One of the early favourites in Melbourne Cup betting is now highly unlikely to make the trip to Australia for the first Tuesday in November. Constitution Hill, once regarded as the worldâs leading hurdler, entered Melbourne Cup discussions last month when owner Michael Buckley floated the idea of targeting the… Read More »
With confirmation this week that Autumn Glow will target the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, stablemate Aeliana is set to back up at Rosehill in a Tancred Stakes showdown with defending titleholder Dubai Honour. One of three Group 1 winners for Chris Waller and James Mcdonald on Golden Slipper Day, Aeliana has never raced on… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team will be out to add to their impressive record in the Australian Cup when Apulia heads to the 2000m contest on Saturday. Colin Hayes, David Hayes, Peter Hayes, Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig all have their names as winning trainers of the Australian Cup and now… Read More »
A broken hand does not always mean positive things but for small-time trainer Sharryn Livingstone it meant that a career as a horse trainer came to be. With no more than four or at the most five horses in work at any time, results matter and there is an element… Read More »
It appears the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree when it comes to exciting filly Ohope Wins and her sire, Ocean Park. The New Zealand Oaks winner makes her Australian debut in the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday, her seventh start in a campaign that has been… Read More »
Trainer Michael Costa will return to establish his training base in Queensland following the Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan on Saturday. In 2022, Costa received what he described as a âleft fieldâ opportunity when he was offered the role of private trainer for Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum… Read More »
Two runners, Ohope Wins and Belle Cheval, who have been attracting attention in New Zealand in recent times, are set to flex their muscle in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes over 2000m at Rosehill on Saturday. Ohope Wins was superbly handled by the Lance OâSullivan and Andrew Scott training… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller and owner John Messara announced on Tuesday that Autumn Glow will be asked to stretch her brilliance out to a middle distance for the first time during her unbeaten 11-start career for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on April 11, Day Two of The Championships. This means Autumn… Read More »
One of France’s premier staying races is now a ‘win and you’re in’ race for Australia’s iconic race, the Melbourne Cup. The Group 2 Prix Kergorlay (3000m) joins the Belmont Gold Cup in the US and the Ebor Handicap as ballot exempt races for the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington… Read More »
James Mcdonald can see similarities between Yulong’s latest high-priced import, Barnavara, and champion mare Via Sistina, despite the former having it all to do as she prepares for her Sydney debut. The champion rider – who collected another three Group 1 wins at Rosehill on Saturday to take his career… Read More »
Unbeaten mare Autumn Glow will step out in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Day 2 of The Championships, with connections locking in the feature as her next target. The four-year-old heads into the race boasting a flawless 11-start record, continuing her rise among Australiaâs elite gallopers. Trainer Chris… Read More »
Champion mare Via Sistina has reached another milestone, with Yulong confirming she is in foal to elite stallion Dubawi. The announcement follows her retirement earlier this year after a decorated career featuring 12 Group 1 victories. Her achievements were headlined by back-to-back Cox Plate triumphs, cementing her status among the… Read More »
Trainer John Mcardle and his highly talented filly My Gladiola are returning to Flemington looking to post a victory in a Stakes race on the straight course. The Listed VRC Sprint Classic (1100m) on Saturday will see My Gladiola attempt to get a win on the board after two runs down the Flemington straight this campaign…. Read More »
When Dubai Honour is showing cheek on the training track, it generally translates to an outstanding race day performance, and Isabella Paul is seeing all the right signs ahead of the UK raider’s Tancred Stakes assignment. This year marks the eight-year-old’s third autumn carnival in Sydney and Paul, who has travelled… Read More »
Five Victorian trainers have been issued fines totalling $24,000 by the Victorian Racing Tribunal after horses in their care returned positive swabs to the prohibited substance Formestane and its metabolite 4-hydroxytestosterone. The matter, which has been ongoing for an extended period, was finalised on Monday after all five trainers entered… Read More »
A couple of All-Star Mile wins have stamped Tom Kitten one of Australia’s best 1600-metre horses and this weekend he gets the chance to again prove his prowess at 2000m. The five-year-old will be chasing his first win at that trip since claiming the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes in October 2023… Read More »
Mark Walker has watched in awe at what boom filly Ohope Wins has been able to achieve in New Zealand this year, but he is not conceding this Saturday’s $750,000 Vinery Stud Stakes to her just yet. The Te Akau Racing trainer will start Belle Cheval in the 2000-metre Group 1 at… Read More »
The Matt Laurie-trained Vinrock has been retired from racing and will commence stud duties at Yulong, standing for an introductory service fee of $22,000. The son of I Am Invincible finishes his career with four wins from eight starts and prizemoney of $1.2 million. He etched his name into the… Read More »
The Australian connection struck gold at Sha Tin on Sunday when the Mark Newnham trained, Hugh Bowman ridden Invincible Ibis took out the Group 1 Hong Kong Derby over 2000m in race record time, getting the better of Numbers when it mattered most to score by 1,25 lengths. What a… Read More »
Graceful Ellen showed a real tough streak when slugging it out with Crusader Kings in a punishing run to the line to take the honours in the Evergreen Turf Southern Country Championships Wild Card over 1400m at Goulburn. Sixteen runners with hopeful connections faced the starter for this Wild Card… Read More »
