Lee Curtis can see similarities between Achira and his Group 1 winner Lasqueti Spirit and he is hoping she can follow a similar path to his former star. Achira will take her place in the Listed Dulcify Stakes (1500m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday and while Curtis isn’t expecting her… Read More »
Three highly-credentialled European horses have entered pre-travel quarantine in the UK and Ireland ahead of an assault on the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Cox Plate aspirants State Of Rest and Gold Trip along with Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup hope Spanish Mission entered quarantine overnight ahead of travel in two weeks’ time. The Joseph O’Brien-trained State Of Rest will serve his quarantine period in Ireland while Andrew Balding’s Cups contender Spanish Mission will be joined by Gold… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden are looking to Captivant to consolidate on a superb first-up performance with another competitive showing against Sydney’s brightest three-year-olds. The colt captured the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) in the autumn and was expected to find his rivals too sharp when he resumed in the San Domenico… Read More »
Classique Legend and Lost And Running have continued their Everest build-ups with a barrier trial clash at Randwick, while Eduardo has again underlined his claims for a slot with a dominant display. The reigning Everest titleholder, Classique Legend was prominent in the run and angled through a split in the straight to edge… Read More »
James Cummings and the Godolphin team have a healthy opinion of Vilana but question whether the bigger spring races may come too soon. The three-year-old son of Hallowed Crown runs in the Listed Exford Plate (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday coming off a last start win in a maiden at Sandown on August 25…. Read More »
Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan did not know what to expect when he took over the training of former Sydneysider Jonker. Jonker had won only two of his 20 starts for David Atkins, his first two outings, before the now six-year-old joined Gollan last year. In five starts for his new trainer, Jonker has two wins… Read More »
Graeme Hammarquist believes the 2021 edition of the Tabtouch Carnarvon Cup (2000m) is one of the strongest fields assembled for several years. Hammarquist will saddle up Marxian, a $7 chance in current Tabtouch markets and on the second line of betting behind Staaden ($2.35). One of three runners for trainer Rob Gulberti,… Read More »
The trial was basically a Gr 1 race and it featured star gallopers CLASSIQUE LEGEND (Not A Single Doubt – Pinocchio), LOST AND RUNNING (Per Incanto – Dreamlife) and I AM SUPERMAN (Footstepsinthesand – Fastnet Lady), KOLDING (Ocean Park – Magic Star) as well as HUNGRY HEART (Frankel – Harlech)… Read More »
Notorious One can continue his progression towards Ascot feature races later this year when he attempts to claim a winning hat trick at Belmont Park on Saturday. Notorious One meets his toughest test to date in the Listed Farnley Stakes (1400m), but co-trainer Michael Gangemi is confident he’s ready to take the… Read More »
Connections of It’s Me have decided to bypass another tilt at the Kosciuszko and will instead concentrate on alternative spring assignments. The mare’s trainer Brett Cavanough told Racing NSW stewards on Thursday that’s It’s Me would not be put forward as a contender for the rich sprint, restricted to selected country-trained horses…. Read More »
Four of the five Group One-winning juveniles from last season will go head-to-head in The Run To The Rose in what is surely the strongest renewal in the race’s history. Along with Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside, Anamoe (ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes), Captivant (Champagne Stakes) and Converge (J J Atkins) will all clash… Read More »
He might be dodging the big guns at Kembla Grange, but Tiger Of Malay remains firmly in contention for a start in the Group 1 Golden Rose. Trainers Richard and Michael Freedman have opted to run the three-year-old in Saturday’s Dulcify Quality (1500m), rather than bring him back in distance against a… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside faces his moment of truth in The Run To The Rose after a first-up performance that left co-trainer Michael Freedman with more questions than answers. While the colt didn’t run poorly, he also didn’t show the explosiveness he possessed as a juvenile when finishing an… Read More »
After a bumpy start, Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards is hoping to lay the foundations for another prosperous Sydney spring carnival with emerging mare Entriviere. Richards has enjoyed tremendous success in Australia, plundering feature races with the likes of Te Akau Shark, Melody Belle and Probabeel. But it hasn’t been… Read More »
Mike Moroney is banking on Tofane getting onto the bigger Flemington circuit being beneficial when she steps out to the mile for the first time. The Flemington-based Moroney believes Tofane struggled to get around the tighter Caulfield track when placed in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) on August 28 and thinks she is ready to collect her first… Read More »
Arguably the unluckiest mare in training, Icebath remains on target to capture an elusive Group 1 win this spring and the Theo Marks Stakes will be the next important step in her quest. Icebath has twice been narrowly beaten in feature races, run down late by Colette in the Golden Eagle and… Read More »
The one-time favourite for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas will miss the race due to a leg injury. Argentia pulled-up lame following her eighth behind stablemate Zouzarella in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) at The Valley last Saturday. That followed a debut win over Viviane and Invincible Caviar over 1100m at Flemington in June and when nominations closed for… Read More »
Godolphin colt Ingratiating heads back to Flemington looking to improve on his imposing record on the straight course. Ingratiating runs in the Listed Poseidon Stakes (1100m) on Saturday after returning with a stunning win in the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield last month. The James Cummings-trained son of Frosted has… Read More »
Tasmanian trainer Adam Trinder says he will be disappointed if Mystic Journey does not fill a place in her return run from surgery. The inaugural winner of the All-Star Mile makes her return in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday and Trinder says she is primed for… Read More »
Speed ‘N’ Reef is the oldest and most experienced horse in Saturday’s Tabtouch Carnarvon Cup, but trainer Jacquelyn Scott holds out strong hope he still has plenty of life left in his legs. “He is racing well and is pulling up well after his races,” Jacquelyn Scott told The Races WA…. Read More »
