The Extreme Choice colt who sold for $775,000 on Day 1 of Inglis Classic had a brief stint as the most expensive lot in that sale’s history after Day 2 produced a youngster who sold for $50,000 more. But Extreme Choice still owns the record with last year’s Golden Slipper-winning stallion… Read More »
Hitotsu was unplaced in a Cranbourne trial on Monday morning, but Ciaron Maher said the Victoria Derby winner remains on track for his autumn campaign. The Maurice colt finished fifth, beaten about two lengths, in the 990-metre trial won by Forgot You in 59.23 seconds. “I’m very happy with that,” Maher said. “He’s… Read More »
Forgot You fans can expect to see the dual Group 2 winner in blinkers when he resumes in Saturday week’s Group 3 C.S. Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained colt unleashed an impressive turn of foot late to win a 990-metre trial at Cranbourne on Monday morning,… Read More »
James Harron readjusted the Inglis Classic record last year and the prominent buyer bettered it again on Day 1 of the 2022 offering. Harron paid $775,000 for a son of Extreme Choice, which easily surpassed the $600,000 he paid for a colt by Capitalist 12 months earlier. The striking bay… Read More »
Tom Dabernig is planning a campaign around the $5million All-Star Mile for Flying Mascot who will resume at Caulfield on Saturday. The Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) will be the only opportunity Flying Mascot has to show her wares before All-Star Mile voting closes the following day. Flying Mascot current sits… Read More »
That’s the burning question for trainer Grant Williams ahead of his return at Pinjarra on Sunday. Early signs suggest he has more than his fair share of ability after he tore up Belmont Park last September with three wins from as many starts. Williams is certain to get a better gauge… Read More »
Jye Mcneil was the star of the show at Caulfield on Saturday and he is hoping it can be a similar story next week when Group 1 racing returns to that track. The 2020 Melbourne Cup winner, who rode a career-best five city winners on Saturday, will be reunited with Golden… Read More »
Masked Crusader is one of the country’s best sprinters and spends plenty of time trained out of the venue that is home to the ‘Straight Six’, but he is yet to see Australia’s most famous sprint course. That will all change on Friday morning when the explosive five-year-old ramps up… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker is taking a soft approach with staying mare She’s Ideel, who will kick off her autumn in the Apollo Stakes at Randwick. The six-year-old was responsible for an outstanding first-up run in the spring when she flashed home for third behind Mo’Unga and Verry Elleegant in the… Read More »
Jye McNeil produced five of the best at Caulfield, Paulele resumes with a win while bets were landed in the Inglis Millennium. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Hi 5 For Jye With the guns away, another gun… Read More »
Earning a spot on the Darley stallion roster will be the goal for Paulele this autumn and to achieve that he needs to win a Group 1 race. He took the first step on that journey with an all-the-way win over a talented field of three-year-olds in the Group 3… Read More »
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 »
