A desire to give others an opportunity to forge careers in racing is the driving force behind Mark Newnham’s commitment to mentoring the sport’s brightest young riders. A former jockey before he turned his hand to training, Newnham has produced the past three winners of the Sydney apprentices’ premiership –… Read More »
A local got a well deserved big money race win, a mare continued her purple patch at Ballarat while at Ascot. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Count De Rupee Wins Gong He was desperately close to winning… Read More »
Gerald Ryan had hoped to be saddling up Steely in the feature race at Kembla Grange but in the end he was content to settle for a victory in one of the support events. The five-year-old was nominated for the $1 million The Gong (1600m) but failed to make the 16-horse field,… Read More »
Aquagirl has relished the rise in distance and a drop in grade to break back into the winner’s stall at Ballarat. And the victory in the Magic Millions Ballarat 3YO & 4YO Classic (1100m) on Saturday may have also earned the Phillip Stokes-trained mare a trip to Queensland for the Magic Millions Carnival… Read More »
Tears have turned to triumph for the connections of Count De Rupee, who has scored an emotionally charged win for local trainers Robert and Luke Price and their stable apprentice Brock Ryan in the $1 million The Gong. Three weeks ago, the trio had to endure the heart break of finishing a… Read More »
Zayydani is the pin-up horse for the new look Lindsay Park after taking out the Listed Ballarat Cup. The daughter of Savabeel provided trainers Ben and JD Hayes with their first winner not long after taking over at the helm of Lindsay Park in June. That was a Listed race in Brisbane and on the… Read More »
Young apprentice Tyler Schiller has celebrated his first Saturday metropolitan double with a barnstorming victory aboard Eleven Eleven in the inaugural running of The Warra. Schiller, who posted an earlier win for his boss Mark Newnham on Dragonstone, appeared a forlorn chance to grab another when he found himself a long way back… Read More »
Ocean Beyond has capped off a big week for jockey Harry Coffey coming with a well-timed run to score at Ballarat. Coffey married Tayla in Swan Hill last weekend and returned to the saddle at The Valley on Friday night before heading to Ballarat on Saturday to claim the $150,000 Tonks Plate (1200m). A well-judged… Read More »
Dragonstone might not be much to look at, but he has put himself on a path to stakes company with a flawless first-up performance at Kemba Grange. Trainer Mark Newnham openly describes the three-year-old as “small and plain” but admits he packs a punch on the racetrack after posting his second win… Read More »
Cusack has earned himself a trip to Queensland for next year’s Magic Millions Carnival with a debut victory at Ballarat. The Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young – trained son of Not A Single Doubt took out the $250,000 Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Classic (1000m) on Saturday to book his place in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic… Read More »
The locals have drawn first blood at Kembla’s flagship meeting with trainer Theresa Bateup and apprentice Brock Ryan combining to capture the opening race with The Guru. Bateup has spent her career training from the provincial track, while Ryan is indentured to fellow Kembla Grange trainers Robert and Luke Price. The pair… Read More »
With black type racing on his resume, Easy Campese will face one of his easiest assignments to date, when he contests Saturday’s Midway Handicap at Kembla Grange. After a gutsy first-up performance that saw the son of Sidestep stick on gamely for third behind the smart Ma And Pa, Sydney… Read More »
Western Empire is hot favourite to win the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on Saturday, but owner Bob Peters remains cautious, despite his phenomenal record in the $1 million race Since Western Empire took out last fortnight’s Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) with ridiculous ease, he has been… Read More »
In-form jockey Chris Parnham is bullish Buzzoom can bounce back from the disappointment of being beaten as a short-price favourite in last week’s Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m), when she lines up in the Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m). Buzzoom loomed to go past Searchin’ Rocs in last week’s Group 3 feature… Read More »
One of the highlights of previous Ballarat Cup days was the staging of Victoria’s only right-handed race. After nine running’s of the Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Clockwise Classic, the race reverts to a traditional left-handed race on Saturday. This year’s Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Classic (1000m) has attracted a field of 12, short… Read More »
A change in tactics for Never Say Nay has given the lightly raced gelding a shot at a winning hat-trick when he lines up at Ballarat on Saturday. After wins at Ballarat and Sale, Never Say Nay contests the Magic Millions Ballarat 3YO & 4YO Classic. The Ben and JD Hayes-trained three-year-old will… Read More »
Earlier in the week Archie Alexander was rubbing his hands together at the prospects of a very wet track for the Ballarat Cup. With three scratchings from Saturday’s Listed 2000m race, Alexander gets to saddle former French galloper Pappalino in his bid for a second Cup victory having won the race with Kiwia in 2019. But as the week has drawn on,… Read More »
For Triple Crown Syndications director Chris Ward, racing horses is all about giving owners an experience they can treasure and Exoboom has provided his connections with exactly that this spring. The Hawkesbury Guineas winner captured the Filante Handicap two starts ago to earn a shot at the $7.5 million Golden Eagle,… Read More »
Small in stature but big on ability, sparingly raced three-year-old Dragonstone will resume at Kembla Grange with hopes his campaign could culminate in a Gosford Guineas assault. The Mark Newnham-trained gelding has been to the races three times for a win and two placings, and he is expected to continue where… Read More »
Hall Of Fame trainer Neville Parnham is unsure if Kay Cee can overcome hot favourite Western Empire in the Group 1 Heineken 3 Railway Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, but he is confident the Playing God mare enters the $1 million race in top shape. Parnham is under no illusion about… Read More »
