Joe Pride’s recent recruit Eduardo has passed his first test but a bigger challenge awaits when he takes on a rich field in the Missile Stakes at Rosehill. The former Victorian made an immediate impact on debut for the stable to win the July Sprint, his first victory since taking… Read More »
Phillip Stokes knew he virtually needed to start over with Octane when the horse joined his stable as a winner of one of his first six starts. So far, that tactic has been successful in Adelaide and on Saturday, Stokes will test it in Melbourne. The five-year-old, who returns to… Read More »
Ability on the training track does not always convert to results on the racetrack and for a little while, that was the case with Rosebud favourite Anders. The colt underwhelmed at his initial campaign, struggling to handle the pressures of race day. Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace kept faith,… Read More »
Champion mare Black Caviar has been booked for her next mate. Black Caviar has been booked to be covered by Champion Victorian Stallion Written Tycoon in the next breeding season. Written Tycoon has sired eight individual G1 winners including Golden Slipper winner Capitalist and Blue Diamond Stakes winner Written By…. Read More »
While the eastern seaboard stars shone during the week at barrier trials, a giant of a horse snuck onto the quiet grounds at Balaklava and roared around. Giants of the turf like NATURE STRIP, his stablemate VERRY ELLEEGANT, and the Team Hawkes pair MASTER OF WINE plus ZEBROWSKI all trialled… Read More »
Danny O’Brien is hoping a rain-affected surface can trigger a return to form for VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound when she starts her spring campaign at Flemington. Miami Bound will run in the G H Mumm Plate (1410m) on Saturday and the trainer is keen for her to signal she… Read More »
Gerald Ryan holds the aces with three key runners in The Rosebud and says track conditions will be fundamental to which of them can win. The trainer will start Return With Honour, Kumasi and The Face, the trio among the top five horses in betting for Saturday’s Listed The Rosebud… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp is eyeing another hometown feature race success with Mr Marbellouz, who resumes from an injury-enforced break at Doomben. Mr Marbellouz has not raced since finishing eighth in last year’s Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich but Kemp believes the seven-year-old has retained his competitiveness. “He had a… Read More »
Co-trainer Tom Dabernig acknowledges that entering cult galloper So Si Bon for the Cox Plate is ambitious but if ever he is going to run in the race, this could be the year to do it. “The Cox Plate may not be as strong due to the travel restrictions,” Dabernig… Read More »
Melody Belle’s trainer Jamie Richards is fast becoming an expert on WhatsApp as he prepares Te Akau Racing’s star gallopers remotely from New Zealand. The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented Richards from travelling to Sydney but he is grateful for the foresight of owner David Ellis, who left Melody Belle and… Read More »
Australia’s most iconic and watched race day has been bolstered by the VRC with more stakes races added to the program. Melbourne Cup day will now be run with two additional stakes races with the VRC to run the G3 Maribyrnong Plate and the Listed TAB Trophy on the program… Read More »
Star Queensland filly Kisukano will have a change of Spring plans as she continues to have barrier issues. Kisukano was required to trial satisfactory to receive a barrier certificate after receiving an embargo from stewards for being difficult to load however she failed to pass the test. Trainer Michael Nolan… Read More »
Godolphin filly Tiny has earned herself a shot at better races after scoring a fighting win over superbly bred colt Cat D’Oro at Canterbury. The three-year-olds, both having just their second starts, settled down to battle out the finish of Wednesday’s 1100m race with Tiny lifting for Kerrin McEvoy to… Read More »
Former Kiwi three-year-old Wertheimer has kicked off his Australian career in winning style for co-trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young with an impressive performance at Cranbourne. After the victory, Young said Wertheimer would be set for the Victoria Derby at Flemington. Ridden by champion jockey Damien Oliver, Wertheimer was strongly… Read More »
Trainer Julius Sandhu will use the Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington as a litmus test for his enigmatic stable recruit Trope. Sandhu, who has been training for only two years, is hoping the five-year-old can confirm his belief that he is a genuine Group One sprinter. Sandhu trains… Read More »
He broke his maiden in a $2 million race and another lucrative target beckons for Prime Star if he can measure up against the better three-year-olds this spring. The Richard and Michael Freedman-trained gelding holds a nomination for the Group One Golden Rose and will face a serious test of… Read More »
Victoria Racing Club chairman Neil Wilson is still hoping minimal crowds can attend the Melbourne spring carnival and the club is making plans around this scenario. Wilson said the VRC had been working on a number of contingencies in response to the COVID-19 situation but they had the advantage of… Read More »
The newly former Ken and Kasey Key’s training partnership has recorded it’s first win at Cranbourne on Wednesday. Trainer Ken Key’s has joined forces with his daughter Kasey to create a formidable training partnership and it did not take long to prove fruitful with Clean Acheeva winning the fifth race… Read More »
The horse at the centre of the controversial Randwick scratching last weekend, is scheduled to race at Rosehill this Saturday. Her name is MONTEFILIA (Kermadec-Bana Wu) and last weekend her scratching sent punters and rival trainers to the rule books after Racing NSW stewards tweeted she had been scratched due… Read More »
Kris Lees will have his bases covered for the first Group race of the Sydney season, regardless of whether the forecast rain arrives. The Newcastle horseman, who finished last term as the leading trainer in NSW with 193 winners, has stable mainstay Le Romain and the emerging Special Reward in… Read More »
