The benefit of a run over a longer distance has shone through for Inverloch in the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield. Inverloch was dropped back to the 2000m journey of Saturday’s race after finishing second behind Mirimar over 2400m at the track a week ago. Jockey Michael Dee adopted… Read More »
Glen Boss considered her his best long-shot ride in a Group One race and Etah James has proven him right, upsetting her more fancied rivals to win the Sydney Cup at Randwick. Making her debut for co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, the well-travelled mare has spent most of her… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Chris Munce refused to rule out a tilt at the Group One Stradbroke Handicap with Stampe after the gelding won at Doomben. Stampe ($6) made it two wins and three minor placings from his past five starts when he led all the way to win the XXXX… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings has joined his father and grandfather on the ATC Australian Oaks honour roll with filly Colette scoring a dominant win at Randwick. The Godolphin-owned Colette capped a stunning autumn rise when she raced to a 2-1/2-length success in Saturday’s 2400m staying feature for three-year-old fillies. Cummings’ late… Read More »
Before heading overseas for a break, Mick Kent discussed his plans for Royal Crown with caretaker trainer Robbie Griffiths. One of Kent’s target races was Saturday’s Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield. Kent’s planning proved spot on with Royal Crown successful on Saturday, but the three-year-old’s work is not… Read More »
Mark Newnham thinks so much of Splintex, he entered him in a Group One race over the autumn carnival. That did not eventuate with the colt an emergency in The Galaxy (1100m) last month and subsequently withdrawn from a lesser race on the day. Splintex recovered from what was a… Read More »
In a previous life as a jockey, Catherine Hutchinson was used to the big stage. Under her maiden name of Tremayne, Hutchinson rode Group One winners in New Zealand and Australia while also having considerable success in the Asian hubs of Singapore and Malaysia. In recent years Hutchinson has worked… Read More »
If Magic Millions winner Away Game is not the best two-year-old in training, she can lay claim to being the toughest. Since making her debut in November, the filly has raced in three states winning the Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast, finishing fourth in the Blue Diamond Stakes… Read More »
Eagle Farm-trained Great Powers has no claims to being the best mare in Australia but she is surely the toughest. Great Powers ($19) was having her 31st run her current campaign when she won the Roku Gin Handicap (1630m) at Doomben. The mare resumed from a long spell on January… Read More »
Bargain-buy Through The Cracks has delivered Gosford trainer Angela Davies the thrill of a feature autumn carnival win at Randwick in the $400,000 Provincial Championships Final. The five-year-old gelding, who was bought for $7500 as a yearling, powered away under star jockey James McDonald over the concluding stages in Saturday’s… Read More »
Tough filly Minjee confirmed her winter claims when she scored a replica of her previous win over Snappy Reply at Doomben. At Doomben two weeks ago Minjee came from near last to beat Snappy Reply on the line. It was the same scenario on Saturday when Minjee ($6.50) stormed home… Read More »
Diala has provided Hawkes Racing with a glimpse of her potential with victory in appalling conditions at Caulfield. Saturday’s success in the Take It To The Ned’s Level Handicap (1200m) for two-year-olds showed the filly was adept on wet ground in leading throughout. Wayne Hawkes, who trains in partnership with… Read More »
Tom Marquand continues to make his mark on Sydney racing with the visiting English jockey steering Indy Car to a stakes win early on the Randwick program. Marquand missed the first day of The Championships through suspension but signalled he was back as a force in Saturday’s Listed South Pacific… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have strengthened their hand in the Champagne Stakes, confirming Fernhill Mile winner Untamed is likely to back up in the Group One race. The Snowdens already have Sires’ Produce Stakes winner and race favourite King’s Legacy, while Aim could also run if the track is not… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan’s decision to miss the Magic Millions Classic with well-bred filly Isotope looks set to pay dividends in the winter after she scored a runaway debut win at Doomben. Isotope was backed from $2.40 to $1.75 before scoring by 10 lengths in the Lexus Two-Year-Old Plate (1110m)…. Read More »
Shout The Bar has already shot to prominence with her Group One win in the Vinery Stud Stakes, but the filly’s first racing preparation is not done yet. The three-year-old will be out to add Saturday’s Group One ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick at her fifth start and her… Read More »
The Lindsay Park training team has been hit with a $4500 fine after one of the stable’s horses returned a positive result to the anaesthetic lignocaine. A post-race blood sample from Madeira Bay, who won a maiden at Wagga on February 13, was found to contain the substance which is… Read More »
The decision to add another string to their bow is paying dividends for syndicators Australian Bloodstock and the evidence is at Randwick on Saturday. Traditionally, directors Jamie Lovett and Luke Murrell have sourced stayers from Europe to target the major local races, specifically the Cups. But a few years ago… Read More »
For the first time in four years there will be no Winx in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick but trainer Danny O’Brien believes the showpiece of The Championships has delivered a stellar cast. Champion Winx has dominated the 2000m weight-for-age Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick over the past three… Read More »
The Lindsay Park training team has been hit with a $4500 fine after one of the stable’s horses returned a positive result to the anaesthetic lignocaine. A post-race blood sample from Madeira Bay, who won a maiden at Wagga on February 13, was found to contain the substance which is… Read More »
