A race day outing has helped Art Cadeau to settle his nerves and trainer Terry Robinson is feeling equally relaxed ahead of the gelding’s upcoming Kosciuszko mission. The ultra-consistent five-year-old has not raced since clinching the Country Championships Final at Randwick in April and will tackle Saturday’s $1.3 million feature… Read More »
The wraps were big and the money came in equal portion to the rain for the unraced filly ESPIONA (Exclusive Choice – Dahooil) at Warwick Farm. And there were large smiles all round when she did the trick, winning on debut with her head on her chest. She had won… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable have a contingency plan should Entente not make the final Caulfield Cup field. Entente is also among the final acceptances for the St Leger Stakes (2600m) at Randwick on Saturday, but as number 24 in the Caulfield Cup Order of Entry is in danger of not… Read More »
No horse has won The Everest first-up. Then again, no Australian-trained horse has tried. But that hasn’t stopped two trainers, L es Bridge and Anthony Cummings, from sending their respective charges into the $15 million feature without a race under their belt. International U S Navy Flag contested the 2018… Read More »
The wait is on for three top Sydney based jockeys to see if they will get the green light to ride in Melbourne in the coming weeks. James McDonald, High Bowman and Kerrin McEvoy have all requested entry exemptions with regard to being able to cross from New South Wales… Read More »
Spin The Knife came out of Saturday’s Crown Perth 3YO Classic (1000m) in top order and reaffirmed trainer Luke Fernie’s belief in the Snippetson gelding. Chasing a winning hat trick, Spin The Knife was gunned down in the shadows of the post by the fast-finishing Liwa after recovering from an awkward start…. Read More »
With former Toowoomba trained galloper Incentivise already gathering something of a cult following on the national racing scene after extending his winning sequence to eight straight wins, including two stunning Group 1 successes (in the Makybe Diva and the Turnbull Stakes) since relocating to Victoria, another former Toowoomba based runner… Read More »
Defending champion Twilight Payment is one of 60 horses that remains in contention for the Melbourne Cup after third declarations on Tuesday. The Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 2 will be run in front of a crowd this year with the Victorian State Government allowing 10,000Â patrons… Read More »
Trainer Anthony Cummings says he believes his Everest runner Libertini has shrugged off the effects of a recent foot problem and will be all ready to go in The Everest on Saturday. “She had sore feet. It (the problem) took a couple of different shapes along the way,” said Cummings,… Read More »
The Melbourne campaign of Emma-Lee and David Browne is slowly drawing to a close, but it has not yet run out of steam. David Browne has been in Melbourne since mid-August with a team of four horses that has seen him produce 18 starters for five winners and around $400,000 in prize money. The… Read More »
Port Louis and Growl will run in the Blue Sapphire Stakes for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is hoping for a change of fortune in the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield. Who can forget the fabulous three-horse race that unfolded on the middle-day of the… Read More »
Adelaide-based trainer Gordon Richards is more than happy for Gytrash to jump out of gate one for this Saturday’s The Everest at Royal Randwick, with his ever-consistent galloper having a second shot at the $15 million race. Finishing third in last year’s running, Gytrash has drawn more suitably this time around, and… Read More »
Trainer Lee Creek has a light preparation in mind for the promising four-year-old who won the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes before running fifth behind Explosive Jack in the Group 1 SA Derby at Morphettville in May. “He had a really good break and he’s come back really well,” Creek said…. Read More »
Tony Sergi couldn’t fault the preparation of his stable star, Island Bay Boy, as the Queanbeyan trainer readies himself and his four-year-old for Saturday’s $1.3m The Kosciuszko at Royal Randwick. “I’ve got him going as good as I can have him for Saturday,” Sergi said. “It’s all up to him… Read More »
The days of running a horse three days before a major Spring Carnival race are rare these days, but Edward Cummings has gone back to yesteryear with Duais. Safely in the Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) field, Duais does not need to win the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday to cement her place…. Read More »
James Harron, who was the winning slot holder with Redzel in the inaugural running of The Everest, remained poker-faced when he drew the extreme outside barrier for the Cliff Brown trained The Inferno who is the Herron slot representative for this Saturday’s 2021 edition of The Everest. “I think he… Read More »
The uncertainty of a confirmed booking for the favourite Zaaki has led Craig Williams to take the ride on Caulfield Guineas winner Anamoe in the Cox Plate. It is expected James Mcdonald will make an application to Victorian Health officials for an exemption to come to Melbourne and partner Zaaki in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea is bullish about the chances of Lost And Running going into the $15 million The Everest at Randwick on Saturday. Lost And running, the only non-Australian bred runner in the contest, will jump from barrier two with Hugh Bowman in the saddle and O’Shea is clearly enjoying… Read More »
Jerome Hunter and the connections of lightly raced Barb Raider have taken a punt in their attempt to pocket a major share of the Thousand Guineas prize money on offer. A late entry fee of $27,500 was paid up for Barb Raider to contest the Group 1 1600m race for three-year-old fillies at… Read More »
Nominations for the 2021 Tabtouch Masters at Ascot were released today (Monday) with strong representation from leading trainers across Australia. Despite Covid-19 travel restrictions, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace team, James Cummings, Kris Lees, Tony Golan and Peter Moody have nominated runners. Maher and Eustace have nominated 18 runners for three… Read More »
