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 »
Progressing from an excellent Pinjarra maiden victory, the daughter of Vital Equine won the Amelia Park Lodge Handicap (1400m) and delivered jockey Chris Parnham with a personal milestone. Having her third career start, Tri For Us was taken forward by Parnham and settled third in running before kicking clear inside the final… Read More »
South Australian jockey Stacey Metcalfe has received a two month suspension for her ride aboard Exalted Maxine at Murray Bridge on Wednesday. Metcalfe was charged with failing to ride her mount out which cost the horse the win prompting stewards to hand the apprentice the hefty suspension. The SA apprentices suspension… Read More »
The three-year-old had been promising during the first five starts of his career, but could never manage to put it all together. But gelding did the trick, with Magic Ruler leading the field of six from start to finish and kicked away over the concluding stages to score by two lengths… Read More »
It has proven third time lucky for Inn Keeper and his connections in the Listed Wangoom Handicap (1200m), the feature sprint of the Warrnambool Three-Day Carnival. The Symon Wilde-trained sprinter has been a mainstay of the Warrnambool carnival and on Wednesday was lining up for the fourth consecutive year. Inn Keeper… Read More »
Two months ago, trainer Brett Scott lay in hospital in a coma with a head injury courtesy of a kick from one of his horses, but on Wednesday he was the toast of Warrnambool following the win of The Statesman in the Galleywood Hurdle. Scott was a former champion jumps jockey before switching to… Read More »
