Former UK galloper Desert Icon has broken through for his first Australian win in a dashing front running ride at Caulfield. The Chris Waller-trained French-bred galloper was comprehensive in taking out the Mal Seccull Handicap (1800m) on Saturday. Ridden by Damien Thornton, Desert Icon, the $2.80 favourite, scored a 2-Ÿ length win from Guizot ($15)… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Stakes or the Golden Slipper? That is the choice facing trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy and the owners of Xtravagant Star after her thrilling win in Saturday’s $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m) at Randwick. Xtravagant Star ($7) was dominant in what was arguably the strongest renewal of the Listed… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m) at Royal Randwick. Chad Schofield (Xtravagant Star): âIt was very painless, really. She was first to leave the machines. Pre-race I thought we may have to drop her in as there was a bit… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is considering Group 1 possibilities for Generation after his return win at Caulfield. Registering his fourth win in his six-start career, Generation returned from a spell to claim the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. It was the first start for Generation since taking out the Group… Read More »
Sebonack has leapt to the second line of betting for Melbourne’s premier two-year-old race after his impressive debut win at Caulfield. The Hawkes Racing-trained two-year-old is now the equal second favourite at $8 with Miss Roseiano for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 26 after his win in Saturday’s Group 3… Read More »
A Country Championships heat will be the next stop for Testator Silens after he took his record to four wins from five starts with a tough performance in the Highway Handicap at Randwick. The gelding, who started at $9.50, had to track a wide course from an outside draw in Saturday’s… Read More »
Originally cleared of injury, Luke Currie will be sidelined for a minimum six weeks with a fractured vertebra. Luke Currie’s dream start to a stint in Hong Kong has been halted with news of a fracture in a vertebra following a fall at the trials on Friday. Currie was dislodged from the David… Read More »
Craig Williams has been the beneficiary of Damien Oliver missing the Caulfield meeting with a well-judged front-running ride on Godolphin filly Minouche. Oliver missed Saturday’s meeting being unfit to ride despite being cleared of neck fractures following a barrier incident at Warrnambool on Thursday. An 11-time Scobie Breasley Medialist, Oliver had precautionary scans at Warrnambool on Thursday night before standing down… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have added another layer of depth to their autumn two-year-old arsenal with well-bred filly Cythera making a winning debut in the Lonhro Plate at Randwick. An I Am Invincible half-sister to Group 1 placegetter Thronum, Cythera ($5.50) made the perfect start to her career with a… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been cleared of major injury following a barrier mishap at Warrnambool on Thursday. While Oliver has stood down from riding at The Valley meeting on Friday, the 11-time Scobie Breasley Medialist is hopeful of riding at Caulfield on Saturday. Oliver had precautionary scans on Thursday night after Erekwini flipped over in the… Read More »
What Rose Quartz may lack in race experience, she certainly makes up for with ability. The Grahame Begg-trained daughter of Written Tycoon will be aiming to make it three straight victories when she runs in the Quayclean Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Rose Quartz has faced the starter on only five occasions, registering three… Read More »
Tony Gollan has made the Brisbane Trainerâs Premiership his own ever since he first put his name at the top of the leaderboard in the 2013/14 season. Gollan has won that Premiership every season since then ⊠eight times in all ⊠and now, just halfway through the 2021/22 season,… Read More »
Trainer Bryce Stanaway has been disqualified for three years by the Victorian Racing Tribunal. The verdict was handed down yesterday. The disqualification is a sequel to a series of misconduct charges that were levelled at Stanaway. It all stemmed from an incident back in October 2020 which involved Moorabool, a… Read More »
Will class or fitness have a bearing on the result of the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. Ciaron Maher and David Eustace has a couple of three-year-olds representing the stable in Saturday’s 1200m contest, one that has a class edge while the other is race fit. Generation is a previous winner in Group 3… Read More »
A week after producing Overpass for an upset win in the Expressway Stakes, Bjorn Baker will unveil two more three-year-olds he hopes can play a role during the Sydney autumn carnival. Maurice’s Medad and War Eternal will both resume in Saturday’s Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) and while Overpass had the speed to outpace his… Read More »
Mark Minervini enjoyed great success with Vormista on the racetrack, now he is hoping to do the same with one of her relations. Mark Minervini wasn’t particularly shopping for a son of first season sire Hellbent when he went to last year’s Inglis Classic Sale, but he found a compelling reason… Read More »
Trainer Russell Stewart oozes confidence with his top gelding Street Parade going into the Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. A $40,000 Magic Millions Perth yearling, Street Parade made an outstanding winning debut last November before Russell Stewart tipped him out for a break. Hoping to follow in… Read More »
The former Fremantle Dockers forward is lapping up the pressure as he prepares to win the Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (1200m) with top hope She’s Greysful. Three years after retiring from the AFL and turning his hand to training, Hayden Ballantyne says winning a major two-year-old race on Saturday will… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been taken to hospital for precautionary scans following a barrier incident at Warrnambool. Oliver, an 11-time Scobie Breasley Medalist, made a rare trip to Warrnambool on Thursday to ride for Rosemont Stud who had horses racing at the meeting in the care of Danny O’Brien along with Anthony and Sam Freedman. After filling a… Read More »
Legendary New Zealand horseman Murray Baker has announced his retirement from training with his business partner Andrews Forsman to take over the operation. Baker, who is the father of Sydney-based trainer Bjorn, has enjoyed tremendous success plundering some of Australia’s best races with horses like Dundeel, Lion Tamer and Nom De… Read More »
