It was a case of putting the head down and saying ‘catch me if you can’. That was the game-plan of Ryan Wiggins aboard Rollinwiththeflow, both early on and then with far more intensity in the home straight in the fourth race at Doomben, a Three-Year-Old Handicap over 1350m, and… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Nature Strip will continue his build-up to The Championships with a barrier trial at Rosehill after bypassing The Galaxy. Chris Waller has revealed how close he came to giving Nature Strip a shot at history in The Galaxy before pulling the plug at the eleventh hour…. Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke may have had to play second and third fiddle in the fifth race at Doomben, but the stable was not to be denied in the sixth race when the very well supported Weona Smartone (a hot, hot $1.80 favourite with Sportsbet) proved too strong for his opposition… Read More »
Toorooloo pushed her winning strike rate record up to an impressive fifty precent when she landed the third win of her six start career in the Three-Year-Old Handicap over 1050m at Doomben. The win gave trainer David Vandyke and jockey Mark Du Plessis a double at the meeting after the… Read More »
The Matthew Smith trained Lashes ($3.20 Sportsbet) had to form to take care of things in the last race at Doomben and she duly saluted under Robbie Fradd although she did have to work to secure her victory in the Class 6 Handicap over 1200m. Lashes settled fourth and then… Read More »
Explosive Quality ($8.50 Sportsbet) lived up to her name when she burst through in a pressurised finish, putting her head in front when it mattered most to claim her third win from only ten starts. She also has five placings to her credit. There were four horses spread across the… Read More »
There is simply no substitute for class … a fact that is brought home time and again in racing. The latest evidence … watching the Toby and Trent Edmonds trained Vanna Girl ($3.70) streaking home to an eye-catching first-up win under the steadying burden of 59kg in the fifth race… Read More »
The Chris Waller / Jim Byrne combination made to a race to race double when Guise took the honours in the third race at Doomben, a BM85 Handicap over 1600m. The team had struck one race earlier with Humbolt Current and Guise ($3) followed a similar path in the running…. Read More »
After a bit of a wipe-out for most punters in the first race, Humbolt Current, the $1.60 favourite (Sportsbet), got one back for punters at Doomben when he saluted in the second race, An Open Handicap over 2000m. The six-year-old Fastnet Rock gelding had been well-supported in his previous start… Read More »
The outsider Military Gambler ($26) upstaged the main fancies in the opening race at Doomben, a Two-Year-Old Handicap over 1100m. The Chris Munce trained son of Rommel produced a sustained run and hit the line hard, an effort which carried him past the favourite Stellar Magic ($1.80) and Startantes (the… Read More »
Tommy Berry had a memorable Golden Slipper day on the track with a Group One double but his luck ran out in the stewards’ room. The gifted rider took out the feature race aboard Stay Inside and the Rosehill Guineas aboard Mo’Unga but the latter came at a cost with… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride was wondering what could go wrong in the lead up to the Group 1 Galaxy at Rosehill on Saturday. But he need not have worried as Eduardo gave his rivals a galloping lesson to take out the 1100m sprint under handicap conditions. Judging the pace perfectly, Nash… Read More »
A bond forged through tragedy has made Tommy Berry’s third Golden Slipper victory on Stay Inside one to be cherished. The star Sydney jockey has won the $3.5 million race twice before aboard Overreach (2013) and Vancouver (2015) but Saturday’s triumph on the Michael and Richard Freedman-trained Stay Inside carried… Read More »
Stay Inside has added the latest chapter to the Freedman family’s Golden Slipper dynasty with a breathtaking win in the world’s richest two-year-old race. Under the leadership of Lee Freedman, the brothers claimed four Slippers in a row starting with Bint Marscay in 1993 and on Saturday at Rosehill, it… Read More »
A memorable Group l kicked off a fabulous day at Rosehill, which included surprises with a touch of arrogance in the big one, the Golden Slipper. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Elleegant Win In Epic Ranvet The… Read More »
Trainer Will Clarken and the team behind former UK galloper Ironclad will look to bigger purses after taking an important step at Bendigo on Saturday. Ironclad made his first trip away from his new Morphettville home to claim the Listed Golden Mile under a brilliant ride from Jamie Kah. The victory… Read More »
Annavisto has secured some important black type for her connections with an all-the-way victory in the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1600m) on Saturday. And the Mick Price And Michael Kent Jr-trained filly was on her best behaviour, giving rider Jamie Kah an easy steer. Sent out the 2.50 favourite, Annavisto scored by 1-¾ lengths from Mozzie Monster… Read More »
A long-range plan to target the Doncaster Mile is a step closer after Think It Over swept to victory in the George Ryder Stakes to secure his spot in next month’s Group One showpiece. Trainer Kerry Parker had modest aspirations pre-race, hoping Think It Over could be competitive in the weight-for-age… Read More »
Annabel Neasham has landed an important milestone in her training career with Mo’Unga providing the Warwick Farm-based horsewoman her first Group 1 winner. Granted her licence at the start of the season, Neasham’s training career has been on an upward spiral since her first runner at Scone last August. But… Read More »
Verry Elleegant has exacted revenge on English gelding Addeybb with a tenacious Ranvet Stakes victory, prompting Chris Waller to rate her as “world-class”. In a case of déjà vu, the pair made their runs coming to the turn and where Verry Elleegant looked to be coasting, Tom Marquand felt for… Read More »
