James McDonald has remembered the late Nini Vascotto after winning the race named in her honour. Vascotto, a former Australian Turf Club employee who bravely battled cancer for many years, lost her fight last month and her funeral surface was livestreamed on Friday. McDonald paid tribute to the popular racing identity… Read More »
John O’Shea’s trained Berdibek has sprouted wings to descend on his rivals and take out the Wyong Gold Cup in a canter on Friday. Positioned at the rear of the field for most of the running, the talented grey had all but one runner ahead of him when approaching the… Read More »
The King Of Bundaberg … King Klaus … is heading for the Sunshine Coast where he will tackle an Open Handicap over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club meeting on Sunday. King Klaus’s presence will be a bonus attraction on the day. The six-year-old gelding, trained by Gary Clem,… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable expect to see a fitter Generation step out for the second run of his campaign at The Valley. Generation lines up in the Inglis 2022 Yearling Sales Series Plate (1200m) on Saturday after finishing third in his return run in the Group 3… Read More »
You’ve got to be in it to win it and that’s why Moruya trainer Michael Gatty and connections of Gorush Lightning have snapped up as many tickets in The Kosciuszko as they can to give their sprinter a chance to contest the $1.3 million country feature. Gatty is realistic about… Read More »
A blueprint that delivered Redzel back-to-back victories in The Everest has been strategically utilised by his former trainers as they prepare to launch the spring campaign of their latest sprinting talent. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Wild Ruler will go head-to-head with benchmark speedster Nature Strip in the Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Randwick… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie says his sprinter Portland Sky has the right attitude to be a star racehorse. Portland Sky makes his return as a four-year-old in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes at The Valley on Saturday which is likely to lead the sprinter to two Group 1 contests at the course… Read More »
Rival trainer John O’Shea has taken a vested interest in the career of Jamaea and he has liked what he has seen. Jamaea just edged out O’Shea’s filly Robodira when they finished second and third respectively in the Magic Night Stakes in March. Robodira subsequently went to the paddock, while the Robert and… Read More »
Not even trainer Anthony Cummings knows what to expect when former Hungarian superstar Nancho makes his Australian debut at Randwick. The seven-year-old will race for the first time in almost two years when he contests Saturday’s Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) and it has been some journey to get him this far. A top… Read More »
Fearing the worst, track manager at The Valley Marty Synan has not applied any water to track ahead of the Cox Plate Qualifier meeting. Melbourne’s weather forecast has all week been for heavy rain on Friday with more rain on Saturday. Synan said rain was still forecast for Friday, but the… Read More »
Training horses is one thing, coping with the external pressures of the sport is another. Annabel Neasham is doing a remarkable job of handling both. The young horsewoman has racked up a trio of Group 1 wins in just over a year as a fully-fledged trainer and she is making giant… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable is looking forward to finally getting imported galloper Port Guillaume out onto the racetrack. The French-bred galloper arrived in Australia last year as a highly credentialled 2021 Caulfield Cup contender, but the son of Le Havre was ruled out on veterinary grounds. Almost 12 months on, Port Guillaume is set to run in… Read More »
Pinjarra trainer Brett Pope is happy to kick start Divine Shadow’s campaign in Kalgoorlie and expects a competitive performance on his return. Brett Pope has fond memories of Divine Shadow’s Goldfield’s campaign last year where he showed his prowess in three of Kalgoorlie’s biggest races. The Blackfriars gelding ran third in… Read More »
James Cummings has declared the Winx Stakes the right form line for Saturday’s Chelmsford Stakes and says Cascadian will be hard to hold out in the Group 2 feature. Four horses who contested the first Group 1 of the Sydney season will clash again at Randwick – She’s Ideel (third),… Read More »
With his hopes of riding in Melbourne dashed, Glen Boss is refocusing his attention on the Sydney spring carnival. Glen Boss might be down, but he is never out. The top jockey’s hopes of riding in Melbourne this spring were snuffed out when a government backflip forced him to return from… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben and JD Hayes were left disappointed with the first-up run of Aysar at Flemington, a horse they say is one of the better gallopers in their stable. But Ben Hayes is expecting a far better showing when the son of Deep Field steps out in the Listed Chautauqua Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
Laure Me In will tackle the first leg of what connections hope can be a provincial Cups double when he heads to Wyong for their showcase meeting on Friday. The gelding was scratched from last weekend’s Premier’s Cup (2000m) at Kembla Grange after he drew wide and has come up with… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable will consider scratching Argentia if the forecast rain hits The Valley. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting between 20-35mm of rain on Friday and a further 3-10mm on Saturday. Argentia and stablemate Zouzarella are set to clash in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) on Saturday after both fillies posted wins at their… Read More »
An injury to regular rider Brenton Avdulla has prompted a jockey change for Randwick Guineas winner Lion’s Roar and it has been made with a longer-term view. The four-year-old resumes in the Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday when he will be partnered by Kerrin Mcevoy for the first time. McEvoy is… Read More »
Tim Clark has enjoyed an outstanding start to the new season with a brace of feature race wins and he is hoping Swift Witness can continue his spring form surge. The Ms Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly was responsible for delivering Clark’s first black-type success of the season in the Silver Shadow… Read More »
