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 »
A barrier trial mishap sidelined Sky Lab for much of the spring and trainer Paul Perry admits he is playing catch-up as he prepares the Group 1 placegetter for a third-up tilt at the $2 million The Ingham. Runner-up in the 2021 Rosehill Guineas, Sky Lab was slated for a handful of… Read More »
A small field and the chance to bank some valuable prizemoney towards the Magic Millions has convinced Stuart Kendrick to back-up Torque I Tee in the Listed Phelan Ready at Eagle Farm. The Shalaa colt scored a handy debut win at the Gold Coast last month before finishing runner-up to the unbeaten… Read More »
Julius Sandhu was as surprised as anyone about the recent long-priced win of Jayrod Too at Sandown. The combination of Sandhu, Jayrod Too and Craig Newitt are back at Sandown on Saturday to contest the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap (2400m) after a last start win over the 2100m course. Jayrod Roo went around at $61 last startr, but on Saturday is a $7… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney is expecting a trimmer So You See to put her best foot forward when she has her second-up run at Sandown. So You See heads to the Ladbrokes Market Control Handicap (1400m) on Saturday where she will be joined by stablemate Reputabelle. A daughter of So You Think, So You See displayed ability from the outset… Read More »
Two separate media releases from Racing NSW have catalogued a total of twenty-six serious charges which have been levelled at six different people … jockeys Tommy Berry, Jordan Mallyon, Jack Martin and Kayla Nisbet as well as Jacob Hoffman, who is identified by Racing NSW as a registered owner /… Read More »
But according to Melbourne co-trainer Troy Corstens, it was the undoing of The Astrologist in last fortnight’s G1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m). The Astrologist ran eighth of 16 from barrier two in the Winterbottom Stakes and Corstens believes a lack of racing room in the straight played against the six-year-old. The… Read More »
Top jockey Tommy Berry is set to front Racing NSW stewards after being issued with five charges in relation to accepting a “consideration” without permission, and for the illegal use of a mobile phone on a racecourse. The charges were issued by Racing NSW stewards this week following an investigation which… Read More »
A maiden purchase in New Zealand has given Lindsay Park some heart for the future with his debut Australian win at Sandown. Rheinberg, a four-year-old son of Swiss Ace, raced to an impressive win in the Ladbroke It! Plate (1400m) on Wednesday. Sent out the $4.20 favourite under Michael Dee, Rheinberg scored a… Read More »
Rousillon has continued Godolphin’s good start to the two-year-old season, capitalising on his race experience to post a classy win at Warwick Farm. Starting at $5.50, the youngster lowered the colours of Deciduous, the first runner for freshman sire The Autumn Sun, unleashing a strong run down the outside to… Read More »
Taksu ended his most recent campaign on a career high and trainer Joe Pride is hoping the sprinter can continue where he left off when he resumes in the Racing & Sports Razor Sharp Handicap at Randwick. The seven-year-old broke through for his first black-type win in the Civic Stakes (1400m) in… Read More »
Lightly raced galloper Tasman Park is giving away experience to his rivals as he looks to extend his winning record at Sandown. Tasman Park is set to contest the Thoroughbred Club Australia Handicap (1600m) on Saturday after success at his only two previous starts at Bendigo and Sandown. Saturday’s benchmark 70 grade race… Read More »
Snapdancer shapes as one of the big-ticket items on next year’s broodmare sale circuit after the curtain was officially drawn on her racing career on Wednesday. Ciaron Maher Racing announced that the Group 1 Memsie Stakes, in which the daughter of Choisir defeated subsequent spring star I’m Thunderstruck, would be her last start… Read More »
Already enjoying a tremendous start to the season, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will launch a three-pronged attack on the richest race of the Sydney summer. The Tulloch Lodge training duo saddle up two last start winners in Riodini and Dajraan, along with the under-rated Surf Dancer in Saturday’s $2 million The… Read More »
