Super Impose Stakes winner Khoekhoe will not be targeted at the G1 Victoria Derby over 2500m at Flemington. The Super Impose Stakes has been used as a key lead up race for 2500m Victorian Derby aspirants but despite Khoekhoe winning the race on Saturday trainer Matt Cumani has ruled the… Read More »
Champion WA jockey William Pike has secured a ride in this years edition of the Caulfield Cup. William Pike who is in Melbourne for the Spring carnival has been engaged to ride French import Port Guillaume in the 2020 Caulfield Cup. Port Guillaume is now trained by Tom Dabernig &… Read More »
Boom sprinter Nature Strip to the eye was disappointing in defeat in Saturday’s Premiere Stakes although a post race veterinary exam could shed some light on his below par run. Nature Strip was sent out as the odds on favourite in the G2 Premiere Stakes but was well beaten into… Read More »
The Everest was the main focal point for the racing this week, but on Saturday, Chris Waller stole the show at Flemington. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Everest Slots Fast Filling The Everest picture is nearly all… Read More »
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have pulled off an interstate coup, plundering one of Sydney’s most prestigious staying races with Mirage Dancer. The training partners decided to send last year’s Caulfield Cup placegetter north, thinking Saturday’s Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) would be a softer target than the Turnbull Stakes (2000m)… Read More »
The Turnbull Stakes again proved to be a triumph for master trainer Chris Waller who produced the trifecta with Verry Elleegant defeating Toffee Tongue and Finche. Waller continued his domination of the Group One race as this was the fifth time in six years he had claimed it and his… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has finally broken his hoodoo in Randwick’s big mile races with a memorable Epsom Handicap victory aboard Kiwi mare Probabeel. He just failed to make it a Group One double a race later when he was narrowly beaten aboard Mugatoo in the Metropolitan. The top jockey has enjoyed… Read More »
Persan, who began his campaign with a third in a Wangaratta maiden in April, has claimed a spot in the 2020 Melbourne Cup after winning The Bart Cummings. His co-trainer David Eustace said three months ago he wouldn’t have believed Persan could be in Australia’s most famous race. But three… Read More »
Everest markets have been turned on their head after Nature Strip was beaten out of a place in his final lead up run as Libertini seemingly raced her way into the $15 million sprint. Trained by Anthony Cummings, Libertini was having her first start since an autumn cut short by… Read More »
The Flight Stakes was considered a two-horse race between Hungry Heart and Dame Giselle but the David Payne-trained Montefilia has spoiled the party. The star fillies dominated betting with Hungry Heart sent out a $1.90 favourite and Dame Giselle at $2.80 the only other runner at single-figure odds. Hungry Heart… Read More »
Although Zoutori conquered two star sprinters who are heading to The Everest in his Gilgai Stakes win, co-trainer Mat Ellerton suggested even if a slot became available they would bypass it. Zoutori relegated luckless All Aged Stakes winner Tofane to fifth and last year’s Everest second placegetter Santa Ana Lane… Read More »
Kolding will head straight into the Cox Plate without another run after posting an important win in the Group Two Hill Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller scratched the last-start George Main Stakes winner from the Epsom Handicap specifically to trial him for a start in the weight-for-age championship. Kolding’s… Read More »
James McDonald made a clean sweep of Sydney’s first juvenile races of the season with victory aboard the Chris Waller-trained Shaquero in the Breeders’ Plate (1000m) a race later. Shaquero’s time of 57.42 seconds was almost half a second slower than Enthaar’s but Waller has no doubt the son of… Read More »
Ciaron Maher is trying to keep a lid on expectations for juvenile Enthaar after she backed up her breathtaking barrier trial form with an equally superb debut win. The Emirates Park homebred justified her $1.60 favouritism, coasting to a three-length victory in Saturday’s Gimcrack Stakes (1000m) at Randwick. Maher has… Read More »
A plan to showcase the progeny of new stallion and former champion American galloper Frosted early in the season has paid off with Ingratiating taking out the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington. The James Cummings-trained colt proved too strong for odds-on favourite General Beau in the closing stages and Cummings… Read More »
A flight containing the spring raiders from the northern hemisphere has touched down safely at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. Included on the flight was dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran whose trainer Charlie Fellowes also announced star jockey Jamie Kah would ride him this spring. “Delighted to announce that Jamie… Read More »
A flight containing the spring raiders from the northern hemisphere has touched down safely at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. Included on the flight, which arrived on Friday night, was dual Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince Of Arran whose trainer Charlie Fellowes also announced star jockey Jamie Kah would ride him this spring…. Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey turned trainer Chris Munce is under investigation by Queensland stewards for illegal treatment. Queensland Racing stewards ordered the scratching of a fancied runner at Eagle Farm as they opened an inquiry into trainer Chris Munce. Lady Brahmos was withdrawn from the Gallopers Sports Club Handicap (1200m)… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Melissa Julius has been taken to hospital following a fall in the seventh race at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Update 8:30am: Doctors at Royal Melbourne hospital have advise that scans have cleared Melissa Julius of any fractures and that she is likely to be discharged today. Old… Read More »
Australian Bloodstock and trainer Kris Lees are banking on a trio of their European imports to produce form turnarounds in two feature races at Randwick. Both Mustajeer and Raheen House will line up in the Group One Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) looking to rebound off unplaced runs. Danceteria has disappointed since… Read More »
