Tony Gollan has what he believes are three good hopes in his bid to win the Gold Coast Goldmarket for a fifth time this weekend. Gollan won the most recent running of the race with Snitch, to add to previous wins with Raido, Gundy Son and his dual Group 1 winner Spirit… Read More »
Trainer Matt Smith admits to being a little surprised by the handicapper’s assessment of The Coast but he is keeping faith that Nimalee’s class can carry her through. The Emancipation Stakes winner has top weight of 59kg, half a kilo more than 2020 Group 1 Doncaster Mile placegetter Brandenburg and seven kilos… Read More »
A rain-affected track at Gosford is expected to play into the hands of smart mare Enchanted Heart as she bids for her first black-type win in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes. The four-year-old is the only horse to have beaten up-and-coming sprint star Lost And Running, overpowering him to score… Read More »
Just months after he was plucked out of retirement, former Hong Kong galloper I Am Power will attempt to resurrect his racing career in Australia. The six-year-old will line up for his first start in more than two years in Saturday’s Tooheys Benchmark 78 Handicap (1200m) at Gosford, kicking off… Read More »
Off an Eagle Farm double last week, including a stakes success, Kelly Schweida is hoping to repeat the dose when he takes a talented team to the Gold Coast on Saturday. Miss Hipstar was a winner of the Listed Dalrello Stakes last week, while Slow Hands relished some give in… Read More »
The addition of previous Derby and Oaks winners in the South Australian Derby field has added extra strength to the Group 1 contest, but Mick Price thinks he has the horse to upset them. Australian Derby winner Explosive Jack and Victoria Oaks winning filly have a class, and ratings edge,… Read More »
Peter Snowden is confident Sandown Cup winner Carif is building towards another standout performance but admits it is unlikely to come in Saturday’s Gosford Cup. The accomplished horseman could not be happier with how the recently gelded five-year-old is tracking despite finishing unplaced in two autumn starts in the Doncaster… Read More »
The daughter of Frosted has won two races in a row, including the Group 3 Breeders Stakes last time out, taking her record to three wins and a placing from her seven career starts. The filly will enjoy a luxurious run in transit, having drawn barrier one, and keeps winning… Read More »
Apprentice Tom Sherry headed to the opening day of the Wagga racing carnival for one ride and he made the most of the opportunity to land a brilliant Town Plate victory aboard Marway for boss Mark Newnham. Capitalising on an inside draw, Sherry controlled the race from the front and Marway ($2.90 fav)… Read More »
Juvenile Overpass has already exceeded expectations and he will be out to continue in that vein when he rises to Saturday grade at Gosford’s stand-alone meeting. By 2015 Golden Slipper winner Vancouver, the colt’s only defeat was on debut at Hawkesbury when he finished runner-up to Gleneagles, who subsequently franked… Read More »
Piloted by Mark Zahra, the five-year-old settled well on the outside of the leader and burst clear at the top of the straight to record 2.75 length victory. It was the son of Leroidesanimaux’s fifth start in Australia and was coming off a five-week break after finishing midfield in the… Read More »
Handing John Reynolds his best win in racing, Big Shot Paddy flew the local flag proudly when he defeated Perth gallopers Vintage Stock and Divine Shadow. Sent out a $14 chance, Big Shot Paddy came from seventh position on the turn for jockey Chris Graham and won by 1 ¼ lengths. Reynolds is hoping… Read More »
With a stakes placing already in the bank, lightly-raced filly I Say Hello will get the chance to more than triple her prizemoney tally when she tackles the $500,000 The Coast at Gosford. One of a trio of three-year-olds contesting the race’s inaugural running, I Say Hello will be part of… Read More »
Ridden by Clayton Douglas, the son of Elvstroem renewed his rivalry with old sparring partner Zed Em, as the two warriors jumped the last in unison.The eleven-year-old was made to work for it but got clear over the final stages to win by a length. Trainer Symon Wilde was emotional after… Read More »
Peter & Paul Snowden will decide on race morning whether pre-post favourite Signore Fox lines up in the Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford. The track was rated a soft six on Thursday and Peter Snowden doesn’t want to see much more rain for the sprinter, who has posted seven of his nine… Read More »
One of Victoria’s most exciting gallopers Ayrton is set to make his reappearance at Caulfield in a bid to stamp his credentials for a Group 1 start. Ayrton runs in the final race at Caulfield on Saturday, the Darren Gauci Handicap (1200m), in preparation for a start in the Stradbroke Handicap… Read More »
Mark Newnham is looking forward to saddling up his first Wagga Cup runner, confirming Spirit Ridge will head to the country feature in preference to the Gosford Cup. The horse was an acceptor for both races but will chase the $200,000 purse on Friday after drawing barrier 17 for the Gosford Cup… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is yet to win a Derby, but he has the breeding to be a Derby winning trainer. His father Luca was a dual English Derby winning trainer and Matt will on Saturday saddle Nobel Heights in the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. “If someone asked… Read More »
The Steve O’Dea and Matt Hoysted team have the chance for a Gold Coast stakes double with an old stable favourite and a relative newcomer this weekend. Scallopini has been a flagbearer for the stable over a couple of seasons now and tries to add to his tally of nine career wins when… Read More »
Group One winning jockey Zac Spain has been handed a one month suspension which will take effect immediately after he failed a breath test at Warrnambool on Wednesday. Stewards stood Spain down immediately from his two rides on the second day of the May Racing Carnival at Warrnambool and he… Read More »
