The Tony Gollan trained Pembrey will have one final audition for a Golden Slipper start on March 21 when she tackles the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes over 1200m at Randwick on Saturday. It has been a case of Pembrey doing everything asked of her so far ⊠and then… Read More »
A story on Autumn Glow can’t be written these days without some sort of comparison to Winx. Don’t expect this one to be any different. Chris Waller’s beaten mare will achieve a couple of things that only the legendary Winx has managed if she makes it 10 wins on end in… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody is lamenting the lack of suitable three-year-olds races that is likely to force two potential stayers to the Australian Guineas. Victorious Spirit and Bingi are nominated for the 1600m Group 1 race at Flemington on Saturday along with a benchmark 66 race over the same trip at Cranbourne on Friday night,… Read More »
Trainer Sam Freedman admits he was blown away by Ka Ying Risingâs stunning performance in the Queenâs Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday night, though he isnât ruling out a future clash with his own rising star Tentyris. Reflecting on the dominant display, Freedman couldnât hide his admiration… Read More »
Elite Hong Kong-based Australian jockey Hugh Bowman is set to make a high-profile appearance at Flemington on March 7, locking in rides for the Group 1 highlights on the marquee âSuper Saturdayâ program. Bowman has been engaged by trainer Bjorn Baker to partner Caballus in the Newmarket Handicap (1200m), worth… Read More »
Tempted was beaten as favourite in a 1400-metre Group 1 second-up last campaign, but trainer Ciaron Maher is confident there will be no repeat this time around. The daughter of Street Boss goes into this Saturday’s $750,000 Surround Stakes at Randwick three weeks after humbling her rivals in the Group 3 Eskimo… Read More »
The last time Getta Good Feeling was at the races she started odds-on favourite in the 2500-metre VRC Oaks, but she will resume in a race not even half that distance this Saturday at Flemington. Trainer Danny O’Brien is taking advantage of the $525,000 Easter Yearling Sale buy’s availability for the Inglis… Read More »
Peter Moody stopped short of tipping Ole Dancer to beat Tempted in this Saturday’s Surround Stakes, but one thing in particular has the Hall of Fame trainer optimistic about his filly’s prospects. The daughter of Ole Kirk will chase a second Group 1 win in the 1400-metre event at Randwick, having won the 1600m… Read More »
Streisand stamped herself as one of the nationâs leading juveniles with a decisive win in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday, claiming the $2 million feature in impressive fashion. The Clint McDonald-trained filly travelled three-wide for much of the journey but proved too strong, defeating… Read More »
Champion jumper Constitution Hill could be in line for a historic tilt at this year’s Melbourne Cup after his successful return to racing in England over the weekend. Owner Michael Buckley revealed on Racing TV’s Luck on Sunday, which aired on Sunday afternoon Australian time, that the $10 million 3200-metre… Read More »
Observer already has a Group 1 win to his name, but there will be a touch of unfinished business about his return to the top level this Saturday at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher-trained colt is out to add the $1 million Australian Guineas to the Victoria Derby title he won… Read More »
A bout of heart arrhythmia put paid to Yorkshire’s first-up prospects last campaign but even before the setback, his trainers were conservative in their expectations. That won’t be the case this time around when the emerging miler resumes in the Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday. Yorkshire hadn’t… Read More »
The second Evergreen Turf CDRA Country Championships Qualifier for the season provided the perfect outcome for trainer Dean Mirfin who saddled the race quinella at Mudgee with Tom Vegas saluting ahead of his stable companion Turned Down. âWeâve had this race in mind for him (Tom Vegas) for some time,â… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman’s “Hail Mary” hit the target when his form mare Cinsault broke through at stakes level in the Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Cinsault, raced by Godolphin, had won three of her four starts in restricted grade over summer when Freedman decided to test… Read More »
Sam Freedman’s 30th birthday will live long in the trainer’s memory after Tropicus handed him a Group 1 gift. The four-year-old son of Too Darn Hot registered his maiden success at the highest level when he outclassed his rivals in Saturday’s $750,000 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield. Tropicus, who started… Read More »
Ninja has put the disappointment of a luckless Magic Millions Guineas defeat in the rearview mirror, claiming several high-profile scalps to win the Group Two Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill. The colt was forced to cover ground from an outside draw at the Gold Coast when he went down fighting, but… Read More »
For the second time in three years Clinton McDonald is the ‘King of the Kids’ with Streisand taking out Victoria’s premier two-year-old race at Caulfield. McDonald claimed the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) two years ago with the ill-fated Hayasugi and it was another filly, Streisand, who took honours… Read More »
Magnaspin gave the Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin training partnership ⊠and jockey Ben Allen ⊠an early double on Blue Diamond day at Caulfield when taking out the Listed Victoria Gold Cup over 2000m ⊠the third race on the card. The stable had kicked off their… Read More »
Progressive stayer Piggyback has put herself in contention for a Group One, weight-for-age assignment this autumn with a stylish victory in the Parramatta Cup at Rosehill. Johann Gerard-Dubord, assistant to trainer Ciaron Maher, said several options were on the table for the five-year-old, including the Tancred Stakes (2400m) at the… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the Blue Diamond Stakes has been run, with Clinton McDonaldâs talented filly Streisand proving too strong in a race full of interference and hard-luck stories. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. đ„ Winning… Read More »
