It won’t be a huge shock to see a couple of Northern Hemisphere-bred brothers carry the Macedon Lodge colours in the same race at Flemington this Saturday. Lloyd and Nick Williams have made a habit of buying ex-Coolmore horses in their quest to win the Melbourne Cup and it just… Read More »
Springtime in Melbourne the talk is centred around the Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup, the Cox Plate and what may be heading out from Europe. With Cups weights to be announced next week, that talk of Cups horses will only increase and the countdown to the spring features will be on in earnest. Trainer Phillip Stokes may not… Read More »
What to make of barrier one in a small weight-for-age field at Flemington. It sounds a recipe for disaster when you have a short-priced favourite like the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained I’m Thunderstruck who is opposed to seven rivals in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) on Saturday. Barrier one… Read More »
Jockey-turned singer Robbie Dolan, who shot to fame on this year’s The Voice Australia has been confirmed as the replacement for regular Daryl Braithwaite although he will continue the tradition and sing ‘The Horses’ prior to the running of the Cox Plate. It is understood that Braithwaite won’t feature on… Read More »
Amity Gal was an eye-catching winner at Eagle Farm on Wednesday and the progress of the four-year-old mare is likely to attract attention moving forward, not only because of her fluent first-up win, but also because of the interest attracted by her pedigree. The David Vandyke trained runner is a… Read More »
Waltz On By was bred to be a Thousand Guineas winner and she remains on track to be targeted towards that race following victory at Sandown on Wednesday. The daughter of I Am Invincible put a number of luckless runs behind her to register a dominant 1-1/2-length maiden win in the $55,000… Read More »
Trainer Henry Dwyer has bigger plans for Asfoora after the mare made a successful return to racing at Sandown. Asfoora streaked away from her opponents in the 50 Year Life Member Victor Mudge (1000m) to break the class record, running a time of 56.44 seconds. Sent out the $2.70 favourite under Mitchell Aitken, Asfoora defeated Galenus ($6) by 3-¾… Read More »
A pair of three-year-olds from rival stables have set themselves up for lofty spring campaigns after posting stylish maiden wins at Canterbury. Ain't He Grand draws away with a good win!@mcacajamez starts his day of the right way with @cmaherracing. pic.twitter.com/TsDC0kU2xY — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 7, 2022 Ain’t He… Read More »
Since beginning her campaign with a buckjumping display, Shades Of Rose has strung together a hat-trick of impressive wins to earn herself a promotion to black-type company. And while excited to see how she measures up, trainer Bjorn Baker admits there will be nowhere to hide when the mare takes on the… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable hopes it has learned from their mistake of 12 months earlier with promising three-year-old Artzino. On a path towards the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on October 29, Artzino broke through for his maiden win in the Ladbrokes Market Control Plate (1500m) at Sandown on… Read More »
Group One winner Begood Toya Mother has sadly passed away on Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack. “Unfortunately, he had a heart attack this morning at home at the stables, thankfully the vet was here, and he passed away peacefully,” Bowman said. “We let the owners know and the… Read More »
The so-called Golden Slipper curse isn’t the only hoodoo Fireburn will need to shake off if she is to win her spring return in the Run To The Rose. No filly has captured the three-year-old feature since it was first held almost 20 years ago, albeit only a small number have… Read More »
The Makybe Diva Stakes which will be run at Flemington on Saturday has over the years thrown up a surprise winner. Since being afforded Group 1 status in 2013, there have been four winners that have started at double figure odds. Foreteller started the ball rolling in 2013 at $15… Read More »
The Exford Plate may not hold the Group status of some other races on Saturday’s program at Flemington, but it is a race that could shape the programs of several three-year-olds. One of those is the impressive Berkeley Square who returns to the same course and trip he was successful over on August 6…. Read More »
A desire to have first-up winner Matcha Latte peaking for the Spring Champion Stakes in October has shaped preparations for his more immediate assignment. The three-year-old put himself in contention for a start in the $2 million feature with a determined first-up win in midweek grade on August 10. Since… Read More »
At a time when Racing NSW marketing machine usually starts ramping up the noise surrounding the $15 million The Everest to point where their Victorian counterparts are left shaking their heads and putting their hands over their ears, an unlikely, but very informed source has given his take on the… Read More »
After setting Nerodio for the Black Heart Bart Stakes (1200m) at Belmont, trainer Stephanie Bakranich has designed an alternative program for the seven-year-old. Bakranich is determined to test Nerodio in Ascot feature sprints at the Pinnacles carnival, despite his best results being on rain-affected ground at Belmont. All of Nerodio’s 11 wins have… Read More »
There are 97 still in contention for the ‘race that stops a nation’ the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 1. No internationally trained runners are among first declarations for the Caulfield Cup or Cox Plate, although El Bodegon, a placegetter in the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes at York still hold an entry for both races… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes are yet to commit to a start in a spring feature for Mr Brightside after first declarations closed for Melbourne’s three biggest races of the carnival. Mr Brightside, winner of the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley last Saturday, remains in both the Group 1 Caulfield Cup… Read More »
The sixth foal of champion racehorse Black Caviar has finished out of the money as an odds-on favourite on debut in a maiden at Moe. I Am Caviar, trained by Peter Moody and ridden by Luke Nolen, who shared in the story of Black Caviar, finished fifth as the $1.28… Read More »
