New Zealand trainer Murray Baker has been part of Australian carnivals for many years and has made his mark again this autumn under different circumstances. Baker and his training partner Andrew Forsman have not been able to travel to Sydney because of a month-long Alert Level 4 lockdown in New… Read More »
A tactic that backfired in the Tancred Stakes might prove to be a masterstroke for import Danceteria as he bids to turn around his indifferent autumn carnival form. A Group One winner over 2000 metres in Europe, Danceteria has struggled to produce anything like that effort in four Australian runs…. Read More »
Grafton trainer Neville Stewart’s decision to relocate to Queensland for a couple months with one horse is paying big dividends. Stewart is the trainer of promising two-year-old Broken Hero who is among the favourites for the 2YO Handicap (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday. Stewart was a regular visitor to Brisbane… Read More »
Bargain-priced filly Uncomplicated has emerged as a possible winter star for Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick. Uncomplicated stunned even Kendrick when she won on debut at the Sunshine Coast on April 1. She started at $41 that day but will be much shorter in Saturday’s Two-Year-Old Handicap (1350m) at Doomben. At… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner and renowned stallion Shamardal has been euthanised at the age of 18 after some recent health issues. Trained by Mark Johnston to win the Vintage Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes as a two-year-old, Shamardal joined Saeed bin Suroor in the Godolphin colours for his three-year-old season. It… Read More »
Australia’s highest earning sprinter, dual Everest winner Redzel, has been retired. Michael and Chris Ward’s Triple Crown Syndications which managed the seven-year-old’s large ownership group, announced on Thursday the gelding had run his last race. Redzel retires with two Group One wins as well as his victories in the first… Read More »
Rubisaki is poised to start a short-priced favourite in the JHB Carr Stakes at Randwick when she bids to extend an unbeaten sequence this season. In what is expected to be the Patrick Payne-trained filly’s final start of her campaign, three-year-old Rubisaki is striving to make it six straight wins… Read More »
Racing Victoria vets will need to again check over Ideas Man before he is allowed to start in The Showdown at Caulfield. All 20 horses need to be inspected and passed fit by RV vets before taking their place in Saturday’s $855,000 The Showdown for two-year-olds. RV vets completed 14… Read More »
Australian Derby plans for Get The Idea had to be aborted, so trainer John Sargent has redirected the lightly raced stayer towards the Group Three Frank Packer Plate. Get The Idea was an acceptor for the Group One Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on April 4 but was scratched by… Read More »
The way White Moss has come through her Sapphire Stakes victory has paved the way for trainer Jason Coyle to run the mare for the third consecutive week in the All Aged Stakes. White Moss won the Group Two Sapphire (1200m) at Randwick last Saturday for the second-straight year having… Read More »
Trainer Shane Nichols is banking on a truly run Bel Esprit Stakes and a jockey change to bring out the best in Tahitian Dancer at Caulfield. Damien Oliver regains the seat in Saturday’s Listed 1100m race after Tahitian Dancer had her first run back from a spell in Adelaide earlier… Read More »
The final day of Sydney autumn carnival at Randwick could also close out the racing career of dual Group One winner In Her Time. The seven-year-old, who will contest the Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, is due to go under the hammer at next month’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale. There… Read More »
ALL AGED STAKES 1400m, $480,000, weight-for-age at Randwick HISTORY * Before 2004 run over 1600m * First run in 1866 when won by Falcon * Outstanding winners include: Tim Whiffler (1870-71), Carbine (1889-90), Wakeful (1902), Chatham (1934), Peter Pan (1935), Ajax (1938-39-40), Bernborough (1946), San Domenico (1952), Tulloch (1958), Lord… Read More »
Tough mare Benfica Princess’s consistent form has earned her an extra year of racing before heading to the breeding barn. Trainer Kelly Doughty has placed Benfica Princess to perfection and she has won nine races including a victory at Eagle Farm over 1840m last month. However, she gets a chance… Read More »
The juvenile triple crown is still alive for jockey Hugh Bowman who is confident King’s Legacy has what it takes to deliver him the final leg of the series. With different horses and trainers taking out the Golden Slipper (1200m) and Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), Bowman is the only one… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is considering splitting Get Stuck In and Silvera as he uses the Doomben meeting to assess the winter aspirations of some of his top horses. The premier Brisbane trainer, who has already trained 103 winners this season, looks to dominate Saturday’s meeting after accepting with 15 horses…. Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths was looking at having multiple runners contest the second running of The Showdown at Caulfield. The $855,000 race for two-year-olds on Saturday was a target Griffiths had picked out for four of his juveniles. Attracting a field of 16 plus four emergencies, Griffiths has one two-year-old safely… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has announced a bold plan to run star juvenile Away Game against the older fillies and mares with a light weight in the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide. Two-year-old Away Game has already had a memorable season with four wins from seven starts having… Read More »
Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn’s logistical skills will be fully tested in the next week as his team races in widespread regions under different coronavirus restrictions. Dunn will have at least 20 runners at up to eight different tracks on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. He has nominated horses at the… Read More »
Consistent Coastal Prince’s liking for the 1600m trip at Doomben has given him a chance in open company. Coastal Prince’s last four starts have been at Doomben over 1600m where he has recorded a win, second, third and a fourth. He will meet a strong field in the Bernborough Ascot… Read More »
