The Rapid Racing program at Flemington may have unearthed another smart sprinter following the debut win of Madame Du Gast. At the corresponding meeting last year, Oxley Road scored a debut win in maiden grade before going on to win at stakes level at his second start. Oxley Road went on to win… Read More »
Jim Litt is confident the trio of runners engaged at Randwick on Saturday are more than capable of putting in bold displays for him while he caretakes for his son Richard. With three engaged runners at Randwick on Saturday, Jim Litt is out to make sure things operate as smoothly… Read More »
Champion Winx had an affinity with The Valley winning four Cox Plates while her younger half-brother did not get the opportunity to race at the track. While Winx won 37 times from her 43 racetrack appearances, Boulder City did not make it to the track. A son of Snitzel â Winx was by… Read More »
Which Starcaster will turn up at The Valley. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained galloper can, on his day, dispose of some quality opposition, but if not in the right frame of mind can produce sub-par performances. Starcaster heads to The Valley on Saturday to run in the Mirasan.com Handicap (2500m) and Sam Freedman joked the gelding’s chances… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Lindsey Smith says he has the bases covered when In The Boat and Sacred Palace line up at The Valley. The pair contest the Dominant Sanitation Solutions Handicap (1200m) on Saturday with both leading chances according to early betting on the race. Aiming for a fourth straight win, In The Boat is the $2.80 market leader… Read More »
Tim Clark is eager to reunite with lightly raced three-year-old Silent Impact, believing he has the scope to develop into an autumn carnival contender. The Tulloch Lodge gelding showed potential at his initial campaign, posting back-to-back wins at Goulburn and Rosehill, before finishing just over two lengths from winner Giannis in the… Read More »
The pandemic ensured 2021 was a tough year for everyone but for Angela Davies, it delivered an extra twist of fate. Davies prepares a small team of a dozen horses at Gosford, so when she lost her two best gallopers to injury at the same time, it was a difficult blow…. Read More »
Lindsey Smith collected his third Port Fairy Cup in a row when promising galloper Tuvalu led throughout to score at Warrnambool. It was a dominant performance from the gelding first-up in the benchmark 84 grade race over 1400m with Smith declaring Tuvalu would head back to town for his next start. Thursday’s win… Read More »
Luke Fernie is eager to see Sheeza Belter perform at Ascot on Saturday, three weeks after she showcased her exciting qualities with a stunning win on debut. Ridden by Clint Johnston-Porter, Sheeza Belter came with a barnstorming finish from near last and cruised to the line easily, winning by a soft… Read More »
Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup believes the decision to expand the Provincial Championships to include Midway eligible horses will be a boost for the series. Racing NSW announced the changes on Thursday with horses from the smaller city stables given an avenue to qualify for the $500,000 Final at Randwick in April,… Read More »
Connections of Breeders’ Plate runner-up Zambezi River are monitoring weather and track conditions as they weigh up whether to launch the colt’s Golden Slipper campaign at Randwick or wait for another day. The Chris Waller-trained two-year-old surged through a late split to finish second to Sejardan at his only appearance in October, prompting… Read More »
Neville Parnham has not given up hope of having his talented sprinter Indian Pacific back across in Melbourne for another campaign of racing. The WA Racing Hall Of Fame trainer is sweating on the reopening of WA’s border on February 5 and an easing of travel and flight restrictions. A… Read More »
There is an adage in racing that you should not be scared off by one horse, but the presence of Tuvalu in a race at Warrnambool has forced Lindsay Park into a change of plans. Fundraiser was down to run in the Port Fairy Cup (1400m) at Warrnambool on Thursday, but the… Read More »
Headline gallopers Verry Elleegant and Home Affairs were among a host of big names tuning up for their autumn returns at Warwick Farm. Home Affairs looked bigger and stronger, Icebath flashed home late, Maximal underlined his talent while Verry Elleegant was in cruise control. They were just four of the stars in action… Read More »
Jockey Matthew Cartwright is hoping the stars will be in alignment when he partners family favourite Curran at The Valley. Curran runs in the Dominant Sanitation Solutions Handicap (1200m) on Saturday looking to break a four-run losing streak. A former member of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable, Curran was picked up as… Read More »
Kris Lees has coaxed multiple stakes winner Special Reward back into form, but he admits there was a time he was unsure whether the horse would ever return to his best. The six-year-old is one of the fancied runners for the Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday after snapping a… Read More »
Irishman Will Gordon will step onto the Flemington track for the first time when he represents the Country Jockeys at the Rapid Racing meeting at Flemington. Having seen the success of countrymen John Allen and Declan Bates, Gordon decided to give Victoria a try as a jumps jockey. Gordon won last year’s Galleywood Hurdle at… Read More »
It’s not often a trial victory can stimulate an emotional reaction, especially for an eight-year-old, but then again Denim Pack is no ordinary horse for Tracey Brown. Tears were flowing for Brown after Denim Pack, on the comeback from injury and retirement, took out heat seven of Monday’s Belmont trial… Read More »
US-bred Green Belt has given away age and weight to his rivals to remain unbeaten in two Australian starts following a fighting win at Sandown. Purchased by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr, Green Belt was the first in an experiment of buying yearlings in the US. After a debut win at Cranbourne on… Read More »
Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou’s stakes prospect breaks through on return from injury for a much-anticipated victory at Newcastle on Wednesday. Prior to a nasty injury last year that saw her reside in the Warwick Farm hospital for six weeks, four-year-old mare Adulting was touted as a stakes prospect by her… Read More »
