Juvenile Russian Conquest will bid to make it two wins from as many starts when she lines up at Randwick. Debut winner Russian Conquest can move a step closer to her Magic Millions goal when she returns at the Boxing Day meeting at Randwick. A daughter of first season sire Russian… Read More »
Trainer Steve Richards is pleased to see the Caulfield rail in the true position as he prepares Holbien for his latest attempt at winning a race at stakes level. Holbien has a penchant for wanting to hug the rail in his races and trainer Steve Richards says that has cost the gelding a number of wins. The seven-year-old has placed… Read More »
When Emirates Park Stud offered a handsome baldy faced son of Not A Single Doubt for sale at the Magic Millions yearling sale earlier this year, they were surprised at how much interest there was in him. That interest translated into dollars and he sold for $1.8million to Tony Fung…. Read More »
The Summer Cup headlines the Boxing Day meeting at Randwick and Chris Waller will saddle up three runners. When Polly Grey travelled across the Tasman to join the Chris Waller stable, she had six wins to her name but only one at stakes level. In the 20 months since then, she… Read More »
Phillip Stokes has finally relented and called for a set of blinkers on Ancestry when the sprinter resumes at Caulfield. Ancestry will sport the headgear in the Listed Christmas Stakes (1100m) on Boxing Day as he looks to turn around a disappointing two run campaign early in the spring. Stokes was searching for… Read More »
Magic Millions second favourite Soaring Ambition could go into the $2 million race without another run. Trainer Annabel Neasham will nominate the filly for a two-year-old handicap at Doomben on New Year’s Day but says she is more likely to keep her fresh for the January 15 target. “I am leaning towards… Read More »
The Magic Millions Cup, long touted as Alligator Blood’s grand final for the summer, is off the table following the news that the once all-conquering, five-year-old son of All Too Hard has already left the stable of trainer Billy Healey, who he raced for on Saturday in Brisbane, and has… Read More »
There was little hype surrounding Narrogin’s meeting last Saturday, but for young trainer Indianna Weinert, the day will mark an important milestone. In the training caper for just three months, the 24-year-old couldn’t wipe the smile off her face after Carlin Road gave her the first win of her career…. Read More »
Group One winner Alligator Blood will change stables once again with the ownership group deciding to move the horse to the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable. Alligator Blood who was formerly trained by David Vandyke was set to be trained by Waterhouse/Bott after the owners had a falling out… Read More »
Raquel Williams believes an improved barrier draw will boost the chances of Paddy’s Shadow at Ascot on Wednesday, her final hit out before the Perth Cup (2400m) on January 1. Paddy’s Shadow drew wide at her last start in the Towton Cup (2200m) and flashed home from the back of the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Yulong January heads the weights for Christmas Stakes but it is that galloper’s stablemate that is the highest-rated nomination. Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game, a Group 2 winner and a dual winner at Group 3 level has been allocated 58.5kg for Sunday’s Listed… Read More »
They’ve only ever got ten or so horses in work at any given time, but the Canberra-based training partnership of Ron Weston and John Nisbet may have uncovered a smart one with their Squamosa gelding Smuggler’s Bay. The four-year-old hasn’t done much wrong in four starts to date with three… Read More »
Jockey Dean Yendall faces a stint on the sidelines following a fall at Terang that has left him nursing a fracture to his C3 vertebrae. Yendall was flown from Warrnambool to Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital on Monday night to undergo further scans on Tuesday to determine if he requires surgery. “He has a stable fracture of his C3 and… Read More »
Mornington trainer Jerome Hunter still holds Group 1 aspirations for his talented filly Barb Raider but will let her decide the direction they take. Barb Raider is back in work after a spring campaign that saw the filly successful twice in town and finish third in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas. Hunter had been planning a Group 1 VRC Oaks assault but gave… Read More »
Star two-year-old Coolangatta will be out to cement her place at the top of Magic Millions charts when she runs at Doomben. Coolangatta will be floated to Brisbane during the week ahead of the Magic Millions B J McLachlan Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday, her lead-up run to the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the… Read More »
Jockey Dean Yendall will only know whether he will require surgery on his injured neck after the results of further scans become available. Either way, it is expected that Yendall will face a significant period of time away from riding as it has already been confirmed that he had sustained… Read More »
Unbeaten star Victorian juvenile CUSACK (Not A Single Doubt – Belle Que) took a huge step toward victory in the upcoming $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a Gold Coast barrier trial win. And, given, he has now proven he’s back after a spell, his connections are getting their pumps… Read More »
Trap For Fools has been allocated top weight of 59kg in the $400,000 Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on New Year’s Day. The Lindsey Smith -trained eight-year-old is rated 3kg superior to Platoon who ran fifth in the 2021 edition of the Perth Cup. One of two entrants for… Read More »
Jockey Chad Schofield is expected to be back in action on Australian soil, for the first time since returning from Hong Kong, at the Gosford meeting on Thursday. Schofield spent the better part of seven seasons in Hong Kong but, with a baby due in February, he thought it was… Read More »
Mana Nui has joined the Chris Waller stable from the Chad Ormsby yard in New Zealand. Manu Nui won twice for the Matamata trainer … including a win in the Group 2 Hawkes Bay Guineas … but Tony Rider, Man Nui’s owner and breeder, has now set his sights on… Read More »
