Mornington sprinter Portland Sky took centre stage when he relegated star colts Aysar and Tagaloa to the placing’s with his win in the Manfred Stakes. Portland Sky’s jockey Luke Currie took the lead from the outset and controlled the tempo before he kicked away early in the straight to win… Read More »
Rachel King admits she was second guessing herself when Zethus dived at favourite Home Affairs in a thrilling finish to the Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill. Less than 24 hours earlier, King had endured a series of near-misses when six of her seven rides at the Canterbury night meeting finished second,… Read More »
Boom two-year-old filly Enthaar tightened her grip on favouritism on the forthcoming major two-year-old races when she glided around to win the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield. Enthaar was seemingly under a double grip for the entire race by jockey Mark Zahra yet still won by 2 1/4 lengths and recorded… Read More »
Gerald Ryan will defer to the training philosophies of the great Bart Cummings as he plots an autumn two-year-path for Widden Stakes winner Mallory. The Arrowfield Stud filly put herself in the frame for Golden Slipper discussions with a determined win in Saturday’s Group Three race, chasing down leader Total… Read More »
The Coast Community News has reported that the Wyong Race Club is facing possible legal action by community groups who reportedly will be claiming that the Wyong Race Club has breached its obligations with regard to the Wyong Showground Land. The report states that the showground land had a long… Read More »
Trevor Miller is synonymous with the Sunshine Coast and he has set his sights on another feature race success on Saturday with track specialist Victory Eight. An eight-time winner at the circuit, Victory Eight has drawn perfectly in barrier two for the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m). Miller has won… Read More »
On the comeback trail from injury, Mizzy will head to the Expressway Stakes considerably lighter than the last time she raced and trainer Anthony Cummings says that is a great sign. Having tipped the scales at around 530kg when she made her only appearance of 2020 with a disappointing performance… Read More »
Leading trainer Tony Gollan sends out two runners, Tokoriki Lad and Macewen, in the featured Sunshine Coast Cup at the Caloundra venue on Saturday with Tokoriki Lad easily the better fancied of the two at $7 with Macewan in double figures at $18. Jimmy Byrne, who rode Tokoriki Lad first-up… Read More »
Tom Dabernig will be keeping a nervous eye on his smart three-year-old Aysar from the moment he arrives at Caulfield on Saturday. Dabernig is hoping that Aysar’s coltish traits, which were on display last spring, are a seasonal occurrence and don’t affect the horse during the autumn. “He was a… Read More »
Waller will have a strong hand in the feature races at Rosehill on Saturday with two-time Group One winner Kolding and Star Of The Seas both resuming in the Expressway Stakes (1200m). Star Thoroughbreds filly Divina was scratched from the meeting on Friday, leaving him without a runner in the… Read More »
Finche has been ruled out of the autumn carnival with a tendon injury, placing doubt over his immediate racing future. Trainer Chris Waller confirmed the seven-year-old had suffered a low grade leg issue following a jump out at Flemington on Thursday and would be spelled immediately. Waller said the injury… Read More »
Ciaron Maher was pleased with the easy trial victory by Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet at Geelong on Thursday. He said the most pleasing aspect was that Sir Dragonet had jumped well, which was something they had been working on as he was slowly away in his two Australian starts…. Read More »
The usually unflappable Ciaron Maher confesses he is excited about the return of boom filly Enthaar as she begins her countdown to the major two-year-old races. Even before her debut, Enthaar had created such hype she was sent out a $1.60 favourite in the Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick and she… Read More »
Jamie Kah is set to ride star sprinter Nature Strip when he resumes in the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes at Flemington after regular jockey James McDonald opted to stay in Sydney. McDonald has partnered the speedster to four Group One wins but under the COVID-19 travel guidelines, he would have… Read More »
It wasn’t the normal pre-race warmup by any means. In the second race at Eagle Farm on Thursday the Les Ross trained Our Hot Friend stepped out onto the track, did a quick 180 degree turn, planted his feet … and you just knew what was going to happen next…. Read More »
The countdown is on to February 20’s $1.5 million Neds Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) with 79 two-year-olds among Third Acceptances today. 14 of Godolphin’s best juveniles will look to emulate the deeds of the operation’s most recent winner of Victoria’s premier juvenile race, Lyre (2019). Their list of Third Acceptances… Read More »
A middle-distance race is not Bjorn Baker’s first choice for Harpo Marx but he is hoping a rain-affected track can help his chances. The European import will tackle the ANZ Bloodstock News Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill having worked his way through the grades during the summer. He made it three… Read More »
Juvenile Construct is making all the right noises but Peter Snowden will reserve judgement on his 2021 Golden Slipper credentials until he sees the colt return on race day. A $650,000 yearling purchase, Construct showed good natural talent to finish second to Shaquero at his only appearance in the Breeders’… Read More »
Desleigh Forster believes the adaptable racing pattern of Couldn’t Refuse is an important factor in his favour at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. With the likelihood of a muddling tempo in the class six handicap (1600m), Forster is confident Couldn’t Refuse is versatile enough to cope with that scenario. “You… Read More »
From whatever angle Trent Busuttin assesses Tagaloa, he believes the horse is back to his best but admits he won’t know for certain until he races. Tagaloa, who Busuttin trains in partnership with Natalie Young, resumes in the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds at Caulfield on Saturday. “Natalie… Read More »
