Regally bred filly named City Of Lights has made a perfect start to her racing career, capturing victory in her debut race at Geelong on Sunday. Boasting a pedigree close to that of Champion mare Winx her debut was much anticipated, City Of Lights is byDeep Impact and out of… Read More »
The Brisbane carnival is in full effect and trainer Chris Waller will be hoping to post a fourth victory in the $1 million JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm next weekend. He has tasted success in the Group One feature with The Autumn Sun in 2018, Press Statement in 2015 and Pressday in… Read More »
Esteemed Australian jockey, Damian Lane, is gearing up for a shot at his sixth G1 victory in Japan this Sunday as he takes the reins of Serifos in the prestigious G1 Yasuda Kinen. Lane is hot on the heels of a triumph in last week’s Tokyo Yushun aboard Tastiera, marking… Read More »
Fresh off a winning double at Flemington on Saturday, Linda Meech will ride at Eagle Farm next weekend the first time in nearly four years when she partners the Peter Moody-trained Chain Of Lightning in the $3 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap. Her last visit to Brisbane’s premier track was to ride… Read More »
Foxy Frida showcased her impressive form by claiming victory in the $500,000 Magic Millions National Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Despite enduring a deep run, Foxy Frida, the warm $2.10 betr favorite, proved too strong for her rivals with a well-timed ride from jockey Billy Egan. She held… Read More »
Munhamek, trained by Nick Ryan, solidified his Stradbroke Handicap credentials with an impressive victory in the Listed Spear Chief Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Starting at $7, the seven-year-old settled towards the back of the field under the guidance of jockey Billy Egan. Egan made a decisive move… Read More »
Emerging star Amokura has claimed the Group 1 Queensland Oaks in just her first racing preparation. The daughter of Kermadec was having her sixth race start, having won her previous two outings by 9 lengths and 2 lengths respectively. The three-year-old was Kris Lees’ sixteenth Group 1 winner and his first… Read More »
With Shaiyhar’s win over a shorter than ideal trip, co-trainer Natalie Young and jockey Blake Shinn both believe that there is a lot more to come from the French import over a further. The four-year-old notched his first win in Australia in the Henley And Villawood GFA House Plate (2000m) at… Read More »
Irish import Al Aabir ($2.80F) has been a model of consistency since landing on our shores and a mid-race decision by jockey Kerrin Mcevoy has seen the Chris Waller-trained gelding get his first stakes victory in the Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill. After settling in the back half of the field in… Read More »
It is long way between Dundalk and Melbourne and Robbie Downey has ridden winners at racecourses between Ireland, United Kingdom and in Victoria, and can now claim having ridden a winner at Flemington. The 26-year-old won the RCH Staff Appreciation Plate aboard the Nigel Blackiston-trained Verifier ($5.50). “He’s a beautiful rider,” Blackiston… Read More »
Jockey Dean Yendall said he had jokingly told trainer Paul Preusker a couple of months ago that Steparty could be something special for latter’s Horsham stable. With an impressive victory in the Royal Children’s Hospital Trophy (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday, those words could be vindicated as the two-year-old by… Read More »
He’s a full-time courier by day, but Newcastle-based conditioner Scott Aspery has out-trained his rivals with Uzziah ($6) toughing it out to win the Midway Handicap. The Outreach gelding had a ding-dong battle with early leader Kyeema ($7.50) all the way down the Rosehill straight, eventually getting the best of him to win… Read More »
He is a colt that cost $2.25 million at Inglis Easter Yearling Sales last year but the Chris Waller-prepared two-year-old Congregation ($5.50) is starting to repay his connections with a narrow victory at Rosehill Gardens. A son of champion sire Snitzel out of the dual-Group One winning mare Response, the two-year-old… Read More »
Champion jumps jockey Steve Pateman and his wife Jess have expressed their profound disappointment and devastation upon receiving an 11-month disqualification as a result of a cobalt offense. The disqualification, which was determined during a recent VCAT hearing, is scheduled to commence on June 9. As a consequence, Pateman, a… Read More »
William Pike’s decision to partner Exceltrain in Saturday’s Raconteur Stakes (1400m) has given co-trainer, Ben Pearce a major confidence boost. William Pike retains the ride after guiding Exceltrain to a dominant two-length victory over Federation Rocks in a 1400m race at Belmont last-start. Pike’s aiming for his third Raconteur Stakes after wins… Read More »
After a false start last week, Winx’s half-sister City Of Lights is set to make her debut this Sunday. The daughter of Deep Impact and Vegas Showgirl is down to run in the 1418-metre three-year-old fillies maiden that is the fourth race on the Geelong card and is scheduled to… Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani says it is never ideal to have stablemates clash in a race, especially one at Flemington. However, Cumani has been forced to run Blue Cup and Khoekhoe in the Henley and Villawood GFA House Plate (2000m) on Saturday and is looking for a race tempo that will… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock have their eyes focussed on a winter series final at Flemington with Typhoon Titmus. To get to that race, Typhoon Titmus will need to run in a heat and earn points, but first the filly needs to get some match fitness. That fitness will take… Read More »
Tackling Saturday’s $150,000 Schweppes Handicap at Rosehill was not part of Matthew Kelley’s initial plan with I’Ve Bean Tryin”, but the ever-improving gelding virtually demanded a crack at it. The four-year-old son of Spill The Beans will therefore have one last run for the campaign in the 1500-metre benchmark 78 event,… Read More »
Baller will be on trial for a Stradbroke Handicap start when he defends is crown in Saturday’s $300,000 Group 2 Moreton Cup at Eagle Farm. Trainer Tony Gollan resisted the temptation of tackling the Stradbroke with the son of High Chaparral after last year’s 1200-metre race, but the $3 million Group 1… Read More »
