Peter Moody has added some staying power to his stable having been chosen as the trainer of Melbourne Cup placegetter Spanish Mission. Cup winning owners Brae Sokolski and Ozzie Kheir have purchased the stayer that will join another of their horses Incentivise in Moody’s care. Incentivise finished second to Verry Elleegant in last week’s Melbourne Cup at… Read More »
Lost And Running had his critics at the start of the spring, but one person who never lost belief in the horse was John O’Shea. The gelding was chosen for an Everest slot after winning six of his first seven starts in lesser grade, only to take on the seasoned sprinters… Read More »
As if owning part of both VERRY ELLEGANT (Zed – Opulence) and INCENTIVE (Shamus Award – Miss Argyle) wasn’t enough, the world’s luckiest racehorse owner Brae Sokolski has bought up. He now owns the first two past the post in this year’s G1 Melbourne Cup and also SPANISH MISSION (Noble… Read More »
The stable’s top ranked stayer She’s Ideel is enjoying a well-earned spell after a midfield finish in the Melbourne Cup, but trainer Bjorn Baker still has some ammunition to fire this spring. The Warwick Farm trainer will take a handy team to Saturday’s feature stand-alone meeting at Newcastle led by Prime Candidate in… Read More »
Domestic wagering turnover across the four days of the Melbourne Cup Carnival has broken previous records with an increase of 7.6 per cent from last year. A total of $724.1 million was wagered across the four days with growth recorded on all days. Turnover grew 1.9 per cent to $372.8 million on… Read More »
With the Melbourne Cup run the the Cups scene moves away from the metropolitan area for the upcoming weeks. On Saturday is the Cranbourne Cup, followed by the Ballarat Cup then on the last Saturday in November city racing returns to Caulfield for the Sandown Cup and Zipping Classic. November 28 will see Australia’s longest race, the Jericho Cup (4600m), run through the… Read More »
A strong track gallop earlier this week has earned first starter Russian Conquest a shot at the Max Lees Classic at Newcastle. The filly showed speed to finish fourth to stablemate Ebhaar in a recent barrier trial but it was her work on Tuesday morning that convinced co-trainer Peter Snowden she… Read More »
A week after dominating the Golden Gift meeting at Rosehill with a four-winner haul, Tommy Berry will be on a mission to continue his momentum with another full book of rides at Newcastle. Berry has mounts in all 10 races and nine of them are at single-figure odds, including the… Read More »
The rain that was falling at Cranbourne on Wednesday was music to the ears of trainer Gavin Bedggood. And with more rain forecast before the Cranbourne Cup meeting on Saturday, the smile will be hard to wipe from his face. Bedggood, a former jumps jockey, will saddle Sir Kalahad in the feature sprint of Saturday’s… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney expects a rain-sodden track to suit Buffalo River when the US-bred galloper runs in the Cranbourne Cup. Buffalo River will also appreciate the drop from Group 1 company of his last start in the Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on October 30 when he runs in the… Read More »
Adrian Bott expects Dawn Passage to be the big improver out of the Classique Legend Stakes as the horse looks to turn the tables on several last-start rivals in the $1 million The Hunter. Dawn Passage is one of five horses emerging from the sprint race, won by top speedster… Read More »
Size and height squashed those dreams, so the next best option was training horses. Aldersea dabbled with standardbreds first before recently turning her interest to thoroughbreds. That appeal was sparked and ignited after a lengthy absence by a couple of good friends. Trotting trainers making the leap to thoroughbreds is… Read More »
Racing NSW has today announced The Golden Eagle is set for a prizemoney increase from 2022 making it Australia’s second richest race. Prizemoney for Australia’s premier four-year-old race is set for a $500,000 increase from 2022, boosting the total purse to a stunning $8 million. Quickly becoming one of the… Read More »
A tweak to the dates to allow a better flow of races will see the inaugural ‘Summer Sprint Series’ staged by Victoria’s three metropolitan clubs. In total, $1 million in prize money will be on offer for four races, starting with the Listed Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on December 11. That… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Natalie Young vividly recalls the disappointment of a narrow loss in her hometown Cup with Sully. The stayer finished second to Octobello in the 2018 Cranbourne Cup after leading into the straight. With the Cranbourne Cup shortened from 2025m to 1600m, Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are considering starting Rich… Read More »
The winning Tatterstalls Club Cup team of Lauri Parker and Jenny Duggan will combine again in this Saturday’s $300,000 The Beauford at Newcastle. It was the biggest win of both Lauri Parker and Jenny Duggan’s career when they teamed up to win the Listed Tatterstalls Club Cup at Randwick with… Read More »
No fatalities in the Melbourne Cup may not mean there will be an immediate relaxation of the stringent protocols that were introduced to make it a safe race. Racing Victoria Chairman Brian Kruger said the team at RV would undertake a thorough review of the impact the protocols had on this year’s Cup with only… Read More »
But looks can be deceiving, dig deeper and you find Raquel Reid is riddled with self-doubt and insecurity. That’s why conquering Sunday’s Tabtouch York Cup with her favourite horse Juicing Carrots was a significant and timely professional milestone. Reid took home bragging rights and $40,600 in prizemoney, but the veteran nine-year-old’s upset… Read More »
Kembla Grange-based trainer Theresa Bateup is in a rich vein of form at present with two wins (25%) and a further five placings (88%) from her past eight runners, and she looks to continue the momentum when she lines up starters at Gosford, Hawkesbury and Kembla Grange this week. Bateup… Read More »
This Saturday marks the third running of the $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle racecourse and if the early nominations are anything to go by, it is set to be another stirring contest over the 1300m. Among the hopefuls are Everest fourth placegetter Lost And Running, last year’s winner Sweet… Read More »
