The weather will dictate whether talented filly Queen Of The Ball kicks off her spring campaign in Sydney or Melbourne as trainer Michael Freedman searches for a dry track. While Freedman is keen to aim her at the Princess Series races, starting with the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Randwick… Read More »
Racing NSW flexed their prizemoney muscle, a shock result in the Randwick feature while at Flemington, a veteran continued his love affair with the Flemington straight. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Prizemoney Injection For NSW Racing Wednesday… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace had hoped to have chalked up their first city win prior to imported galloper Turn On The Charm stepping out at Flemington. After Blue Cup and Through Irish Eyes had run agonisingly close second placings earlier on Saturday’s program, Turn On The Charm got the team on the board in The… Read More »
Rachel King’s first metropolitan win of the season has come from an unlikely source with Queensland sprinter Hard Empire scoring a boilover win in the Missile Stakes and claiming some high-profile scalps in the process. Starting the rank outsider of the Group 2 field at $71, Hard Empire relished the brutal… Read More »
Former New Zealander Lord Ardmore has continued his rise through Sydney’s middle-distance ranks with a hard-fought win in the Premier’s Cup Prelude at Randwick. The $2.30 favourite had to dig deep to get the better of Grove Ferry ($19), who refused to lay down, but Lord Ardmore pulled clear over the final… Read More »
Trainer Saab Hasan has credited the move to a country property at Tabilk in north-east Victoria for turning around the fortunes of stable star Sirius Suspect. The now eight-year-old registered his tenth win from 39 starts when taking out the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. Hasan… Read More »
Sparingly raced stayer Cadre Du Noir has set himself on a path to stakes races this spring with a gutsy performance at Randwick. Injuries have restricted the seven-year-old to just 14 starts and while he might not reach the heights he could have if sound, co-trainer Ciaron Maher still believes he has… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Dan O’Sullivan is looking forward to the upcoming Melbourne Spring Carnival with imposing three-year-old Berkeley Square. After his first metropolitan success in taking out the VRC Member Damian Cubela Plate (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, O’Sullivan is dreaming of Group 1 contests during the spring. The Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and the… Read More »
Jockey Michael Walker has been brought out of an induced coma on Friday and has been communicating with doctors. A fall at the Pakenham jump-outs on Tuesday resulted in Michael Walker being air-lifted to hospital. Walker was airlifted to hospital on Tuesday morning after the horse he was riding collapsed…. Read More »
Declan Maher has likened the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown as the Bledisloe Cup of jumps racing. Maher, who oversees the jumpers in the stable of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, will saddle Saunter Boy in the $300,000 4200m feature on Sunday. Opposed to him will be The Cossack, a winner of his last eight… Read More »
Patience is a virtue when it comes to the placement of horses and Hawkes Racing are wonderful exponents of that art. They will not be rushed if they think a young horse needs time to develop. One such member of their stable is Fire who on Saturday, as a recently… Read More »
A liking for the Flemington straight track is what trainer Saab Hasan is hoping will carry Sirius Suspect to another stakes race victory. The eight-year-old runs in the Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m) on Saturday looking to follow his victory over the course and distance in the Listed All… Read More »
Belluci Babe will be on a mission to reaffirm her emergence as a serious sprinter, and stake her Everest claims, when she kick-starts her spring in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Randwick. The mare enjoyed a breakthrough autumn, winning the Wenona Girl Quality and finishing fourth in the Group 1… Read More »
Similar to Shelby Sixtysix in the autumn, Philipsburg has become a mainstay of Sydney’s winter racing scene as he prepares to race for the sixth time in eight weeks. The durable gelding has missed just two Saturday metropolitan meetings since finishing midfield to Wicklow at Rosehill on June 18 and has been… Read More »
Anamoe continued his path towards a first-up run in the Group 1 Winx Stakes later this month with a trial win in Sydney on Friday. The James Cummings-trained star scored a long-head win over Angel Of Truth in a 1000-metre trial that also included Group 1 winners Cascadian (third), Profondo (fourth) and Duais (seventh). It… Read More »
In The Bag is a special horse for trainer Yannick Valenti and his partner, jockey, Jessica Gray, who arrived at an important time in their lives. Yannick Valenti and Jessica Gray have forged an unflappable bond with the eight-year-old and they’re hoping to share one more triumph with the gelding. In The… Read More »
In-form stayer Arapaho will be out to kick off the new season in the same vein that he finished the last – with a win. The Bjorn Baker – trained gelding has gone from strength to strength since breaking through for his first Australian win with a stunning 7-1/2 length romp… Read More »
Lloyd Williams-owned import Hosier has earned a ticket into the The Big Dance after stamping his class on the $150,000 Coffs Harbour Cup with a determined win. The first horse Kris Lees has trained for leviathan owner Williams, Hosier ($2.15 fav) ensured the partnership got off to a perfect start, settling third… Read More »
Stradbroke Handicap winner Alligator Blood will not be permitted to race in Melbourne during the Spring Carnival after Racing Victoria on Thursday handed down a ruling relating to one of his owners. After an inquiry into the ownership of a number of horses, RV stewards ruled that horses Allan Endresz has… Read More »
Following a Racing Victoria Stewards inspection at Wangaratta, the meeting set down for Friday has been postponed. Rain in the north-east of Victoria has resulted in Racing Victoria rescheduling the Wangaratta race meeting set down for Friday. Following an RV Stewards inspection on Thursday, the meeting has been postponed and moved… Read More »
