The 2026 edition of the Vinery Stud Stakes has been run, with Mark Walkerâs star filly Belle Cheval proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. Winning Trainer:… Read More »
Star jockey Tommy Berry offered to pay the $44,000 late entry fee to secure Storm Leopard a start in the ATC Australian Derby after a dominant staying effort in the Group 2 $300,000 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. “I’ll offer to pay the late entry if they… Read More »
Having ticked the first and second boxes in a three-part plan, emerging colt Southend will be given an opportunity to make it a clean-sweep in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes. After taking out the Paul Perry (1300m) at Newcastle on debut, Southend came to Rosehill on Saturday and added the Group 3… Read More »
Barnavara was sent out a dominant $1.70 favourite but she struggled to make ground in the run home and finished only fourth as her stablemate, Wootton Verni, streaked away to an easy win. Waller felt Wootton Verni’s race experience down under proved vital and while he was understandably disappointed with… Read More »
Appreciating the wet conditions underfoot, Sydney visitor Satono Glow has staged an impressive win at Flemington. The Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) on Saturday was expected to be a two-horse race between the heavily backed $2.10 favourite Gin Twist and Jadzia ($3.10). Both fillies had previous experience down the… Read More »
The Kylie Hoskin trained Geneva scored a dominant win in the Manawatu Classic at Trentham. The son of Time Test was coming off a strong third place result in the NZ Derby in a race in which his finishing effort was compromised when he was carried off a straight line… Read More »
The Pat Webster-trained Apostle scored for the locals at Toowoomba when he outgunned Boomelli in the $125,000 Pat OâShea Plate (1200m) for two-year-olds, prevailing in a highly pressurised finish. The son of St Markâs Basilica had produced a similarly determined effort at Eagle Farm three weeks earlier, defeating the $1.60… Read More »
Rockhampton trainer Jamie McConachy came, saw and conquered the King Of The Mountain at Toowoomba, with his tough mare Cheery Rose, an $18 chance, proving too strong when it mattered to score by 0.33 lengths over the $2.30 favourite Battlefield. There was no questioning the consistency Cheery Rose brought into… Read More »
Racing WA have confirmed that the meeting at Ascot tomorrow, which was to have featured the WA Oaks and the Melvista Stakes, will not go ahead due to deteriorating weather conditions and an unfavourable forecast for the metropolitan area. A media release from Racing WA states the meeting has now… Read More »
It might have been a low-key country TAB meeting at Muswellbrook, but the Annabel and Rob Archibald trained Siragusa caught the eye when making it two wins from two starts in a BM58 Handicap over 1280m. The three-year-old has been ⊠and still is ⊠very much a work in… Read More »
From Onesmoothoperator at the top of the weight scale to the bottom weight Litzdeel, the Listed Roy Higgins over 2600m is full of intriguing prospects, not least because the winner of the race will pick up a much sought-after âGolden Ticketâ ⊠a ballot free entry into the Melbourne Cup…. Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood has given Group 1 winner Mornington Glory a thorough grounding ahead of his latest return to racing. Mornington Glory has his first outing in almost seven months in the Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday where he will be joined by recent stable acquisition Johnny Rocker. Bedggood has played the long game with Mornington Glory after… Read More »
The international stars Forever Young, Calandagan and Ombudsman are all aligned as the odds-on favourites for the $30.5m 30th Dubai World Cup night at Meydan. And with Forever Young coming off a second consecutive victory in the $20m Saudi Cup, heâs the $1.40 race favourite with nation-wide betting agencies for… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner Jigsaw is set to head to Western Australia for next monthâs Quokka after securing a slot in the $5 million sprint alongside Ladbrokes. Fresh off his victory in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes, the Cindy Alderson-trained gelding will travel to Perth as one of the… Read More »
Wind the clock back two years and the connections of Mark Twain were celebrating having gained a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup. Six months later after winning the Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington, those dreams were shattered by a tendon injury Mark Twain suffered while preparing for the 2024 spring. Move… Read More »
After much thought, Robbie Griffiths and connections have decided on a Stakes race in Adelaide to try and achieve some important ‘Black Type’ for Almost An Angel. The two-year-old has been scratched from the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Flemington in favour of the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday. A debut winner on the… Read More »
Tommy Berry has made no secret of his desire to ride progressive stayer Soul Of Spain in the Sydney Cup, firstly chasing the mount and then committing to him for the duration of his autumn carnival campaign. Thus far, it is looking like a smart call with the Chris Waller-trained gelding an… Read More »
Having brought Caviar Heights halfway across the world, William Haggas’ assistant trainer, Isabella Paul, can’t believe the horse’s biggest hurdle at Rosehill will be a top-class galloper from home. The five-year-old, who made the trip to Australia alongside seasoned traveller and stablemate Dubai Honour, will line up in Saturday’s Neville Sellwood… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Knightâs Choice has made his return to the track with a barrier trial at Caulfield, signalling the beginning of his latest campaign. The 2024 Cup hero had been sidelined after being caught up in a strangles outbreak at Macedon Lodge, which forced the gelding into quarantine and… Read More »
Coolmore has outbid several major studs to secure Golden Slipper winner Guest House in a deal believed to be worth around $30 million. Interest in the colt surged following his dominant performance in the Group 1 Golden Slipper, with a competitive bidding battle emerging in the days after the worldâs… Read More »
