A trip to Flemington was not Ron Stubbs’ first preference with Bianco Vilano, but the Albury trainer is more than happy to have a $150,000 event at Australia’s most famous racecourse as a back-up option for the Riverina’s newest Cups King. Providing there is no repeat of the weather that… Read More »
Chris Waller has turned to the Melhams as he strives to add to his imperious Group 1 record this season in Saturday’s Queensland Oaks. Australia’s leading Group 1 trainer will have three runners in the $700,000 event, Panova, Chispa and Soverato, with the first two in need of new pilots… Read More »
Jockey Luke Currie felt a different horse underneath as he paraded to the start aboard The Western Front at Sandown. The Western Front contested the Sandown Cup (3200m) on Sunday and Currie said the stayer was a more relaxed individual to the one he rode in the Andrew Ramsden (2800m)… Read More »
The saying is weight will stop a train and it certainly helped deny Stern Idol victory in the Australian Steeplechase at Sandown. Stern Idol was burdened with 76.5kg in his bid to win the Australian Steeplechase for the second time having scored with 73kg 12 months ago. However, Stern Idol… Read More »
Clayton Douglas can now add the Australian Hurdle as a trainer to his win as a rider after Mr Waterville scored at Sandown. Douglas rode Self Sense to victory in 2018 before making the switch to training and watched Mr Waterville record an easy win in the Australian Hurdle (3900m)… Read More »
Champion jockey James McDonald has equalled one of the most enduring riding records in Australian racing with his win on Providence in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Providence gave McDonald his 16th Australian Group 1 of the season to equal “Miracle” Mal Johnston’s all-time… Read More »
Adam Hyeronimus can barely recall drawing a decent barrier on a Joe Pride-trained horse, but he has made the most of that rare opportunity with a thrilling victory aboard Headley Grange in the Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Horse and jockey teamed up to snare the Alan Brown Stakes… Read More »
Read what the jockeys had to say after the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Winning Jockey Adam Hyeronimus (Headley Grange):Â He’s a beautiful horse, I actually really love him. He’s such a kind horse and he has his few little tricks, but we seem to get… Read More »
Read what the jockeys said after the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm. WINNING JOCKEY James McDonald (Providence): Getting on Chris Waller’s best horses: “Yeah, well that’s always a good start, but he has a lot of good good horses and clashing all the time, so you obviously um put put your trust… Read More »
Winona Costin defied riding instructions and duly delivered a career-best win for Portland in the Listed $200,000 Lord Mayor’s Cup (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. “I did everything you told me not to do,” Costin told Portland’s connections after the race. “I was supposed to be one-off and let… Read More »
When barriers were drawn for the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, Beau Mertens was a touch apprehensive about the chances of talented mare Hearcomesthestar. The five-year-old mare drew the widest barrier for the $175,000 feature which ended up being a blessing as riders tracked progressively wider throughout the… Read More »
Unheralded three-year-old Regal Award has booked a berth in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap and delivered his trainer-jockey combination of Phillip Stokes and Lachie Neindorf a black-type double with a courageous win in the Fred Best Classic at Eagle Farm. Starting at $18, the gelding turned the tables on his… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman is keen to give promising two-year-old Berzelius his chance in the Group 1 JJ Atkins after the colt’s powerful win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Berzelius finished strongly to run down the previously unbeaten Vantorix in the Group 2 $1 million BRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m). Freedman… Read More »
Half-brothers give Payne stable a double at Caulfield. Saturday’s meeting at Caulfield couldn’t have panned out any better for the Patrick Payne stable and the connections that bred and race Jimmy The Bear. The seven-year-old gelding, who has won nearly $1.4 million in prize money, proved too strong for rivals… Read More »
Ertijaaj made the quantum leap from a midweek maiden win at Caulfield to score in Sydney Saturday benchmark 72 grade in the NSW Bookmakers Co-Op Handicap (1500m). The four-year-old mare was bred in England to northern hemisphere time and is by sire sensation Night Of Thunder and is the first… Read More »
A start in one of the winter Cup races could be on the agenda for stablemates Sounds Unusual and Belle Detelle after the pair relished a genuine tempo to run the quinella in a middle-distance race at Rosehill. Sounds Unusual ($7) shaded Belle Detelle ($9) by a neck in Saturday’s… Read More »
All The Way Mae ran up to trainer Kerry Parker’s lofty opinion of the mare and dashed the so-called match race between Gorgeous and Sir Les with a brilliant win in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Punters thought the race was between Gorgeous and Sir Les, backing them… Read More »
A dominant victory at Rosehill has catapulted Tron Bolt to the top of J J Atkins markets, and his connections are equally confident the colt has the right profile for the two-year-old showpiece. Tron Bolt set a record price for a horse purchased from an Inglis Ready2Race Sale when Hermitage Thoroughbreds… Read More »
Magnum Park has confirmed Group 1-winning stallion Sizzling will stand in Tasmania for the upcoming breeding season. The son of champion sire Snitzel joins the state’s stallion ranks after previously standing at Newgate and Riverdene Studs. Out of the General Nediym mare Admirelle, Sizzling was a top-class juvenile performer, highlighted… Read More »
Just days after being passed in at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, Group 1-winning mare Vibrant Sun will get another chance to find a buyer after being catalogued for the latest Magic Millions Digital Sale. The daughter of The Autumn Sun, who claimed the Group 1 Australasian Oaks in… Read More »
