Group 1 winner Zougotcha has suffered a minor setback and is out of the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller advised stewards on Wednesday that the three-year-old had an elevated temperature and would not be taking her place on Saturday. “Mr Waller further advised that the filly will… Read More »
Mick Price knows a good two-year-old when he sees one and the now Cranbourne-based horseman is talking up Charm Stone as potentially one of the best he has trained. Price, who now trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, has won Melbourne’s biggest juvenile race, the Blue Diamond Stakes, on two… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Andrew Forsman is banking on residual fitness proving pivotal for his galloper Aegon in his return run at Sandown. The Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) on Saturday will be Aegon’s first-up assignment, as it will be for four other runners in the 10-horse field. Aegon has… Read More »
A vital piece of the Golden Slipper puzzle is expected to come together at Randwick when nominal Slipper favourite Learning To Fly takes on a capacity field in the $2 million Inglis Millennium. The filly vaulted to the top of markets with an outstanding debut win in the Widden Stakes last… Read More »
Anamoe, the 2022 Cox Plate winner and multiple Group 1 winning star from the Godolphin stable, is set to return to action in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes at Randwick on Saturday where he has been installed as favourite at restrictive odds. His price represents both the reputation he brings… Read More »
A week after Aft Cabin monstered his Randwick rivals, James Cummings has superstars Anamoe and In Secret poised to do the same. Three-year-olds Aft Cabin and Golden Mile have already made encouraging returns for Godolphin and now trainer James Cummings is preparing to roll out his most prized autumn arsenal. Cox Plate winner… Read More »
Most would agree that Brisbane’s leading jockey Jimmy Orman has taken his riding to a whole new level in recent times, mostly turning in faultless performances in the saddle … win or lose … to rise above the pack and hold the prime place in the state’s riding ranks. And… Read More »
If first impressions count for anything then champion jockey Damien Oliver is happy to be teaming up with Perth colt Brave Halo in the Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Sandown on Saturday. Damien Oliver had his first sit on the Sean and Jake Casey-trained juvenile at trackwork this morning (Tuesday) and… Read More »
What is best for the horse is theory behind Veecee coming back in distance ahead of his tilt at the Blue Diamond Stakes. An exciting prospect who scored an impressive debut win at Flemington on January 14, Veecee lines up for his second race appearance on Saturday. Veecee heads to the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at… Read More »
He made the transition from Group One winning miler to top-line sprinter last preparation and the Joe Pride-trained Private Eye will be sticking to the shorter journeys this autumn. After winning both the Queensland Guineas and Epsom Handicap over 1600m in previous campaigns, the son of Al Maher won the Group Two… Read More »
Beaten only once in his six career starts, Queensland sprinter Uncommon James is back in Melbourne for the Festival Of Racing. Uncommon James will run first-up in the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Sandown on Saturday with a view to running in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Sandown two weeks later. The… Read More »
A trip to Sandown for the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr pair of I’m Thunderstruck and Jacquinot has rounded out their preparations for the CF Orr Stakes. The Group 1 race over 1400m on Saturday kicks off Melbourne’s Festival Of Racing and the Price and Kent Jnr runners head the market ahead… Read More »
Group 1 racing is back for the first time in 2023 at Sandown this Saturday, with the running of the C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) and WA is set to have a strong presence. Owner and breeders Bob and Sandra Peters will be hoping for improvement from Western Empire in the… Read More »
Australian Bloodstock is not leaving any stone unturned in their quest to get Nugget into this year’s All-Star Mile. The syndicators are encouraging the gelding’s fans to vote him into the 1600-metre weight-for-age event at Moonee Valley on March 18, but will also give him the chance to earn his spot… Read More »
The race is on … for a place in the race. It’s the $5 million All-Star Mile we are talking about! Voting opened earlier this morning with racing enthusiasts from both Australia and New Zealand eligible to vote for their favourites … with the final vote tally deciding ten of… Read More »
Giga Kick finished second to Coolangatta in a Cranbourne trial on Monday morning, but the gelding’s trainer Clayton Douglas is thrilled with his condition as he edges towards a racing return. The Everest champion was two lengths behind the Moir Stakes winner in a star-studded trial that saw Golden Eagle… Read More »
Chris Waller has given 2023 Melbourne Cup favourite Soulcombe a pass mark after the former English stayer finished unplaced at his Australian debut at Randwick. Waller was far from discouraged after Soulcombe finished sixth to Banju in the Drinkwise Mile (1600m) with both the trainer and the horse’s jockey James Mcdonald saying… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip will ramp up preparations for his autumn with a barrier trial this week as connections weigh up the best route to take through the carnival. Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have already given the six-year-old a quiet jump-out at Cranbourne and Australian Bloodstock’s Jamie Lovett says… Read More »
Sydney trainer Michael Freedman is considering a Melbourne autumn sprinting campaign with Queen Of The Ball. Melbourne’s Festival Of Racing commences at Sandown on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 C F Orr Stakes (1400m) and it is a support race on that program, the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m), that is being considered by Freedman to kick… Read More »
He’s been well out of the public eye while serving a three month suspension, but you would have the wrong idea if you think you have heard the last of multiple Group 1 winning jockey Noel Callow. As he watched the rain falling and prepared himself to go out and… Read More »
