Stable bragging rights will be up for grabs when barn mates Count De Rupee and Jamaea face off in the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. While Jamaea is also paid up for the Hawkesbury Crown (1300m) in Sydney, co-trainer Luke Price has confirmed she will join… Read More »
The Listed Anniversary Stakes (1400m) on Saturday will be Buffalo River’s first-up assignment with the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm in June the long-term aim. Trainer Mike Moroney said Buffalo River was well-primed for his first-up tilt on Saturday and added the expected rain would be a… Read More »
The way for Godolphin filly Mamounia to improve her broodmare value is to score a Group 1 win, and the way James Cummings sees that is with a distance drop in Adelaide. The Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) is next on the agenda for Mamounia after the filly scored an important… Read More »
Chris Waller has scrapped plans to run Verry Elleegant in France’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, but the Melbourne Cup winner could still make a flying trip to Europe. In a statement released on Wednesday, Waller said he had discussed all options with the mare’s ownership group and it had… Read More »
Gypsy Goddess is being prepared by trainer David Vandyke for a crack at two of the Queensland Winter Carnival feature races for three-year-old fillies … The Roses, a Group 2 contest, and the Group 1 Queensland Oaks. The smart daughter of Tarzino will return for The Roses having been allowed… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg would like to head north for the Brisbane Winter Carnival with Cardinal Gem who resumed with a placing at Flemington on Monday. Having sorted stabling for his horses in Brisbane, Begg is concerned with the ongoing wet tracks along with transport issues. For that reason, Begg will remain… Read More »
Annabel Neasham certainly hasn’t missed a trick since she started training in her own right. It’s hard to believe that with five Group 1 winners already on the scoreboard and big-name runners such as Zaaki and Mo’Unga flying the stable flag that Neasham only took out a training license in… Read More »
Lady Chant gave trainer Brock Lewthwaite his biggest thrill in racing and he is hoping the good times can continue when the filly embarks on the first leg of an interstate treble on Saturday. The staying prospect proved she was the best of the girls with an upset victory in… Read More »
She currently has five victories from as many outings and the Nathan Doyle-prepared Norwegian Bliss will be looking to add to the win column at Hawkesbury this weekend. After stringing four wins together on the bounce in her first campaign, the El Roca mare resumed in fine fashion with a determined victory… Read More »
A poor barrier draw when Adelaide bound appear the norm for the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Daisies who will start from a wide gate again at Morphettville. Daisies started from gate 10 in a field of 14 when third in the Group 3 Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) on April 9… Read More »
Lindsay Park will look at race composition and the weather before deciding whether they will have dual starters in the Anniversary Vase at Sandown. Trainers Ben and JD Hayes have Excelida and Biometric entered in the Listed race over 1400m on Saturday and will run the former. However, they are considering a Warrnambool option… Read More »
Champion Melbourne jockey Craig Williams and his wife Larysa are planning another visit to war torn Ukraine with medical supplies. The couple has set up a page on the jockey’s website where donations can be made. Earlier this month, the Williams’ made a quick trip to the Ukraine to deliver special… Read More »
Green Belt, trained by Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr, will tackle group company for the first time at his fourth race start in Saturday’s Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm, with a potential tilt at the Queensland Derby on the cards. The American bred son of Declaration Of War impressed… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings says the biggest asset Alegron has is his staying prowess which came to the fore at Flemington. Alegron gave Cummings his first win in the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) on Monday, a race with a long history that pre-dates the Melbourne Cup. Coming off a last start third to Hitotsu in… Read More »
Lindsay Park will consider a trip to Queensland for Tijuana after the son of American Pharoah remained unbeaten with a stylish victory at Flemington. Co-trainer Ben Hayes said two feature two-year-old races during the Brisbane Winter Carnival would be considered by the stable after Tijuana took out the Listed Anzac Day… Read More »
A jumpout at Terang will determined the first-up assignment for the Daniel Bowman-trained Begood Toya Mother. Daniel Bowman said he would be guided by Tuesday morning’s hit-out as to whether the Group 1 winner commences his campaign at Sandown on Saturday or at Warrnambool on Wednesday week. Begood Toya Mother is entered for the Listed… Read More »
Kevin Corstens is hoping it will be third time lucky when he saddles Bon’s A Pearla in a Group 1 contest, this time in Adelaide. Bons A Pearla runs in the Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday having competed in the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield last spring and earlier in the autumn, finishing third behind Hitotsu… Read More »
Making the decision to close his Warwick Farm base and train solely out of Randwick hasn’t been without its challenges for Mark Newnham. Newnham had been juggling his team and his time between the two venues before shutting the doors on his western Sydney stable earlier this year. While it… Read More »
John Sadler believes Beehunter will relish returning to Flemington on ANZAC day and will be suited down the straight six. Having run top four in his last four runs since a win at Pakenham, Beehunter returns to Flemington on ANZAC day to contest a benchmark 78 handicap on the final race… Read More »
A quality mare returned with a blacktype win, the Brisbane Carnival started to warm up at Doomben while Team Freedman continued their love affair with Caulfield and 2YO races. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Bella Vella Wins… Read More »
