Group One Lightning Stakes winner Gytrash has become the third horse to secure a slot in the $15 million The Everest, joining Nature Strip and Classique Legend. Trained at Morphettville by Gordon Richards, the five-year-old has been confirmed to represent sales company Inglis. One of the country’s most improved sprinters,… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have split their three-year-olds between states as they bid to sort out the pecking order of their spring squad. Rulership has been sent to Melbourne in search of firmer tracks and will line up in the Group Three Vain Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. In Sydney, the… Read More »
There was no text message circulating but another star has been unearthed at the mid week races in Victoria. The Mike Moroney trained Bermadez had plenty of hype around for it in lead up to his debut at Geelong on Friday and that hype was justified with the horse winning… Read More »
Bookmakers have priced Super Contender in the “good thing” category at Eagle Farm but the Chris Waller stable is keeping a lid on expectations. A winner of two of his three starts at the Gold Coast in his first racing campaign, Super Contender is an early $1.85 favourite with TAB… Read More »
Three-year-olds have dominated a light but star-studded barrier trial session on Randwick’s Kensington circuit with a trio of colts stealing the show. Golden Slipper winner Farnan signalled he was on target for a lucrative spring with an impressive win over Slipper placegetter Mamaragan. Stepping out for his first trial of… Read More »
Mornington trainer Shane Nichols is certain Streets Of Avalon will go into the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes with two great advantages over his rivals. Firstly, he is a track and distance specialist with four wins, two seconds and a third from nine starts over 1400 metres at Caulfield,… Read More »
The now-retired Castelvecchio has been Richard Litt’s undisputed stable star but the trainer has also enjoyed success with Godolphin cast-offs. Litt will have two former Sheikh Mohammed-owned horses in action at Randwick on Saturday, both in the Spring Preview Handicap (1400m). Interlocuter returns from a lengthy layoff having not raced… Read More »
Trainer Daniel Bowman isn’t under the same pressure as he was going into last year’s Regal Roller Stakes with his stable star Begood Toya Mother. Last year, Bowman said the stakes were high as the horse needed to win the 1200 metre Listed sprint to boost his rating high enough… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Farnan has returned with an impressive trial win at Randwick on Friday morning. Farnan was having his first race track appearance since winning the Golden Slipper and he showed he has returned well as a three-year-old as he targets the G1 Golden Rose. Farnan jumped away well… Read More »
With the ‘electrifying sprinter’ Exceedance retiring to Vinery Stud, it was Peter Orton who stated “he has nothing left to prove, having won the colts’ grand-final in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.” “He’s a supreme athlete and a really exciting addition to our roster going forward. Quite apart from the uncertainty… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is set to join forces with his long-time assistant Sterling Alexiou in Sydney racing’s latest training partnership. The prominent Rosehill horseman, who has trained Group One winners the ilk of Snitzel and Trapeze Artist, confirmed the news on Thursday. “The final ticks just have to come from Racing… Read More »
Regally-bred colt Bucharest has kicked off his career with an impressive win over 1500 metres at Newcastle. The sixth foal to race out of five-time Group One winner Miss Finland, Bucharest looked comfortable to hold out his more favoured Chris Waller-trained stablemate Zarzou. After a slightly tardy start, the Arrowfield-bred… Read More »
Fan favourite Jungle Edge has been stripped of his Group Three D C McKay Stakes win after returning a positive. South Australian stewards announced this afternoon that Jungle Edge had been disqualified from his win in the G3 D C McKay Stakes in May after returning a positive sample to… Read More »
Michael Kent Junior believes Parlophone can continue her upward spiral and put her hand up as a possible Group One contender by winning the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. At her last start the Kent Junior and Mick Price trained three-year-old produced a withering finishing burst to win the Listed Lightning… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge colt Farnan will make his first public appearance since winning the Golden Slipper at a star-studded barrier trial session at Randwick. The three Group and Listed heats were originally scheduled for Tuesday but heavy rain prompted stewards to delay them. Farnan will have nine rivals in Friday’s 850m… Read More »
Sublime Diva displayed some of the staying characteristics of her famous mother Makybe Diva when she broke her maiden status at her sixth start at Sale. The four-year-old, who is by sprinter Brazen Beau, became the three-time Melbourne Cup heroine’s sixth winner from her eight foals to race. So far,… Read More »
Perth’s number one racehorse owner Bob Peters will kick-off his unprecedented attack on the Melbourne spring carnival with two starters in the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield in Regal Power and Arcadia Queen. He will also unveil another much vaunted raider in Showmanship in a 1400m benchmark… Read More »
A stallion chain will be used on Kisukano when she makes her latest appearance at Eagle Farm in a bid to curb the filly’s troublesome barrier manners. Kisukano delayed the start for nearly 10 minutes before winning first up at the Sunshine Coast on July 11 and staged a repeat… Read More »
Makybe Diva’s daughter Sublime Diva raced away to record a maiden win at Sale on Thursday. Sublime Diva was sent out as the short priced favourite in the maiden event over 2219m and she outstayed her rivals to win quite comfortably. Sublime Diva is raced by Makybe Diva’s owner Tony… Read More »
Two racing industry participants at the centre of a possible COVID-19 breach in Brisbane last Saturday have tested negative to Coronavirus. Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner Ross Barnett said the alleged breach of the Coronavirus guidelines while disappointing, was a rare occurrence as most racing participants had followed the rules since… Read More »
