It was a slogging go on a heavy surface but the Ryan & Alexiou-trained galloper Steely ($6) has shown an explosive turn of foot to take out the ACY Securities Handicap over 1800m at Randwick. The All Too Hard gelding was dominant on the line defeating race favourite Great House… Read More »
Former Warrnambool Cup winner Furrion has found winning form again with success in the ATA Celebrates Women Trainers Handicap. Lindsey Smith has praised the winning ride of Declan Bates after Furrion found his way back into the winner’s circle at Flemington. Furrion’s win in the ATA Celebrates Women Trainers Handicap (2000m) on Saturday was the… Read More »
Warwick Farm-based trainer Gary Portelli has pulled the right rein with Lord Zoulander ($10) in the Randwick Midway, opting for a quick back-up after disappointing in last week’s edition. Only seven days ago the Zoustar progeny was beaten almost ten lengths in the newly created race, but Portelli knew he was a… Read More »
I’m Thunderstruck has decimated the field in the K.A Morrison Handicap at Flemington, scoring a four-length victory over his closest rivals. The lightly raced three-year-old gelding, co-trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr settled rearward throughout the 1400m journey before letting loose with a devastating turn of foot down the straight,… Read More »
Luke Dittman said the well-tried favourite Release The Beans won despite himself in the opening event at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Release The Beans was backed in to start a $2.70 favourite and prevailed by a narrow margin to beat Sydney raider Allusionist ($3.30). Dittman was a late replacement for… Read More »
English trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam will wake up to some welcome news with Gonnadancealot earning a ballot exemption into the VRC Oaks with her breakthrough win at Flemington. Victory in Saturday’s Byerley Handicap (1800m), Melbourne’s longest two-year-old race, provided the winner a ballot exemption into the Victoria Racing Club’s Blue Riband events for three-year-olds in… Read More »
A simple suggestion from jockey Brenton Avdulla to champion trainer Chris Waller has proved the difference for consistent galloper Fastconi at Randwick. The Nicconi gelding has always been thereabouts in his first 14 starts with two wins and seven placings but had never really put them to the sword like… Read More »
Warwick Farm-based trainer Bjorn Baker has continued his rich vein of form unveiling a promising two-year-old with War Eternal ($3.60) proving to be too strong over the 1400m at Randwick. The Pierro two-year-old managed to get his head down on the line in blustery conditions, running down Revivalist ($8.50) by… Read More »
The 2020/21 racing season was 12 months like no other, with Covid wreaking havoc across numerous parts of the country at various stages. Records were broken, stars were born, several flopped and others emerged from relatively nowhere. Down below is the Justhorseracing wrap of the 2020/21 season. The Star Jamie… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable are set to claim their first Melbourne Metropolitan Trainer’s Premiership and are hoping to increase their lead at Flemington. They have imported galloper Bartholomeu Dias making his return in the Sir Eugene Gorman Handicap (1600m) on Saturday as the gelding enters his second… Read More »
A wide barrier holds no fears for Greg Hickman as Our Bellagio Miss attempts to record back-to-back wins at Randwick. The mare claimed the first edition of the Midway Handicap at Rosehill two weeks ago and will step out in Saturday’s Heineken Handicap (1000m) where she will jump from barrier nine after… Read More »
After more than two years away from the winners circle, Furrion gets his winning chance again at Flemington. Former Warrnambool Cup winner Furrion is enjoying life back in the beachside town. Now his new trainer Lindsey Smith is hoping he can return to the winner’s list which may come in the ATA Celebrates… Read More »
Zaaki has been Annabel Neasham’s stable star but she hopes to unearth a few more among her current crop of yearlings. Annabel Neasham has set the bar high for herself after a heady breakout season, but she wouldn’t want it any other way. In her first full year as a… Read More »
Record holder for the most wins in Singapore, Laurie Laxon has died at home in New Zealand. Melbourne Cup winning trainer Laurie Laxon has died. Laxon, who was also a member of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame, died in his sleep at home in New Zealand, aged 75. Empire… Read More »
There was a touch of spring in the air at the Rosehill barrier trials with two-time Group One winner Montefilia among a handful of stars in action. In a pipe-opening hitout, Montefilia was given an easy time by Jason Collett to finish fifth in her 1030m heat on Friday. Other big names… Read More »
The way Tena Koutou came through his Aquanita Stakes (2000m) victory has trainer Adam Durrant upbeat about his chances of taking out a feature race double at Belmont Park. Tena Koutou dominated the Aquanita Stakes a fortnight back and enhanced his staying credentials when he surged clear over the final stages… Read More »
Lindhout chases a second Flemington win when she runs in the RMBL Investments Rising Stars Final. With each start that lightly-raced Lindhout has, trainer Enver Jusufovic sees benefit which he hopes can carry the mare to a second successive win at Flemington. Lindhout scored in the Leilani Series Final (1400m) on July… Read More »
A $2 million sprint race will be the jewel in the crown for Sydney’s fillies and mares this spring as one of several initiatives announced by Racing NSW. The 1400m showpiece called ‘The Invitation‘ will be held at Randwick on October 23, a week after the $15 million The Everest…. Read More »
The Jekyll and Hyde of Gary Portelli’s stable, Lord Zoulander constantly leaves his trainer guessing. He cannot be certain which version of Lord Zoulander will turn up at Randwick but trainer Gary Portelli has his fingers crossed that it’s the competitive one. The five-year-old mixes his form and while a… Read More »
Racing NSW has today announced that a new race – “The Invitation”, will be run in October 2021, headlining several enhancements to the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. “The Invitation”, carrying prizemoney of $2 million, will be run for fillies and mares over a distance of 1400m at Royal Randwick on… Read More »
