A powerful finish from Sweet Mercy under star apprentice Dylan Gibbons has earned the mare’s connections a lucrative payday in the $500,000 Four Pillars Midway at Rosehill. Backing up from an unplaced run at Randwick a week earlier, four-year-old Sweet Mercy was aided by a ground-saving ride from Gibbons before… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will chase a second win in the Group 1 VRC Oaks after Amazonian Lass led throughout to claim the traditional lead-up at Flemington. In a perfectly judged ride by Tim Clark, Amazonian Lass took out the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) on Saturday to hold off the fast finishing $2.20… Read More »
A contrite Bailey Wheeler believes he has learnt the lesson that his boss, trainer Annabel Neasham, intended to drive home when she stood the young apprentice jockey down from all rides for a period of a month. Wheeler, whose career was on a sharp upward trajectory at the time of… Read More »
For a long time Damien Oliver was wondering whether he would get to participate in the Melbourne Cup during his farewell tour and on Saturday he found a spot in the race for a horse who will be a rival on Tuesday. Oliver, who finally found a Cup ride when booked… Read More »
The Kris Lee trained Kalapour has won himself a spot in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field after taking out the Archer Stakes on Derby Day today. Kalapour led throughout the 2500m event at Flemington to secure the last spot in this year’s edition of the Melbourne Cup. The Lees trained stayer… Read More »
Exiting young International stayer from the Joseph O’Brien stable Valiant King will not feature in the final declarations for Saturday afternoon’s Melbourne Cup, as the horse’s connections have opted to focus on the future of this promising young import. Part-owner Ozzie Kheir officially announced on Friday night that the four-year-old… Read More »
Jaden Lloyd experienced one of the highlights of his riding career when the John Symons and Sheila Laxon trained Knightâs Choice scored a stunning win in the $300 000, Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast back on July 1. Lloydâs celebration in the saddle that day was almost… Read More »
The 2023 Golden Eagle is the standout event happening at Rosehill. This exhilarating race is set over a distance of 1500m and boasts a jaw-dropping $10 million in prize money. Discover all the details about The Golden Eagle, including how to live stream The Golden Eagle 2023, the full field… Read More »
The 2023 Victoria Derby is the highlight race taking place at Flemington on the afternoon of Saturday, November 4th. This prestigious Group 1 event spans a distance of 2500 metres and offers a whopping $2,000,000 in prize money. To get all the latest details about the upcoming Victoria Derby, including… Read More »
Last start Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) winner King’s Gambit has been scratched from the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, over the same distance, to be run at Flemington on Saturday. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained three-year-old by I Am Invincible was withdrawn on veterinary advice on Friday afternoon after the… Read More »
Robbie Dolan has been pretty much âon songâ since settling into Queensland racing. In the last month since his first ride in Queensland on October 4, Dolan has ridden at five racetracks and won races at four of them ⊠at Eagle Farm, Doomben (twice â a race to race… Read More »
The Joseph O’Brien’s trained Valiant King will face a secondary veterinary examination on Saturday morning to determine his eligibility for acceptance in the $8.4 million Melbourne Cup scheduled for Tuesday. Although the sixth-place finisher in the Caulfield Cup underwent examination alongside six other horses on Friday, Valiant King was found… Read More »
With his go-to senior jockey sidelined through suspension, Pat Carey has called on his apprentice Celine Gaudray to ride Bulawayo in the Group 1 Victoria Derby at Flemington. Gaudray has only had one ride in a Group 1 race previously, finishing out of the money in Brisbane earlier in the year, but Carey does not expect Gaudray,… Read More »
Melbourne Cup frontrunner Vauban has been winning the hearts of punters, not just with his impressive ability but also with his cheeky personality. Trainer Willie Mullins’ traveling foreman, David Casey, has had the unique privilege of getting up close and personal with Vauban, but it’s not all smooth sailing. The… Read More »
Chris Waller says he has three strong chances to give him a third win in the Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington. Princess Grace, Atishu and Hinged will line up for Waller in the Group 1 race for fillies and mares over 1600m on Saturday. Waller won the race with Red Tracer in 2013… Read More »
Trainer Tom Dougall has a pretty pragmatic approach to life in general and to racing in particular, so it comes as no surprise then that he brings Go Wandji to Eagle Farm tomorrow thankful that the horse has come right instead of bemoaning the fact that the well performed son… Read More »
It hasn’t been a smooth spring for Mazu, but co-trainer Paul Snowden is adamant the talented sprinter only needs even luck to feature in the Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill. The Group 1 winner missed a crucial Everest lead-up when he was scratched from the Premiere Stakes on race morning after injuring… Read More »
Ozzmosis has the job of continuing his family’s amazing connection with the Coolmore Stud Stakes when the $2 million Group 1 is run at Flemington this Saturday. The Bjorn Baker-trained colt is out to become a fourth generation winner of the 1200-metre event that has risen to become the most significant… Read More »
Damien Oliver and James Cummings will chase their 50th winner together when they team with Vilana at Flemington on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Vilana and stablemate Tamerlane line-up in the Group 2 The Damien Oliver (1400m) on Saturday, a race that has been renamed from the Linlithgow Stakes to honour the champion jockey who rides at his final… Read More »
He might have a famous racing surname, but the effort of Edward Cummings to have a Cox Plate and Golden Eagle runner in the space of eight days has been a notable feat. Cummings, the grandson of Cups King Bart and son of respected Sydney trainer Anthony, has a boutique team… Read More »
