Tony Gollan is following a proven formula with Itchintogo in the Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) at Gold Coast on Saturday. Six of the past 15 winners of the $3 million Listed feature have raced on the seven-day backup, despite only accounting for just 16% of the total runners. Itchintogo, who was… Read More »
As the man with the ‘RL touch,’ Bjorn Baker has Warwoven as a $1.80 odds-on with nation-wide wagering agencies for the $3m TAB Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast. And as stated, with this 2YO Classic of 1200m carrying $3 million prizemoney, it’s the richest race world-wide for… Read More »
The Freedman name is synonymous with Australian racing, and brothers Michael, Richard and Anthony will have a chance at bragging rights at Rosehill on Saturday. The Bisley Workwear Handicap (1100m) for two-year-olds sees a field of ten acceptors, with the Freedman trained runners occupying the first, second and third saddlecloths…. Read More »
Hermitage pays $1.6m for another Snitzel filly hours after Lady Shenandoah stretched her legs. Perhaps inspired by what it saw at Randwick just a few hours earlier, Hermitage Thoroughbreds set a new mark for the highest-priced filly of this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. LOT 504 – $1.6… Read More »
Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr already have the Blue Diamond favourite but are hoping to bolster their team when Big Sky steps out at Flemington on Saturday. Markets for the Group 1 two-year-old feature went up during the week and saw impressive debut winner Guest House quickly backed into $6 favouritism…. Read More »
While Adrian Bott knows what it’s like to have the raging favourite for the Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m), this year’s ensemble will play the role of underdog. The stable will be represented by colt Knightsbridge and fillies Shiki, Lumbini and By Choice in the $3 million feature. Bott, who trains in partnership… Read More »
Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been sidelined after suffering a foot injury during trials at Randwick Racecourse on Thursday. McEvoy was injured in the barriers at the start of heat two while aboard Lazzura, with subsequent X-rays confirming two broken bones in his left foot. As a result, the multiple… Read More »
Tigroni is chasing an ambitious maiden victory in Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast, but she does not need to win to land a big payday for her owners. The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained filly is one of just three runners in the 1200-metre… Read More »
Ciaron Maher will assess conditions and decide whether Future History takes his place in the Listed January Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The eight-year-old gelding has been in near career best form, winning consecutive listed races at Randwick and Flemington, but Maher said the drop back to 2000m, along… Read More »
Yulong won last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes with a seven-figure Extreme Choice colt bought out of Magic Millions’ Gold Coast sale ring and it is hoping lightning can strike twice after landing the top lot of Day 2 at this year’s sale. The Victorian operation on Wednesday paid $2 million… Read More »
Talented West Australian three year old Heeza Phoenix was seen galloping between races at Ascot on Wednesday and trainer Mitchell Pateman has suggested to local media that the son of Grunt is being set for a Victorian trip for the upcoming Autumn Carnival. The runner up in the West Australian… Read More »
James McDonald has tuned up for Saturday’s Magic Millions program with two soft victories at Randwick Kensington on Wednesday. The 123-time Group 1 winning jockey took the opening race on the card aboard the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton trained debutant Astronomix before a carbon copy ride aboard hot favourite Unleeshing for the… Read More »
Six Of Wands happened to take six starts to break his maiden but his return as a four-year-old has seen him on the cusp or three-in-a-row when he lines up at Ipswich on Thursday. Now it is all about trying to keep him in grades to help notch more victories… Read More »
Michael Freedman is aiming to win his first race at the Gold Coast’s Magic Millions carnival on Saturday with odds-on favourite Ninja in the $3 million 3yo Guineas, but will have to overcome a horror draw to do so. Ninja stamped himself as the horse to beat in the Guineas… Read More »
The gap between Spring and Autumn feels more blurred than ever with some of Australia’s top horses down to trial at Randwick on Thursday. The likes of Via Sistina, Sir Delius, Autumn Glow and Aeliana will step out for their first public appearance on the Kensington track ahead of Autumn campaigns…. Read More »
Ciaron Maher knows what it takes to win a Magic Millions 2YO Classic and the leading trainer is optimistic he can win the race for the third time this Saturday. The star horseman will be represented by Maribyrnong Plate winner Tornado Valley and brilliant debut Caulfield winner Unit Five in… Read More »
A colt by global superstar Frankel was the first seven-figure lot of this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, getting to $2 million before being knocked down to Coolmore’s Tom Magnier. The Segenhoe Stud-raised youngster is out of the Lonhro mare Antibes, which makes her a sister to promising… Read More »
Second declarations have been taken for Victoria’s premier juvenile event, the $2 million Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, with the field continuing to take shape ahead of the autumn feature. A total of 221 two-year-olds remain entered following the latest deadline as preparations intensify for one of Melbourne’s marquee races…. Read More »
The task for rivals of unbeaten colt Warwoven might’ve just gotten a bit harder after the Magic Millions 2yo Classic favourite drew barrier six at Tuesday’s barrier draw on the Gold Coast. A son of first season sire Sword Of State, Warwoven backed up an impressive maiden win at Randwick… Read More »
Icarian Dream came up short in last year’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but Ciaron Maher is happy to give her another shot at Gold Coast glory. The daughter of Blue Point will contest this Saturday’s $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas. The 1400-metre race will be run 12 months after… Read More »
