Peter and Paul Snowden have made headlines with their juveniles this season, laying the foundations for their young team to shine in the spring. But behind the scenes, they have been developing one of their older horses just as meticulously. In Peter Snowden’s previous incarnation as head trainer for Darley,… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney’s Melbourne team for the spring has been bolstered by the arrival of Group Two winner Harlech from New Zealand. Harlech arrived on Wednesday morning, along with stakes-placed rising three-year-old Snapper, to continue preparations at Moroney’s Flemington stables towards their Australian spring campaigns. Harlech registered two wins and… Read More »
Having locked away a start, Oceanex has commenced a long, slow build-up towards the Melbourne Cup. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained mare won her way into the Melbourne Cup with victory in the Andrew Ramsden at Flemington in May. May’s race was the second staging of the Andrew… Read More »
Star New Zealand jumper Tallyho Twinkletoe is set to cross the Tasman to defend his Grand National Hurdle and Steeplechase titles in Victoria. Tallyho Twinkletoe won the National Hurdle at Sandown last year before switching to the bigger jumps to take out the Steeplechase at Ballarat three weeks later. Back… Read More »
The 2019-20 season has been a big one for trainer Danny O’Brien and he believes his stable has the firepower to continue the success in the next year. With three weeks of this season remaining, O’Brien is closing in on 100 wins and he sits third in the Melbourne trainers’… Read More »
Promising three-year-old Knight Mariner will be taken to the Gatton veterinary hospital on Monday for further examination of his injured pelvis. Knight Mariner swept to the lead at the 200m and looked certain to win the Group Three Winx Guineas (1600m) at the Sunshine Coast. However, Wapiti kicked back and… Read More »
Jockey Dan Griffin will retire with a record 10 Gold Coast premierships under his belt. Griffin, 39, will hang up his saddle next week on medical advice and he is going out in style after a winning treble at the Gold Coast on Saturday. He needed to ride a double… Read More »
Jungle Edge did Jungle Edge things, Noble Boy got back into the winners list and a betting inquiry took place involving a leading rider. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Jungle Edge Swims Again In Monash Jungle Edge,… Read More »
Trainer Damian Batters’ faith in Leroytheconquerer was repaid when the gelding gave him his first Saturday metropolitan winner. Leroytheconquerer ($7) finished too well to win the XXXX Dry Handicap (1200m) at the Sunshine Coast. Batters trains a small team at Caloundra and has had plenty of success at midweek and… Read More »
A decision to delay Krone’s retirement for 12 months paid dividends when she won the Listed Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. Starting at $5, Krone burst through at the 200m to beat Sydney visitor Special Missile ($5) for her first win since March last year. Krone was trained but… Read More »
They are partners away from the track, but trainer Clare Cunningham and jockey Jason Collett are proving an equally formidable team on it. The pair combined to win Saturday’s Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill with Noble Boy, their second black-type victory together this year after capturing the Carrington Stakes… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Jack Duncan has never been afraid to start Wapiti against the best horses and it paid off in the Group Three Winx Guineas. The Sunshine Coast Guineas was renamed after champion mare Winx who started her run of 33 straight wins in the race in 2015. No one… Read More »
Trainer Mick Bell says he is in awe of stable star Jungle Edge after the sprinter revelled in the heavy conditions to win the Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. In holding off the Godolphin-owned Viridine, Jungle Edge landed a sizeable betting move to run the $2.60 favourite in registering… Read More »
Lord Bouzeron has made a successful introduction to Australian racing with a dominant victory against his own age on rain-affected going at Caulfield. Having his first Australian start and first for Cranbourne-based trainer Francis Finnegan, after notching three wins from 13 appearances in New Zealand, three-year-old Lord Bouzeron led Saturday’s… Read More »
Jockey Michael Rodd and trainer Lindsey Smith are becoming a lethal combination after teaming for another success at Caulfield. Since his return in May following a five-year stint in Singapore, Rodd has combined with Smith on 16 occasions, registering seven wins. Three of those victories have been aboard Mystery Shot… Read More »
Improving filly Varda has put herself in the mix for a spot on Godolphin’s spring carnival team and continued jockey Jason Collett’s sparkling vein of form. The three-year-old was rising to Saturday company after a facile victory against older horses first-up at Canterbury, showing great determination to land the Ranvet… Read More »
Kisukano confirmed her rating as Queensland’s best two-year-old filly when she overcame drama to win the Bruce McLachlan Classic. Kisukano is now likely to head to Sydney and on her win she won’t be out of place. She was always going to face a test at her first start in… Read More »
Jockey Billy Egan has made it two wins on Efflorescence from as many rides on the improving two-year-old colt, with a narrow victory at Caulfield. The Anthony Freedman-trained Efflorescence was beaten in his first two starts at Geelong and Swan Hill but with the addition of blinkers and added race… Read More »
Michael Hawkes has unveiled ambitious plans for North Pacific, who boasts formlines through the Golden Slipper winner, after the colt outclassed his mid-winter rivals at Rosehill. The $800,000 yearling purchase finished third to Farnan at his only other start in the Silver Slipper Stakes, an impressive reference for the Darley… Read More »
A pair of up-and-coming youngsters will bid to continue the Snowden stable’s run of two-year-old success this season when they go head-to-head at Rosehill. Peter and Paul Snowden have had a memorable year with their juveniles, highlighted by a brace of Group One wins to King’s Legacy. While the star… Read More »
