While Dark Dream backs up after seven days since placing at Caulfield, the ex-Hong Kong galloper will be joined by two good chances at Flemington, in the opinion of Will Hayes who is looking after the Melbourne team while brothers Ben and Jd are attending the Magic Millions event on… Read More »
Halvorsen steps out at Flemington on Saturday chasing a second win in the Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m). Two years since scoring when the race was run in its traditional slot on New Year’s Day, training partners Robbie Griffiths and Mat de Kock chose to step the six-year-old gelding out… Read More »
Depending on who you ask, a recent jumpout by English Riviera had ‘watch me’ written all over it and has been well supported since markets opened earlier this week. On Friday morning is at $2.40 across most markets to win the Resimax Rapid Racing Handicap over 1100 metres. “It’s nice… Read More »
All Godolphin’s enigmatic Gr 1 winning star KEMENTARI (Lonhro – Yavanna) has to do on Saturday, is run and he will become part of Australian racing folk lore – and history. He’s the toppie for the $1million Magic Millions Cup over 1400m. He is a heavily backed $5 chance and… Read More »
Maddie Raymond is making a name for herself as a trainer of consistently good performers and other within her stable, Turaath, makes its racetrack return at Flemington on Saturday in the Listed Standish Handicap (1200m). Prior to 2022, ‘The Standish’ was a staple of New Year’s Day racing at Flemington but… Read More »
Dark Dream and fellow former Hong Kong import provided one of the stories of racing last Saturday when they filled the first two placing over 2000 metres at Caufield, and one of them – Dark Dream – is on a seven-day back-up and will line up in the California Memory Living… Read More »
While Ciaron Maher continues to make his presence felt on the Gold Coast after raising his hand on Wednesday to paying $1.7 million for a colt by Not A Single Doubt, on Saturday two other three-year-old stablemates in Can’t Go Wong and Elzamee has the stable excited about them coming together on the… Read More »
Punters breathe a sigh of relief as hot favourite Publicist manages to hold on and score in the opening event at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Second-up from a spell and looking to break through in his fourth career start, the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Publicist was sent out $1.60… Read More »
Trainer Greg Eurell can’t speak highly enough of stable warrior Blazejowski who returns to what seems to be the gelding’s favourite track, Flemington, on Saturday in the Be A Mate, Nominate Trophy over 1400 metres. “He enjoys it there,” Eurell said of the seven-year-old gelding by Dash For Cash who… Read More »
Punters kicked the midweek summer raceday at Caulfield off in positive fashion with highly fancied No Diggity making it two wins from two starts in the Vale Rick Hore-Lacy Handicap (1200m). Starting the $1.24 favourite, the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained filly by Sebring won comfortably by 2-1/4 lengths over the Mike… Read More »
Henry Dwyer is planning a ten-day turnaround for Irish Playboy who ran second at Geelong last Thursday. Irish Playboy was also nominated for Caulfield on Wednesday Ballarat-based Dwyer has instead chosen to head to Flemington where he will start in The Stud and Stable Staff Awards Handicap (2000m). “He’s a big heavy… Read More »
According to Daniel Moor, The Hong Kong Jockey Club has gone ‘above and beyond’ the call of duty to ensure that he and fellow Australian jockey Luke Currie were able to beat the arrival deadline into Hong Kong after the Hong Kong Government announced a two-week ban on flights into… Read More »
It will be a big stage for Jimmy Orman’s comeback race-day when he partners Mishani Warfare in the $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Orman, who has established himself as one of the outright leading riders in Brisbane, last rode in a race on… Read More »
His clients didn’t need much money and in fact only needed his good eye. That’s what trainer Les Ross can appreciate about the horses he landed from the 2021 Magic Millions sale. He saddles three in the big 2YO race and those three yearlings cost the princely sum of $12,000…. Read More »
Tiffani Brooker will have the distinction of being the only female rider in this year’s $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic where she will ride the Mick Mair trained Sneaky Starter. Brooker hasn’t had the easiest time in recent years … on a couple of fronts! Firstly, after spending a… Read More »
Fields and barriers have been finalised for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and Magic Millions 3YO Guineas on the Gold Coast this Saturday. The lucrative two and three-year-old events have attracted capacity fields with the barrier draw conducted at Surfer’s Paradise on Tuesday morning. Magic Millions 2YO Classic favourite Coolangatta has… Read More »
Gosford trainer Angela Davies is excited for the return of Salina Dreaming and is hopeful the mare can produce a dream return on Saturday at Rosehill. Possessing an impressive first up record (4:3-0-1), Gosford trainer Angela Davies is confident Salina Dreaming will make her presence felt upon returning to the races at… Read More »
Magic Millions 2yo Classic favourite Coolangatta has drawn barrier 13 for Saturday’s $2 million event on the Gold Coast. Should three emergencies be scratched before then, the filly by Written Tycoon could come in to start from barrier 10. Either way, co-trainer Ciaron Maher is pleased with her draw. “I’m very… Read More »
Danny O’Brien is not letting Stupendo’s drawn barrier 19 concern him and that the colt’s raw ability can overcome it in Saturday’s $2 millions Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast. “You never really know until the run the race,” O’Brien said on RSN. “You can lose a lot… Read More »
She was only a $3,000 purchase for Kembla Grange-based trainer Theresa Bateup but Monegal is set to surpass the $400,000 prize money barrier at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday. The Lope De Vega mare has done a wonderful job for connections racking up seven wins and ten placings from 44 starts, with the majority… Read More »
