To borrow a line from one of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky movies, it’s not how hard you get hit it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. Jockey Renee Forrest is a living embodiment of that. Small in stature big in heart, she’s suffered as many hits as any other… Read More »
Harry Mitchell isn’t even trying to pretend either he or his brother Arthur, who operate Yarraman Park, are geniuses. If ever they had reason to, it is now, with their prized resident I Am Invincible completing one of the most remarkable rises by a stallion with coronation as Australian Champion Sire… Read More »
James Cummings has Anamoe up and running for an early season return with the first group 1 race of the Sydney season his likely starting point. A brilliant winner of the Rosehill Guineas in the autumn, Anamoe was spelled after he missed a place for only the second time in his career… Read More »
Racing Victoria announced splashing of cash on feature Spring races, a progressive gelding confirmed his Epsom credentials while a three year old spanked them at Morphettville. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Prizemoney Injection For Key Victorian Races… Read More »
The race may not carry stakes status or have the prize money attached to make it one of the prestigious races on the Australian calendar, but Craig Williams was fighting back the tears following the win of Lackeen at The Valley. The Godolphin-owned galloper took out the Travis Harrison Cup (1600m) on… Read More »
Easy Single had to win twice at Rosehill on Saturday, firstly on the track and then in the stewards’ room. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained gelding was first past the post in the Bill Picken OAM Handicap (1100m) after surviving a late charge from Godolphin mare Siege to cling to… Read More »
The decision to move the washed-out Winter Challenge back a week has proven fortuitous for connections of emerging miler Cross Talk, who has run his rivals ragged to claim the final stakes event of the season. The race has also been a happy one for the owners of high-class import… Read More »
Trainer Alex Rae is unlikely to be tempted to press on into the spring despite the stylish win of Shock ‘Em Ova at The Valley. Success in the Dominant Plant Powered Cleaning Handicap (2040m) on Saturday followed the debut win by Shock ‘Em Ova earlier in the month. Rae held pre-race concerns the… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden stable completed a clean sweep of the final two-year-old races in Melbourne when Winnertakesitall scored at The Valley. And Peter Snowden said the win of Winnertakesitall in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Handicap (955m) on Saturday was extra special for two part-owners of the filly. “Brian Walsh, he’s not well… Read More »
Misadventure and misfortune had dogged Shades Of Rose this campaign, but the breaks finally went the filly’s way on Saturday and she responded by streeting her Rosehill rivals. The winner of her first three starts, Shades Of Rose lost any chance of extending her unbeaten record when her saddle slipped first-up,… Read More »
The decision to send Alpha One to Melbourne by trainers Peter and Paul Snowden has paid an immediate dividend with the two-year-old scoring at The Valley. After victories on the provincial circuit in NSW at Newcastle and Hawkesbury, Alpha One came to Melbourne on Saturday to outspeed his rivals in the Luna Hand Care… Read More »
Promising apprentice Reece Jones has orchestrated a pre-race plan to perfection, rating Troach beautifully in front to guide the Godolphin filly to a strong Rosehill win. Carrying just 52.5kg after Jones’ claim, Troach ($11) was ridden positively out of the gates and dictated from the front, extending her advantage on… Read More »
It would be rare to find a pair of two-year-olds that commenced their careers in a midweek affair during autumn to then face off against each other in their second starts in an end of season race at The Valley. But that is the case for the Robbie Griffiths and Mathew… Read More »
Placement is the key to winning races and understanding the ability of your horse. Trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman have been able to pick up ‘Black Type’ with two-year-old filly Bistro and hope to add some more in the new season. The Freedman stable has their eyes on the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m)… Read More »
The continued spate of wet tracks in Sydney has forced David Pfieffer to send Laure Me In to Melbourne in search of better ground. Laure Me In travelled to Melbourne on Thursday night to run in the Travis Harrison Cup (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday. The Valley was rated as a Soft… Read More »
Gerald Ryan plans to use the final juvenile race of the Sydney season as a spring preview for beautifully bred colt Psychiatrist. A $1.05 million yearling, the youngster has returned to work stronger and more focused and connections are hoping that can translate onto the racetrack. Pending his performance in Saturday’s Precise… Read More »
It looks like apprentice Angela Jones’ recent move to the powerful Tony Gollan stable could not have come at a more fortuitous time for the young rider. Gollan has wholeheartedly thrown his support behind the new stable apprentice supporting her quest for the Queensland Provincial Apprentice Jockey Premiership by giving… Read More »
Kicking off a horse’s campaign on a testing track is rarely ideal, but David Pfieffer figures it might be the lesser of two evils for Rocketing By. The four-time winner is set to resume in Saturday’s Bill Picken OAM Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill and while Pfieffer contemplated waiting a week in… Read More »
Joe Pride will have a strong hand in the final race at Rosehill after deciding to keep topweight Titanium Power in Sydney. Runner-up to Winter Challenge favourite Cross Talk last start, Titanium Power was also accepted for a race in Brisbane but after struggling to find a rider at Eagle Farm, Pride opted… Read More »
Right from the time young Cranbourne trainer Alex Rae started working with Shock ‘Em Ova he thought he had something above average. However, immaturity delayed the start to the racing career of the son of Melbourne Cup winner Shocking who will be having just his second start when he runs in… Read More »
