Formerly the AJ Scahill Stakes, a boost in prizemoney to $1.5million made the Gold Rush a much sort after prize with five interstate-trained runners lining up, and it went the way of the least fancied of that quintet, The Astrologist clinging on as a $19.00 chance as race favourite Kissonallforecheeks… Read More »
Tony Gollan had higher expectations of race favourite Antino to earn the golden ticket into the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) in June but it was outsider and stablemate Tick Tock Queen who prevailed in The Gateway (1400m) on Saturday. While Antino looked to have pinched a winning break at the 150… Read More »
Godfather, a million dollar purchase at the 2022 Magic Millions Sales in January burst into Magic Millions 2yo classic calculations with an impressive win on debut in the Listed Phelan Ready (1000m) at Eagle Farm while Malaboom took out the Listed Calaway Gal over the same distance to stamp her… Read More »
A tough miler earned a spot in a great race next year, a shock result in a Stradbroke qualifier while earlier in the week, the prizemoney war between Victoria and New South Wales continued. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’…. Read More »
Under-rated gelding Kirwan’s Lane has capped a memorable day for John O’Shea, leading home a stable quinella in the $2 million The Ingham to give the top trainer a feature race double. One of the first horses O’Shea purchased after departing Godolphin to train in his own right, Kirwan’s Lane… Read More »
Regan Bayliss has described Sky Command as one of the toughest mares he has ridden after she outmuscled a smart field to win her second black-type race this campaign. The four-year-old has been in a purple patch of form for trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, taking out the Group 3 The Nivison… Read More »
A two-year-old maiden at Newcastle has proven the right formline for the $500,000 Inglis Nursery at Randwick, albeit it with runner-up Saltaire turning the tables on her last-start conqueror Blanc De Blanc. The pair fought out the finish at Newcastle last month but on Saturday it was Saltaire’s moment, the… Read More »
A fifth win at his seventh outing sees Detonator Jack likely to head back to Sandown on Boxing Day as a horse that is still a work-in-progress can notch his first stakes win. Detonator Jack was sent out a $1.65 favourite and arrived at Sandown as the headline act on… Read More »
Mike Moroney has seen a few good horses in this time as a trainer so his description of Tasman Park having a “really good racing brain” must say something as the gelding recorded his third win from as many starts. Stepping up to the 1600 metres of the Thoroughbred Club… Read More »
The Robbie Griffiths and Mat de Kock training partnership have a filly with Blue Diamond aspirations after Serasana’s win in the $150,000 Ladbroke It! Handicap (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday. Purchased by the stable with the involvement of Mat’s father and champion South African trainer Mike, the $400,000 spent at… Read More »
Annabel Neasham will saddle up Australia’s first Hong Kong International Races participant since 2018, when Laws Of Indices tackles the Hong Kong Mile on Sunday. The son of Power will take on Hong Kong’s champion Golden Sixty in the HK$30 million event at Group 1 level. It’s the first time… Read More »
The Inglis Nursery has been a race of frustration for Gai Waterhouse, but that won’t stop the stable having a crack at the $500,000 event again this year. Waterhouse will unveil Shalaa debutant The Little Pumper in the 1000-metre scamper for Inglis graduates on Saturday’s Randwick program. The Hall of… Read More »
Father-and-son training combination Tony and Calvin McEvoy hope to be dining out on a juicy steak rather than a plate of mac ‘n’ cheese on Saturday. They are looking to four-year-old mare, Mac ‘N’ Cheese, who lines up in the Quayclean Handicap (1400m) at Sandown on Saturday, to be their ticket to a more expensive fare. The trainers were left scratching their heads after her… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and J D Hayes have their eyes set on another stakes race for veteran galloper So Si Bon. The Listed Lord Stakes (1700m) at Sandown on Boxing Day holds a special place for Lindsay Park as it was their first win with So Si Bon after the… Read More »
The Cunning Fox will be racing for a trip to the Gold Coast when he runs at Sandown. Lining up in the Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Handicap (1800m) on Saturday, The Cunning Fox will be third-up into the contest. Trainer Patrick Payne has outlined plans to take the four-year-old to the Magic… Read More »
Joe Pride was happy with Brutality’s preparation leading into his Villiers Stakes win 12 months ago, but he is even more upbeat this time around as the horse prepares to defend his title in the rebranded feature. Now known as The Ingham (1600m) and worth $2 million, the summer feature… Read More »
A wide draw hasn’t dented Bjorn Baker’s confidence in the chances of Disneck in the Inglis Nursery, although he is wary of the unknown impact of the five first starters in the $500,000 race. Disneck showed the benefit of race experience when he followed a midfield effort in the Golden Gift… Read More »
More than forty years after celebrating his first black-type win in the Christmas Cup, Paul Cave will be back at Randwick looking to capture the race for the seventh time with Mcgeehan. Cave scored his breakthrough victory with Prince Weyand in 1981 but it was during the late 1990s and… Read More »
Winx will not have a foal in 2023 after connections elected not to seek a new pairing this year after an ill-fated meeting with Snitzel. The legendary racehorse was put to Arrowfield’s champion stallion last month but the owners on Thursday announced on that she had failed to get in-foal…. Read More »
Jockey Harry Coffey is looking forward to reuniting with Detonator Jack when the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained galloper returns to Sandown. The lightly raced galloper runs in the Tile Importer Handicap (1600m) on Saturday looking to land his fifth win from only seven career starts. Coffey was aboard Detonator Jack when… Read More »
