Terry Henderson’s OTI Racing is best known for its success with stayers, but the syndication company has a handy two-year-old on it’s books in undefeated filly Lady Laguna. The youngster took her record to two wins from as many starts when she ploughed through the heavy 10 conditions in the… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden stable will be able to pick the right program for Ebhaar into the rich autumn two-year-old races following her debut win at Caulfield. The daughter of I Am Invincible took out the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) on Saturday to book her place in the top two-year-old races later in… Read More »
Racing Queensland has announced that race meetings conducted in Queensland will operate under a ‘fully vaccinated’ directive from December 17. This ruling applies to all attendees, including patrons, employees, racing participants and volunteers with the strict rule being that only those who are fully vaccinated will be permitted to attend…. Read More »
Rebel Rama gets her chance to build on an already strong wet track record when lining up as favourite in the Midway Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday. With all three career wins coming on rain affected surfaces, Warwick Farm trainer Marc Conners is confident Rebel Rama can return to the… Read More »
Due to the inclement weather of the past week, the first race meeting on the new all-weather Polytrack surface at the Sunshine Coast will be conducted tonight with the original meeting transferred from the grass surface at the track. The previous era of the cushion track … a different surface… Read More »
After a ten year gap, jockey Ronnie Stewart is heading back to Singapore where he previously plied his trade for a six year period from 2006 to 2011. The move for the highly accomplished rider, who has been based in Brisbane in recent years, is based on both professional and… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have a light muster of three horses heading to Caulfield, but it will be all hands-on deck for the stable. Blushing Tycoon, Mister Me and Reigateall run in the Group 2 Sandown Guineas on Saturday and Busuttin said this was not meant to be the case, but had come around by circumstance. He said Blushing Tycoon’s… Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss will have his last ride this weekend at Caulfield as he calls an end to an illustrious career including 90 Group 1 winners and three Melbourne Cups. “This decision is something I have been mulling over for the past six months and particularly over the last… Read More »
Riddle Me That has been a cause of frustration for Matt Laurie, but the trainer is confident the gelding can deliver on the big stage. After missing out on a couple of starts during the spring because of minor ailments, Riddle Me That is set to take his place in the Group… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman would have liked a little of the rain that has fallen in the northern part of Victoria to have found its way to Caulfield. While there has been drizzle, there has been no significant rainfall resulting in Caulfield track manager Jason Kerr applying 10mm of irrigation on Thursday and… Read More »
Chris Waller has won two of the past three renewals of the ATC Cup and he is in a strong position to add another when he starts Gosford and Lord Mayor’s Cup winner Polly Grey and up-and-coming galloper Mightybeel. With the withdrawal of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Bonvicini, Waller’s pair… Read More »
Kris Lees wants to see an improved performance from Gem Song at Rosehill to warrant pressing on towards the Villiers Stakes. More was expected from the talented but injury-prone six-year-old when he resumed from a lengthy break in The Hunter where he finished a sound but underwhelming seventh to rising star Lost… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is taking the blame for Silvera’s disappointing start to the spring and expects the horse to improve significantly when he tackles the Listed Recognition Stakes at a rain-sodden Gold Coast. The gelding finished down the track in two early-season runs so Gollan pulled up stumps and went back… Read More »
Tommy Berry has labelled Art Cadeau’s Festival Stakes test as a moment of truth for the Country Championships and Kosciuszko winner as he looks to make the transition to stakes grade. Jockey and horse have developed a strong association over the past 12 months with Berry partnering the gelding in seven… Read More »
While trainer Toby Edmonds has some serious doubts about whether racing will go ahead at the Gold Coast on Saturday, he is happy with the fact that last year’s winner of Recognition Stakes will be ready to defend his crown, whenever the race takes place. The Recognition Stakes, a Listed… Read More »
If Anthony and Sam Freedman have the right horse developing for the Merson Cooper Stakes, then it is a race they like to start off the careers of their two-year-olds. Two years ago, when Sam Freedman was the assistant trainer to his father, the stable took out the race with Godolphin-owned Hanseatic who went on to win the… Read More »
Tried horses are the bread and butter of Jason Deamer’s stable but the Newcastle horseman has a handy blueprint when it comes to nurturing a talented two-year-old. Deamer was working for trainer David Throsby during the early 2000s and was heavily involved with Lovely Jubly during a stellar juvenile season in… Read More »
The absence of impressive Melbourne Cup Carnival winner Espiona from the Twilight Glow Stakes at Caulfield is music to the ears of Tony and Calvin McEvoy. Espiona looked a seriously good galloper after her demolition job in the Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on November 4. Runner-up that day, 6-½ lengths astern, was the… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie will find out a bit more about his lightly raced galloper Chartres when the three-year-old runs in the Sandown Guineas. The Group 2 race over 1600m at Caulfield on Saturday was an afterthought for Laurie and the connections of the son of Toronado. With all four career runs being over 1200m, Laurie… Read More »
Stable bragging rights will be up for grabs when barn mates Kiss The Bride and Soldier Of Love renew their rivalry in the Listed ATC Cup at Rosehill. The pair went head-to-head over the 2000 metre course in the Rosehill Gold Cup two starts ago, finishing third and fourth, with Kiss… Read More »
