The husband and wife training combination will saddle up Alsephina and Trap For Fools, stablemates at the opposite ends of their racing careers. Alsephina is the new kid on the block, a lightly raced four-year-old mare that shows a stack of potential and keeps improving with each start. She goes into… Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes admitted to being a bundle of nerves before Croatian Belle headed out for her second race start at Moonee Valley. A debut winner at the track on December 16, Croatian Belle kept her record intact with victory in the Summer Membership On Sale Now Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. And the… Read More »
The Chester Manifold Stakes has not been a race high on the agenda for Lindsay Park. David Hayes had only one win to his name before heading off on his second stint in Hong Kong, that being Grande Rosso in 2017. Now with Ben and Jd Hayes at the helm, Lindsay Park has three runners in the… Read More »
She’s not the most imposing of fillies, but the Bjorn Baker-prepared two-year-old Infatuation ($4.40) has performed well above her size to take out the opening event for the babies at Royal Randwick. The daughter of I Am Invincible was already number one on the ballot for the $2 million Magic Millions… Read More »
It’s a phrase that often gets bandied around the racing press room, ‘the Joe Pride stable is flying at the moment’, and with four winners (25%) and a further five placings (56%) from his past 16 runners that statement is being backed up once again. Known for his exploits with… Read More »
A let-up with the view of tackling autumn staying races with Nobel Heights has been put on the backburner for now by trainer Matt Cumani. Instead, Nobel Heights will join stablemate Team Captain in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington on Sunday. Nobel Heights has been racing in career best form, but unfortunately… Read More »
She sits at number one in the ballot for the $2 million 2YO Magic Millions to be run on the Gold Coast on January 14 and Warwick Farm-based trainer Bjorn Baker will be hoping his filly Infatuation can justify that position with a strong showing at Royal Randwick tomorrow. After picking up… Read More »
While most of the attention at Ascot on Sunday will be on the Perth Cup, the Furphy-Summer Scorcher (1000m) is set to be the most exciting event on the card. The Listed feature has assembled a super field, headlined by speedy mares Wilchino and How’s The Serenity. The Simon Miller-trained How’s… Read More »
Nearly a decade since he commenced his apprenticeship, Jordan Turner will team up with Dom To Shoot in the $500,000 G2 event on Sunday. “I was in Melbourne for two years and had a couple of injuries around this time of the year,” Turner told The Races WA. “All up I probably haven’t… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and J D Hayes had high hopes for European import Pas Malotru before his Australian debut at Flemington. But those hopes of a spring campaign were shattered when Pas Malotru suffered a bleeding attack in that 1100m race in August. After incurring an automatic three-month ban from racing, Pas Malotru is ready… Read More »
While only four runners will face the starter in a Two-Year-Old Handicap over 1200m in the second race at Eagle Farm tomorrow … it remains a contest rich in interest with three of the four runners involved yet to have their colours lowered in race action. The importance of the… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody is weighing-up whether he will have one or two runners in the VOBIS Gold Carat at Moonee Valley. Saturday’s race over 1200m for three-year-olds that is for VOBIS Gold qualified horses only, carries $175,000 in prize money with a further $30,000 in bonuses. Moody has She Dances and Cotel engaged in the race with… Read More »
He hasn’t won for over a year but don’t think for one minute that the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained galloper Steely is out of form. He has placed in three of his past four outings, with two of those efforts coming behind promising import Nugget. That horse has posted three… Read More »
Blushing Tycoon has been a cause of frustration for his trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. Showing promise from his two-year-old year, Blushing Tycoon has registered only one win from 19 starts but the Busuttin-Young team hope that will be rectified on Saturday when Blushing Tycoon runs in the Ladbrokes Same Race… Read More »
Patrick Moloney will take the reins on Alaskan God in the G2 Perth Cup (2400m) on January 1 after trainer Dan Morton made the shock decision to replace, Chris Parnham. Parnham, Perth’s champion jockey for the past two seasons, has ridden Alaskan God in nine of his 10 races and… Read More »
Co-trainer Toby Edmonds believes a form advantage can see Alpine Edge return to the winners’ list in the inaugural King Of The Mountain at Toowoomba while earlier in the day Storm The Fortress can rise up the rankings at Doomben towards Magic Millions Day. Edmonds is often understated about his… Read More »
The Robert and Luke Price-trained Our Bellagio Miss is looking to go back-to-back at Royal Randwick this Saturday. She was backed in from $101 to $61 when saluting at Randwick a fortnight ago and the Robert and Luke Price -prepared Our Bellagio Miss will be looking to repeat the dose when she… Read More »
Sydney based trainer Matthew Smith wishes there was more true staying tests for True Marvel. Matthew Smith has sent True Marvel on another trip to Melbourne to contest the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day. Unfortunately for Smith he struggles to find races that are long enough for True Marvel… Read More »
Purchased with the hope of winning his local Cranbourne Cup, Gavin Bedggood has lowered his sights with former Godolphin galloperZiegfeld. The former James Cummings -trained gelding joined Bedggood after finishing fourth in the Listed Victoria Cup (2000m) at Caulfield in February but has yet to feature in the money in five starts. Bedggood is hoping that will change on Saturday when… Read More »
The need to change calendars is as good a time as any to pull out the crystal ball and Brad Bishop has taken on the job of trying to find five horses who are not yet Group 1 winners but boast a ratings profile that suggests they have a strong… Read More »
