Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace need not have worried about Marabi handling the soft conditions at The Valley as the unbeaten mare added to her record in the Australia Stakes. Marabi had not raced on rain-affected ground in her five previous starts, but it mattered little as the mare raced to… Read More »
Renowned for his nous in rating frontrunners, Tim Clark has pulled off an Expressway Stakes victory aboard unassuming colt Overpass, claiming the scalp of top three-year-old Anamoe in the process. Clark took the bull by the horns and steered Overpass to the lead on a track that had been playing… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic has bigger plans in store for Pinstriped after the gelding kept his record intact with a first-up win at The Valley. After a debut win on heavy ground at Moe, Pinstriped rounded up his opposition on Saturday’s soft track to claim the VOBIS Gold Carat (1200m). Jusufovic is adamant Pinstriped will be… Read More »
While the majority of jockeys scouted off the fence in the search of perceived better going at The Valley, Linda Meech was happy to take the opportunity of sticking to the fence with happy results. Having only the one ride on Saturday’s program, Meech did not leave the fence in taking the Symon Wilde-trained Zoltan to a easy win… Read More »
Just a few weeks ago, Michael and Richard Freedman weren’t sure they would have a two-year-old good enough for the Golden Slipper. Fastforward to Saturday at Rosehill and they suddenly find themselves with a genuine prospect in improving filly Queen Of The Ball. Runner-up at her only start in October,… Read More »
Debutant Best Of Bordeaux has outsped his highly-touted rivals in a Canonbury Stakes upset to give trainer Kacy Fogden her first black-type win. Coolmore colt Great Barrier Reef was sent out a $1.95 favourite but was no match for the pacy Queenslander, who strode to the front for Sam Clipperton and extended his margin… Read More »
The perseverance of jockey Damian Lane in taking a rails run aboard Rioyuki paid off with the filly landing a narrow win at The Valley. Rioyuki scored her first metropolitan success in the Mitty’s Handicap (1500m) on Saturday with trainer Matthew Williams saying it would have been a crying shame to see the filly beaten. With Lane taking a narrow… Read More »
Adelaide sprinter He’s A Balter has narrowly gone down at his Dubai debut overnight. The Will Clarken trained galloper led throughout most of the race but was narrowly beaten on the line by Batwan. He’s A Balter had raced twenty eight times in Australia for seven wins with his latest… Read More »
Entrusted with the care of the two Will Clarken’s horses set to compete in Dubai – that is helping oversee their general well-being and race preparation – Jones has relished the responsibility and embraced the greater experience that comes with all of the intricacies that are in play when taking… Read More »
Newly located Newcastle trainer Sam Kavanagh is eager to shed his Midway maiden tag as he lines up More Sundays on Saturday at Rosehill. Having recently relocated his training operations from Muswellbrook to the Hunter Valley, Newcastle trainer Sam Kavanagh is eager for success in the Midway, and is hoping More… Read More »
Numbers are whittling down for a shot at Melbourne’s premier two-year-old ace, the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes. A total of 121 youngsters remains in the hunt for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes. After 933 two-year-olds had been paid up as first acceptors in November, that number has dropped after third acceptances closed on Friday. The… Read More »
The Danny O’Brien stable has welcomed the storms in Melbourne over the past few days and are hopeful of them continuing ahead Saturday’s meeting at The Valley. In-form mare Stay Gold is one of the O’Brien runners that relishes a wet track and she will be aiming for a third straight win when she lines up… Read More »
The Donald Baker trained Legal Esprit will make his reappearance at the racetrack at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday following a five month break away from racing. The son of Bel Esprit is already a five-time winner from only six starts. Four of those wins came in his two-year-old campaign… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Enver Jusufovic has a good opinion of his debut winner Pinstriped but believes he is under the odds as he prepares for his race return at The Valley. A debut winner on heavy ground at Moe in September, Pinstriped will have his second career outing in the $175,000 VOBIS Gold… Read More »
Jason Holder, who currently leads the Adelaide Jockey Premiership, has been suspended for five months by stewards after returning a positive test for a banned substance following the random testing that was undertaken at trackwork last month. Holder ultimately pleaded guilty to two charges … the first being for testing… Read More »
It has been a while, but Stephanie Thornton is finally back on a Chris Waller trained horse, taking up the reins on Oscar Zulu in the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup on Saturday. “I think I’ve only had one ride for Chris Waller. That was back in Victoria when I was… Read More »
Weona Smartone will be one of the prime points of focus of attention at the Sunshine Coast meeting tomorrow where he will attempt to extend an already significant winning sequence. The son of Shamexpress has suffered only one defeat in his nine-race career to date and that came on debut… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings is expecting a slight rise in trip to suit Russians when she steps out at The Valley. The Godolphin-owned filly will be lining up for her fourth race start on Saturday when she contests the Mitty’s Handicap (1500m). Russians scored at her second start at Canterbury over… Read More »
Punters will be hoping their fingers will not again be burned when Ciaron Maher and David Eustace saddle up another short-priced favourite at The Valley. Enthaar and Lighthouse were sent out odds-on favourites at Caulfield and were beaten while brave punters launched into the Maher and Eustace-trained Yonce, backing her from $1.90 into $1.55,… Read More »
A hobby trainer who paid $6,500 for a yearling through a digital sale will take on some of racing’s biggest players when his bargain buy clashes with seven blue-blooded colts in the Canonbury Stakes. Mellencamp, the only gelding in Saturday’s elite field, was plucked out of an Inglis online auction… Read More »
