Jason Miller expects sharp improvement from Burnya To Survive in Saturday’s Listed Bunbury Stakes (1400m) at Ascot, optimistic it can help launch the first leg of a feature race double on the weekend. Jason Miller says Burnya To Survive is in much better shape going into the Bunbury Stakes after a foot… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg was not as concerned as those punters who took the short odds about Ebony King prior to his race at Sandown. Ebony King did not want to be loaded into the barriers for the Lady Of Racing Finalist Caroline Duddy (1400m) on Wednesday. That is usually not a good sign, especially… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are set to up the ante in Sydney with the training duo expanding their presence at Warwick Farm. The pair have been granted an additional 30 boxes at the south western Sydney track and significantly, Maher will base himself locally while he oversees their period of… Read More »
Already a Group 1 winner, jockey Sam Clipperton believes Mazu is ready to take the next step to becoming one of Australia’s sprint stars. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Mazu heads to the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) first-up at Flemington on Saturday after impressing the jockey in a recent jump-out at… Read More »
The two-year-olds have a final chance to qualify for a Golden Slipper start this weekend, although history suggests they face an uphill battle to win the $5 million juvenile centrepiece. Only three horses have captured the Pago Pago Stakes – Golden Slipper double in 45 years â Inspired (1984), Rory’s… Read More »
All Star Mile contender Alenquer will wear blinkers in a jump-out at Flemington to determine whether the head gear will be worn at Moonee Valley. The French-bred former European galloper is set to make his Australian debut in the $5 million All Star Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on March… Read More »
The smile on the face of the ever-affable Samantha Collett was just that little bit wider than normal when she dismounted from the three-year-old gelding Templemore in the winnerâs enclosure at Gatton back on February 23. She then turned to Templemoreâs co-trainer Nick Beck and announced proudly, âThatâs my one-hundredth… Read More »
Regan Bayliss is thrilled to have picked up the Coolmore Classic mount on international runner Purplepay in what will be his first ride for champion trainer William Haggas. A shoulder injury to the mare’s regular jockey Tom Marquand has opened the door for Bayliss to be given the Group 1 opportunity, although it… Read More »
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been offered the ride aboard the Anabel Neasham-trained Laws of Indices for the $5 million All Star Mile at Moonee Valley next Saturday. Murphy is awaiting clearance of his Visa to make his return Down Under after three years. Neasham expressed her excitement about having… Read More »
With the worldâs racing elite assembling in Sydney, itâs the âeffervescentâ Gai Waterhouse that has the $10.6m price-tag heroine Alcohol Free all-out for the $5 Longines Queen Elizabeth. Winning four Group 1 events at both 6 and 8 furlongs including the July Cup and Sussex Stakes, sheâs also entered in… Read More »
Sunshine In Paris has had a rapid rise to prominence in her three-year-old season but after winning at the top-level last start, the filly will head to the paddock and be aimed at the Golden Eagle. Annabel Neasham announced via Twitter that Sunshine In Paris will take a break. “Our star Group… Read More »
William Pike has not lost confidence in Sheeza Belter and believes the Perth-owned filly has genuine claims to win the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Coming off outstanding form last year, the Group 1 winning three-year-old has been beaten twice in her Sydney campaign, but William… Read More »
A day after making the main field for the All Star Mile, Chris Waller and the connections of Fangirl are forgoing a chance at the $5 million 1600-metre feature to opt for further Group 1 glory in Sydney. Second-placed last start in the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at… Read More »
She was the champion two-year-old last year but the Gary Portelli-trained Fireburn has yet to produce that juvenile form in two preparations since. While not being disgraced against top company in all five runs this racing season, the Rebel Dane filly has been a victim of hard tracks and wide barriers… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney will have a clearer idea of the path in which Melbourne Cup placegetter Emissary is heading after he has his second-up run at Flemington. Moroney has two options for Emissary, one of which includes the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on March 25, or a campaign in Sydney. That will be decided… Read More »
Grahame Begg will be out to ride his recent run of good fortune when he saddles three runners at the twilight midweek meeting at Sandown. The Cranbourne-based trainer has prepared 11 winners from his past 50 starters and had a two-state Group 2 double on Saturday with Passive Aggressive in Sydney and Nonconformist at… Read More »
Ethan Brown’s final surgery on Monday afternoon was reportedly successful, and the surgeons involved are said to be satisfied with the outcome. Now, the focus can shift to the 23-year-old’s recovery following his recent fall in the Australian Guineas. On Tuesday morning, Brown was able to communicate with his family… Read More »
With the 50th running of the Black Opal Stakes coming up on Sunday, Racing and Sports’ Jaike Altieri takes a look back at the preview races held on Canberra Mile day. The Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m) is just around the corner and a brilliant entrĂ©e was served on… Read More »
My Oberon has secured the final wildcard entry into this year’s All Star Mile. The highly-anticipated race is set to take place on March 19th at The Valley racecourse in Melbourne. My Oberon, previously trained by William Haggas, made a statement on his Australian debut by winning the Crystal Mile… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has been charged by Racing Victoria after a urinary sample from a horse she trained, Jukila, tested positive for prohibited levels of an anti-inflammatory drug. The sample was taken before the horse won a race at the Bendigo Cup day meeting last year, with Payne… Read More »
