The Autumn Sun and Press Statement were already Group One winners when they claimed the Hobartville Stakes but this year Chris Waller will rely on two emerging talents. The Elanora and Wheelhouse will bid to deliver Sydney’s leading trainer his third victory in the Group Two feature, which he last… Read More »
James Cummings has dominated Melbourne’s two-year-old races this season and he is hoping to add the jewel in the crown with three runners in the Blue Diamond Stakes. The Godolphin trainer’s trio are all well fancied with both Arcaded and Ingratiating last-start winners, while Anamoe was beaten in a photo… Read More »
It quite literally is a case of David vs Goliath at Canberra this afternoon. Gai and Adrian’s Tulloch Lodge brings the unbeaten YALETOWN (Vancouver-Marianne) to Canberra this afternoon for a crack at the Canberra Guineas Preview over 1400m. He then will be set for the $150,000 Canberra Guineas on 8… Read More »
One of the key runners in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes has been withdrawn from the field due to lameness. Trainer Grahame Begg withdrew Dosh from the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes on Friday morning, a day after a veterinary inspection found the two-year-old filly with bruising near the near foreleg… Read More »
Last years Blue Diamond Stakes winning jockey Michael Walker is heading into this years edition of the race as bullish as what he was 12 months ago. Michael Walker will ride the Cindy Alderson-trained two-year-old Jigsaw in the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes on Saturday where he is a $15 chance… Read More »
Western Australia star Arcadia Queen has topped the polling for the third edition of the $5 million All-Star Mile which will be raced at Moonee Valley on March 13. Arcadia Queen earned top spot after fetching 15,105 votes, while the David Jolly-trained Behemoth finished in second place with 14,699 votes…. Read More »
Madeleine Wishart rode her first winner since returning from a six-month injury enforced layoff when she piloted the Kevin Kemp trained Dreamtimer to victory in a Class 2 Handicap at Doomben. Ironically, Wishart was also aboard a Kemp trained horse, Alert And Ready, when she fell during the running of… Read More »
The lightly raced four-year-old Whozyadeeler made it two from two when he outclassed his rivals at in a Class 1 Handicap at Doomben. The Tony Gollan trained son of Dundeel had similarly trounced his rivals on debut when stretching out to a 5.25 length win over 1200m at the Sunshine… Read More »
Shane Nichols is often bemused when he looks at the price of his stable star Streets Of Avalon and bookmakers again have him shaking his head over their Futurity Stakes assessments. “Tell me in what other year would you find the winner of the Australia Stakes and the Orr Stakes… Read More »
Godolphin’s crop of two year old’s continues to shine and their latest exploits were on display at Newcastle today where Larkspur Run and Gymnastics finished 1-2 in the Two-Year-Old Maiden Plate. The betting, based on her two runner-up finishes in her only two previous starts and the fact that she… Read More »
Graham Begg is hoping he is given the green light to try to maintain his perfect Blue Diamond Stakes record with the two-year-old filly. Begg has only had one previous runner which was 2018 winner Written By. “We will trot her up again tomorrow. It was disappointing that they found… Read More »
It is not every day a French Group One placegetter lines up in an Eagle Farm class three Plate. Wren’s Day, runner-up to Cracksman in the weight-for-age Group One Prix Ganay at Longchamp in April 2018 at only his fifth start, resumes in Brisbane on Saturday for new trainer Cody… Read More »
Short-priced Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Enthaar is one of three horses who will need to be given the all-clear by Racing Victoria veterinarians in order to line up in the Group One race. Enthaar’s co-trainer Ciaron Maher said in his opinion the filly was fine to take her place at… Read More »
Bush baby Rocket Tiger is taking his connections on the ride of a lifetime in a journey they hope can continue all the way to the $3.5 million Golden Slipper. Home-bred, by an unfashionable sire in Cluster, and raced by a Murray River cod farmer, the unbeaten youngster is a… Read More »
The red hot favourite for Saturday’s Group Two Silver Slipper Stakes has been scratched from the race. The John Sargent trained Four Moves Ahead has been scratched from the Silver Slipper Stakes after knocking her knee in her box which requires treatment and rest. Four Moves Ahead was the heavily… Read More »
Enthaar the red hot favourite in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes will require veterinary clearance after being found lame in the near fore on Thursday morning. Short priced favourite Enthaar was among three horses who will need to be re-assesed by stewards on Friday before being passed fit to run in… Read More »
Peltzer will be on a mission to prove he is not Sydney’s version of Chief De Beers when he sets out to break his Rosehill hoodoo in the Hobartville Stakes. The burgeoning talent has won six of his nine starts, five of his victories coming at Randwick and one –… Read More »
Crowds are set to return to the race tracks in Victoria this weekend in time for the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes day at Caulfield. The Melbourne Racing Club has lodged an application with the State Government to host 9000 racegoers at Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes meeting. The club if successful in… Read More »
The Peter Moody trained two-year-old colt Lightsaber ($2.80) made it two wins from three starts when he scored an end-to-end victory at Sandown. The son of Zoustar had it all his own way early on, setting a leisurely gallop before cementing the win with a sustained run in the straight,… Read More »
Sunseekers rarely put Melbourne at the top of their list but that is precisely where Gerald Ryan is headed with Standout in his quest for a dry track. The classy sprinter has twice been slated to resume in Sydney and has been scratched both times due to rain-affected ground. With… Read More »
