She might be keeping a lid on her excitement, but trainer Kacy Fogden has an undeniable Golden Slipper prospect in unbeaten colt Best Of Bordeaux. In a show of sustained speed, the youngster proved his Canonbury Stakes victory was no fluke, doing it at both ends for Sam Clipperton to… Read More »
Mornington trainer Jerome Hunter had his decision vindicated to bypass a Group 1 race during the spring when Barb Raider returned to score first-up at Flemington. Hunter did want Barb Raider remembered as horse that had run in the VRC Oaks (2500m) and then failed to come back as an… Read More »
Apprentice Tommy Sherry has celebrated his most significant win with a deft ride aboard Expat in the Millie Fox Stakes for his boss Mark Newnham. The mare had to do some work early to get to the front but she relaxed beautifully once there and was able to lift when… Read More »
I’Mlovin’YaĀ could back-up into Melbourne’s premier two-year-old race after her stylish breakthrough victory at Flemington. Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr will assess the filly before the acceptance deadline on Tuesday for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. After a debut midfield finish at Caulfield on January… Read More »
Bjorn BakerĀ is weighing up his next move with promising sprinter Rule Of LawĀ who has notched his fifth win in succession with a dominant display at Rosehill. The four-year-old, a $450,000 yearling purchase, was sold for just $30,000 by his original owners after he was gelded and lost form. He subsequently… Read More »
What brave races both PARSIFAL (Darci Brahma – Della Lobra) and HEāS A BALTER (Spirit Of Boom – Moxie Doll) just ran at Meydan. After both settling last and 2nd early they picked off runners one by one with Parsifal running an unlucky 3rd and Heās A Balter finishing hard… Read More »
First it was Probabeel who came out of the All Star Mile field after he suffered a career ending injury, and now Behemoth has been withdrawn from the race. A Racing Victoria announcement confirmed the bad news from the David Jolly stable. The announcement reads: āThe David Jolly stable has… Read More »
Getting a slot in the $5 million All-Star Mile was high on the agenda for the connections of Mr Brightside and the team at Lindsay Park. With that achieved, Mr Brightside was number five of the 10 horses announced on Wednesday as highest vote scorer, Lindsay Park nowĀ setsĀ about trying to… Read More »
There was something wrong somewhere. The nominations for the Ipswich meeting this Sunday included a QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap over 1350m worth $26 000 with QTIS bonusās also available to eligible horses. At the close of nominations there was only one entry ā¦ Tantalum from trainer Ian Livingstone. Nominations were then… Read More »
After only just failing to get up in his debut run in Dubai the Will Clarken trained He’s A Balter will be looking to go one better in the Group 2 Blue Point Sprint over 1000m at Meydan this weekend. And Clarken will also have a more than useful back-up… Read More »
Victoria Derby runner-upĀ AlegronĀ is back in Melbourne to kick-off his autumn campaign at Flemington. Godolphin trainer James Cummings decided to swing the gelding south to run in the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) on Saturday instead of starting him off in the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill… Read More »
The Kangaroo Island Racing Club meeting at Kingscote was cut short yesterday after a race-fall in the very first race in which involved the Nicola Irwin trained Comeon Scruff and jockey Claudia Lions. The official stewards report for race one notes that Comeon Scruff āunderwent a pre-race veterinary examination as… Read More »
While Chris WallerĀ has two of the favourites in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington in Nature StripĀ and Home Affairs, fellow trainers Leon and TroyĀ CorstensĀ also have dual representation. Unfortunately, their pair of The AstrologistĀ and Swats ThatĀ are at the other end of the market as the two longest-priced runners in Saturday’s Group 1… Read More »
David PayneĀ is realistic in his expectations for Raging BullĀ in the Hobartville Stakes, but he is a little more ambitious when it comes to the three-year-old’s longer-term goals. While the gelding will find some of his rivals too sharp over the 1400 metres of Saturday’s race, Payne is hoping it is… Read More »
After flopping at her first Sydney start, Merson Cooper Stakes winner Ebhaar has been receiving some tutelage on racing manners in a bid to resurrect her 2022 Golden Slipper campaign. The filly started a short-priced favourite in the Widden Stakes last month but after racing ungenerously, she tired late to… Read More »
The Black Caviar Lightning is far from Australia’s richest sprint, but that’s not to suggest it can’t be the most lucrative. Whoever wins Saturday’s 1000-metre Group 1 will be able to boast they have the country’s best sprinter, but two starters in particular are racing for much more than the… Read More »
Darren McAuliffe believes Clairvoyance can surge through the remainder of her campaign after a confidence-boosting victory at Pinjarra two weeks ago. Following a couple of indifferent performances, the Nostradamus mare was back on top of her game after fighting back from serious injury and illness. Redisplaying her customary speed and… Read More »
The trainer-jockey combination of Chris Waller and Kerrin Mcevoy is set to be a force at Rosehill when they team up in three of the four black-type races. With James Mcdonald riding at Flemington, McEvoy has picked up five rides for the champion trainer, led by Ranch Hand in the… Read More »
James CummingsĀ was perplexed with the performance ofĀ RenosuĀ when resuming at Caulfield and is expecting a better performance at Flemington. RenosuĀ andĀ stablemateĀ RakomeloĀ clash in the ListedĀ TalindertĀ Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, looking to get their autumn programs back on track. A one-time leading fancy for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday… Read More »
South Australian sprinter GytrashĀ has previously been a giant killer in the Lightning Stakes and his co-trainer thinks heĀ can causeĀ another upset at Flemington. Gytrash won the 2020 Group 1 sprint as a $21 outsider, relegating the $1.45 favourite Nature StripĀ to fourth place and defeating homeĀ RedzelĀ andĀ Loving Gaby. That edition of the Lightning… Read More »
