfield Guineas. Chris Waller is renowned for not pushing his young horse too early in their careers, so it is rare to find a two-year-old Group 1 winner among his ever-expanding haul. The races Waller has previously targeted for his emerging two-year-old talent is the, now named, J J Atkins,… Read More »
The lure of Sydney’s big prizemoney races has proven a temptation too strong to resist for trainer Jason Warren and his classy mare Benedetta. The Group 3 winner travelled up from Victoria last week and blew out the cobwebs with a stylish barrier trial at Randwick on Friday, finishing third behind… Read More »
Matt Dunn has the Big Dance as the spring goal for Cepheus, but the comeback galloper continues to collect feature race wins along the way, adding the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill to his last start Shannon Stakes win. Courtesy of another great ride from Nash Rawiller, Cepheus ($7)… Read More »
For the first time this season, the Les Ross / Mishani Enterprises stranglehold on the early two-year-old races of the season in Queensland was broken by the Chris Munce trained Kahlisee at Eagle Farm on Saturday, but halfway up the home straight Ross would have been forgiven if he had… Read More »
The extravagant salute said it all. Apprentice Bailey Wheeler has been having a ball recently riding winner after winner and his salute on the Annabel Neasham trained Fancy Man in the featured Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm was just part of a continuation of that run of success, although Wheeler’s… Read More »
Gold Trip has shown he is on track for another tilt at the Melbourne Cup after staging a last to first win in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner was in last place when the field swung for home in the Group 1 race over 2000m on Saturday… Read More »
Nash Rawiller’s belated emergence from the jockeys’ room was just the sign the Chris Waller stable needed to know he was ready to produce a riding masterclass on Montefilia in the Hill Stakes. Rawiller didn’t disappoint, settling the six-year-old worse than midfield before picking a passage through in the straight and bringing… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Future History has won the ‘Golden Ticket’ into the Melbourne Cup with his all-the-way win in The Bart Cummings at Flemington. Success in Saturday’s Group 3 contest over 2520m provides the winner a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 7. Future History joins Goldman and Lunar… Read More »
