Warning will attempt to continue the successful run of the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable in the Melbourne Cup qualifier at Flemington. Since the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) gave the winner a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), the Freedman stable has won two of the three times… Read More »
Te Akau Racing’s Mark Walker is hoping for a case of third time lucky when he saddles up high-class mare Entriviere in the $1 million Doomben 10,000 at Eagle Farm. Since taking over from the Hong Kong-bound Jamie Richards at the start of April, Walker has had two carnival runners in… Read More »
Entering last spring, Grahame Begg held high expectations for lightly raced mare Butter Chicken. The four-year-old had only three starts under the belt the previous autumn and following a maiden win at Pakenham went on to finish second in Group 2 company before a spell. After a sound first-up effort, Butter… Read More »
The Scone stand-alone meeting will be a fork in the road for Godolphin’s emerging sprinter Andermatt as James Cummings looks to test his distance credentials. The four-year-old has posted a brace of facile wins over 1100 metres since returning to racing as a gelding and Cummings is keen to see if… Read More »
Trainer Cliff Brown will saddle his first South Australian Derby runner in 22 years when Yaphet runs in the Group 1 race at Morphettville. Blue Murder, in 2000, gave Brown his third winner in the Blue Riband event in five years following victories with Cheviot in 1996 and Markham in 1997…. Read More »
John O’Shea is heading to the Scone Cup confident he has two live chances, even though both will need to set a weight-carrying record to win. The Randwick horseman saddles-up Berdibek, who will lump topweight of 59kg, and the in-form Kirwan’s Lane who has a kilo less. Only four of… Read More »
On the eve of Mazu’s quest for a first Group 1 win in the Doomben 10,000, the emerging sprint star has been locked in for a start in the $15 million The Everest. Slot holders The Star and Arrowfield Stud announced on Wednesday night that they had struck a deal… Read More »
Tony Triscari may not have held a trainer’s license for over two decades, but despite the long time off, he hasn’t forgotten how to prepare a winner. After a 22-year absence from the training game, Tony Triscari returned to the winner’s list with Premium Choice, a comfortable winner at Ascot on… Read More »
Like a number of his rivals looking for a start in the Melbourne Cup, Clayton Douglas is having a throw at the stumps with Harmysian in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington. Success in Saturday’s race provides a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington in November. Harmysian is one of two runners… Read More »
Chris Waller has declared untapped three-year-old Democracy Manifest a future black-type performer after the gelding continued his unbeaten record for the stable at Warwick Farm. An impressive winner at his first start for the premier trainer last month, Democracy Manifest ($2.50 fav) didn’t appear comfortable in the heavy 10 conditions on Wednesday,… Read More »
Sound Of Cannons is set to back up in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington after scoring a midweek victory at Sandown. Having gone more than 1000 days without a win, the connections of Sound Of Cannons are hoping to win twice in the space of three days. Sound Of Cannons scored… Read More »
Greg Eurell has unearthed another promising two-year-old in the space of four days with The Real Thing scoring on debut at Sandown. Lincoln Square produced the goods for Eurell at Caulfield last Saturday before The Real Thing took to the track in the Ladbroke It! Plate (1000m) on Wednesday. Eurell was asked if The Real… Read More »
In the week leading up to Australia’s only Melbourne Cup ballot-exempt race run outside of the Spring Carnival, the Victoria Racing Club has revealed its ambition to implement another as soon as next season. VRC executive general manager of racing Leigh Jordon on Wednesday said the club was keen to… Read More »
Bookmakers have marked exciting sprinter Mazu as a clear-cut Doomben 10,000 favourite but co-trainer Peter Snowden is treading more warily ahead of the career-defining race. “Everyone is taking it a bit lightly,” Snowden said. Chasing his sixth win in succession and fifth this campaign, Mazu remained a $2.70 top pick after the… Read More »
Illation will put his spring credentials on the line when he travels to Adelaide for a second time for another stakes race at Morphettville. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr -trained son of So You Think runs in the Listed Adelaide Guineas (1600m) on Saturday following wins at his first two starts…. Read More »
The promise of a dryer track coupled with a better barrier draw has put talented filly A Very Fine Red on target to return to form at Scone. The three-year-old will line up in the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) on Saturday after coming up with gate eight in the 16-horse… Read More »
The Doomben 10 000 meeting has now officially been switched to Eagle Farm. The Racing Queensland Press Release reads: âRacing Queensland confirms that following recent inclement weather and a forecast for a continuation of heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours, the Brisbane Racing Club race meeting at Doomben on… Read More »
A big decision awaits the Brisbane racing Club and Racing Queensland tomorrow when a call will be made whether to go ahead with the big Doomben 10,000 meeting at Doomben or whether to switch the race-day to Eagle Farm. The prevailing weather tomorrow and the weather forecast over the days… Read More »
Grahame Begg is a stable in form with three winners from their last five runners and one of his stars is set to return this Saturday with speed machine Dosh running in a benchmark 84 (1000m) at Flemington. Dosh hasn’t been seen since running down the track behind Generation in the Red… Read More »
Considering the interrupted preparation, Bernie Miller was delighted with the return of Cup Night in the Northam Stakes (1100m) and is confident the gelding can further improve when he lines up in the G3 Roma Cup (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday. Dealing with Cup Night’s setbacks is not unusual for… Read More »
