Trainer Archie Alexander is feeling a little miffed at the respect, or rather lack of it, shown to filly Brookline ahead of running at Flemington. Brookline tackles the Rivette Series Final (1400m) on Saturday looking to stretch her winning sequence to three after victories at Ballarat and Bendigo. The filly is a… Read More »
A little over 12 months ago Creedence was knocking on death’s door fighting off a case of pneumonia contracted through travel sickness. Nursed back to full health, Creedence is set to have his first run back in the VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. It will… Read More »
Simon Zahra has decided to press on for one more start with Zac De Boss but concedes he is entering unchartered waters. Zac De Boss will be aiming to make it three on end on the Flemington straight track when he runs in the Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final… Read More »
Joe Pride had been upbeat about the chances of Dehorned Unicorn heading to Rosehill on a seven-day back-up, until he saw Sydney’s weather forecast. Showers are predicted on Friday with heavier downfalls on Saturday and while Dehorned Unicorn handles soft conditions, he is not so comfortable on heavy tracks. “He is one… Read More »
A low barrier draw will be key to the chances of talented three-year-old Battleton as he bids to break his black-type duck in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at Caloundra. Battleton has been knocking on the door for a win with a string of minor placings at his three campaign starts,… Read More »
The countdown to the Kosciuszko will begin to ramp up in the coming weeks and trainer Mitchell Beer unveils two of his hopefuls at Rosehill on Saturday. The Albury horseman will start lightly-raced filly Well In Sight in the Highway Handicap (1100m) and Hardware Lane in the Bisley Workwear Handicap… Read More »
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Savatoxl will break new ground when he races down the famous Flemington straight for the first time. Savatoxl runs in the Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (1200m) on Saturday with the race being only the second time he has lined up at Flemington. The gelding’s… Read More »
When Bjorn Baker opened his Sydney stable just over a decade ago, the first winner he saddled up was Sky Gaze at Bathurst. Since then, the New Zealand-born horseman has cemented himself among the top echelon of trainers, but Bathurst remains a happy hunting ground and an important stepping stone in… Read More »
Trainer Luke Oliver would like nothing more than to give former fellow Cranbourne-based trainer Udyta Clarke another victory at Flemington. Oliver prepares the Clarke-owned Megamea who runs in the Leilani Series Final (1400m) on Saturday. It is hard to forget the scenes of Clarke celebrating the victory of Rich Charm when he won… Read More »
Too Close The Sun, Tuvalu and Mystery Shot will chase a Listed victory for Lindsey Smith at Flemington. Warrnambool-based Lindsey Smith has three hopes of landing a second win in the VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final at Flemington. Too Close The Sun, Tuvalu and Mystery Shot are set to line up in the… Read More »
Joe Pride has trained six metropolitan winners this month and they have all shared something in common. Four of them led throughout, including last weekend’s Listed Civic Stakes victor Taksu, while the other two camped on the pace. It is a racing pattern Pride deliberately encourages in all his horses… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney is confident Buffalo River can bounce back into form and depart the Queensland Winter Carnival on a winning note. Buffalo River is Moroney’s only metropolitan runner on Saturday when he lines up in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast. The US-bred galloper will be having his… Read More »
Prominent owner Rupert Legh appears to have another promising galloper on his hands in two-year-old Airman, who has posted a rousing debut win on the Kensington track. By I Am Invincible out of Zara Bay, a full sister to dual Group 1 winning stallion Merchant Navy, the superbly bred Airman… Read More »
Ukrainian trainer Tetyana Ferdetska is aiming for just her third ever winner with Country’s Light at Flemington on Saturday in the Mahogany Challenge Final. Tetyana Ferdetska may not be a household name for even the most passionate racing fans, but she’s hoping progressive three-year-old Country’s Light can deliver her third winner… Read More »
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Bill The Boxer has extended his unbeaten stretch to three this campaign with a decisive win at Sandown. The four-year-old son of Foxwedge jumped straight to the front in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday and gave his rivals no chance of running him down. Talented… Read More »
The Jason Warren and Dean Krongold stable registered a longshot race-to-race double at Sandown. It had Mornington-based Warren scratching his head trying to remember his last city double after $26 chance Eureka Street won the Tile Importer Handicap (2100m) on Wednesday. That win followed the victory of Seb Song at $17 in… Read More »
There will be few more anxious trainers at Rosehill on Saturday than Ron Quinton as he prepares for the return of richly bred filly De An Andretti. A full sister to the ill-fated Libertini, De An Andretti has been off the scene since she contested the Furious Stakes in September after contracting… Read More »
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman plans to ride through the Sydney winter for the first time in several years as he takes a fresh approach to the upcoming season. Bowman usually takes an extended break during July, traditionally one of the sport’s quieter periods, but this year he will shake things… Read More »
Verry Elleegant is pleasing her trainer Francis-Henri Graffard as she builds towards her European debut. Graffard has pencilled in the Group 1 Prix Rothscild (1600m) at Deauville at the start of August, provided the former Chris Waller-trained mare continues to please her new French trainer. Everything had gone according to plan since Verry Elleegant’s arrival at Graffard’s Chantilly… Read More »
Just 32 years of age, the well-credentialed Jack Bruce has learnt under some of the biggest names in the game â including Chris Waller and Ciaron Maher â as he now aims to use Brisbane’s north to launch his own training venture. The graduate of the prestigious Godolphin Flying Start program, Bruce… Read More »
