Leon MacDonald knows from personal experience that his Caulfield Cup aspirant Dalasan has the right form lines to win the famous staying event. In 2011, he trained Southern Speed to win the race and in her final run before the Caulfield Cup she finished fourth in the Turnbull Stakes, the… Read More »
Most seven-year-old mares are already in the breeding barn but connections of Irithea still have some racetrack goals to tick off. As a stakes winner, Irithea’s residual value is assured but with just over $900,000 in the bank, trainer Bjorn Baker says her owners are keen to see her pass… Read More »
Danny O’Brien is confident Vow And Declare will run well in the Caulfield Cup but believes the handicapper has set him a challenge with his weight. Last year, in the start before he won the Melbourne Cup, Vow And Declare finished second to Mer De Glace in the Caulfield feature…. Read More »
Racing Victoria (RV) veterinarians have today inspected 17 out of 18 starters and all emergencies for this Saturday’s Caulfield Cup (2400m). Aktau was withdrawn from the Caulfield Cup yesterday morning by trainer Michael Moroney after the stable notified RV that the gelding had suffered a tendon injury in his off… Read More »
The Danny Williams-trained Prairie Fire has been promoted into the field for $1.3 million The Kosciuszko following the scratching of Front Page due to a float mishap. Front Page, who was one of the fancied runners, became fractious in the horse float during his trip to Sydney and suffered injuries… Read More »
Five years ago, Les Bridge was wandering around the Inglis sales when he bumped into long-time friend Carmel Size. Size was hunting for a yearling on behalf of her boss, Hong Kong-based businessman Bon Ho, and had been captivated by a steely grey son of Not A Single Doubt. Market… Read More »
The training partnership of Toby and Trent Edmonds is the latest recipient of the Wayne Wilson Medal which was awarded at a function today. It is the tenth year that the Wayne Wilson medal has been awarded. Trent Edmonds was on hand to accept the award. The Edmonds team secured… Read More »
Everest contender Eduardo is like that kid in the school playground who can run faster than everyone else and knows it. The horse has been walking around the stables of trainer Joe Pride with a Mick Jagger swagger, ahead of his date with destiny in Saturday’s $15 million The Everest…. Read More »
Aidan O’Brien’s stable representative T J Comerford has described Anthony Van Dyck’s outside barrier as an added obstacle in his Caulfield Cup quest. Anthony Van Dyck drew barrier 21 in the Caulfield Cup but will come into 18 when the field jumps on Saturday. The 2019 English Derby winner will also… Read More »
Promising mare She’s Ideel will be on trial for a Sydney Cup campaign when she takes on a seasoned field of stayers in the St Leger at Randwick. The five-year-old has had a luckless preparation and again looked like she would emerge with a tale of woe last Saturday when… Read More »
It is fitting that Awesome Pluck will be making his comeback to racing at Doomben on the same day as The Kosciuszko. Twelve months ago, Awesome Pluck finished eleventh to Handle The Truth in The Kosciuszko and he ran third to Belflyer in the event’s inaugural running two years ago…. Read More »
Mike Moroney’s plan to have two runners in the Caulfield Cup was scuppered when he had to scratch outsider Aktau from the race due to injury. Moroney’s veterinary surgeon informed him after trackwork on Thursday that Aktau had pulled up with a slight leg injury, which was later diagnosed to… Read More »
Chris Waller is the first to admit that when The Everest was launched, the race was not high on his radar. But as the hype and interest surrounding the event began to escalate, Waller’s interest was piqued. Two seasons ago, Sydney’s premier trainer decided he needed to make a concerted… Read More »
It’s Me, the short-priced favourite for the $1.3 million The Kosciuszko, will need to pass a veterinary examination before she is cleared to take her place. Trainer Brett Cavanough advised Racing NSW stewards the mare was scoped on Wednesday afternoon after developing a cough following a swim in the equine… Read More »
It took a long-range plan to come to fruition for Albury-based trainer Mitchell Beer to get a Kosciuszko runner and he couldn’t be happier with how Redouble has prepared for the $1.3 million race. Since moving to Albury from Victoria, Beer has had three main goals in mind – to… Read More »
Mornington Cup winner Aktau has been scratched from Saturday’s Caulfield Cup after suffering from a tendon injury. The Michael Moroney-trained gelding is expected to be out for up to 6 months after scans revealed a small hole in his tendon. The scratching means that first emergency Raheen House will now… Read More »
Chris Waller takes a powerful trio into the Caulfield Cup, a race which has amazingly eluded Australia’s premier trainer. The race has proven to be somewhat of a jinx for Waller as from 20 starters in the Caulfield Cup his best results have been two fifths. Waller will be represented… Read More »
It was only a three-horse field but it produced one of the great spectacles of the year when little separated a trio of colts in the Group Three Blue Sapphire Stakes. In a slogging finish to the 1200 metre race, there was only a neck between first and third and… Read More »
Grahame Begg has no regrets about turning his back on a start in the Caulfield Cup for Coongy Cup winner Nonconformist. Nonconformist was being aimed at the Group One feature until a few weeks ago when he had a hiccup and Begg decided to pull the plug on the race…. Read More »
Boom Godolphin colt Hanseatic will not be able to race for at least three months after bleeding in the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield. The Anthony and Sam Freedman trained Godolphin owned Hanseatic will miss the remainder of the spring carnival after bleeding from both nostrils in the feature at… Read More »
