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 »
After returning to the independent training ranks three years ago following his tenure at Godolphin, John O’Shea had to virtually start over. Rebuilding his stable from the ground up, patience was his best friend as he blooded a team of mostly young and inexperienced horses. But with 27 Sydney winners… Read More »
Three time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva has a daughter going around at Sale on Thursday and punters have heavily backed her at the short quote. Sublime Diva a daughter of Makybe Diva by stallion Brazen Beau will jump as the short priced favourite at Sale in the third race… Read More »
Usually conservative in the placement of his horses, trainer Joe Pride has skipped a few grades with maiden winner Torun in a sign of his regard for the unheralded colt. The three-year-old was a standout winner at Hawkesbury on debut, strolling to the post almost four lengths clear of his… Read More »
The career of comeback trainer Peter Moody came full circle with the victory of former New South Wales mare In Good Health at the Sandown Hillside track. The five-year-old carried the colours of the Ramsey family for whom Moody has trained from the start of his remarkable career. The trainer-owner… Read More »
Apprentice Tom Sherry has continued his flying start to the new season with his first metropolitan double at Warwick Farm. Indentured to trainer Mark Newnham, the Irish-born Sherry has recently made the transition to town and earlier this month teamed with his boss to break his city maiden aboard Fulmina…. Read More »
Nash Rawiller has lodged an appeal against the severity of a careless riding suspension which threatens to rule him out of Sydney’s first Group One meeting. The top jockey was outed for seven meetings for his winning ride aboard Eduardo in the Missile Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. It was… Read More »
Spring is definitely in the air when you look at the field for this weekends Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. The G2 PB Lawrence Stakes will highlight Caulfield’s meeting on Saturday and the race is packed full of quality horses with this years All Star Mile winner Regal… Read More »
In the lead-up to his return to riding at Caulfield, champion jockey Craig Williams has been reacquainting himself with some of his prospective spring stars. Williams has enjoyed an annual freshen up, although the first part of his three-week break included a suspension. He returns to the saddle at Caulfield… Read More »
On the cusp of establishing her own stable, Annabel Neasham is hoping to end her tenure under the Maher and Eustace banner on a high when she saddles up Holyfield at Randwick. Neasham has successfully managed the Warwick Farm base of Victorian co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace over the… Read More »
New Zealand Oaks winner Jennifer Eccles has been ruled out of the Sydney spring but connections have left the door open for a Melbourne preparation. Co-trainer Shaun Ritchie confirmed the mare would target Group One races closer to home in the short-term ahead of a possible 2020 Cox Plate bid…. Read More »
Victorian jockeys Michael Poy and Theo Nugent and stablehand Claira Chermside have been fined by stewards following an inquiry into a possible COVID breach. Racing Victoria Stewards have late today concluded an inquiry into the conduct of licensed apprentice jockeys Michael Poy and Teodore Nugent and registered stablehand Claira Chermside… Read More »
The prospect of the Up And Coming Stakes being staged on the lowest level of the track rating spectrum may be a contributing factor to the race attracting just thirteen nominations. However, history points to a future star emerging from the Randwick entries. The Group Three race has been a… Read More »
Group One winning jockey Regan Bayliss has made the move to Sydney to try and reinvigorate his riding career. Regan Bayliss rode the Lindsay Park trained Redkirk Warrior to three Group One wins before taking up a riding stint in Hong Kong. Bayliss returned to Australia in January where he… Read More »
