Adelaide Ace showed he is ready to find the winner’s stall again after an impressive first-up effort at Warrnambool. After time in the wilderness Lindsey Smith is confident Adelaide Ace is about to make a return to the winner’s circle. Adelaide Ace will be attempting to win his first race in 15… Read More »
Kris Lees will have weight of numbers on his side when he saddles up three of the 10 runners in the Fujitsu General Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. The Novacastrian trainer will start top weight Tactical Advantage, Takeover Target Stakes winner Enchanted Heart and smart mare Wandabaa and he is struggling to split… Read More »
Co-trainer impressed with youngster in lead up to Group 2. An improving Converge has settled in well since arriving in Queensland as he bids to give Gai Waterhouse success in one of the few juvenile features she’s yet to win in her illustrious career. Waterhouse’s name is on the honour… Read More »
Sidelined through injury, Tasmanian galloper The Inevitable makes his return on the mainland. The former pin-up boy of Tasmanian racing makes his return from injury in a sprint race at Caulfield. The Scott Brunton-trained The Inevitable runs in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1100m) on Saturday after an injury enforced break. A… Read More »
Tiger Of Malay will be out to deliver Golden Slipper-winning trainers Michael and Richard Freedman another juvenile feature. A change of fortune at the barrier draw could be the impetus Tiger Of Malay needs to rediscover his best form in the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm. The Pago Pago… Read More »
Gary Portelli has been on a jockey merry-go-round this week but his decision to wait it out has led to the booking of top rider Rachel King for his Inglis Guineas placegetter Nicci’s Fling. The stable initially sought out an apprentice but when both Samantha Clenton and Louise Day became belatedly unavailable for… Read More »
Matt Dunn believes Sagacious can run a cheeky race in the Queensland Derby at long odds. On pedigree, Sagacious hardly appeals as a classic style of horse. He is by Foxwedge, whose progeny are usually sprinters and occasionally milers, out of multiple stakes placegetter Vecchia Roma, who couldn’t win beyond 1200m…. Read More »
Some tweaks have been to the race dates for the 2021-22 season which will see the Spring Racing Carnival extend out to the end of November. The Spring Racing Carnival will run through until the end of November with the Zipping Classic meeting to be run a fortnight later than… Read More »
Racing Victoria has today released the Race Dates for the 2021-22 racing season with a revamped end to the Spring Racing Carnival headlining the list of enhancements. Following an extensive review, it was determined that a restructure of race meetings would allow for an enhanced feature race calendar and the… Read More »
Champion mare Arcadia Queen has officially been sold to Arrowfield Stud in a deal completed on Thursday for $3.2million. Arcadia Queen was passed in at the Magic Millions broodmare sale on Tuesday for $3.4million with owner Bob Peters wanting $4million for his prized mare however that figure could not be… Read More »
Richard and Michael Freedman will saddle up two runners in the Premier’s Cup at Eagle Farm. One is a seasoned campaigner, the other a progressive import and co-trainer Michael Freedman can make a case for both in the Premier’s Cup at Eagle Farm. Tough-as-teak stayer Paths Of Glory, who boasts one… Read More »
Tommy Berry must be pulling his hair out. The top hoop will continue to fight the good fight in his quest for the Sydney Jockeyâs Premiership and, as Premiership leader James McDonald will agree, it is certainly ânot over until the fat lady sings,â but it is also fair to… Read More »
Flying sprinter Marway will face his toughest test at Randwick on Saturday. With 27 starts under his belt and a winning strikerate of just under fifty per cent, Marway might be considered a polished performer. But trainer Mark Newnham says the former North Queensland galloper is still a work in progress. The… Read More »
You never understand how much you value or appreciate something until it’s taken away. There are many matters we fail to realise the true value of until they are missing from our lives. For thoroughbred trainer, Darryn Pateman, those sentiments ring loud and clear. For more than a decade, the… Read More »
Les Bridge has done more than most in racing. He’s won a Golden Slipper, a Melbourne Cup, an Everest with Classique Legend and earlier this month he was officially inducted into the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame. Family, horses and his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs have been the popular trainer’s life and… Read More »
CO-TRAINER Peter Hulbert feels they stumbled upon a winning formula with Criminal Defence in his latest run and he’s hoping the same tactics might trump the Rough Habit Plate for his career highlight on Saturday. Criminal Defence is attempting to become the eighth horse to complete the Rough Habit Plate-Group 1 Queensland… Read More »
A week after capturing her first Queensland major in spectacular fashion with Zaaki, Annabel Neasham will look to keep her momentum rolling with tough colt Holyfield. The three-year-old will take on hype horse Ayrton in the Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday and Neasham has a healthy… Read More »
No spectators will be allowed on-course at Victorian race meetings after Victorian Government ordered a lockdown following a recent COVID outbreak. Victorian racing will continue in front of no crowds after the Victorian Government ordered a seven-day circuit breaker following the increase in numbers of the recent COVID cluster. Racing… Read More »
Nacim Dilmi has a soft spot for Trekking and Kementari, but won’t be disappointed if Savatiano upstages the boys in Saturday’s Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Dilmi has done a mountain of travel for Godolphin and head trainer James Cummings in the past 15 months, including three quarantine stints during… Read More »
Michael Kent Jr does not think there is a lot between Suduko and Set The Sails ahead of their city debuts at Caulfield. The market would suggest the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr stable will kick off the Caulfield meeting on Saturday with a winner. Price and Kent Jr have Suduko and… Read More »
