Bjorn Baker believes the experience of competing against older horses will hold War Eternal in good stead when he backs up against his own age group in the Spring Stakes at Newcastle. The colt didn’t shirk his task when finishing just over three lengths from winner Zoushack over 1400m at Rosehill last Saturday… Read More »
After a spring of discontent, Australian Bloodstock is hoping its luck is about to turn as they assemble a formidable team for Newcastle’s feature stand-alone meeting. The Hunter-based syndicators lost All-Star Mile winner Mugatoo for the start of the season through injury, while import Gold Trip was a controversial scratching from… Read More »
Since going out on her own in 2017, Donna Scott has been determined to enter a runner in the renowned Snake Gully Cup. After four years, that ambition has finally become a reality as the Albury trainer is set to make her training-debut in the 1400m Open feature with Takissacod and Oamanikka…. Read More »
The talented fillies are one-two in Tabtouch market order after 1 Âľ lengths separated the pair when they clashed in last Tuesday’s Listed Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m). Searchin’ Roc’s hit the front at the top of the straight in the Burgess Queen Stakes, but she couldn’t withstand Buzzoom’s powerful finishing… Read More »
After 16 starts, Mr Delegator steps up to Listed grade for the first time in the Seacorp-Ascot Gold Cup (1800m). The five-year-old son of Maschino has won his past two races including a last-start demolition of his rivals at Ascot. He led the field up in a 1600m handicap and bolted… Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood would like to add the Cranbourne Cup to the record of No Effort. Former jumps jockey Gavin Bedggood cannot believe how far stable star No Effort has come in the past two years. Bedggood took over the training of No Effort 18 months ago, five starts after her previous trainer Alan Cooper… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club will work closely with Racing Victoria to review the two-day Cox Plate Carnival despite a new record wagering record. Turnover across the two meetings rose 10 per cent year-on-year to $183 million with $133.7 million wagered (up 9.3%) on Cox Plate Day while Manikato Stakes night held a… Read More »
He had no luck at the barrier draw and now Signore Fox is at the mercy of NSW’s unpredictable weather. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained backmarker faces a tough task after coming up with the outside gate in the field of 15 plus four reserves for Saturday’s $1 million The Hunter… Read More »
Import King’s Charisma has not quite measured up to expectations in three Australian starts and connections are hoping an interstate trip will unlock his potential. The former English stayer hasn’t been disgraced at his past two outings, finishing fourth in a 2000m race at Caulfield and fifth to Great House in the… Read More »
The amount of rain forecast for Melbourne on Friday is likely to see Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani head to Adelaide with stayers Sous Les Nuages and Nobel Heights. Both are among acceptors for the Reed Cranes and Transport Marathon Handicap (2500m) at Cranbourne on Saturday and the Claude Haigh Memorial Handicap (2250m) at Morphettville Parks. Cumani… Read More »
Lease went home with stable bragging rights the last time he clashed with barn mate Dufresne but trainer Anthony Cummings expects there to be little between the pair when they go head-to-head again in the Group 3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle. The three-year-olds both contested the Bondi Stakes (1600m) two starts ago with… Read More »
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 »
