Villami has added a black-type feel to the midweek meeting at Warwick Farm with a gritty victory over a field that would not have been out of place in a stakes race. Of the eight runners in Wednesday’s Vinery Handicap (1000m), four were either stakes winners or placegetters and they… Read More »
Joseph O’Brien’s travelling stable foreman Mark Power believes Buckhurst will be ready for the Caulfield Cup after settling in well at Werribee. Power said the quartet of horses they brought from Ireland, which also included last year’s Melbourne Cup runners Master Of Reality and Twilight Payment as well as Pondus,… Read More »
Mick Price only has to look back to his win with $101 chance Mighty Boss in the Caulfield Guineas three years ago to know his trio of horses are in the race with a chance. Price and co-trainer Mick Kent Junior will have three runners in the Group One feature… Read More »
David Payne has given Montefilia the green light to chase her second Group One win in the space of a week, confirming she will back up in the Spring Champion Stakes. The filly has pleased him since upstaging favourite Hungry Heart to win the Flight Stakes last Saturday, her empty… Read More »
The training operation of Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will send two of their most promising stayers north to Sydney this weekend for the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. Co-trainer Trent Busuttin believes Albarado and Wertheimer have strong chances in the Spring Champion Stakes, although he says the race has… Read More »
Boom stayer Russian Camelot has scared off most rivals in this weekends Caulfield Stakes with the Group One event attracting six horses. Russian Camelot will have five rivals as he lines up to make it back to back Group One wins at Caulfield with his biggest rival based on markets… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have already hit the Group One scoreboard this spring and they believe they’re in a good position to do so again in the Caulfield Guineas with Tagaloa. Busuttin is exuding confidence regarding Tagaloa’s prospects in the 1600 metre feature on Saturday after his ideal draw… Read More »
This weekends feature at Randwick the Group One Spring Champion Stakes for three-year-olds will have a capacity field of fourteen horses. The Final Field for the G1 Spring Champion Stakes was released on Wednesday with fifteen horses accepting in the fourteen horse field leaving the John Sargent trained Favreau as… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Farnan has suffered another setback on the road to The Everest with a bruised foot ruling him out of the Roman Consul Stakes. Tulloch Lodge co-trainer Adrian Bott advised stewards on Wednesday that the colt had been treated after he was found to be mildly lame and… Read More »
Happy Valley will play host to an eight race meeting on Wednesday, and while there are no feature races, the depth looks strong. Race One: 1 Apollos Bow Race Two: 1 All You Know Race Three: 5 Sacred Ibis Race Four: 2 Ares Race Five: 2 Amazing Luck Race Six:… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Farnan is in doubt to take his spot in Saturday weeks Everest after the horse was found to have bruising to the off-fore foot. Co-Trainer Mr Adrian Bott has advised Racing NSW Stewards this morning that Farnan has been found to have bruising to the off-fore foot… Read More »
Only one slot in The Everest remains to be filled after James Harron Bloodstock secured Premiere Stakes winner Libertini to represent them in Australia’s richest race. Connections of Libertini were courted by both the bloodstock agency and Chris Waller Racing after the mare resumed with a brilliant victory at Randwick… Read More »
New Zealand jockey Rosie Myers is in an induced coma in the ICU at Wellington Hospital after suffering a fall at Foxton trials this morning. Rosie Myers suffered a fall in one of the trials at Foxton this morning and was rushed to Wellington Hospital where she is in the… Read More »
Giant beater Libertini has gained a slot in next weekends $15m Everest at Randwick. The Anthony Cummings trained Libertini upset Everest favourites Nature Strip and Classique Legend in the G2 Premiere Stakes at Randwick on the weekend catapulting her into the box seat to gain one of the remaining two… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver had his first look at boom Sydney three-year-old colt Mo’unga at Caulfield and he liked what he saw. Oliver partnered the unbeaten galloper in a trackwork hitout on Tuesday, ahead of riding him in the 2020 Caulfield Guineas where he has drawn barrier 11. Mo’unga is… Read More »
Ben Hayes believes Crosshaven’s racing style can help overcome his outside barrier draw of 15 in the Caulfield Guineas. In what proved to be a horror barrier draw result for the Hayes and Tom Dabernig stable, their other runner Aysar drew the second outside barrier of 14. Market 💰: View… Read More »
One of the leading contenders in Saturday’s Group One Caulfield Guineas for three-year-olds has been scratched. Glenfiddich was rated as the best local chance in the 2020 Caulfield Guineas, will miss the race due to a breathing problem. His trainer Peter Moody said Glenfiddich had an epiglottic entrapment in his… Read More »
Co-trainer Gerald Ryan is confident Peltzer can make a return to the winner’s circle when the talented colt drops from elite company back to Group Two grade in the Stan Fox Stakes at Randwick. Peltzer has been working well since his latest midfield finish behind Ole Kirk in the Group… Read More »
Racing Victoria expects to know later this week whether Aidan and Joseph O’Brien’s international spring contingent have been exposed to contaminated feed. The trainers scratched their runners in Ireland and France over the weekend due to alleged contamination concerns. RV acted immediately when they became aware of the issue and… Read More »
Connections of unbeaten gelding Love Tap have turned down a multi million dollar offer from overseas interests as the horse preapares for this weekends Group One Spring Champion Stakes. Love Tap who was syndicated by Dynamic Syndications has had interest from overseas buyers after continuing his unbeaten form with an… Read More »
