Annabel Neasham has done her part in getting Zaaki to peak fitness for the All-Star Mile and it is now up to her jockey Jamie Kah to complete the assignment. The trainer reported that Zaaki was ‘bucking his brands off’ ahead of the $5 million All Star Mile over 1600m at Flemington… Read More »
Anthony Cummings had to pay a little more than anticipated for She’s Extreme as a yearling, but it will be money well spent if she can win him his first Golden Slipper. The Randwick trainer, renowned for having a good eye for a horse, first spied the filly being prepared for a… Read More »
With the scratching of Splintex, cult-hero SHELBY SIXTYSIX (Toronado – Storm Kite) gets a crack at a Gr 1 when he lines up in the $600,000 The Galaxy at Rosehill on Saturday. Thatâs great news and lots of people will be happy as this horse has captured the heart of… Read More »
Street Parade is an underdog in Saturday’s Listed Amelia Park-Perth Stakes (1100m), but the gelding’s trainer Russell Stewart is undeterred. Currently rated a $12 chance by Tabtouch, Street Parade hasn’t ignited strong support from punters and Russell Stewart believes he’s flown under the radar. Stewart points to Street Parade’s consistency as being… Read More »
Last Saturday at Eagle Farm, the three-year-old filly Gypsy Goddess made it five wins from five starts and she will now head to Sydney in search of Group 1 glory. Trainer Vandyke offered these views on his rising star. âIâm delighted with the way Gypsy Goddess came through her race… Read More »
James Cummings is keeping the faith that multiple stakes winner Paulele can capture a valuable Group 1 win, despite drawing the outside barrier in the Galaxy. The colt has been kept on ice since his first-up victory in the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick in February as Godolphin believe he is… Read More »
Horse racing can be a fickle business. Expectations were high for Lindsay Park when Cape Of Good Hope came out of quarantine to win the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) in October 2019, just two weeks after his arrival in Australia. They were also expecting a forward showing in that year’s… Read More »
Chris Waller’s hopes for an eighth George Ryder Stakes success hinge on the state of the Rosehill track. The premier trainer’s two runners, Kolding and Hungry Heart, are both more effective on top of the ground and Waller is hoping the surface can improve from its heavy 8 rating on Thursday…. Read More »
Gracias Amigo needed a lot to go his way to make the Country Mile Series Final at Flemington. As part of the All-Star Mile program, the Country Mile Series Final had heats run on a number of country tracks around Victoria. Trainer Grahame Begg had picked out the Wangaratta heat on March 5, but… Read More »
Group 1 winner Profondo hogs the headlines, but trainer Richard Litt is happy with the trio of horses he is taking to Rosehill on Golden Slipper day, including his stable star. The valuable colt will be out to get his autumn back on track when he takes on top three-year-olds Anamoe and… Read More »
Peter Moody is worried how much is left in the tank ahead of Lightsaber running in the All Star Mile. An autumn campaign that started well with a fourth-place finish in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at The Valley in January, quickly turned pear-shaped in the lead-up to Lightsaber’s… Read More »
I’m Thunderstruck and his jockey Jye Mcneil will need to be as brave as they were in the Toorak Handicap to claim the All-Star Mile at Flemington. The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Jnr-trained I’m Thunderstruck took the narrowest of openings between two horses during the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at… Read More »
Joe Pride and Shalatin will be chasing a slice of Golden Slipper history when the colt bids to become the first maiden in more than 50 years to win the prestigious race. Only two horses, Sweet Embrace in 1967 and Fairy Walk five years later, have broken their duck in the… Read More »
There was a time when the prospect of Verry Elleegant being at the mercy of a small field in a tactical race might have caused Chris Waller a few sleepless nights. But since her Melbourne Cup heroics, the champion trainer has no such anxieties. Highly strung throughout her career, maturity has made… Read More »
She won’t have raced for 63 days, has an awkward barrier to overcome and is unknown on significantly rain-affected ground. The statistics are against unbeaten filly Coolangatta in Saturday’s $5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) but if co-trainer Ciaron Maher is nervous, he isn’t showing it. Maher was largely relaxed after the youngster came… Read More »
Unbeaten in five starts to date, the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Yonce will attempt to extend her winning sequence when she steps out at Flemington. Yonce will line up in the G H Mumm Mystic Journey (2000m) on Saturday following her most recent victory over 1600m at Flemington on March 5. Following… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler made the right call in electing to keep first starter at home for two-year-old race at Sandown with Yowie registering an impressive win. Yowie was also an acceptor in the Listed Cinderella Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Monday, but Sadler elected to scratch the filly from the race won… Read More »
The All Aged Stakes will be the autumn carnival target for In The Congo but trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are still weighing up the best way to get there. The three-year-old will launch his campaign in Saturday’s Group 1 Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill, his first start since a breakout spring… Read More »
Trent Busuttin is one trainer who will be happy to see Sydney’s wet weather continue as he prepares Forgot You to take on a trio of highly-touted locals in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas. The Victorian colt was one of just nine acceptances for Saturday’s 2000 metre feature but what the field… Read More »
Dundeel set a new mark for the most expensive filly sold in South Australia when his daughter of Prettyhappyaboutit realised $375,000 at Magic Millions on Wednesday. That was $5000 more than the previous record, set last year by a daughter of Palentino. Suman Hedge was the winning bidder, describing the… Read More »
