Having done most of his racing in Melbourne, co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said a trip to Sydney earlier in the year had been the making of Sessions Road. A winner of four of his 10 starts prior to starting in the Ladbrokes Live Betting Handicap (1000m) at Sandown on Wednesday, Sessions… Read More »
Having progressed from a maiden win at Ballarat to midweek success at Sandown, the next win the connection of Michelotti hope to knock over will be a Saturday win in town. Michelotti broke his maiden status for Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock with a victory at Ballarat on July… Read More »
Take two of the Winter Challenge might look less appealing than the original, but that won’t stop trainer Joe Pride from giving Snippy Fox an opportunity to snare some valuable black type. The Listed race was part of the washed-out program at Randwick last Saturday and rather than lose the… Read More »
It has been over 12 months since Mimi’s Award last tasted success but the Lindsay Park stable expect the mare to have the right conditions at The Valley. Mimi’s Award lost a race on protest at Flemington two starts ago after being first past the post, while a sit and sprint… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea would love to see more options for horses on The Everest trail. With confirmation this week that Lost And Running will again represent the TAB’s slot in this year’s The Everest, trainer John O’Shea has begun to plot his course towards the spring showpiece. And it has prompted the… Read More »
TAB has selected exciting sprinter Lost And Running to represent its slot in the $15 million TAB Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 15. Itâs the second year in a row that the John O’Shea-trained galloper will represent TAB after the gelding turned in an eye catching fourth when he… Read More »
Outstanding five-year-old gelding Superstorm, a Group 1 winner of the Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington last October, has been ruled out of the Melbourne spring carnival. Perth owner-breeder Bob Peters, who confirmed the news on Tabradio, said it was a disappointing outcome as Superstorm was displaying encouraging signs before his setback…. Read More »
Lost And Running has been announced as the TAB’s representative in The Everest. Another piece in The Everest jigsaw puzzle has been completed with TAB securing Lost And Running as its representative in this year’s $15 million race at Randwick. The five-year-old son of Per Incanto trained by John O’Shea at… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced a raft of $1 million bonuses to further enhance the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival. Tuesday’s announcement came on top of more than $26 million in prize money increases earlier in May that cover metropolitan and country races along with spring feature races. Five races across the… Read More »
Trainer John Moloney would like to add some more ‘Black Type’ to the CV of Scorched Earth before the end of her three-year-old campaign. Scorched Earth officially turns four on Monday and Moloney has his sights on the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday, a race restricted to two… Read More »
A return to racing at Sandown is expected to prove beneficial for Zipping Boy in his second run back with original trainer Jerome Hunter. Zipping Boy runs in the Ladbrokes Live Betting Handicap (1000m) on Wednesday looking to maintain his unbeaten record at the track, and trip. As a three-year-old, Zipping… Read More »
Steve O’Dea narrowly missed out on feature success with Scallopini at Caulfield last Saturday and Victorian racing fans should get used to seeing more of his team in Black Type sprints before winter ends. The Brisbane trainer, who operates in partnership with Matthew Hoysted, has two other horses he will… Read More »
Jockey Brad Rawiller is confident Living The Dream can deliver trainer Rob Gulberti a third Darwin Cup (2050m) in four years, following his win in the Metric Mile (1600m) on Saturday. Living The Dream enjoyed a cosy run behind race leader Starouz in the $50,000 event and was too classy over… Read More »
Matthew Brown is eager to give Prix De Turn one last shot at victory as a three-year-old but he is prepared to surrender this weekend’s last opportunity if Melbourne’s weather does not cooperate. The Turn Me Loose colt is entered for the $130,000 3YO Handicap (1600m) at The Valley this Saturday, which… Read More »
An independent report has detailed the importance of Victoria’s racing industry, which generates almost $5 billion to the state economy. The Size and Scope Report, which was conducted on figures from 2018/19 and was released on Monday, highlights the role that thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing have to the state…. Read More »
A glance at the cream of Australia’s sprinting ranks has buoyed Mark Newnham’s confidence that the best is still ahead for Group 1 placegetter Big Parade. The lightly raced five-year-old returned to the trainer’s Randwick base on Monday to begin preparations for the spring and a possible tilt at The… Read More »
With three wins from as many starts at Moonee Valley, Forgot You would appear the ideal Cox Plate contender for the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable. And if Young has her way, that is the direction she would head with the son of 2004 Cox Plate winner Savabeel. Forgot You is… Read More »
Wet weather wreaked havoc on Saturday, a smart three year old defied his usual pattern to win at Stakes level while a promising three year old is off to Hong Kong. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Randwick,… Read More »
The downgrading of the Caulfield track from a Soft 5 to a Soft 7 prior to the running of Bletchingly Stakes was some cause of concern for the connections of King Of Sparta. But it all ended well for the Sydney-trained three-year-old who took out the Group 3 1200m sprint on Saturday in a… Read More »
Bypassing the staying race for three-year-olds in preference for one against older horses has paid a dividend for the connections of Teewaters at Caulfield. Trainer Archie Alexander elected to tackle the VOBIS Gold Stayers (2400m) on Saturday rather than the MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap over the same distance for three-year-olds. And Alexander was extremely confident after… Read More »
