The British raiders have arrived with intent, as Newmarket trainer William Haggas prepares a dual assault on the $5 million Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick. Haggas will saddle up both Dubai Honour and Caviar Heights in Saturday’s feature, the headline act of The Championships, as he looks… Read More »
Connections of Tempted have issued an ominous warning to her Randwick rivals with assistant trainer Johann Gerard-Dubord declaring her “the best she has been all preparation”. The star filly will step out in Saturday’s $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) fresh from claiming her maiden Group 1 in the Surround… Read More »
Older racegoers may have latched onto Fatty Finn who broke through for his maiden win as favourite at Sale. Developed as a character for a comic strip in Sydney in the 1920’s, Fatty Finn was turned into a movie in the 1980’s with Ben Oxenbould the lead actor. The equine Fatty Finn… Read More »
Trainer Casper Fownes will hope that Joao Moreira hits the ground running when he kicks off his latest riding stint in Hong Kong at Happy Valley tonight. Fownes currently holds down second place in the Hong Kong Trainer’s Championship with 43 winners, sandwiched between Mark Newnham (who leads the way… Read More »
The stable is flying now, but trainer Bjorn Baker could tell you a thing or two about the ups and downs of racing. Saturday, on Day One of The Championships at Randwick, the Baker, Rachel King combination landed a win to treasure when the Street Boss colt Green Spaces ($4.40)… Read More »
Connections of On Display would like to right the wrong of 12 months ago when they chase a Stakes race victory in Adelaide. On Display is being targeted at the Group 2 Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on April 25, a race the now four-year-old finished fourth in last year before going… Read More »
The Chris Waller Racing team has been buoyed by the feedback from champion hoop James McDonald as Ohope Wins strives to bounce back from a last start defeat and add the Australian Oaks to her New Zealand classic triumph. Starting a short-priced favourite at her local debut in the Vinery… Read More »
The autumn campaign of Sir Delius has been targeted around one race, and while he will have to overcome two star mares and a proven international performer, trainer Adrian Bott is adamant the horse is ready to peak. Whether that’s good enough to upset Autumn Glow, Aeliana and Dubai Honour,… Read More »
The South Australian Derby is the focus for Amazake who will take a step towards the Classic at Caulfield. The Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) on Saturday will be the stepping stone to the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on May 2. Joining Amazake in Saturday’s race… Read More »
The first foal from legendary mare Winx, who created worldwide headlines this time two years ago, will never make a racetrack appearance. The Kepitis family’s Woppitt Bloodstock, which paid $10 million for the filly by Pierro and named her Quinceanera, announced the news via social media on Wednesday morning. A… Read More »
Missing a Golden Slipper start could prove a blessing in disguise for Screen Icon as she prepares to chase a tidy consolation prize in the $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick. The filly found herself outside the final field for last month’s two-year-old showpiece after trainer John Thompson decided against… Read More »
Splash Back is a late-comer to Sydney’s Autumn Carnival, but the $300,000 Sapphire Stakes plays an important part in her preparation. The Grahame Begg-trained mare, who has not raced since finishing down the track in the Empire Rose Stakes on Derby Day, will launch a campaign aimed at Group 1… Read More »
Doubts have emerged over whether Sydney Cup contender Campaldino will take his place in Saturday’s $2 million Sydney Cup at Randwick. The stayer was found to have a cardiac arrhythmia during a routine veterinary examination ahead of the two-mile feature, placing his participation in jeopardy. Veterinarians have since ordered further… Read More »
Autumn Glow is set to clash with seven rivals in Saturday’s $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, one of the headline events on day two of The Championships. Among her opposition are three stablemates—Aeliana, Lindermann and Wootton Verni—while international trainer William Haggas will also be strongly represented with two… Read More »
High-class mare Charm Stone is being set for an ambitious international campaign, with connections eyeing a tilt at Royal Ascot—provided she ticks the right boxes in a crucial lead-up run in Adelaide. The mare is scheduled to contest the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on April 26,… Read More »
Sydney Cup fancy Campaldino will need to pass a fitness test to take his place in the two-mile feature at Randwick after a routine veterinary inspection revealed the presence of cardiac arrhythmia. Co-trainer Adrian Bott said there was no sign of the issue following his second placing in Saturday’s Chairman’s… Read More »
John Sadler is likely to chase some all-important Black Type for Merrigold at Caulfield. Victorious in benchmark 84 company over 1400m at Caulfield last Saturday, Sadler is looking to the Listed Anniversary Vase (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Sadler said Merrigold is a mare that backs up well from her races and with Black… Read More »
Having recently achieved his first Group Two winner, Ben Brisbourne isn’t resting on his laurels and will seek further two-year-old success. The Wangaratta based trainer will send lightly raced filly Salann to the Listed Fernhill Mile (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday, with an eye to the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) the following… Read More »
Two exciting juveniles have stamped themselves as horses to follow after eye-catching debut wins in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday, with both already being tipped for black-type targets. At Sandown, the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Blind Raise ($3.20) made a strong first impression with a commanding 2ÂĽ-length victory in… Read More »
Sheza Alibi’s brilliant win in the $4 million Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday was the first time a three-year-old filly had saluted in the race since the mighty Sunline’s win in 1999. Sunline, who would ultimate complete her career with an incredible thirty-two victories, came into the 1999 Doncaster,… Read More »
