Cardinal Gem’s winning strike rate may not represent his level of talent as the gelding notched up his third career win from fourteen starts, but his connections are starting to be rewarded for his consistency. “We’ve always had a very good opinion of him but he hasn’t had a lot… Read More »
Sent out 100-1 on debut in a hot maiden at Warwick Farm, the John Sargent trained filly proved her strong closing fifth there was no fluke, running out a narrow winner over the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young trained Whakamana. No stranger to Oaks’ fillies, having won the Queensland Oaks, New Zealand… Read More »
Nature Strip confirmed himself as the best in Australia, Anamoe won his fifth Group l while at Caulfield, a well travelled jockey got his maiden Group l win. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Nature Strip Dominant In… Read More »
Given the pressure that accompanies training the world’s best sprinter, Chris Waller admits it’s difficult to enjoy Nature Strip’s performances until the race is over. But he does make sure he savours the moment when the job is done. Waller found himself doing just that at Randwick on Saturday when the… Read More »
James Mcdonald has ranked Anamoe among the best horses he has ridden after the entire put together back-to-back wins for the first time in his career with a dominant performance in the Group 1 George Main Stakes. Underlining his star quality, Anamoe ($1.65 fav) showed his versatility to sit outside leader Hinged before… Read More »
Boogie Dancer charged her way into Thousand Guineas contention with a brilliant win in one of the key lead-up events at Caulfield on Saturday. The Peter Moody-trained filly was not quite as dominant as Aft Cabin, who took a stranglehold on Caulfield Guineas favouritism with his win in the colts and… Read More »
Trainer Annabel Neasham has made the call to scratch Zaaki from a Group 1 assignment in Sydney and head to Melbourne with the gelding. Zaaki was scratched from Saturday’s George Main Stakes (1600m) on Friday afternoon and instead the gelding will contest the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Sandown on Sunday… Read More »
James Mcdonald joked that he may have locked in his Melbourne Cup ride too early after Durston took out the Newcastle Cup. Success in the Group 3 race over 2300m on Friday followed Durston’s win in the Listed Wyong Cup (2100m) on September 2. McDonald earlier in the week announced he… Read More »
Trainer Annabel Neasham has withdrawn Zaaki from the George Main Stakes at Randwick, confirming her stable star will run in Melbourne. Neasham confirmed the scratching in a tweet stating that Zaaki would instead wait a week to run in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes at Sandown in a weeks time. “Zaaki… Read More »
After finishing last in a Cox Plate qualifier at Moonee Valley, Maddie Raymond immediately set about revising spring plans for Earlswood. Out the window went a start in the Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley on October 22 and into focus came the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), run a week earlier. Earlswood will take the next step… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable hope the forecast rain does not eventuate before the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. Sinawann will represent the father-and-son training team in the Group 1 1400m handicap on Saturday, but a significantly wet track may see the former Irish galloper remain at hope. Up… Read More »
Touted as the budding star of the sprinting ranks, Mazu will face his moment of truth when he takes on Nature Strip, Eduardo and co in an enthralling edition of The Shorts. Gelded after he won the Brian Crowley Stakes last year, the four-year-old went to another level in the… Read More »
With a preparation that has gone like clockwork combined with the benefits of a steady, patient approach, Anamoe will get every chance to reaffirm his status as Sydney’s latest weight-for-age star at Randwick. The Godolphin four-year-old signalled his spring intentions with a brilliant first-up win in the Winx Stakes and… Read More »
Proscenium Arch and Bonheur will attempt to give Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young a second win in the Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield. Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young know what it takes to win the Thousand Guineas Prelude with a filly at double figure odds. Acting scored as a $21 chance in the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable hope stablemates Lethal Thoughts and Sir Bailey can establish their Group 1 credentials at Caulfield. The three-year-olds are set to line up in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) on Saturday with a view to contesting the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 8. Lethal… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner Snapdancer has become the sixth horse confirmed for a start in the $15 million The Everest after being locked in by slot holders Inglis. The last-start Memsie Stakes winner will be the first Everest runner for leading trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace and Maher is thrilled to… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable are treating the Naturalism Stakes as a mini–Grand Final for promising galloper Uncle Bryn. The Group 3 race over 2000m at Caulfield on Saturday provides the winner a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 15. Busuttin and Young breathed a sigh of relief when… Read More »
James McDonald is treating Zaaki as a target for Godolphin star Anamoe and a chance for everyone to work out where the two headline acts stand as Everest Carnival begins at Royal Randwick on Saturday. But he also knows he’ll have a target on his back when he reunites with… Read More »
Up-and-coming import Old Flame will be on trial for a Group 1 start when he heads to Newcastle for the Cameron Handicap. In his second Australian preparation, the entire resumed with a gutsy win at Rosehill last month when he wore down Purple Sector in the final bounds. Co-trainer Peter Snowden expects… Read More »
A long and cold winter has taken its toll on talented galloper Argentia who is finally ready to make her racetrack return at Caulfield. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained mare contests the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, her first outing since May. Argentia had been pencilled in to start her… Read More »
