Tony McEvoy has already won a Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a filly on the back-up and he is a live chance of history repeating after Arabian Summer impressed at her Queensland debut on Saturday. The daughter of Too Darn Hot proved too classy for her rivals in the $150,000 Gold… Read More »
Spywire emphatically declared his Magic Millions campaign back on track with a brilliant win in Saturday’s $150,000 Gold Nugget on the Gold Coast. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained colt made a one-act affair of the 1100-metre event that was a last-gasp qualifier for next Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions Classic… Read More »
She was only a $1,750 weanling purchase but the Jarrod Austin-conditioned Terra Mater ($2.70F) has kept the ball rolling with her third victory from as many starts this preparation. The Wandjina progeny was too strong for second favourite African Daisy ($4) by a length and a quarter with Rocketeer Girl ($6) a further… Read More »
She has been a mare that has always shown plenty of promise and the Brad Widdup-trained Tintookie ($5.50) has returned in good order with a slashing win in the Toyota Forklifts Handicap over 1000m at Royal Randwick. The daughter of Winning Rupert settled in the back half of the field over… Read More »
Bennett Racing had to pay a record amount for Stay Focused, but the Victorian syndication company’s investment is looking a shrewd one after Saturday’s debut performance. The Phillip Stokes-trained colt raced his way into next month’s $2 million Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes with a strong win in the inaugural… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have been the star two-year-old stable of the season to date and will on Saturday unveil another seven-figure yearling at Geelong. Snitzel colt Trunk, a $1.3 million Inglis Easter purchase, will debut in the $150,000 Geelong Diamond. The 1100-metre event carries a ballot exemption from… Read More »
Angela Davies knows she has set Our Kobison a task at his first run for the campaign, but a clash with Group 2 winner Exploring at Randwick this Saturday is the better option for the campaign ahead. The four-year-old was an acceptor for both the 1000m benchmark 78 and the 1100m Midway at… Read More »
Given how dynamic Rey Magnerio was in the final race of last year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, it would not have surprised if Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock put him aside and devised an ambitious autumn path. The Magnus four-year-old demolished his rivals in the 1100-metre Grand Handicap, taking his record to… Read More »
Jarrod Austin is confident he has found the right race for Terra Mater to continue her winning ways, but there is one element of the contest that has him worried. The Wandina four-year-old is the only odds-on favourite on Saturday’s Randwick program, which has the Warwick Farm trainer on edge. “I didn’t… Read More »
Serious concerns surround the well-being of jockey Emily Pomfrett following an incident at Gatton on Thursday afternoon. The race meeting at the track, located outside Brisbane, was abruptly halted as paramedics raced to the scene to airlift Pomfrett after her horse, Wanta Willow, flipped on top of her just before… Read More »
Jockey Kate Walters is facing a three-month suspension after being found guilty of improper and insulting behaviour towards a stipendiary steward during a race at the Nhill races on Boxing Day. Racing Victoria stewards recently concluded their inquiry, which had been ongoing since the third race at Nhill. In a… Read More »
Star jockey Jamie Kah has made a flying visit back home to trial an unraced two-year-old filly at Murray Bridge. The Clarken racing team could have uncovered a star two-year-old on Thursday morning after Jamie Kah rode the unraced daughter of Written Tycoon named Kuroyanagi to an easy win in… Read More »
Renowned jockey James McDonald is set to make a highly anticipated return to his native New Zealand for the Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie on January 27. The 31-year-old will be aboard Roger James and Robert Wellwood’s recent victor Orchestral in the $1.5 million Karaka Millions 3YO race. Additionally, McDonald… Read More »
Keats has already done his job for The Mailbag Bloodstock team who race the gelding with Gavin Bedggood, but the Cranbourne trainer would like to think his biggest payday for the campaign awaits at Geelong this Saturday. The seven-year-old will have what is most likely a final start before a summer… Read More »
Spywire will be out to lock away his place in next week’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic when he runs in Saturday’s $150,000 Gold Nugget on the Gold Coast. The son of Trapeze Artist was in 21st position in the most recent order of entry and should be safe with at least… Read More »
One of Australia’s top three-year-old fillies will go under the hammer later this year with Kimochi confirmed for Inglis’ Chairman’s Sale in May. The two-time Group 1 placegetter, a daughter of Brave Smash, has been confirmed for the May 9 sale, where she will be one of the headline lots alongside… Read More »
Robbie Laing’s stable stalwart, Stars of Carrum, tragically lost his life during a routine trackwork session at Cranbourne on Wednesday morning. The eight-year-old gelding, celebrated for his 2018 G2 Moonee Valley Vase victory, had recently shown promise with a strong comeback at the same track. “He was only cantering, he… Read More »
Trainer Luke Fernie has quickly turned his attention to upcoming feature races with his stable stars, after several near misses during the recent Pinnacles carnival. Luke Fernie won the Listed Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) with Ripcord on the opening day of the Pinnacles, before he recorded placings in the Group 1… Read More »
Trapeze Warrior will be on trial for a crack at bigger races when he steps out at Geelong’s new feature meeting this Saturday. The $175,000 three-year-old event over 1100 metres that is Race 5 on the card will be just the second start for the son of Trapeze Artist, following a… Read More »
There are still a few days before Saturday’s Randwick meeting, which is a good thing for Wyong trainer Sara Ryan, who is trying to work out what to do with white-hot gelding Vegas Outlaw. The son of Casino Prince will chase a fifth-straight win at the meeting, Ryan just does… Read More »
